--- iata: SAV name: Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport city: Savannah country: United States lastUpdated: '2026-09-11' officialWebsite: 'https://savannahairport.com/' sources: - 'https://savannahairport.com/' - 'https://savannahairport.com/business/about/about-sav/' - 'https://savannahairport.com/business/news-and-media/stats/' - 'https://savannahairport.com/flights/airlines-nonstop-destinations/' - 'https://savannahairport.com/info/security/' - 'https://savannahairport.com/info/travel-tips-and-faqs/' - 'https://savannahairport.com/airport/parking/' - 'https://savannahairport.com/airport/ground-transportation/' - >- https://savannahairport.com/airport/ground-transportation/taxi-cab-rate-system/ - 'https://savannahairport.com/airport/shops-restaurants-services/' - 'https://savannahairport.com/airport/terminal-map/' - 'https://savannahairport.com/airport/passport-club/' - >- https://savannahairport.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Passport-Club-Entry-Requirements-PDF.pdf - 'https://savannahairport.com/business/airport-business/construction-projects/' - >- https://savannahairport.com/business/airport-business/construction-projects/terminal-concourse-expansion/ - >- https://savannahairport.com/business/news-and-media/news-hub/savannah-hilton-head-international-airport-now-offering-tsa-precheck-enrollment/ - 'https://www.airnav.com/airport/KSAV' - 'https://aviationdb.com/Aviation/OTP/Destination-OTP-2025.shtm' - 'https://www.prioritypass.com/en-GB/lounges/united-states-of-america' - >- https://www.clearme.com/all-locations/savannah-hilton-head-international-airport - 'https://catchacat.org/current-schedules/' - 'https://catchacat.org/fares-passes/' - 'https://catchacat.org/rider-tools/faq/' - 'https://leopoldsicecream.com/our-shops/' - >- https://www.wsav.com/news/local-news/savannah/allegiant-savnannah-aircraft-base-to-close-in-november/ quickFacts: - >- Official stats table (checked 11 Sep 2026): calendar 2025 was 2,113,972 enplanements + 2,120,559 deplanements = 4,234,531 passengers, 116,074 operations, 11,829.10 tons of cargo. That is +2.4% vs 2024’s 4,134,381. Do not use the Savannah Chamber brochure’s 4,259,852 figure — that was an October-through projection, not the year-end table. 2026 Jan–Jul on the same official table is already 2,507,329 passengers. - >- One two-level terminal. Ticketing, Savannah Square, and the single TSA checkpoint are on Level 2; bags, rentals, taxis, and the Visitor Information Center are on Level 1. Official dining pins still run through Gate 15. The four-gate easterly concourse expansion is an active Summer 2026 project (August 2026 commission still signing change orders) — do not treat Gates 16–19 as open. - >- Operator: Savannah Airport Commission (not-for-profit, City of Savannah-owned field). Official site https://savannahairport.com/. Address 400 Airways Avenue, Savannah, GA 31408. Main phone 912-964-0514. ICAO KSAV. AirNav elev 50.2 ft, 7 miles NW of downtown, I-95 Exit 104. Two grooved runways: 10/28 9,351 × 150 and 1/19 7,002 × 150. - >- Civil passenger terminal on a joint-use field. Georgia Air National Guard 165th Airlift Wing (C-130J) and the Combat Readiness Training Center / Air Dominance Center lease land on the southeast and northeast quadrants. This page is the Commission terminal only — do not create a second airport for KSAV / Savannah ANGB. Hunter Army Airfield is SVN, about 7 nm south. Hilton Head Island Airport is HHH. Do not confuse the three. - >- Official About page (11 Sep 2026): 9 airlines, more than 30 nonstop destinations, over 50 daily flights. Wikipedia’s live destination table names Allegiant, American, Avelo, Breeze, Delta, JetBlue, Southwest, Sun Country, and United. Spirit launched EWR in Aug 2025; third-party NK253 schedules only ran through 17 Jun 2026 — confirm tonight’s FIDS, do not assume Spirit is still on the board. Allegiant’s crew/maintenance base closes 2 Nov 2026; airport and airline both say the station and current schedule continue. No Sixt on the official rental list. - >- One passenger lounge: Passport Club, airside between Gates 10 and 12, official 05:30–19:00. It is a Savannah Airport Commission room, not an airline club and not a live Priority Pass lounge (PP USA directory 11 Sep 2026 has CHS and PVD, not SAV). Standard Priority Pass from a credit card does not get you in — official Feb 2025 PDF is Prestige card only, plus Amex Platinum / Centurion, Chase Sapphire Reserve, a $20 day pass, and a short house list. Aggregator “The Club at SAV” with LoungeKey / hot food / peach cobbler is not the official description. bentoTips: - label: Timing title: 'TSA’s published window is 03:45–20:30' detail: >- Official FAQ: arrive at least 2 hours out, 2–3 hours in peak periods. Most flights board 30–45 minutes before departure. After 20:30 there is no reclear until morning. CLEAR Mobile’s official shops pin is 04:00–18:00. summary: >- Official checkpoint hours are 3:45 a.m. to 8:30 p.m., subject to TSA closing earlier. The building is 24/7; the sterile side is not. category: timing - label: Layout title: 'One checkpoint, then a straight 15-gate pier' detail: >- Savannah Square (Leopold’s shop, Southbound Taphouse, landside Starbucks) is before security. The four-gate expansion is still an active construction project — dining pins and the live map still stop at Gate 15. summary: >- Clear once on Level 2, then walk a single linear concourse numbered up toward Gate 15. You cannot pick the wrong TSA portal. category: terminal - label: Food title: Leopold’s is the local name worth the walk detail: >- Leopold’s own shop page lists both airport counters 10:00–19:00 in the body and 10:00–18:00 in a later locations block — confirm at the counter. They validate parking for parlor customers. Airside food is PGA Tour Grill (Gates 9–11), Burger King / Torn Basil / Auntie Anne’s / Great American Bagel (Gates 