Amarillo, TX Mobility & Curb Rules: TNC Pickup Zones (2026)
Key Facts
- Per-trip fee
- $1.00 for TNC, taxi, and shuttle trips
- Governing statute adopted
- Tex. Occ. Code Ch. 2402
- Mandatory lane
- Commercial traffic drive lane/staging area
- Fee approval
- Amarillo City Council
- Enforcement
- Airport Manager and Police Dept
- Adopted
- Ord. No. 7712 (2018), amended by Ord. 7742
Summary
Rideshare drivers picking up or dropping off at Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport pay a $1.00 per-trip ground transportation fee and must use the airport's designated commercial traffic drive lane and staging area. Amarillo adopts Texas Occupations Code Chapter 2402 to govern Transportation Network Company operations, and the City Council must approve every fee charged to TNC drivers.
The City hereby adopts the following regulations and fees to apply to any and all commercial ground transportation operators operating at the Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport: (a)Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 2402, Transportation Network Companies, (as amended) is adopted by the City of Amarillo and shall govern all Transportation Network Company operations at the Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport...(f)All commercial ground transportation company operators operating upon the Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport shall be required to utilize the commercial traffic drive lane, the commercial traffic staging area, and any and all physical controls that control access to those areas at the airport.(g)All commercial ground transportation company operators, including but not limited to, taxi cab company operators, limousine company operators, off-airport rental car shuttle bus operators, transportation network company operators, and off-airport hotel shuttle bus operators operating upon the Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport shall be required to remit a commercial ground transportation fee of one dollar ($1.00) per trip.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 81).
Full Breakdown
Section 16-2-69 of the Amarillo Code of Ordinances lays out the ground rules for every commercial ground transportation operator working the airport, not just app-based rideshare. The city formally adopts Texas Occupations Code Chapter 2402 (the state's Transportation Network Company statute) to govern TNC operations at Rick Husband, and reserves the right to charge TNC drivers, taxi companies, limousine operators, and other commercial ground transportation providers a fee for the privilege of operating on airport property. Off-airport hotel shuttle buses and off-airport rental car shuttle buses face the same fee authority.
00) commercial ground transportation fee per trip, and any fee change must go through the Amarillo City Council for approval before it takes effect. Operationally, every commercial ground transportation company, whether a taxi, limo, TNC driver, or shuttle bus, must use the airport's commercial traffic drive lane, the commercial traffic staging area, and comply with any physical access controls the Airport Manager puts in place. The fee is collected in accordance with the Airport Rules and Regulations and at the direction of the Airport Manager, who administers day-to-day ground transportation logistics under the broader airport traffic article.
This scheme was adopted by Ordinance No. 7712 in 2018 and amended the same year by Ordinance No. 7742, reflecting the arrival of app-based rideshare at the airport.
Violations & Fines
Airport traffic and parking violations, including failing to use the designated staging lane or evading the per-trip fee, are enforced by the Police Department or airport security under Sec. 16-2-63 and carry the same penalty as any other city traffic ordinance violation: a fine of up to $500 under the Code's general penalty section, Sec. 1-1-5(a), with each trip or day of noncompliance charged as a separate offense.
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Sources & Official References
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