Originally Posted by
envoy245
I've been calling since Monday for an in-person appointment. I was finally able to get an appointment at the Boston office for next Tuesday morning when they open. I'm flying from DCA. Should I find a flight that departs after 5PM Tuesday? Should I plan to stay through Wednesday?
So you have to stay in Boston until you get your passport, then get to DCA to fly out? For a 5pm departure it means flying out of B

S by 2:30pm at the
absolute latest for a 5pm flight out of DCA and encountering no delays. Calculate as per your desired departure time. Oh - and that also presumes your passport will be ready on Tuesday in time to pick it up and get to the airport to fly out. Sometimes they are available same-day, sometimes not. Granted, empirical evidence suggests an earlier appointment is more likely to yield a same day passport. Still, I think Wednesday is a better choice.