What time to be at the airport
One arrive-by time for your flight, not “get there two hours early.” Pick an airport below for representative times built from its own terminal layout and security profile. Then check your exact flight for the answer that accounts for your terminal, your bag, and your security lane.
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All 61 Airports
- ABQEasy Security
- ATLComplex Security
- AUSModerate Security
- BDLEasy Security
- BNAModerate Security
- BOSModerate Security
- BUREasy Security
- BWIModerate Security
- CHSEasy Security
- CLEEasy Security
- CLTModerate Security
- CMHEasy Security
- CVGModerate Security
- DALEasy Security
- DCAModerate Security
- DENModerate Security
- DFWModerate Security
- DJTEasy Security
- DTWModerate Security
- EWRComplex Security
- FLLModerate Security
- HNLModerate Security
- HOUEasy Security
- IADModerate Security
- IAHModerate Security
- INDEasy Security
- JAXEasy Security
- JFKComplex Security
- KOAEasy Security
- LASModerate Security
- LAXComplex Security
- LGAModerate Security
- MCIEasy Security
- MCOModerate Security
- MDWEasy Security
- MIAModerate Security
- MKEEasy Security
- MSPModerate Security
- MSYEasy Security
- OAKEasy Security
- OGGEasy Security
- ONTEasy Security
- ORDComplex Security
- PDXModerate Security
- PHLModerate Security
- PHXModerate Security
- PITModerate Security
- RDUEasy Security
- RSWEasy Security
- SANModerate Security
- SATEasy Security
- SEAModerate Security
- SFOModerate Security
- SJCEasy Security
- SJUModerate Security
- SLCModerate Security
- SMFEasy Security
- SNAEasy Security
- SRQEasy Security
- STLModerate Security
- TPAModerate Security
Don’t see your airport? BoardFlight still works for any US flight. An airport without a detailed profile falls back to a conservative one for its size and security difficulty, and the result tells you which you are getting. Enter your flight number on the home page, or read how the profiles are built in the methodology.