When should you get to the airport? Experts weigh in during record-breaking travel week

With record numbers of holiday travelers expected to take — or have already taken — flights​ this weekend, WTOP hit the airport to ask: How early should you arrive for a flight?

“I’m a planner. So I’d say two hours,” passenger Christina Benson told WTOP.

“For me, that seems to be the magic number, yeah,” agreed fellow traveler Mychael Willon.

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA), most transportation experts and most major airports all say two hours prior to departure is ideal.