Airport Name
Piedmont Triad International Airport
Airport Location
The airport is located at the center of North Carolina, at the hub of the Piedmont Triad region, between the cities of Greensboro, Winston-Salem and High
Point.
Terminals
1
IATA Code
GSO
Telephone
336 665 5600
Airport Overview
Piedmont Triad International Airport (GSO) is located between Greensboro, Winston-Salem and High Point in North Carolina. The airport operates almost 60 flights per day to cities across the United States, including Atlanta, New York, Chicago, Detroit and Miami.
There is a great selection of shops at the airport including a PGA Shop, for all those golfing enthusiasts. Piedmont Triad is also well serviced by transport options including buses, taxis and hotel shuttles. For those driving to and from the airport, Interstates I-40 and I-85 are right on its doorstep.
Although security procedures tend to take a significant amount of time regardless of which airport you’re in, Piedmont Triad is still a great one to choose if you want to spend less time at the airport and more time at your destination. It’s reasonably small, but still well serviced and well connected through major airlines. Plus, the roaming Airport Ambassadors, each equipped with an iPad, are a great help.
Getting into Town
Taxi: Triad Transportation (tel: (336) 668-9808) provides taxis at the airport. The Triad Transportation desk is located on the lower level of the terminal building. Fares to downtown Greensboro cost about $25 while a taxi to Winston-Salem runs to about $50. The taxi fare to High Point will set you back $40. A $3 surcharge is added if there are more than two passengers. There are also a number of free hotel and motel shuttles.
Bus: The Piedmont Authority for Regional Transportation (PART) operates a shuttle to and from Piedmont Triad International. The shuttles run every 30 minutes or so. There are four PART Shuttles that transport passengers to Piedmont Center, Burnt Poplar, the PTIA Airport area and Pleasant Ridge. Visit the PART website for route maps.
Car Parking
The multilevel parking garage is directly across from the terminal and the easiest parking option at the airport. Surface parking lots are available for long-term parking and are located across from the terminal building and next to the parking garage. There is a free shuttle service connecting the surface lots to the terminal. Short-term metered parking bays are available directly in front of the terminal. There is also an overflow parking lot located north of the terminal, which is services by airport shuttles.
Information Desks
The Airport Ambassadors are all equipped with iPads to assist passengers. There are also three information booths.
Airport Facilities
Money and communications: ATMs and US Postal Service facilities are available in the terminal. UPS and FedEx drop-off boxes are also located in the departures area.
Luggage: A number of airlines, such as Delta, US Airways and United, have offices at the airport in case of lost baggage. For items lost in the airport, head to the airport information center located near the rental car desks on the arrivals floor or just after the security checkpoint in departures.
Conference and business: The airport’s conference room is located in the arrivals section of the airport next to the United Airlines Baggage Claim Office. It can seat up to 20 people and is equipped with a TV, flip charts, whiteboard and an overhead projector. In the departures section of the airport, the Executive Center is equipped for business travelers. Alternatively, the Marriot Hotel is also on the airport’s property.
Other facilities: A chapel, shoe shine, help phones, police, hotel info desks, vending machines, game room and airline lounges are all available at the airport.
Wi-Fi: The airport is equipped with Wi-Fi, which is supplied by Boingo and Opti-Fi.
Shopping: Kitty Hawk News, Main News, GSO Bookstore and CNBC cater to bookworms and travelers wanting to get their daily dose of world news. The PGA Tour Shop has a selection of golf paraphernalia and clothing. Newsstands also sell snacks, souvenirs and small gifts.
Food and drink: There are a number of eating options at the airport including Dunkin Donuts, Haagen-Dazs, Pizza Hut and Natty Green’s Sports Bar.
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