May 8, 2026 - After waiting in line for 42 minutes and now 7th from the front of the line…read more Maddening!! We walked directly across to SIXT, rented a SUV, and walked by the Budget line and saw that I'd still be in line. In retrospect, I could've saved over an hour of time by going to SIXT first!

I rented a SUV from Costco membership in budget Phoenix airport car rental center. When we arrive,…read moreno line, so i was able to get to the counter to process immediately. The thing surprised me is that they need to charge a 650 dollar deposit, i never experienced such thing. This is my very first time using budget, mostly i use National, never need to pay deposit. So a week later, when i return the car, i asked about my deposit, the lady said yeah, no problem, the 200 dollar deposit will be returned. I got really confused. Now the deposit is no longer 650? Very confusing!

Ended up sitting around in the airport waiting for far longer than expected. General areas look…read moregood. Wish there were more charging areas after security. Most charging area are outside security. What I didnt like was that we have to exit security to access the sky trains. But i understand that is needed to allow both populations ( pre and post security) to access the sky trains. Terminal 4 has a lot of stuff after security and less choices before security- this is the same to be said of T3. Overall, decent airport. Maybe they can consider stronger aircon - and maybe air purifier in the sitting areas. When the weather is hot, there are also some strange smells lurking in the airport.

Efficient train to terminals and rental cars/parking, but you do have to exit the Skylink and walk…read moreoutside to the rental car zone which is a hot little detour. Unfortunately the bathrooms that I visited were not well maintained. Also the water dispensers serve warm water which is gross in a city this consistently hot. Would be nice if the airport featured some/more local art, which would make it more unique and reflective of the city, as I didn't see any on this trip.

We arrived in PHX at 7:30. A few minutes later we were at Fox picking up our car. We had made our…read morereservation two months earlier. The pick up process was relatively straightforward. The attendants were friendly. After a few minutes we had our car. The outside of the vehicle looked like it was washed but not dried so there were many spots which made if difficult to see if the car had dings or scratches before we left. Upon stopping at our first destination, I noticed a few small scratches and a ding on the driver side's door but didn't think much of it. The car, a Hyundai Santa Fe served us well for the week we were in Arizona. Very comfortable for four adults and luggage. Upon our return of the vehicle, the attendant pointed out the ding and I explained that the car was not very clean and the parking garage was a bit dark which made it hard to see any dings until we stopped and were able to see it in the daylight. Thankfully, we were not charged any extra fees on our rental. I recommend looking over any rental vehicle for damage very carefully especially when it is hard to see because the car is in a garage that may not have the best lighting.

Will not use Fox again for a rental car. I got a bundled deal through Expedia which was $265 for 4…read moredays plus a few hours. At the rental counter Fox charged me an additional $513! Only $150 was refundable. All that for a budget car - a gutless Nissan Sentra.

The PHX Sky train is a handy transport tool to take passengers to various terminals and parking…read morelots. It runs often during peak hours. It is a complimentary service.

I am always really impressed with how clean the Sky Train is. It is dependable and fast, and has…read morenever been broken that I remember, and I travel a lot. It is a heck of a lot easier than taking a tram to the airport from economy parking, which is affordable.

We used Costco to book a rental at PHX. There were at least 200 people trying to get cars at the…read moreBudget counter. We went down to the fast lane to find a Costco Line where there were at least 15 people in front of us. When we finally got to an agent, we were assigned a car. As we walked to the car, we realized there were people in the car and they drove away. BACK to the agent and after 1 1/2 hours, we drove out. Will Be very wary of COSTCO rentals and will not do BUDGET again. Awful

Wow this place has grown since we've been here. Give yourself plenty of time to get to your gate…read moreespecially if you had a rental car. I will take you a while catching the shuttle then TSA then walking to your gate and bathroom break It been beautiful remodel with lots of eating and shopping. I used the Sapphire lounge they were all nice and friendly. It's across from Bobby Flays burgers and next to Guy Fieri Flavortown restaurant.

From the mediocre food, to the literally mile walk (with half the walkways not working) to the huge…read moresettee areas which have ZERO outlets: a thoroughly third-tier airport. Sky Harbor has never been impressive but in three decades flying in here, they've only managed to get WORSE.

The airport is a mid sized airport. It's clean and has a nice setup. They have less options by the…read moregates than what I am use to seeing at other major airports, but I am guessing since it's more mid sized then they offer less options. The staff is nice and the place is clean.

Numerous people I interacted with at this airport were completely unhelpful in me picking up an…read moreunaccompanied minor. I was given conflicting information about where to go and wound up on a wild goose chase all over the airport. No one had the foresight to realize I'd have a hard time getting a gate pass because the minor arrived AFTER the ticketing counter had closed. Once I got a gate pass from the airline's baggage office, they pointed me in a general direction but weren't clear about where to go. I wound up going a couple of steps in the wrong direction and the security guard was an absolute wench who refused to listen to the fact that an unaccompanied minor was waiting for me and I'd gone the wrong direction. Fortunately the minor had a phone because things could've gone really badly if I hadn't been able to communicate to the flight crew that they had to bring the minor to me. The child would've been stranded waiting for me to pick them up and I never would've arrived. If the security guard had any humanness at all and actually listened to understand the situation, she could've radioed someone to help me get where I needed to go. Instead, she was hateful and talked over me, telling me I was in the correct place BUT I WASN'T. If I'd been meeting an ordinary passenger who could walk themself to baggage claim, then yes, I would've been in the correct place, but that wasn't the situation. Why do all security guards seem to be inhumane? When someone is picking up a minor, don't assume they know where they're going. It would be helpful if airport employees could communicate step by step instructions regarding where to pick up minors as not all people are familiar with or confident in navigating airports. The airline employee didn't seem to understand what I explained about being locked out of the gates and insisted on bringing the minor halfway to me. She seemed really bugged that she had to bring the minor all the way to me. My whole experience navigating Sky Harbor to retrieve my unaccompanied minor was incredibly stressful. If only the security guard had been willing to help problem-solve instead of leaving my minor stranded and me unable to get her even though I'd gone through the process of getting a gate pass and being verified by security.

We flew Alaska Air (for the first time in a long time) from SAN to PHX. It was just one way as we…read morewere disembarking a cruise ship The plane was a smaller regional jet, flight was just an hour. The captain make an announcement that there was 'no calm air' between the two airports so there would be no cabin service. Bummer, but we understood Interestingly, the flight was actually just fine. No turbulence until the last ten minutes landing. Seat was comfortable, but can't comment on much else except we got home safely Bonus at SAN is you can see the cruise port from the runway

So my flight going to Arizona didn't have Wi-Fi so that was quite disappointing cause I had work I…read morehad to do so it was highly expected and there was no accommodations. They just didn't have Wi-Fi so that was unfortunate. Then as I leave Arizona going back to Seattle I have a agent at the death who doesn't understand what ADA is and I have to explain to her the acronym of ADA when I'm attempting to board pre-board really disappointed lately Alaska you could do a lot better