Corpus Christi, TX Mobility & Curb Rules: TNC Pickup Zones (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- Sec. 9-61.1, Transportation network company airport operations
- Per-passenger trip fee
- $2.00, remitted monthly
- Annual airport operating fee
- Up to $600.00 per TNC agreement
- Pickup location
- Designated pick-up areas only, set by director
- Driver waiting rule
- Wait outside geofence or in designated waiting area
- Permit revocation trigger
- Violation persists 10 days after notice
Summary
Uber and Lyft drivers picking up riders at Corpus Christi International Airport must use designated transportation network pick-up areas set by the aviation director and wait outside the airport's geofence, not curbside, until a fare is confirmed. Each pickup triggers a $2.00 trip fee under the airport's TNC operating agreement.
(4)Transportation network drivers waiting for a fare through a transportation network company's internet-enabled mobile or digital platform shall wait in the designated area of the airport complex, if available, or shall wait outside the geofence. Drivers shall not wait in any areas leased or managed by airport tenants and shall not park in any areas which impede vehicle ingress or egress to the airport complex.(5)Transportation network drivers may pick up passengers for whom transportation network services have been pre-arranged by a transportation network company's internet-enabled or mobile application technology only at designated transportation network pick-up areas at the airport complex as designated by the director and published in the airport's ground transportation rules and regulations.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 44).
Full Breakdown
Corpus Christi Code of Ordinances Sec. 1 governs transportation network company (TNC) operations, meaning Uber, Lyft and similar app-based ride services, at Corpus Christi International Airport. 00 to cover geofence and automated vehicle identification (AVI) technology, agreement administration and required monthly and annual reporting. Individual drivers must hold a valid vehicle-for-hire permit issued under chapter 57 of the Code before operating at the airport. While waiting for a fare through the company's app, drivers must wait in the designated waiting area of the airport complex if one is available, or otherwise wait outside the geofence; drivers may not wait in areas leased or managed by airport tenants and may not park where they impede vehicle ingress or egress.
Drivers may pick up pre-arranged passengers only at the designated transportation network pick-up areas at the airport complex, as set by the director and published in the airport's ground transportation rules and regulations. The airport enforces boundaries with geofence technology: each TNC must maintain a geofence application (or use the airport's own system once adopted) that prevents the app from showing available vehicles inside the geofence except in the designated waiting areas, and that tracks vehicle movement into and out of the boundary. 00 per passenger, paid monthly by the TNC via wire transfer or ACH, due by the tenth day of the month following the trips. Each entry into the geofence is presumed to be for a pickup and billed accordingly unless the airport is notified otherwise in advance.
Violations & Fines
Operating without an executed airport TNC operating agreement, without a chapter 57 vehicle-for-hire permit, or picking up outside the designated pick-up zones violates Sec. 9-61.1 and the related ground transportation permit requirements in Sec. 9-61. Noncompliant permit holders receive a notice of noncompliance from the director of aviation; if the violation continues for ten days after notice, the director may revoke the permit and bar further airport operations. Unpaid monthly trip fees and airport use fees are also enforceable under the operating agreement.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Can a rideshare driver wait curbside for a ride request?
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Sources & Official References
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