PS Private Terminals Now at DFW and Miami, With Salon Entry at $1,295

PS, a company that runs private terminals for passengers flying on regular commercial airlines, now operates at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) and Miami International Airport (MIA). The DFW terminal opened on June 1 and the Miami one followed later that month, Condé Nast Traveler reported.

Customers check in, clear TSA security and, on international trips, customs and immigration inside the PS building, then ride in a car across the airfield to the plane. Access costs $1,295 per person without a membership, and a private suite for up to four people costs $4,950.

What it means for travelers at DFW and Miami

Passengers in Dallas and Miami can now pay to avoid the main terminal entirely. PS staff check bags in with the airline, a control room tracks delays and talks to flight crews, and drivers take guests between the private building and the aircraft. PS says it is the only company in the United States with a private partnership with both TSA and CBP (U.S. Customs and Border Protection), so the screening inside its terminals is a real TSA checkpoint where guests go through one at a time.

The DFW terminal covers 12,200 square feet in a gated facility next to Corporate Aviation at the airport. The Miami terminal is 34,000 square feet and sits in the restored former headquarters of Pan Am, which opened in 1964 and also housed the airline’s training college for flight attendants. The building stood empty for 15 years and was set to be demolished before PS restored it. In March 2026 it was added to the National Register of Historic Places as part of the “Pan American Airways Historic District.”

How much PS costs and how memberships work

PS sells access in tiers, according to Condé Nast Traveler:

• No membership: $1,295 per person for the shared lounge, called the Salon, or $4,950 for a Private Suite.
• Salon Membership: $1,250 a year, with Salon access at $995 per person and a Private Suite at $4,950.
• All Access Membership: $4,850 a year, with Salon access at $895 per person and a Private Suite at $3,650.

The Salon is for guests 21 and over because it serves alcohol, so groups traveling with anyone younger must book a Private Suite. Pets are allowed in all PS terminals. Every reservation has to be made at least 24 hours before departure.

Who the service is for

PS chief executive Amina Belouizdad Porter said celebrities are a very small share of customers. Most are premium business travelers, families and people paying for a special trip, she told the magazine. Porter compared a first-class round trip between Los Angeles and New York, which she put at around $4,000, with about $100,000 for the same trip on a private jet, and said PS aims at travelers in that gap.

She also said the service makes little sense for a solo traveler with no checked bags on a short weekend flight. In her view it fits long flights, complicated routes, and groups with many bags, children or older parents who need help.

Where else PS operates

The company started at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) in 2017 under the name “The Private Suite” and renamed itself PS in 2020. It opened a terminal at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) in 2023 before adding Dallas and Miami this year.

Source: Condé Nast Traveler