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Old Mar 6, 2015 | 5:53 pm
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dchristiva
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Originally Posted by SpammersAreScum
I had a 0550 Delta flight out of IAD on Sun Feb 8. No line to check in at kiosk, and I was 2nd in line in the Precheck line a few minutes before 0430. It opened a few minutes after 0430, at which point there were maybe 3-4 people behind me.

So, yeah, 0430 would be plenty early; 0500 should be ok but I'm not sure I'd push it that far.
I'm a pretty relaxed traveler, but, for an int'l flight, 5:00 am seems a little snug. I'd split the difference at 4:45 am.
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