Tag: Airports

A lot of things can make or break your experience at an airport. Long lines, fussy security, mediocre food options, or even airport location all color our experiences when flying across the country.

For that reason alone, many like to keep their time in airports as short as possible because often, the experience sucks! And yet, there are some airports that prove to be the exception to the rule. Whether they’re a breeze to navigate, never have long lines, or have a quality of life feature that are essential to your travel, we all have at least one airport we are ride or die for.

MORE: How early should you arrive at an airport? A FTW debate.

Inspired yet again by a recent tweet, I once again asked my fellow coworkers here at For The Win to debate the best and worst airports across the United States. Let’s get into it!

Airports can be stressful places. Between getting through TSA, having to deal with delays, and the general stress of time limits, airports can be quite anxiety-inducing if you don’t have a foolproof plan of attack.

Of course, something that can reduce your stress levels at the airport is arriving early enough so that you have plenty of time to get through security and get to your gate without much urgency. That being said, “early” is relative and everyone’s definitions of the word will differ depending on their comfort levels.

Inspired by a recent tweet, I polled a good portion of the For The Win staff to determine how early you should arrive at an airport, among other flight etiquette questions. Let’s dive into the results!