The St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport has a new way for incoming travelers to connect with their families.

  • New cell phone lot at St. Pete airport
  • Free wi-fi in new lot
  • Airport officials say lot will help ease congestion at facility

The facility has just opened a new cell phone waiting lot.

The paved lot is located near the airport tower along the airport parkway, which can be accessed from Roosevelt Boulevard.

The cell phone lot is paved, lit, and conveniently located near the base of the Air Traffic Control Tower, only 1,000 feet away from the terminal building

Airport officials say the new lot will help ease congestion at curbside pickup. The airport also will offer free wi-fi in the parking lot.

Drivers can monitor flight arrivals on their cell phones by accessing www.fly2pie.com and then proceed to curbside when the passenger calls for pick up.

The move to open a cell phone lot comes as the airport is experiencing its fourth straight year of double digit passenger increases.