One map, pinned from each airport’s published coordinates.
Category scores
Overall is the published weighted sum. A highlighted score is ahead; a tie stays plain.
Ease of use
25% · Wayfinding, security wait, and layout.
HHH8.4+0.1
SAV8.3
Comfort & amenities
20% · Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet.
HHH7.3
SAV7.4+0.1
Food & retail
Best for
HHH
Travelers who will stay leftover on Hilton Head Island leftover official leftover 15 minutes from leftover the beachesShort leftover American leftover live CLT / leftover live DCA and leftover Delta leftover live ATL / leftover live LGA hopsTravelers who will eat leftover CH2 leftover Tailwind after TSA
Watch out for
HHH
American leftover-prints Clubs and lounges Not AvailableOfficial pages print no mapped fountain, no published SSID, and no bottle tariffOfficial leftover-prints American BOS/PHL and leftover United Washington versus leftover no BOS / leftover no PHL / leftover no IAD on leftover the 17 Sep 2026 board
HHH · Hilton Head's one-hall Beaufort County field leftover-prints a leftover May 2026 terminal and leftover $16/day parking, but official pages print no passenger lounge, no mapped fountain, leftover a leftover 2027 restaurant, and leftover conflicting leftover KHHH / leftover 29920 cells.
SAV · 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.
15% · Food and retail quality and variety.
HHH5.6
SAV7.4+1.8
Ground access
15% · Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.
HHH8.1+1.3
SAV6.8
Reliability
15% · Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience.
HHH7.6+0.8
SAV6.8
Lounges
10% · Worth-it density and access quality.
HHH2.0
SAV5.8+3.8
SAV
Origin-and-destination trips that already know the single Level 2 checkpointDrivers using in-terminal Alamo–Thrifty counters and the $7 Lot DAmex Platinum or Chase Sapphire Reserve holders who will actually use Passport Club
Do not invent a KHXD or leftover KHHH slug or merge SAV / CHS / BFT
SAV
Assuming standard Priority Pass, LoungeKey, or The Club at SAV existCAT 100X Airport Express — suspended since March 2021; live bus is local Route 3North Economy Garage closed; overflow may be the Yellow Lot on Ida J. Gadsden with a shuttleStale 19-gate / Spirit-is-definitely-here / Sixt maps
Family restroom and leftover pet relief
Alamo / Avis / Budget / Dollar / Hertz / National / Thrifty
Official leftover-prints 90 minutes and a 45-minute American close
Official leftover-prints arrive 90 minutes before departure, leftover check-in desks open 2 hours before the flight, and leftover passenger-terminal hours from 2 hours before the first morning departure through the last evening arrival.
One Beaufort County passenger hall
Official leftover-prints one commercial hall at 120 Beach City Road. Official leftover 30 Apr 2026 leftover-prints New Terminal Officially Open versus leftover Wikipedia and leftover CH2 leftover 1 May 2026.
Tailwind is the leftover published concession
Official leftover-prints dining and retail options available. CH2 leftover-prints Tailwind Airport Concessions and leftover a bar between leftover gates 1 and 2.
SAV
Single-checkpoint 15-gate pierLeopold’s + Southbound + PGA Tour GrillflySAV complimentary Wi-FiIn-terminal rental countersPassport ClubNursing room, sunflower lanyards, outdoor SARA
TSA’s published window is 03:45–20:30
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.
One checkpoint, then a straight 15-gate pier
Clear once on Level 2, then walk a single linear concourse numbered up toward Gate 15. You cannot pick the wrong TSA portal.
Leopold’s is the local name worth the walk
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.
