Jacksonville International Airport is closed until further notice due to a fire in a parking garage, which started earlier today, Friday, May 16 2025 and resulted in delayed or canceled flights.
Jacksonville International Airport Closed Until Further Notice Due to Fire in Parking Garage: May 16 2025 Travel Alert
The following information is currently on the official Internet web site of Jacksonville International Airport:
Due to a fire emergency in the parking garage, the airport is closed at this time.
The cause of the fire — which is still raging out of control in the parking garage for hourly parking — is not yet known at the time this article was published. The Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department is currently on the scene fighting the fire and attempting to extinguish it as soon as possible. At least 50 cars were involved in the fire, which was reportedly started by a lithium battery in one of the cars.
The latest message from the official X account of Jacksonville International Airport is that:
The Hourly Garage is still closed, but other parking facilities (Daily Garage, Daily Surface Lot and Economy Lots) are accessible. Airport shuttle buses will take them to their vehicles. The pick-up location is the pre-arranged/premier parking lot on the lower level of Baggage Claim.
Final Boarding Call
At this time, no airlines have officially issued any travel alerts or travel waivers.
Meanwhile, be sure to contact your airline or transportation provider for the latest information pertaining to your travels — if they are adversely affected and if they offer other airports as alternatives — and please: travel safely.
Source: Jacksonville International Airport.
