How early to MSY for flight departing on a Friday afternoon? Best choice for parking?

Time of flight? Precheck? Priority access? Airline?

Are you parking?

Now that you say you are parking obviously longer. I always try to avoid parking there if I can. I'd rather spend extra on an Uber there and back than park there.

However, I would give yourself at least 120-90 minutes even if that may be overkill.

Flew to Dallas Friday on a busy Labor Day weekend

Got to Park N Fly 2 hours before flight ~5pm (thank god I had reserved parking because they weren’t taking any more “walkins”)

Not having to check bags and already had boarding passes on phones, we were both through security by 5:40ish

I had precheck but had to wait on my wife in the regular line for about 15 minutes.

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Got to Park N Fly 2 hours before flight

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This is the way to go. Cheaper than parking in the airport garage and the shuttle picks you up at your car usually pretty quickly.

Being a tourist and convention city, the security lines at MSY vary greatly depending if there is an event or convention in town. And a lot of the really big conventions aren't even well publicized to locals.

I find the Long Term parking at MSY to be only a bit more expensive than the Park N Fly etc lots. Their advertised price is cheap, but they add on all sorts of fees and taxes. The price marked at Long Term parking is what it is and includes everything.

I like to be driving into the LT parking garage 90 min before flight. I don't have pre-check and generally don't have to check a bag. That gives me enough time to park, get through security, grab a bite to eat or drink, and catch the plane. I hate having to feel rushed in the airport.