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Old May 19, 2014, 3:54 pm
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Originally Posted by carlosdca
IMO, for a PLATINUM like you with business check-in privileges, 5 hours before departure time as suggested above is EXCESSIVE.

I'd suggest arriving at the airport not more than 3 hours before departure time, i.e. plan to be AT the airport at 10:55PM.

If you are in Miraflores or San Isidro, the trip to the airport should be ~45mins. Plan to leave your hotel or place of stay at ~10PM.
+1. Check-in was a breeze. The only thing that took long was to clear Immigration since there aren't any "priority lines" except for the elderly, disabled, and pregnant.
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Old May 20, 2014, 2:01 am
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Originally Posted by linglingfool
How so?
The checkin area is restricted to travelers but not the area between checkin and security where are most shops and restaurants. Therefore, the same folks that cruise around on the outside is also on your way between the chekin area and security.
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Old May 20, 2014, 10:58 am
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Originally Posted by FabrizioB
The checkin area is restricted to travelers but not the area between checkin and security where are most shops and restaurants. Therefore, the same folks that cruise around on the outside is also on your way between the chekin area and security.
Not necessarily, as there are often officials checking tickets and documentation before you can even go up the escalator.

However, the only reason to get to the airport five hours early is if you think it's going to take that long to get through security and emigration procedures. As others have mentioned, even if the lines are long, three hours will be more than enough to get through.
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Old Jun 15, 2014, 9:51 am
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Originally Posted by carlosdca
IMO, for a PLATINUM like you with business check-in privileges, 5 hours before departure time as suggested above is EXCESSIVE.

I'd suggest arriving at the airport not more than 3 hours before departure time, i.e. plan to be AT the airport at 10:55PM.

If you are in Miraflores or San Isidro, the trip to the airport should be ~45mins. Plan to leave your hotel or place of stay at ~10PM.
Thanks for your help. Update: I ended up leaving my hotel in Miraflores at 11:15 PM, got to the airport in about 30 minutes, and was at the gate by about 12:15 AM. There are several international flights that leave Lima between midnight and 2AM, so the airport was busy, but everything went smoothly.

By the way, the airport felt completely safe to me once you get inside the front doors. Outside is a little sketchy.
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