Originally Posted by Road King
Mrs Road King and I will be returning to ORD from FCO on Mon 4/10 at 3:05 P.M. How much time do we need to allow for clearing customs before our flight to ICT? The ICT flights are all ER4 regional aircraft so boarding usually is no big deal. The reason for the question, there's a 4:19 P.M. or an 8:05 P.M. choice and naturally, we'd prefer the 4:19 P.M. I know that's not a lot of time, but is it possible? Thanks
It's possible if:
your flight is on time
no checked luggage
you are one of the first people of your FCO flight
you walk fast - depending on the gate it could be one long walk to the customs hall
there are no other major flights arriving just before you
Coming into gate M5(long walk) in J on 763 I made it to the FL at the end of the K terminal in about 30-35 minutes and that wasn't only once, but I didn't have checked luggage. The one time I did, it took about 15-20 minutes for the carousel to start and another 10 or so minutes for my case to arrive, so you can see the difference.