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Top tips for traveling families As Will Rogers World Airport continues to serve more passengers and as air travel increases, make sure to revisit these tips before your next flight: • Arrive at least 90 minutes to two hours ahead of when your flight boards (not when it’s scheduled to take off). Oftentimes passengers think that because Will Rogers is a smaller airport, they can arrive closer to take-off time, but Hamm advises that can result in missed flights. • Leave yourself plenty of time if you’ll be parking a car, especially when traveling during a holiday or school break. • Will Rogers World Airport is not a 24/7 operation. While staff is onsite 24/7, TSA closes as soon as the last flight leaves for the night (usually around 8 to 8:30 p.m.) and doesn’t reopen until 3:30 to 4 a.m. That means if you’re traveling on a later evening flight, ensure you arrive before 8 p.m. or security will be closed. • The busiest time of day at the airport for departures is 5 to 8 a.m. If you have a 5 a.m. flight, arrive between 3:30 and 4 a.m., when TSA opens, so you have time to get through security. • The lunch hour, from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., is a busy time for arrivals, which means traffic can be heavy and you’ll need extra time for parking and/or getting dropped off. • Make sure to have your valid, up-to-date driver’s license if flying domestically and your passport and proper documentation if flying internationally. • Double check what you can and can’t pack in your carry-on on your airlines’ website. • If you plan to travel with a firearm (only allowable in your checked luggage), call the airline you’re flying for the proper regulations on how to pack it. Each airline has different requirements. • Pack your patience. And snacks. Air travel is still fairly unstable, with pilot shortages and technology glitches translating to more delays than pre- pandemic times. Learn more about Will Rogers World Airport and stay up to date with coming upgrades at flyokc.com .
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