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At the gate with time to spare.

Flight anxiety isn't about flying. It's about the two hours before. Did I pack everything? How bad is security? What if there's traffic? A backward plan doesn't make those worries disappear. But it replaces "what if" with "when." And that's usually enough.

Why "leave 2 hours early" isn't a plan

Two hours early for what? Leaving the house? Arriving at the airport? Getting through security? The generic advice doesn't account for the 30 minutes of packing, the 40-minute drive, or the TSA line that's 15 minutes on Tuesday and 90 minutes on Friday. You need a plan that starts from gate close and works backward through every real step.

From gate close to "start packing"

Ready Time starts at the one time that's fixed: when the gate closes. From there it subtracts boarding, security buffer, the drive, loading the car, and packing. You get a notification for each step. The first one, "start packing," is the only decision you need to make. Everything after that is just following the plan.

Catch a Flight
1:00 PM
30 min Pack & double-check 9:50 AM
10 min Load the car 10:20 AM
40 min Drive to airport 10:30 AM
10 min Park & shuttle 11:10 AM
45 min Security & TSA 11:20 AM
15 min Walk to gate 12:05 PM
30 min Boarding 12:20 PM
Catch a Flight 1:00 PM
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Ready Time

You know what you need to do. Ready Time tells you when.

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