Originally Posted by
Mountain Trader
I just went thru an Atlanta international arrival. I was surprised at how fast and pleasant it was to go thru immigration and customs.
What time did you arrive into ATL? Fast is typically not part of the vocabulary at ATL Immigration.
Past several trips through, I've encountered 1 hour queues just to reach the initial "immigration" both. Lines sometimes snake beyond established queues back towards inbound gate areas & moving sidewalks.
By the time you get downstairs, luggage is already waiting.
On my last trip through, it took 2 hrs from landing to TSA checkpoint in concourse E.
You either hit ATL off-peak or you just got lucky.
Good thing is ATL CBP agents are normally friendly and professional.