San Antonio, TX Mobility & Curb Rules: TNC Pickup Zones (2026)

San Antonio Code of Ordinances Sec. 3-92 governs TNC (transportation network company) operations across the San Antonio Airport System, covering both San Antonio International and Stinson Municipal Airports. It bars TNC operators from working airport property without using the TNC's own application for every fare: the code states operators may not pick up passengers paying through any method other than the TNC's application, and forbids personal or pre-arranged pick-ups compensated outside the TNC's digital network. TNCs must also follow Chapter 95 of the Texas Administrative Code, and the ordinance encourages geo-fence tracking of airport-originating trips in four-hour intervals, shared with the city's rideshare monitoring platform.

Separately, TNCs must file a monthly report to the aviation department within fifteen days after each calendar month detailing every pick-up and drop-off, and must pay the per-trip fee set under Sec. 3-180 within thirty days, with interest of up to 18 percent annually charged on underreported trips found in an audit (permitted once every twelve months). On the physical pick-up/drop-off zones themselves, the ordinance gives the aviation department broad, unilateral control: the director may change, alter, and expand airport property, including terminals, roadways, and the designated pick-up, drop-off, and staging areas, at any time and at the director's sole discretion, and may also adopt security or operational rules affecting TNC business. The section was added by Ordinance No. 2018-04-12-0266 (Att. 1).