Never flown out of Midway before in Chicago. Taking a 6am flight Monday morning with Southwest. How early do I need to get there with TSA precheck?

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Am I the only be who lives on the edge and shows up an hour before lol

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I’m the same way - I like to be in the airport for as little time as possible!

In case anyone is wondering, got to the airport at 4:57. It’s 5;04 now and I’m heading to the terminal. Now I have 40 mins to kill. 💤💤

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Haha nice have a safe flight!

If you have checked bags 3 hrs if not 2hrs.

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It’s domestic and I’m only taking a carry on. Is security really that bad at Midway that I need to get there 2 hrs before?

I get through in like 15 minutes, tops. I still arrive 90 minutes early, but most of that is hanging out and then boarding time.

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Thanks! With a 6am flight, I don’t want to do much hanging out. Would like to minimize time at the airport and then knock out on the plane 💤

I flew out of midway last week. I tend to go hour before boarding which means hour and a half before flight.

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Pre-check does not open at MDW until 4:30 AM, FYI

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Good luck with southwest. I avoid them at all cost.

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Same, I’ve always had a good experience with them personally, and will still continue to use them (and have upcoming flights with them).
(Granted, I know they’ve had issues, especially even on flights that departed directly after mine)

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Definitely don’t need 2-3 hours early with pre check... lol

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3 hours sounds absolutely crazy but I’ve never flown out of midway

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Thanks everyone for the input. Since this flight is so early, I want to minimize time at the airport and to just knock out once I get on the plane. Was wondering how busy TSA will be on a Monday if I get there at 4:45-5am.

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Yeah I would agree, 3hrs for checked bags.

I would get there around 5am - I fly SW out of Midway with pre-check exclusively and haven’t had a problem. This is of course if you go right through security to boarding…

Plan to arrive by 5:15am

If you’re not living on the edge with business travel, you’re doing it wrong. The answer is 5am if you want to guarantee in all scenarios you board on time (that’s what rookies do). 5:15 if you want to 100% guarantee you make the flight and have a 90% chance of boarding right on time with the A group.

If you’re not checking in anything - just get there by 5am - your flight may leave at 6 but boarding starts about 10-15 min before, and then account for roughly 15 min for pre check. Pre check might take you a little longer depending on how packed it is that day, so the buffer time you have there is perfect, esp if you ended up needing to use the bathroom quickly or get a quick coffee.

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