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  • I wish airlines would list a time that I had to be at the airport entrance for - instead of needing to make assumptions about how long check-in, TSA/security, and getting to the gate takes. This would be useful for airports I'm not familiar with. As much as missing one's flight sucks, it isn't much help when you waste 2-3 hours because you're too early.
    – Dai
    Commented Apr 22, 2019 at 18:20
  • @Dai Airlines can't really do that because it varies dramatically even at the same airport for reasons that the airline often won't know in advance. Most airlines do have a time by which you must check in for the flight, though, especially if you're checking baggage. This is typically at least half an hour prior to departure. I've seen as much as 1.5 hours, especially for international airlines that may only have one service from that airport on a particular day and, thus, shut down the check-in counters once they're finished with that flight.
    – reirab
    Commented Apr 22, 2019 at 19:49
  • "The time the gate closes is indeed given on the boarding pass stub, and elsewhere in many places." This is airline-specific. Some do, some don't. It's less common in the U.S. However, all of them will at least tell you "you must be at the gate ready to board by at least X minutes prior to the scheduled departure time."
    – reirab
    Commented Apr 22, 2019 at 19:50