Originally Posted by
Cholula
In MDZ, (
indufan, figure that one out w/o looking it up!

), we weren't permitted past security and allowed into the boarding area until 20 minutes or so before the flight.
Primarily because the boarding area wasn't much larger than a phone booth and a previous flight was being loaded.
The situation is similar in small airports such as Jackson Hole, Wyoming and Watertown, New York.
Yes, I said Watertown, New York, and this was before Delta Air Lines served that destination...
...hint, hint...