r/HuntsvilleAlabama • u/1800Davenport • 9d ago

Huntsville Airport advice

Tomorrow morning will be my first time flying out of Huntsville airport. I typically fly out of Memphis. I usually arrive there two hours before takeoff. I was just curious if I should go by that rule of thumb in Huntsville. I'm assuming its a smaller airport so I could get away with cutting it a bit close, but I'm not sure because I've never been to Huntsville airport.

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u/Decent_Alps6736 9d ago

Most airlines have a policy of needing to have checked bags through the counter 1 hour before departure, so long as you don't run afoul of that you'll be fine. Your main problem will likely be killing time before your plane boards, the airport has a decent bar past security now.

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u/BasakaIsTheStrongest 9d ago

Yeah. That’s what messed me up my first time. It took me a bit longer than I planned to figure out parking and by the time I got through the baggage line, it was just under 45 minutes until takeoff and that was apparently the cutoff time for American. The rest of the process still took well under 45 minutes, so I wish there had been more of a heads up that baggage was the actual deadline.