Getting around AUA
Queen Beatrix has no North or South, no Terminal A or B — it splits by where you are flying, not by building name. The check-in hall to the right of the Arrivals Hall serves only flights to the United States, and it is where Aruba runs full U.S. Customs and Border Protection Pre-Clearance: clear passport and customs here, and you land in the U.S. as a domestic passenger, no second check on arrival. Everything else — the rest of the Caribbean, Latin America, Canada, Europe — checks in at the building to the left. In 2024 the airport processed 3.2 million passengers, 71% of them bound for the U.S., and it has run its aviation partnership with Amsterdam’s Schiphol Group since 2004. One parking area serves both buildings, card or Maestro only — no cash at the exit.
