International Connection in DCA

[Yordai Dooma]

If i am flying into DCA from Canada on Air Canada and connecting with a UA flight to ORD...I am going to have to go through customs in DCA as that is where i am entering. Would 1 hour and 24 minutes be too short to get my bags, go through customs and get to my connecting flight?

Does anyone know DCA and whether AC and UA are different terminals? Will i have to go through security again?

[me]

As far as I know DCA isnt such a big airport (ive only been to dulles)

Are you flying from YYZ or YUL? If yes, you will go through customs before you board the plane to DCA...

[Yordai Dooma]

As far as I know DCA isnt such a big airport (ive only been to dulles)

Are you flying from YYZ or YUL? If yes, you will go through customs before you board the plane to DCA...

Flying from YOW. Would i go through customs there as well?

Is flying from Canada different than flying from Switzerland or Germany?
Wont i have to get my bags in DCA, go through the whole game, and then recheck them again?

[me]

I never flew out of YOW but its probably like YYZ and YUL where they have US customs before you board and they land as a domestic flight in the US. It works really well!

(So no it wouldnt be like coming international)

[steve2]

 Depending on the time of ones flight alot of the DUB (Dublin) to US flights also get preclearance even into EWR

 I didnt know DCA even had a Customs & Imm

[Yordai Dooma]

I looked into it some more...it seems all CAN-USA flights are cleared through customs before boarding the plane.

In that case, would 1 hour 24 minutes be enough time in DCA transferring from an AC flight to a UA flight? Anyone know how the terminals and security are set up there?

[eliteflyer]

There is no customs and immigration at DCA. You will clear customs at YOW

[damaxer91]

[KVS Availability Tool 5.4.0/Diamond - Reference: Minimum Connection Time [MCT]: DCA]

                                         ** EXCEPTIONS EXIST **
                                                      DD  DI  ID  II  
STANDARD:         DCA                        045 060 060 060  
INTER-AIRPORT:   DCA  TO  IAD           180 180 180 180  
                         IAD  TO  DCA           180 180 180 180  
**END OF DISPLAY**                                              

[Yordai Dooma]

[KVS Availability Tool 5.4.0/Diamond - Reference: Minimum Connection Time [MCT]: DCA]

                                         ** EXCEPTIONS EXIST **
                                                      DD  DI  ID  II   
STANDARD:         DCA                        045 060 060 060 
INTER-AIRPORT:   DCA  TO  IAD           180 180 180 180 
                         IAD  TO  DCA           180 180 180 180 
**END OF DISPLAY**                                             

Interesting. Where did you get that from? and how does it work?

[moish]

better yet, what does it mean?

[steve2]

 KVS is a paid service that shows alot of stuff started up by a FlyerTalker go to FT and search around I think the 1st moth is a free trail period

[damaxer91]

KVS is a paid service that shows alot of stuff started up by a FlyerTalker go to FT and search around I think the 1st moth is a free trail period

KVS is the single greatest invention since Kosher Hot Dogs at Yankee Stadium

Though it may be hard to use for those who are not in the "industry"

[SuperFlyer]

The free trial is not fully (enough) functional.

To Moish, you are right, not very clear. The numbers are minutes I suppose.

As IAD is the main airport and not very big, and made a couple of 1:40 mins transfers (coming for intl) I believe it cannot be a problem in DCA.

[Dan]

[KVS Availability Tool 5.4.0/Diamond - Reference: Minimum Connection Time [MCT]: DCA]

                                         ** EXCEPTIONS EXIST **
                                                      DD  DI  ID  II   
STANDARD:         DCA                        045 060 060 060 
INTER-AIRPORT:   DCA  TO  IAD           180 180 180 180 
                         IAD  TO  DCA           180 180 180 180 
**END OF DISPLAY**                                             

better yet, what does it mean?

D=Domestic
I=International.

So 45 minutes is the minimum connect time for a domestic/domestic connection, 60 minutes for any flight with an international leg, and 3 hours for a DCA/IAD connection.

[moish]

aha. is this accurate? 45 mins seems a bit long

[SuperFlyer]

aha. is this accurate? 45 mins seems a bit long

there is the official time, meaning, if you booked a flight under that and it goes wrong, there is no one to cry to...

If someone would have bothered to chap the gadlus of my LX trips, you would see loads of 25 mins stops (not connections, as the flights weren't connecting ones in the 'lomdes' of tix)