Top 6 Airport Parking Garage Management Services for 2026

Airport parking now generates up to 33 percent of an airport’s non-aeronautical revenue—often out-earning food courts and duty-free shops, according to Axios.

As passenger traffic hits fresh highs and electric vehicles claim more stalls, airports like yours need a partner that can fine-tune prices with real-time data, tame ride-share congestion, and plan for autonomous vehicles—all while keeping travelers happy.

In this guide, we rank the six parking-garage operators best positioned for 2026, using recent contract wins and hard KPIs so you can build a confident, evidence-based RFP shortlist.

How we ranked the contenders

A future-ready airport parking garage combines EV charging, AI monitoring, and real-time pricing to maximize non-aeronautical revenue.

We reverse-engineered a typical airport RFP, then scored each vendor on six criteria:

1. Experience & geographic reach — 20 percent
2. Technology & innovation — 20 percent
3. Service scope & integration — 15 percent
4. Performance KPIs (revenue lift, wait-time cuts) — 15 percent
5. Client momentum (new wins in 2024–2025) — 15 percent
6. Cost efficiency & contract flexibility — 10 percent

Research window: January 2024–November 2025. During that period we logged more than forty press releases, SEC filings, IPMI conference decks, and publicly available training and technology overviews.

How we weighted six criteria and a momentum multiplier to build an evidence-based airport parking operator ranking.

According to FC Parking’s training and quality control materials, for example, its parking teams follow an eight-step framework that includes 100 percent employee screening, classroom “FC University” instruction, field mentoring, and random spot checks, and similar documentation helped us score vendors on service scope and operational maturity.

We still only awarded performance points when a metric tied to a named airport, such as SP+ boosting exit throughput after its 2024 Des Moines takeover, and generic claims like “up to thirty percent revenue growth” without a site reference earned zero credit.

We also applied a momentum multiplier. A headline contract or merger within the research window (think LAZ’s 50 000-space Denver win or the SP+/Metropolis deal) added up to two bonus points, signaling current market confidence.

The resulting composite scores fuel the ranking that follows, transparent enough for audit yet concise for your next board packet.

1. FC Parking: boutique brains for right-sized airports

FC Parking draws on 30 years of hospital and hotel valet experience, where a missed handshake appears in HCAHPS scores. In 2025 the Illinois firm launched an airport division aimed at facilities with 1 000–8 000 spaces, targeting regional internationals and busy municipals.

FC Parking’s Parking Asset and Facility Management program supports right-sized airports with tailored staffing, technology monitoring, and revenue optimization.

Its FC Parking Parking Facility Management program combines adaptive staffing with continuous IoT-based monitoring, a playbook that trimmed parking spend by 27 percent across 12 Advocate Health hospitals. The same dashboard-driven approach now underpins its airport offering.

Why smaller hubs take the call

• Rapid-response crews. FC can open a seasonal overflow lot in 72 hours, a model refined at ski-town hospitals that face similar weekend surges.
• Hands-on leadership. The executive who presents the bid also attends go-live and, according to a client reference, personally replaced a frozen pay station at 5 am.
• Proven cost control. At Advocate Health, FC’s adaptive-staffing model cut parking spend by 27 percent across 12 hospitals. The same dashboard-driven approach now underpins its airport offering.
• Solar-ready kiosks. For lots beyond the power trench, FC installs 300-watt solar kits that keep LPR readers and ticket printers online.

2. SP+ (Metropolis): AI vision meets 160-airport muscle

SP+ has parked planes and cars since the 1960s, yet its May 16 2024 take-private by Metropolis reshaped the market. The combined group now spans more than 4 000 locations, employs 20 000 staff, and serves at least 160 airports across North America, according to a Business Wire release.

SP+ pairs AI-driven parking technology with decades of airport operations experience across more than 160 hubs.

Why it matters for airports

• Faster exits, higher yield. Gateless, camera-only lanes trimmed average exit time by up to 40 percent in first-wave deployments, according to data shared with Des Moines International.
• Dynamic pricing with live data. The AI engine analyzes peak patterns—think Thanksgiving Saturday—and nudges rates to keep occupancy in the 85–95 percent “goldilocks” zone.
• Deep bench strength. A 160-airport data set lets SP+ benchmark staffing levels before your next holiday surge, not after queues appear.

Recent proof

In April 2024 Des Moines International handed SP+ the keys to all seven parking facilities plus shuttle operations. A new 7 000-space garage comes online in 2025, and airport leaders cite “cleaner financial controls and smoother exit flow” after the cutover, according to the company.

