Originally Posted by
im.daniel
Hi FT,
I have a 6 hour layover in Saipan (GUM-SPN-ICN); can I possibly clear customs and check out the place for a few hours before returning to the airport? Sorry for the trivial question - I don't really know how customs works in these US Commonwealth States.
No problem. Actually, when I did the same connection (November 2010) I was given no choice but to clear customs and leave the airport. Unfortunately I also had no choice but to pick up my checked bag and wait until the OZ check in opened. It was a 9pm-3am connection so there was not much activity going on. I chatted with a TSA officer for a while, and dropped my suitcase in a bush while I went for a walk in the area. There are some free wifi networks available in some random spots (at least there was in November 2011), so that's how I entertained myself the remaining time.
If you need transport and you are doing the overnight connection, make sure that you figure out in advance how that is going to work, because the place was pretty dead.