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Flagstaff Airport Commission approves modest parking rate increases, forwards to City Council after 3-2 vote
Summary
The Flagstaff City Airport Commission voted 3-2 to recommend increases to terminal and economy parking rates and new monthly and lost-ticket fees; commissioners and staff cited regional comparisons, utilization data and the need to be prepared if additional air service arrives.
The Flagstaff City Airport Commission voted 3-2 on May 8 to forward proposed increases to airport parking rates to the City Council, including higher daily rates for the terminal and economy lots, new monthly permits and a lost-ticket fee.
The action came after staff presented nine years of enplanement and parking data and a regional fee comparison. Adam Yelli, airport programs manager, and the airport’s operations lead, Brian (last name not provided), laid out trends showing higher enplanements in early 2025 even as parking revenue trended differently: “parking revenue was down 16% in March and down 10% in April,” Brian said, while March enplanements were “24% increase year over year” and April up 12% from 2024.
The commission heard that the airport has two customer parking lots: the terminal lot (approximately 380 spaces) and the economy lot (about 413 spaces). Current adopted rates (set in 2021 and implemented in 2023 with the paid-parking rollout)…
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