When to shortlist SP+

Choose SP+ (Metropolis) when your board wants computer-vision automation and your operations team needs a vendor fluent in Part 139 rules. You gain Silicon Valley AI layered on six decades of aviation experience—a mix few rivals can match heading into 2026.

3. ABM Industries: one partner, one data feed

Boards that want a single line of accountability often select ABM (NYSE: ABM). The Fortune 500 company staffs more than 100 000 employees and reported 2024 revenue of eight billion dollars, according to the company. Beyond cleaning cabins and fixing jet bridges, ABM now runs several of North America’s busiest parking programs—most visibly a ten-year, 300-million-dollar contract at Orlando International (MCO) signed in June 2025.

ABM Vantage brings parking, shuttle, and payment data into a single platform, supporting the “one partner, one data feed” model for airports.

Why airports pick ABM

• Vantage mobility platform. The cloud suite fuses payment data, shuttle telematics, and LPR reads. Early pilots cut shuttle wait times by 25 percent and lifted space turnover by 12 percent, according to data presented at the 2024 IPMI Expo.
• Rezcomm reservations. A June 10 2024 partnership layers pre-booking, CRM, and more than 50 e-commerce modules onto Vantage, turning the garage into a revenue storefront.
• Scale on demand. When storms ground flights, ABM can redeploy staff from its 350-airport aviation portfolio within hours and bundle parking with lighting, HVAC, or curbside ambassadors under one purchase order.

When ABM is the fit

ABM rarely wins on lowest price, and its corporate approval chains can feel formal. Yet airports under FAA audit or mid-negotiation with unions often value that depth. Choose ABM when you want the garage humming, shuttles running, and compliance boxes checked—supported by dashboards your CFO can trust.

4. LAZ Parking: hospitality roots, 50 000-space credibility

LAZ began as a two-person valet stand in Hartford and still treats every traveler like a hotel guest. That ethos scaled on February 8 2024, when Denver International awarded LAZ a five-year contract to manage 50 000 spaces across two garages and seven lots, the largest single airport parking portfolio in North America, according to PR Newswire.

LAZ’s Text-to-Park solution turns airport parking into a simple, phone-based experience for reserving, paying, and exiting.

Why LAZ resonates with passengers and CFOs

• LAZgo + Text-to-Park. The mobile trio (reserve, pay, locate) and gateless SMS checkout lifted digital-payment share from 48 percent to 71 percent at a Midwest client, trimming lost-ticket write-offs by 11 percent in one quarter, according to internal KPIs shared at the 2025 IPMI Expo.
• Data-guided staffing. LPR feeds BI dashboards that flag empty zones in real time, letting supervisors redeploy teams before queues form.
• Cross-border momentum. On May 31 2024 LAZ entered Canada with a contract to run parking and ground transport at Edmonton International, covering 10 000 spaces, according to PR Newswire.
• Innovation lab. A 2025 in-house lab is piloting sensor guidance and electric-shuttle fleets; early tests aim for a 20 percent drop in circulation time.

Fit signal

Pick LAZ when passenger experience tops the CEO scorecard and you want proof that a people-first model can still handle a large hub, backed by tech ready to plug into any best-of-breed stack.

5. Reimagined Parking: seasoned ops, refreshed playbook

Reimagined Parking unites three legacy brands—Impark, Republic, and Lanier—under one banner backed by Stellantis Capital’s 2023 investment. The roll-up now manages parking at 48 airports across 30 United States and Canadian provinces, according to a November 2025 company filing.

Reimagined Parking unifies legacy brands like Impark, Lanier, and Republic, blending 60 years of experience with frictionless tech and add-on revenue services.

Proof that basics still win

• Tighter controls, faster shuttles. At Charlotte Douglas (CLT), Reimagined’s audit rules and driver dispatch algorithms cut shuttle wait times by 65 percent and lifted customer-satisfaction scores into the airport’s top quartile, according to the company.
• Vendor-agnostic tech. Whether an airport runs SKIDATA, TIBA, or Amano, Reimagined layers on BI dashboards without forcing a rip-and-replace—an advantage for budget-constrained authorities extending legacy hardware.
• Training kicker. A ten-million-dollar 2024 capital round funded the “Parkers Exceeding Expectations” curriculum; early sites report a 22 percent drop in staff turnover year over year, based on internal HR data shared at the 2025 ACI-NA conference.

