Park and Call at OAK

Quality/Quantity -
Had to come here twice in two days. Once to pick up my wife from her Oregon shopping girls trip.
And the second time I picked up my daughter.

No frills or thrills, just simple.
Large parking lot with outhouses (bathrooms) and hand washing station.
Good size lot.
Scary that there were so many cars here at 1am+.
Actually, more cars here at 1am than 9am the following day.

Atmosphere - See above.

Service -
Cut and pasted from their website:
"Free 30-minute waiting area so you don't have to circle the airport and waste gas while you wait for that call from an arriving traveler."

Price - Free, whoever thought of this system deserves a raise!

Owner Comment - Thank you for a smooth convenient system to pick up people from your airport.

There's not much to comment about an Airport Cellphone Parking Lot except that it's a decent size, it seems safe (although that's hard to gauge), and because the Airport isn't huge, it's a short drive to the terminals from that lot. It beats going around in circles.. not much more I can say about that.

They are prompt in drop off and pickup. The employees were very nice and helpful. My vehicle was safe.

How convenient is this place!

Even for someone who doesn't live here!

I came through to pick up fellow outta-towners and was advised to use this place and have them call when they're walking out the terminal. It is THAT easy.

There were plenty of spaces available on a Friday afternoon. I had a bit of time and read a few reviews about this place. Boy, am I thankful for fellow Yelpers advising to make a left on the stop sign (vs going straight and missing the route to the terminals altogther! Because that's what I would have done and the signs weren't that clear either!)

It wasn't bad for a Friday afternoon. We were outta there no less than 5 minutes after leaving the lot for a pickup.

If only Friday afternoon traffic was just as easy on the 80...

Highly recommend arriving earlier than planned departure to get best options on parking location; otherwise great alternative to parking off site.

Closed, perhaps permanently. There is a cement divider blocking the entrance & the exit. Go drive around the airport to wait for ur friend/family!

Absolutely no where near enough parking for an airport this size. I am all for the 30 minute limit, however there is no one monitoring it.

There were cars parked in this lot with no one in them. Meanwhile I circled the lot for 7 minutes waiting for someone to leave.

You park, you wait for their call, you pick them up. Easy as pie right? Eh, sometimes. That's if you can find a space.

I've been here on during mornings and nights. But here are things to keep in mind:
~ The tiny lot probably has about 20 spaces.
~ Mornings don't seem so bad finding a spot.
~ During lunch or dinner time, good luck!
~ Even after midnight, all the spaces can be taken.
~ Cannot leave your car unattended.
~ Signs that say "30 minute wait", but who really monitors that.
~ The lot is a bulky oddly triangular shape, so look out behind you as I've seen fender benders here. Both by backing up, or near the exit.
~ Unbelievable they can't expand, or move part of their employee lot to double on space.
~ Once you exit and stop at the stop sign, make a left onto the airport circle to the terminals. Going straight will take you to the Economy Parking lot.

Really, what more can I say? It's Oakland freakin' Airport!

Oakland Airport, your renovations have made the terminals so much better but your Park and Call Lot is horrible. I think maybe a few years ago, I was able to find a spot. Now I wonder if I should even bother. The last two times I've gone during non-holiday times, there's been someone directing traffic away from the lot as of to say "haha, better luck next time" as the employee lot sits half full. I just drive to the hourly parking and pay the $2 rather than waste the gas.

The one star is for the fact that the lot is small, there's never any parking and I've seen many people leave the lot holding their cell phones because they can't park and safely call the person they're picking up. Oakland, this is a hazard. SFO and San Jose have beat you in this area. Please expand this lot somehow to make the airport safer for everyone!

PARK & CALL (not Economy) LOT is a fantastic concept! Saves traffic circling the airport and enhances safety for people not using their phones while driving.

PROBLEM IS OAKLAND has exponentially less space designated to "park & call" or "cell phone lot" than any airport I've ever been to (including airports much smaller than Oakland's). It leads to anarchy, gridlock & frustrated drivers. In the end a great idea that is very poorly executed and probably now a disservice to the community at large.