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Hey folks whoever had a recent experience departing from the new and improved airport…. How long does it take to get thru the security and to the gates? We have no check in luggage so just with a carry on- is 1,5 hours enough? Our flight is at 5:15pm and we are thinking of getting there at around 3:30-3:45pm..

That was more than enough time on a Friday in December. We had checked in online and had our boarding passes on our phones. We were through everything and enjoying a drink at the bar in less than 30 minutes.

I left yesterday and arrived a little less than 2 hours early. That was plenty of time and I had a checked bag and incompetent passengers holding up the line. I will post a report on my departure experience shortly. I would not it too close on a Saturday.

Just wanted to post an update. We left the island on Friday at 5:15pm Air Canada flight. Our friends had a flight to Miami at 3:20pm, we dropped them off at around 1:30. They texted us saying that they went thru security and everything else in about 20 minutes. No lines at all. We got to the airport at around 3:30-4pm. Went thru security and passport control in about 10-15 minutes. None of us had any check in luggage, carry one only.
Awesome, love the new airport!

We left sxm last Friday on AA to Charlotte on the 2:45 flight. Arrived at the airport around noon. We had to check in at the desk because AA's website would not let us check in for our second flight from Charlotte to Detroit. Only one person ahead of us in line. Got our luggage checked and our boarding passes for both flights and we're having lunch by 12:30. Love the new airport. Many good memories of the one before Irma, and the one around Louis which had no air conditioning and you sweltered while waiting for your flight, sitting on the floor leaning against a wall because there was never enough seating.