Nogales (OLS) Airport Car Service

OLS (Nogales International Airport) sits in Nogales in Santa Cruz County, Arizona about 5 miles north of the Mexico border, accessible via Interstate 19 and SR 82. The airport is owned and operated by the City of Nogales. There is no scheduled commercial service. OLS handles corporate charter, flight training, and general aviation operations serving the broader Santa Cruz County corridor including the Nogales produce industry, the Mariposa Port of Entry, and the broader Southern Arizona Mexico border corridor. Our chauffeurs stage at the terminal area for charter and FBO pickups.

OLS to downtown Nogales runs about 10 to 15 minutes via Interstate 19 southbound, and OLS to the Dennis DeConcini Port of Entry (the downtown pedestrian and commercial vehicle border crossing into Nogales, Sonora, Mexico) runs about 10 to 15 minutes. We handle daily transfers to area hotels including the Holiday Inn Express Nogales and the Best Western Sonora Inn.

Yes. The Mariposa Port of Entry (the major commercial vehicle border crossing between Nogales Arizona and Nogales Sonora Mexico, the largest port of entry for fresh produce entering the United States from Mexico, with hundreds of millions of dollars of fresh produce crossing through Mariposa each year) runs about 5 to 10 minutes from OLS via the Mariposa Road. We handle daily Customs Broker transfers, produce industry executive logistics, and the broader Mariposa Port of Entry pickup logistics.

Yes. Nogales is the largest fresh produce entry point on the United States Mexico border, with Mariposa Port of Entry handling hundreds of millions of dollars of Mexican fresh produce annually (tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, squash, grapes, watermelons) destined for grocery distribution across the United States. We hold standing accounts with major Nogales Customs Brokers, produce distributor executive teams, and the Fresh Produce Association of the Americas member base.

Yes. Patagonia Lake State Park (the 250 acre lake in the Patagonia Sonoita Creek Preserve, popular for boating, fishing, and birding, with the legendary Sonoita Wine Country surrounding) runs about 30 to 40 minutes from OLS via SR 82 eastbound. We handle daily state park visitor transfers and the broader Sonoita Patagonia Wine Country pickup logistics.

Yes. Tubac (the historic Spanish presidio town founded in 1752, now home to the Tubac Center of the Arts and dozens of galleries) and Tumacacori National Historical Park (the National Park Service site preserving the Tumacacori Mission ruins, one of three 18th century Spanish colonial Catholic missions along the Santa Cruz River) both run about 15 to 25 minutes from OLS via Interstate 19 northbound. We handle daily Spanish colonial heritage tour transfers.

Yes. Holy Cross Hospital Nogales (the primary hospital serving Santa Cruz County and the broader Nogales border community, part of the Carondelet Health Network) runs about 10 to 15 minutes from OLS via Interstate 19 southbound. We handle patient transfers, visiting physician transport, family member airport pickups for extended hospital stays, and corporate transfers.

Yes. Santa Cruz County hosts a deep corporate base anchored by the Nogales produce industry, the Mariposa Port of Entry Customs Brokers community, the broader Sonoita Patagonia Wine Country tourism corridor, and dozens of cross border manufacturing and logistics firms. We hold standing accounts with several Santa Cruz County corporate flight departments running daily OLS rotations.

Nogales fresh produce season runs from October through May, with peak demand during the December through March winter produce season when the majority of US winter tomatoes, peppers, and cucumbers cross through Mariposa Port of Entry. We recommend two to three weeks of lead time for peak produce season SUV and Sprinter bookings.

Yes. Dispatch runs around the clock with a live human on the line, and we operate red eye corporate charter arrivals, 4 am Mariposa Port of Entry early morning Customs Brokers transfers, and late night Mariposa commercial vehicle border crossing pickup logistics. There is no surcharge for late night or early morning service on standard bookings.