quick... how late can you arrive at the airport?

[The_Doc]

Just FYI, because it's on-thread and I was chatting to my brother who flies helicopters....You can arrive up to 90secs before scheduled departure at the London Heliport. But then it does cost the owner/pilot about £400/hr just to sit on the apron

[Equilibrium25]

Otispunkmeyer said:

So not super tight, but still it just adds unnecessary stress to proceedings.

I never understand why people do this. Get to the airport in plenty of time and have a relaxed bite to eat/drink, or have your contingency time soaked up and arrive unflustered and still with some time in hand.

I regularly drop a relative to Heathrow, 100 miles up the M4 from Bristol. When I suggest (insist) on allowing 3 hours for the journey, she looks at me like I am insane every time.