Cyril E. King Airport operates from a single terminal building with eleven gates. Almost all of it is on one level: the ground floor carries 190,000 square feet including check-in, every gate and baggage claim, against 60,000 square feet upstairs. Terminal access hours are 06:00 to 23:00.
The Port Authority divides the building into three named areas, and every gate, bar and shop at this airport sits in one of them: the Domestic Passenger Lounge, the Domestic Baggage Claim, and the Commuter Inter-Island Gates. Working out which one you are heading for is more useful here than knowing a floor number.
How the Terminal Is Laid Out
The Domestic Passenger Lounge is the departure side, past security. Most passengers spend their wait here and almost all of the airport’s food and retail is in it.
The Domestic Baggage Claim is the arrivals side. It has its own bar and its own shops, which is unusual for an airport this size and means an arriving passenger can buy liquor before leaving the building.
The Commuter Inter-Island Gates, numbered 10 and 11, handle the short regional services. They have a separate concession rather than sharing the main lounge.
All three sit on the ground floor, so passengers do not change levels between the entrance and the aircraft. The airport map shows how the areas relate to each other.
Gates at Cyril E. King Airport
Eleven gates, all in one concourse. There is no second terminal, no pier and no shuttle, so once you are through security every gate is a walk. Gates 10 and 11 are the Commuter Inter-Island Gates, used for short regional services rather than mainland flights. Gate 2 has its own food counter, which matters at the far end of a long wait.
Many stands are not served by jet bridges. Boarding and disembarking are frequently on foot, down aircraft stairs and across the apron, and that is the feature passengers comment on most.
Where to Eat and Shop
Past security, in the Domestic Passenger Lounge:
The Airport Bar and Rum Room
Buddha Sushi
The Galley Sandwich Bar
Hibiscus Cafe and Bar
Island Grind VI, with a separate pizza counter at Gate 2
Fragrance Lab
Island News and Gifts
Sandals for Your Neck
On the arrivals side, in the Domestic Baggage Claim:
Cruzan Landing Bar
Cardow Liquor Store
Tobaccoist
At the Commuter Inter-Island Gates: Concessions International.
The range is short by mainland standards and hours contract in the evening. Eat before a late departure rather than counting on the lounge. The restaurants and shopping pages cover each outlet in detail.
Facilities in the Terminal
Free Wi-Fi runs throughout the building, with power outlets in the waiting areas.
Car rental desks are inside the terminal and taxis wait immediately outside the arrivals doors. See car rental and taxi for operators and rates.
There is no airline lounge at Cyril E. King Airport. No Admirals Club, no Sky Club, no United Club, and no paid day-pass lounge. The Port Authority’s “Domestic Passenger Lounge” is the general departure waiting area rather than a members’ facility, and the name causes regular confusion.
Moving Through the Terminal
Passengers departing for the U.S. mainland or Puerto Rico pass a U.S. Customs and Border Protection inspection between check-in and security. That second queue is the reason the three-hour arrival advice exists at this airport, and the check-in sets out the full sequence.
Passengers arriving from the mainland or Puerto Rico clear nothing. There is no immigration line and no customs check on the way in. You walk from the aircraft to the carousel and out of the building, as covered on the baggage claim.
Frequently Asked Questions
Eleven, all in a single concourse. Gates 10 and 11 are designated Commuter Inter-Island Gates and serve short regional routes. The remaining gates handle mainland and Puerto Rico services. There is only one terminal building, so no gate at this airport requires a shuttle or a transfer between piers.
No. Cyril E. King Airport has no Admirals Club, Sky Club or United Club, and no paid day-pass lounge. The area the Port Authority calls the Domestic Passenger Lounge is the general departure waiting area open to all passengers, not a members’ facility, which is a common source of confusion.
Most are after security, in the Domestic Passenger Lounge, including Hibiscus Cafe and Bar, The Airport Bar and Rum Room, Buddha Sushi and The Galley Sandwich Bar. The arrivals side has Cruzan Landing Bar at baggage claim. Hours shorten in the evening, so plan around a late departure.
Most are after security, in the Domestic Passenger Lounge, including Hibiscus Cafe and Bar, The Airport Bar and Rum Room, Buddha Sushi and The Galley Sandwich Bar. The arrivals side has Cruzan Landing Bar at baggage claim. Hours shorten in the evening, so plan around a late departure.