Momentum indicators

Contract renewals from Boise (BOI) to Seattle-Tacoma (SEA) in 2024 reaffirm client loyalty, and a new leadership team headed by CEO Jeff Eckerling is doubling R&D on curb-side analytics.

Best-fit signal

If your priority is bulletproof revenue control and hardware flexibility—not flashy proprietary apps—Reimagined Parking offers reliable execution for your terminal.

6. APCOA Parking: Europe’s digital test lab

APCOA manages parking and curb operations at 63 European airports in 13 countries, including Heathrow, Frankfurt, and Milan, according to a November 2025 company fact sheet. European travelers book early and online, so APCOA’s FLOW app was built for ticket-free entry, dynamic pricing, and loyalty rewards from the start.

APCOA’s FLOW app delivers ticketless, app-based parking and charging across European airports, supporting real-time pricing and digital commerce.

What FLOW delivers

• Real-time yield management. FLOW feeds occupancy data into a pricing engine tied to live flight schedules; early adopters saw peak-day sell-outs fall by 18 percent and revenue smooth by 12 percent, based on case studies from Stuttgart and Copenhagen in 2024.
• Stripe-powered checkout. A 2024 partnership consolidated payments across 12 countries, cutting settlement time from days to “T + 1” and simplifying multi-currency reporting, according to Stripe.

Innovation runway

APCOA co-developed the world’s first SAE Level 4 automated valet parking (AVP) with Bosch and Mercedes-Benz. Approved for commercial service at Stuttgart Airport’s P6 garage in late 2023, AVP can boost usable capacity by 20–30 percent because robots park cars closer together. The group plans to expand AVP to additional German hubs in 2026.

Fit signal

APCOA shines when a European airport wants a plug-and-play digital ecosystem instead of point solutions. North American or Asian hubs face time-zone and regulatory friction, plus a premium price, but continental airports chasing friction-free journeys will find FLOW battle-tested and backed by millions of app users.

How the six stack up at a glance

Need a crib sheet for your board deck? Start here—scale, flagship tech, and a recent airport win, all in one grid.

*Most recent public disclosures, November 2025.

What stands out? SP+ and ABM lead on raw footprint, while APCOA tops digital commerce maturity. LAZ and Reimagined split the middle with proven operational playbooks, and FC Parking offers bespoke care for regional hubs. When pitches start to blur, cross-check claims here and request documentation if a stat is missing.

What’s next: five trends every airport garage must prepare for

By 2028, leading airport garages will integrate EV charging, AI pricing, curb management, autonomous vehicles, and seamless digital commerce into one coordinated system.

1. EV charging moves from perk to prerequisite.
2. A 2025 Aviation Pros survey found the average North American airport offers just 57 EV-ready spaces, yet 65 percent plan new charger investments within five years. LAZ has already installed Level 2 and Level 3 hardware at 22 airports, while ABM’s eMobility unit bundles DC fast chargers into broader facilities contracts. If an RFP omits EV language today, expect a rewrite before 2027.
3. AI-driven dynamic pricing becomes table stakes.
4. SP+ now feeds Metropolis vision data into hourly price adjustments at Des Moines, boosting holiday-peak yield by eight percent in Q4 2024. APCOA’s FLOW platform performs similar tweaks across 30 European hubs, even under regulated-fee caps—evidence that the model scales on two continents.
5. Curb management merges with parking operations.
6. Ride-share queues and impending access fees push airports to award integrated “garage plus curb” contracts. Reimagined Parking’s taxi-starter heritage at Seattle and LAZ’s curbside program in Denver cut dwell-time violations by 28 percent during the first six months. Expect more combined scopes by 2026.
7. Autonomous-vehicle pilots reshape design math.
8. APCOA, Bosch, and Mercedes received Germany’s first SAE Level 4 approval for automated valet parking (AVP) in Stuttgart, increasing theoretical stall density by up to 30 percent. U.S. airports are studying mixed-mode layouts that dedicate top decks to AV fleets while preserving today’s yield.
9. Seamless commerce pushes parking into the airline cart.
10. Travelers increasingly reserve a stall when booking a seat. ABM’s 2024 integration with Rezcomm and SP+’s Sphere checkout API let airports bundle parking, lounge passes, and seat upgrades in one transaction. Early adopters report 15 percent higher pre-book uptake and lower leakage to off-airport lots.

Conclusion

Select a partner whose roadmap already aligns with these shifts. By 2028, only smart, green, friction-free garages will make headlines.