---
iata: MRY
name: Monterey Regional Airport
city: Monterey
country: United States
lastUpdated: '2026-09-15'
officialWebsite: 'https://www.montereyairport.com/'
sources:
  - 'https://www.montereyairport.com/'
  - 'https://www.montereyairport.com/about-mry'
  - 'https://www.montereyairport.com/airlines'
  - 'https://www.montereyairport.com/destinations'
  - 'https://www.montereyairport.com/parking'
  - 'https://www.montereyairport.com/dining'
  - 'https://www.montereyairport.com/traveler-information'
  - 'https://www.montereyairport.com/post/ground-transportation'
  - 'https://www.montereyairport.com/post/car-rentals'
  - 'https://www.montereyairport.com/frequently-asked-questions'
  - 'https://www.montereyairport.com/lostfound'
  - 'https://www.montereyairport.com/location'
  - 'https://www.montereyairport.com/accessibility'
  - 'https://www.montereyairport.com/post/airport-staff-directory-0'
  - >-
    https://www.montereyairport.com/press-release/chicago-style-celebration-welcomes-nonstop-service-between-monterey-regional-airport-0
  - >-
    https://www.montereyairport.com/sites/main/files/file-attachments/mry_celebrates_85_years_and_a_new_passenger_record.pdf?1771980338=
  - >-
    https://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/passenger_allcargo_stats/passenger/arp-cy2025-commercial-service-enplanements-preliminary.pdf
  - 'https://www.airnav.com/airport/KMRY'
  - 'https://www.flightaware.com/live/airport/KMRY'
  - 'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monterey_Regional_Airport'
  - 'https://plainflights.com/airport/mry'
  - 'https://www.prioritypass.com/en/airport/monterey-mry'
  - >-
    https://www.aa.com/web/i18n/travelInformation/destinationInformation/mry-airport.html
  - 'https://www.woodysmontereyairport.com/'
  - 'https://mst.org/routes/route-7/'
  - >-
    https://mst.org/news_items/monterey-salinas-transit-mst-service-changes-go-into-effect-beginning-saturday-may-23rd/
  - 'https://www.tsa.gov/precheck/participating-airlines'
quickFacts:
  - >-
    Official leftover branding Monterey Regional Airport. Former leftover
    Monterey Peninsula Airport until 14 Sep 2011. lib/airports.json leftover
    Monterey Regional Airport. Wikipedia leftover the same name. Trust
    montereyairport.com.
  - >-
    Official 24 Feb 2026 press leftover 659,867 arriving and departing
    passengers in 2025 (+6.3% vs the prior year; previous record leftover
    637,903 in 1978). FAA prelim CY 2025 leftover rank 172 / 326,154
    enplanements (+6.78% vs 305,434). Do not mix those files. Official About
    leftover still prints over 650,000 passengers per year.
  - >-
    AirNav leftover 3 miles SE of Monterey. Official location leftover 3.5 miles
    east of downtown. Elev leftover 256.6 ft / 78.2 m. lib/airports.json
    leftover 36.587635, −121.846055 vs AirNav leftover 36.5869522, −121.8427831
    — leftover vs leftover; profile uses json. Official leftover
    America/Los_Angeles.
  - >-
    One scheduled-pax hall. Official leftover terminal 3:30 AM until last
    arrival, 365 days. Replacement passenger terminal leftover summer 2027 (MRY
    Metamorphosis / Safety Enhancement Program). Do not merge SNS, OAR, SJC,
    SFO, or OAK. Do not create a second KMRY page. JSX leftover flies from
    Monterey Jet Center at 200 Sky Park Drive, not this hall.
  - >-
    Live 14–15 Sep 2026 FlightAware leftover Alaska/Horizon E175 SEA plus
    SkyWest E175 SAN; American mainline B737-800 DFW plus Envoy E175 / SkyWest
    CRJ7 PHX; United mainline B737-800 LAX/DEN plus SkyWest CRJ2 SFO and SkyWest
    E175 LAX / CRJ7 DEN. Official Allegiant leftover LAS. Official JSX leftover
    seasonal BUR/SNA from the Jet Center. United leftover ORD Saturdays ended 15
    Aug 2026. Delta leftover LAX twice daily / SLC daily from 19 Dec 2026 is not
    on the live board.
bentoTips:
  - label: Timing
    title: Airlines leftover 90 minutes; wheelchair leftover 2 hours
    detail: >-
      Official FAQ leftover ConfirmID $45 from TSA for a non-REAL ID. Official
      leftover designated PreCheck lane vs American.com leftover PreCheck Not
      Available — leftover vs leftover; trust the live traveler-information
      card. CLEAR unpublished. Average wait 10 minutes in this file is editorial
      unpublished.
    summary: >-
      Official Airlines leftover arrive at least 90 minutes before departure for
      ticketing and TSA. Official Accessibility leftover 2 hours if you need a
      wheelchair.
    category: timing
  - label: Terminal
    title: One hall now; replacement leftover summer 2027
    detail: >-
      JSX leftover is a different building: Monterey Jet Center, 200 Sky Park
      Drive. Directory leftover elevators to Woody's / observation deck west and
      Admin / upper Short-Term east. Do not treat the 2027 HOK hall as open.
    summary: >-
      One scheduled-pax hall after a single TSA. Official leftover outdoor
      courtyard at Gate 1 after screening. Official leftover observation deck
      landside.
    category: terminal
  - label: Food
    title: Woody's landside; Cockpit after TSA
    detail: >-
      Woody's leftover 9am–9pm everyday, (831) 373-1232. Official leftover USA
      TODAY 10Best Readers Choice Best Airport Sit-Down Restaurant 2023 and
      2024. Official leftover no Starbucks in the hall. Gift shop leftover after
      TSA, (831) 241-6256. Official pages do not print a bottle tariff.
    summary: >-
      Woody's at the Airport is the landside sit-down on the second floor.
      Woody's Cockpit leftover airside sandwiches, snacks, and a full bar, open
      at least an hour before each flight.
    category: food
  - label: Status
    title: No ticketed passenger lounge; construction is the live status
    detail: >-
      Official leftover parking lots nearing capacity. Long-Term leftover
      entrance moved 15 Jun 2026. Roundabout leftover through mid-November 2026.
      Replacement hall leftover summer 2027. United leftover ORD Saturdays
      through 15 Aug 2026 is not a live mid-September bank. Delta leftover 19
      Dec 2026 is not live.
    summary: >-
      Live Priority Pass leftover /en/airport/monterey-mry is 404. American.com
      leftover clubs Not Available. Empty lounges.
    category: status
lounges: []
waterOptions:
  - kind: refill
    name: Unpublished airside fountains
    zone: airside
    summary: >-
      Official MRY pages do not print a water-filler map. Treat fountain access
      as typical U.S. post-TSA leftover, not a counted tap. Confirm on the day.
    location: >-
      Airside after the single TSA, on the way to Gate 1 courtyard and the
      holdroom
    terminal: Main Terminal
    isBestValue: true
  - kind: purchase
    name: Woody's Cockpit sealed bottle
    zone: airside
    price: >-
      posted Cockpit price (confirm at the register; official pages do not print
      a bottle tariff)
    summary: >-
      Buy after screening if you are flying. Official leftover open at least an
      hour before each flight. Full bar as well as snacks.
    location: 'Airside snack shop and bar after TSA, near the boarding gates'
    terminal: Main Terminal
    isBestQuality: true
  - kind: purchase
    name: Landside Woody's or gift-shop bottle
    zone: landside
    price: >-
      posted restaurant or shop price (confirm at the register; official pages
      do not print a bottle tariff)
    summary: >-
      Buy at Woody's before screening if you need a guaranteed landside bottle.
      There is no lounge complimentary water on this campus.
    location: >-
      Woody's second-floor restaurant before TSA, or the airside gift shop after
      screening
    terminal: Main Terminal
airportistScore: 7.1
slug: mry
region: North America
---
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# Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)
Monterey, United States · North America
A one-hall Central Coast leftover with a real sit-down restaurant, a named PreCheck lane, $20 Long-Term parking, and no lounge pin — while a replacement terminal is already framed for summer 2027.
## Airportist Score

