How early should you get to the airport?
“Two hours domestic, three international” is a blanket rule. Here's what's actually different at each of the busiest US airports: terminals, checkpoints, PreCheck and CLEAR, construction, and how to get there. Every guide lists its sources.
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When are airports busiest? See TSA's hourly numbers and the busiest days to fly.
ATLHartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International AirportAtlanta, GAAUSAustin-Bergstrom International AirportAustin, TXBDLBradley International AirportWindsor Locks, CTBNANashville International AirportNashville, TNBOSBoston Logan International AirportBoston, MABURHollywood Burbank AirportBurbank, CABWIBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall AirportBaltimore, MDCHSCharleston International AirportNorth Charleston, SCCLECleveland Hopkins International AirportCleveland, OHCLTCharlotte Douglas International AirportCharlotte, NCCMHJohn Glenn Columbus International AirportColumbus, OHCVGCincinnati/Northern Kentucky International AirportHebron, KYDCARonald Reagan Washington National AirportArlington, VADENDenver International AirportDenver, CODFWDallas Fort Worth International AirportDallas-Fort Worth, TXDJTPresident Donald J. Trump International Airport, formerly Palm Beach InternationalWest Palm Beach, FLDTWDetroit Metropolitan Wayne County AirportDetroit (Romulus), MIEWRNewark Liberty International AirportNewark, NJFLLFort Lauderdale-Hollywood International AirportFort Lauderdale, FLHNLDaniel K. Inouye International AirportHonolulu, HIIADWashington Dulles International AirportDulles, VAIAHGeorge Bush Intercontinental AirportHouston, TXINDIndianapolis International AirportIndianapolis, INJAXJacksonville International AirportJacksonville, FLJFKJohn F. Kennedy International AirportNew York, NYLASHarry Reid International AirportLas Vegas, NVLAXLos Angeles International AirportLos Angeles, CALGALaGuardia AirportNew York, NYMCIKansas City International AirportKansas City, MOMCOOrlando International AirportOrlando, FLMDWChicago Midway International AirportChicago, ILMIAMiami International AirportMiami, FLMKEMilwaukee Mitchell International AirportMilwaukee, WIMSPMinneapolis-Saint Paul International AirportMinneapolis, MNMSYLouis Armstrong New Orleans International AirportNew Orleans, LAOAKOakland San Francisco Bay AirportOakland, CAOGGKahului AirportKahului, Maui, HIONTOntario International AirportOntario, CAORDChicago O'Hare International AirportChicago, ILPDXPortland International AirportPortland, ORPHLPhiladelphia International AirportPhiladelphia, PAPHXPhoenix Sky Harbor International AirportPhoenix, AZPITPittsburgh International AirportPittsburgh, PARDURaleigh-Durham International AirportRaleigh-Durham, NCRSWSouthwest Florida International AirportFort Myers, FLSANSan Diego International AirportSan Diego, CASATSan Antonio International AirportSan Antonio, TXSEASeattle-Tacoma International AirportSeattle, WASFOSan Francisco International AirportSan Francisco, CASJCSan José Mineta International AirportSan Jose, CASJULuis Muñoz Marín International AirportSan Juan, PRSLCSalt Lake City International AirportSalt Lake City, UTSMFSacramento International AirportSacramento, CASNAJohn Wayne Airport, Orange CountySanta Ana, CASTLSt. Louis Lambert International AirportSt. Louis, MOTPATampa International AirportTampa, FL
Flying home to the US
Passport control on the way out, including the EU's new Entry/Exit System, and which terminal your US flight leaves from.
AMSAmsterdam Airport SchipholAmsterdam, NetherlandsCDGParis Charles de Gaulle AirportParis, FranceCUNCancún International AirportCancún, MexicoDUBDublin AirportDublin, IrelandFCORome Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci AirportRome, ItalyFRAFrankfurt AirportFrankfurt, GermanyLHRLondon Heathrow AirportLondon, United KingdomMADAdolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas AirportMadrid, SpainSJDLos Cabos International AirportSan José del Cabo, MexicoYVRVancouver International AirportVancouver, CanadaYYZToronto Pearson International AirportToronto, Canada
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