Originally Posted by arollins

Thanks, I wanted to make sure everyone understands this, with 2 security screening being done, 4 check in procedures, 1 to get boarding ticket, 2 to enter terminal, 3 to clear US Customs, 4 to actually enter gate area.
You can certainly see there is some time involved here, and that is not including if you want to do some duty free shopping, exchange currency, get something to eat/drink, bathroom stop, etc.