The airport terminal currently closes after the last departure flight and reopens at a. The parking lot, long-term parking shuttles are always open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week all year long. The terminal is open to ticketed passengers with a flight within 4 hours of arriving. Special circumstances are exempt such as for passengers requiring assistance. Each airline sets its own hours of operation based on its flight schedule, please contact your airline directly to find out when their ticketing, baggage service office and gates open and close.
Each car rental counter is independently operated and hours may vary, contact your car rental agency directly, click here. For Gift shop hours click here. For Restaurant hours click here. The most up-to-date flight information can be obtained from your airline by visiting their website or them directly. Arrival and departure information is also available here.
Adult passengers 18 and over are required to show identification in order to pass through the checkpoint and onto their flight. For a list of acceptable forms of identification for air travel, please see the TSA website. Children under 18 years of age usually are not required to have a photo ID for domestic flights; however, as each airline has its own requirements, please contact your airline directly to confirm its ID requirement for minors.
Visit the TSA website for information about child screening at the checkpoint. Please use our live flight information display , or contact the airline directly to determine whether a specific flight has arrived. We recommend waiting in your car at the Cell Phone Lot , located here until your passengers arrive and have retrieved their checked baggage.
El Paso International Airport is a public facility and it is run as a department of the City of El Paso, however EPIA is a financially self-sufficient entity which runs outside of the general fund. Airport funds are made up of passenger facility charges, federal funding, as well as revenue from its industrial parks. The policy and pricing for traveling with pets vary by airline, you should contact your airline to obtain that information.