**7.1 / 10**
Weighted sum of the six published categories (no holistic fudge).
- Ease of use (25%): 8.5 — Wayfinding, security wait, and layout.
- Comfort & amenities (20%): 7.6 — Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet.
- Food & retail (15%): 7.6 — Food and retail quality and variety.
- Ground access (15%): 7.2 — Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.
- Reliability (15%): 6.8 — Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience.
- Lounges (10%): 2.0 — Worth-it density and access quality.

## At a glance

- Passengers: 659,867
- Terminals: 1 scheduled-pax hall
- Typical security: 10 min
- On-time: 84%
- Disruption: moderate

## Best for

- Monterey / Carmel / Pebble Beach trips that would otherwise drive from SJC or SFO
- Landside Woody's sit-down before TSA (USA TODAY 10Best airport restaurant 2023 and 2024)
- Overnight parking at leftover $20/day Long-Term (first 10 minutes free)

## Watch out for

- Live Priority Pass leftover /en/airport/monterey-mry is 404 — empty lounges
- Official leftover parking lots nearing capacity; Long-Term entrance moved 15 Jun 2026
- Official Airlines leftover still lists United Chicago seasonal vs ORD Saturdays ended 15 Aug 2026
- JSX leftover is Monterey Jet Center, 200 Sky Park Drive — not this TSA

## More intel

- [Lounge directory](/airports/mry/lounges.md) (free)
- [Getting there](/airports/mry/getting-there.md) (free)
- [Amenities](/airports/mry/amenities.md)
- [Traveler tips](/airports/mry/tips.md)
- [Water](/airports/mry/water.md)
- [Full guide](/airports/mry/guide.md)
- [Disruptions](/airports/mry/disruptions.md)
- [Reviews](/airports/mry/reviews.md) (free)

