IAD security wait times - Saturday night?
Jun 24, 2014, 7:32 am
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IAD security wait times - Saturday night?
A good friend of mine is flying IAD-MUC-JNB on Lufthansa this coming Saturday night. Flight leaves at 10:20 PM, but she'll be in somewhat of a rush coming from a wedding reception in Loudoun County that doesn't end until after 8:00 PM.
I told her what I'd do in her situation is check in online Friday night; then stop by IAD before the wedding, park in the hourly lot, and check her bag around 6 PM (does LH check-in open that early?) Then she can have a relative, who will also be at the wedding, drop her off at the terminal door at 8:45-9:00.
It's been several years since I've flown out of IAD in the late evening. Any predictions on how long TSA lines will be around 9 PM on a Saturday?
I told her what I'd do in her situation is check in online Friday night; then stop by IAD before the wedding, park in the hourly lot, and check her bag around 6 PM (does LH check-in open that early?) Then she can have a relative, who will also be at the wedding, drop her off at the terminal door at 8:45-9:00.
It's been several years since I've flown out of IAD in the late evening. Any predictions on how long TSA lines will be around 9 PM on a Saturday?
Jun 30, 2014, 1:50 pm
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Plus, Lufthansa is just up the stairs from the Terminal B exit of the Aero-train - no long schlep as for C/D gates on United.
(whoops - well, looks like the OP's friend made - or didn't - her flight; for future reference).
(whoops - well, looks like the OP's friend made - or didn't - her flight; for future reference).
Jul 1, 2014, 8:26 pm
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Honestly, in the dozen or so times I've gone through security at IAD, no matter the time of day or day, I've never encountered more than a 5-10 minute line. They tend to get people through there pretty quickly.
Jul 15, 2014, 6:01 pm
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IAD is only busy 2-5pm+ due to the outbound Europe heavies. Security lines can sometime get (or look) pretty ugly. Even Pre-check backs up then - maybe 15-20 minutes to get through pre-check vs 5 minutes rest of the day.