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Minimum connection times

Airlines publish minimum connect times (MCT) per airport, terminal, and ticket. Use this table as a planning floor when you compare layovers. Add buffer for immigration, bags, and separate tickets.

Typical planning minimums in minutes for selected hubs
HubDomestic-styleInternational-style
AMSAmsterdam5570
ATLAtlanta6090
AUHAbu Dhabi6090
BKKBangkok90120
BOGBogotá90120
BOMMumbai90120
BOSBoston6090
BWIBaltimore6090
CDGParis CDG6090
CLTCharlotte4590
DELDelhi90120
DENDenver6090
DFWDallas/Fort Worth6090
DOHDoha6090
DTWDetroit6090
DXBDubai6090
EWRNewark6090
FRAFrankfurt6090
GRUSão Paulo90120
HKGHong Kong6090
IADWashington Dulles6090
IAHHouston6090
ICNSeoul Incheon6090
ISTIstanbul6075
JFKNew York JFK6090
JNBJohannesburg90120
LASLas Vegas6090
LAXLos Angeles60120
LHRLondon Heathrow6090
LIMLima90120
MADMadrid6090
MCOOrlando6090
MEXMexico City90120
MIAMiami6090
MSPMinneapolis6090
MUCMunich4560
NBONairobi90120
NRTTokyo Narita6090
ORDChicago O'Hare6090
PDXPortland OR6090
PHLPhiladelphia6090
PHXPhoenix6090
PTYPanama City90120
SEASeattle6090
SFOSan Francisco60120
SINSingapore6090
SLCSalt Lake City6090
YVRVancouver6090
YYZToronto Pearson6090
ZRHZurich6090

These numbers are internal heuristics for trip planning on layover.ing™. Your ticket, carrier, and airport ops set the real limit. When in doubt, pick a longer layover.

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