Parking
Short and long stay parking is available at Sumburgh Airport and is located a short walk from the terminal building. Parking is free for the first two hours and £3 per 24 hours thereafter. Payment can be made at one of the pay stations or by scanning the QR code on the signs in the terminal building or exit barriers which will take you to an online payment system. Payment for all parking is cashless, so please ensure that you have a valid card to make the payment.
Accessible & Blue Badge parking
Accesible parking bays and parking for Blue Badge holders are available in the car parks.
Blue Badge holders are exempt from parking charges at Sumburgh Airport when using the car park to travel off the island. On the entry and exit points of our car park, there are Blue Badge barcode readers that will confirm the authenticity of the badge, and permit access and egress. If you experience any issues when parking, press the buzzer on the barrier to speak to a member of the team who can assist you.
Free parking is available to inter island residents. To use this facilitiy, inter-island residents need to complete the form at the top right of this web page and return it to the address provided at the top of the form or by email to csumburgh@hial.co.uk Forms must be submitted at least 5 working days ahead of travel. If your vehicle has been previously registered for this exemption scheme, you do not need to register it again for the new car park system. If you experience any issues when parking, press the buzzer on the barrier to speak to a member of the team who can assist you.
NHS Patient Travel
NHS Passengers are also exempt from car parking charges. NHS Patient travel will request your car registration when making your travel arrangements and they will book your registration onto the car park system. When you arrive, simply drive up to the entry barrier of the main car park, and it will open. When leaving, drive up to one of the exit barriers and the barrier will open without charging. You will not be charged for the duration of the booking made by NHS Patient Travel but if your vehicle stays beyond this period, charges may apply.
More information is available on our Car Park FAQs
Drop off for passengers
A free drop off point is available for anyone dropping off passengers for flights. Please use the car park where you can park for up to two hours free if you wish to leave your vehicle to accompany passengers to the terminal.
How the Car Park system works
On entry to the car park, ANPR cameras will read the registration of the car and the barrier will raise.
Once payment has been made, you have 20 minutes to exit the car park by driving to the exit barrier. The ANPR camera will recognise your car registration and the barrier will automatically raise to allow you to exit the car park. Should you remain in the car park longer than 20 minutes, further charges will apply.