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Checked 6 Oct 2026 on aberdeenairport.com · How we check ›
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Picking someone up at Aberdeen Airport
Where do you pick someone up at Aberdeen Airport?
“If close proximity to the airport isn’t essential, our free Long Stay pick-up option could be more suited to your needs.” Pages differ
coaches and minibuses: “Where can coach drivers pick up their passengers?”
- “The Long Stay Car Park is signposted from the approach road, a few minutes away from the terminal by courtesy bus.”
Where the pages differ and more detail
- “The Short Stay car park is located directly in front of the main terminal building.”
Pages differAberdeen Airport’s pages differ on 2 details:
- “The pick up / drop off facility is for people who can guarantee that they’ll be in and out in under 15 minutes.” Car parking FAQs page · 6 Oct 2026 See also the airport’s Aberdeen airport parking page. See also the airport’s Driving to aberdeen airport page. See also one more of the airport’s pages.
- “Less than a 2-minute walk to the terminal building.” Short stay parking page · 6 Oct 2026 or “1-3mins to terminal” Aberdeen airport parking page · 6 Oct 2026 See also the airport’s Dropping off at aberdeen airport page.
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9 Aberdeen Airport pages · checked 6 Oct 2026
- Dropping off at aberdeen airport page · checked 6 Oct 2026 · Car parking FAQs page · checked 6 Oct 2026 · Driving to aberdeen airport page · checked 6 Oct 2026 and 6 more
How much is pick-up at Aberdeen Airport?
Aberdeen Airport’s pages give different answers on pick-up charges. Pages differ
Where the pages differ
Pages differAberdeen Airport’s pages differ on 2 details:
- The airport gives different answers on these pages: Dropping off at aberdeen airport page · Long stay parking page · Aberdeen airport parking page
- Short Stay car park: “Customers should take a ticket as normal, blue badge holders get 30 mins free.” Car parking FAQs page · 6 Oct 2026 See also the airport’s Ways to pay page.
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5 Aberdeen Airport pages · checked 6 Oct 2026
- Dropping off at aberdeen airport page · checked 6 Oct 2026 · Long stay parking page · checked 6 Oct 2026 · Aberdeen airport parking page · checked 6 Oct 2026 and 2 more
Is there a free waiting area at Aberdeen Airport?
Aberdeen Airport’s pages give different answers on free waiting. Pages differ
Where the pages differ
Pages differAberdeen Airport’s pages differ:
- The airport gives different answers on these pages: Dropping off at aberdeen airport page · Aberdeen airport parking page
More on Flying from Aberdeen Airport: Free drop-off ›Drop-off charges ›
2 Aberdeen Airport pages · checked 6 Oct 2026
- Dropping off at aberdeen airport page · checked 6 Oct 2026 · Aberdeen airport parking page · checked 6 Oct 2026
Can you wait outside arrivals at Aberdeen Airport?
“For security reasons, waiting is not allowed on the airport forecourt.”
- “Waiting is not allowed for security reasons. If you are picking up passengers, or need to go inside the terminal”
More detail
- “You can either wait here for your passenger”
5 Aberdeen Airport pages · checked 6 Oct 2026
- Meeting at the airport page · checked 6 Oct 2026 · Driving to aberdeen airport page · checked 6 Oct 2026 · Dropping off at aberdeen airport page · checked 6 Oct 2026 and 2 more
Aberdeen Airport arrivals
Aberdeen Airport arrivals today
Aberdeen Airport’s live arrivals board
Aberdeen Airport’s FAQs · checked 6 Oct 2026
How long after landing do passengers come out at Aberdeen Airport?
Still checking what Aberdeen Airport publishes on this.
Our planner: we allow 20 minutes from landing to the kerb after a domestic or Irish flight, 30 after other short-haul and 42 after long-haul (5 hours or more in the air), plus 15 with a checked bag (assumed after long-haul) and 10 if you ask for extra time at passport control. A planning estimate, not the airport’s figure.
Aberdeen Airport’s Assistance terminal and facilities page · checked 6 Oct 2026
Where do passengers come out at Aberdeen Airport?
“Domestic Arrivals: From baggage reclaim to onward transport” Pages differ
Where the pages differ
Pages differAberdeen Airport’s pages differ on 3 details:
- “International arrivals baggage reclaim | Blue Badge parking - short stay | Up to 270m” or “Baggage Reclaim | Blue Badge Parking – Short Stay | 250m” Assistance terminal and facilities page · 6 Oct 2026
- “The official meeting point at Aberdeen Airport is in the arrivals area, near the Granite City bar and restaurant.” Meeting at the airport page · 6 Oct 2026 or “The official meeting point is in the arrivals area opposite the Assistance area.” Arriving passengers page · 6 Oct 2026
- One more difference is on the pages linked below.
5 Aberdeen Airport pages · checked 6 Oct 2026
- Assistance terminal and facilities page · checked 6 Oct 2026 · Meeting at the airport page · checked 6 Oct 2026 · Arriving passengers page · checked 6 Oct 2026 and 2 more
What happens when you land at Aberdeen Airport?
“If you arrived on an international flight you'll need to clear passport control and Customs.” Pages differ
- “Please follow the signs for UK Baggage Reclaim – this is a new facility which is located past the Granite City bar.”
Where the pages differ and more detail
- “Landed: The flight has arrived but passengers have yet to clear passport control (where necessary) and pick up baggage.”
Pages differAberdeen Airport’s pages differ:
- “If your journey started in a European Union country (your hold baggage will have a green-edged tag), use the blue exit.” Arriving passengers page · 6 Oct 2026 or “Green Channel” ABZ terminal map (PDF) · 6 Oct 2026
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4 Aberdeen Airport pages · checked 6 Oct 2026
- Arriving passengers page · checked 6 Oct 2026 · Meeting at the airport page · checked 6 Oct 2026 · ABZ terminal map (PDF) · checked 6 Oct 2026 and 1 more
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How do you collect someone who needs assistance at Aberdeen Airport?
“The assistance area is a meeting point from which the movement of departing and arriving passengers being assisted is co-ordinated.”
Aberdeen Airport’s Assistance terminal and facilities page · checked 6 Oct 2026
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