Is 45 mins about right?
THIS! I wear a pair of dress shoes though every major airport in the US. Pre-check and I travel multiple times every week. Only at CLL will those shoes set off the alarm. Glad I'm old, or that damn thing might have sterilized me as they have it turned up so high.AgGunNut said:
Honestly, I'd get there only slightly later than you would for a flight from anywhere else. You just have a quicker drive to the airport.
TSA at Easterwood is VERY thorough compared to bigger airports in my experience, and there's one line for everyone. Most flights are full (so everyone is in line at relatively the same time). Also, the ticket gate personnel move to boarding at a specific time, so there may not be anyone at the ticket counter if you get there too late.
UmustBKidding said:
Don't show up 45 minutes before a flight if you are checking a bag. TSA requires the checked bags to be closed out 45 minutes before the flight to be screened and will not accept any more. They don't always enforce that but many times do. I have several times had one of my kids traveling for work with items that had to be checked show up an hour before a flight with a line at The counter or 40 minutes before and no line and they refuse to check his bag. Then I have to race him to Houston or worse.
You don't have to be there two hours before to check a bag but you have to be there more than 45 and aware if there might be some activities that will make the ticket counter crazy.
The beginning of spring break or the go home week of professional and international fire school two hours would be the minimum recommend.
And you get 2 additional segments. For business travelers, it all about the miles/segments!jeffk said:
I 100% prefer dealing with an extra plane change flying out of Easterwood than driving down to IAH or Austin and having to park and wait through their security lines.
IAH. Don't need to eat or shop. Don't even need a restroom break. Just want to make sure I make that flight. Since United offers it, they must agree that it's doable, I guess!jeffk said:
Which airport is the connection in? I think that's plenty of time to get from gate to gate in either IAH or DFW. You won't have time to eat or shop, but it should be enough to transfer.