SMF
Sacramento International Airport
Sacramento, CA · 4 relief areas · Rank #37
Verified 0d ago3 · Caution
Warning

Terminal A and Terminal B are not connected airside. If you arrive at one terminal and your next flight is in the other, you must re-clear security. Confirm which terminal your airline uses before counting on a specific relief area.

Sacramento has four animal relief areas: a pre-security curbside area at each of Terminal A and Terminal B, plus a post-security area in each terminal (Terminal A immediately before Gate A1 next to the restroom; Terminal B immediately before Gate B11 next to the restroom). The airport's accessibility page describes locations but not enclosure construction, and Terminal A and Terminal B are not airside-connected — passengers cannot cross between them after security.

Relief areas · sorted by cat-safety
Terminal A post-security relief area
Terminal A, east side of the terminal wing immediately past the TSA checkpoint, just before Gate A1, next to the restroom.
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post-securityWalled room

Serves Terminal A gates (Southwest, Alaska, JetBlue, Hawaiian and others — confirm with your airline). Confirmed location by SMF's own accessibility page; construction details (door, ceiling, surface) are not documented online — field verification recommended.

Terminal B post-security relief area
Terminal B, east side of the terminal wing immediately past the TSA checkpoint, just before Gate B11, next to the restroom.
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post-securityWalled room

Serves Terminal B gates (Delta, American, United and others — confirm with your airline). Confirmed location by SMF's own accessibility page; construction details not documented — field verification recommended.

Terminal A curbside (outdoor)
Outside Terminal A, to the right of the building at curbside passenger pickup/drop-off.
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pre-securityOpen area

Outdoor curbside. High escape risk — keep carrier closed until at the relief spot. Confirmed by SMF accessibility page.

Terminal B curbside (outdoor)
Outside Terminal B, to the right of the building at curbside passenger pickup/drop-off.
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pre-securityOpen area

Outdoor curbside. High escape risk — keep carrier closed until at the relief spot. Confirmed by SMF accessibility page.

Cat plan
Primary: Terminal A post-security relief area

Terminal A, east side of the terminal wing immediately past the TSA checkpoint, just before Gate A1, next to the restroom. · Serves Terminal A gates (Southwest, Alaska, JetBlue, Hawaiian and others — confirm with your airline). Confirmed location by SMF's own accessibility page; construction details (door, ceiling, surface) are not documented online — field verification recommended.

3 · Caution
Avoid at SMF

Terminal A curbside (outdoor) · Terminal B curbside (outdoor)

Plan B: relieve before security

Given this airport's policy, use the pre-security area or relieve at home/hotel before arrival.