***Official 2022 Weather Thread***

Parent just landed there and said it was 5 min from landing to car. I'd bet 90 min from departure is plenty.
Sounds good. Supposed to fly out Friday from MSP but oldest lives in IC area. Can’t take off all Thursday he said so wondering if we can fly him from there to MSP on Thursday evening
 
What I’m reading about this storm is that snow totals don’t matter. It’s gonna be ******, cold weather for a few days and you’re going to want to make sure you have your Christmas shopping done — food and presents both. It’ll become more hospitable on the 24th but the bounce back effect from shoppers who couldn’t shop the 22nd and 23rd is going to be insane for retail.

I would argue that 10-12" of snow matters quite a lot compared to 2-4". If it truly ends up that bad and lasts until Friday, nobody's going anywhere on Christmas Eve either, because they'll still be digging out of their own driveways, and even if they accomplish that the roads will still be in terrible shape and littered with abandoned cars.
 
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Any of you peeps flown out of Cedar Rapids? Wondering how early you have to show up for their flights.

I generally count on an hour as I would rather be there and wait then be stressed. That being said if flying Allegiant I would add maybe a half hour to that as usually their check-in desk staff also works the desk at the air bridge or the ground handling.
 
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I would argue that 10-12" of snow matters quite a lot compared to 2-4". If it truly ends up that bad and lasts until Friday, nobody's going anywhere on Christmas Eve either, because they'll still be digging out of their own driveways, and even if they accomplish that the roads will still be in terrible shape and littered with abandoned cars.
This. Snow amounts matter a lot. A couple of inches and you can't drive while the snow is blowing. A foot and you can't drive while the snow is blowing, and then you have to wait for several more days while the plows clear everything out.
 
Any of you peeps flown out of Cedar Rapids? Wondering how early you have to show up for their flights.

You don't have to be that early. I always am because I'm super cautious, but I think you can check in, check a bag and get to the game in under 30 minutes. Sometimes its 10 minutes.
 
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I generally count on an hour as I would rather be there and wait then be stressed. That being said if flying Allegiant I would add maybe a half hour to that as usually their check-in desk staff also works the desk at the air bridge or the ground handling.
All carry on for this flight.
 
We had my family's big Christmas this past Saturday. On some level I was bummed because it's the gathering I look forward to the most and to do it first, and early, meant everything else that followed was kind of a letdown. Looks like a pretty brilliant move now, though.

And we do a liquor exchange gift so the bar is well stocked for this weekend.
 
Guess I'll pray kids can go to daycare next two days. Got work **** to get done too. Come on flu shot. Combat the toddler sneezes directly to the face.
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