3–5), Stella Bar (7–8), Service Station Bar (11–12). Landside beer is Southbound Taphouse in Savannah Square. summary: >- Leopold’s Ice Cream runs a Savannah Square parlor (top of the escalators, before TSA) and an airside concourse kiosk. That is the one Savannah original the airport actually has. category: food - label: Lounges title: Passport Club is real; The Club at SAV is not detail: >- Standard Priority Pass, LoungeKey, and Capital One Venture X from aggregator pages are not on the official Feb 2025 entry PDF. Peak times they stop selling the $20 pass. Savannah Salutes (Level 2, pre-security) is military hospitality, not a passenger lounge. summary: >- One Commission-run room between Gates 10 and 12. Live Priority Pass does not list Savannah. $20 day pass, no guests on cards, same-day departing boarding pass required. category: status lounges: - name: Passport Club zone: Airside hours: '05:30–19:00 daily' access: - Savannah Passport Club annual membership $100 / family $150 - Day pass $20 (no guests; not sold at peak times) - >- Priority Pass Prestige card only — standard Priority Pass is not accepted - The Platinum Card from American Express - American Express Centurion - Chase Sapphire Reserve - Delta SkyMiles Reserve American Express - United Club Infinite - First class on any carrier or Southwest Business Select bestFor: - >- Amex Platinum or Chase Sapphire Reserve holders with a same-day departing boarding pass - Anyone who can buy a $20 day pass when the room is not at capacity summary: >- The airport's only passenger lounge — Commission-run, snacks and soft drinks, no showers. Not a live Priority Pass lounge. $20 if they are selling day passes; skip if you only have a standard PP card. verdict: depends terminal: 'Main concourse, between Gates 10 and 12' amenities: - Snacks - 'Soft drinks, coffee, and water' - Wi-Fi - Work stations and seating - Private restrooms - 'TVs (CNN, CNBC, ESPN, HLN, Weather Channel) and local magazines' waterOptions: - kind: free name: Passport Club complimentary water zone: airside summary: >- Official Passport Club amenity list includes free water, coffee, and soft drinks. Only useful if you already qualify or bought a $20 day pass. location: >- Inside the Passport Club, airside between Gates 10 and 12 after the single TSA checkpoint terminal: 'Main concourse, Gates 10–12' isBestQuality: true - kind: refill name: Airside restroom fountain zone: airside summary: >- Official shops, amenities, FAQ, and terminal-map pages do not publish a bottle-filler map. Empty at TSA and use the restroom fountain on the pier; do not navigate to a blog’s Elkay pin. location: >- Public restrooms on the linear concourse after the Level 2 TSA checkpoint (official pages do not pin a bottle-filler map) terminal: 'Main concourse, sterile side' isBestValue: true - kind: refill name: Landside restroom fountain zone: landside summary: >- Use this if you have not cleared, you are meeting someone, or you are overnighting after the checkpoint closes at 20:30. location: >- Public restrooms in Savannah Square on Level 2 and in baggage claim on Level 1 before security terminal: 'Savannah Square / bag claim, public side' - kind: purchase name: Starbucks sealed bottle zone: airside price: >- posted café price (confirm at the register; not an official Airport Commission tariff) summary: >- Two official Starbucks pins. The landside shop in Savannah Square is the bottle you can buy before you clear; the airside shop covers a late gate. location: >- Official map pins Starbucks in Savannah Square before TSA and again on the concourse after security terminal: Savannah Square landside and concourse airside - kind: purchase name: Hilton Head Marketplace / Factor's Row sealed bottle zone: airside price: posted shop price (confirm at the register) summary: >- Official airside shops on the pier. Useful when the cafés have already wound down and you still need a sealed bottle at the gate. location: >- Hilton Head Marketplace between Gates 10 and 12, or Factor’s Row Mercantile between Gates 4 and 6 terminal: Main concourse airportistScore: 7.3 slug: sav region: North America --- > Markdown for [/airports/sav](/airports/sav). Append `.md` to any page URL (or send `Accept: text/markdown`) for an agent-readable copy. - [HTML page](/airports/sav) - [Lounge directory](/airports/sav/lounges.md) - [Sitemap](/sitemap.md) # Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport (SAV) Savannah, United States · North America A compact two-level coastal pier with in-terminal rentals, a real Leopold’s, and a $20 Commission lounge — undone by a 20:30 TSA close, a shuttered economy garage, and no live Priority Pass. ## Airportist Score **7.3 / 10** Weighted sum of the six published categories (no holistic fudge). - Ease of use (25%): 8.3 — Wayfinding, security wait, and layout. - Comfort & amenities (20%): 7.4 — Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet. - Food & retail (15%): 7.4 — Food and retail quality and variety. - Ground access (15%): 6.8 — Transit, taxi, and parking to the city. - Reliability (15%): 6.8 — Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience. - Lounges (10%): 5.8 — Worth-it density and access quality. ## At a glance - Passengers: 4.2M - Terminals: 1 terminal, 15-gate pier (4-gate expansion underway) - Typical security: 12 min - On-time: 74% - Disruption: minor ## Best for - Origin-and-destination trips that already know the single Level 2 checkpoint - Drivers using in-terminal Alamo–Thrifty counters and the $7 Lot D - Amex Platinum or Chase Sapphire Reserve holders who will actually use Passport Club ## Watch out for - Assuming standard Priority Pass, LoungeKey, or The Club at SAV exist - CAT 100X Airport Express — suspended since March 2021; live bus is local Route 3 - North Economy Garage closed; overflow may be the Yellow Lot on Ida J. 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