Compare when online check-in opens and closes for 98 airlines. Sorted by earliest check-in availability.
Check-In Opening Times
- American Airlines — Opens 24 hours before departure, Closes 45 minutes before domestic flights, 90 minutes before international flights
- Delta Air Lines — Opens 24 hours before departure, Closes 45 minutes before domestic flights, 60 minutes before international flights
- United Airlines — Opens 24 hours before departure, Closes 45 minutes before domestic flights, 60 minutes before international flights
- Southwest Airlines — Opens 24 hours before scheduled departure, Closes 45 minutes before domestic departures, 60 minutes before international departures
- JetBlue Airways — Opens 24 hours before departure, Closes 45-60 minutes before domestic flights, 60 minutes before international flights
- Alaska Airlines — Opens 24 hours before departure, Closes 40 minutes before domestic flights, 60 minutes before international flights
- Spirit Airlines — Opens 24 hours before departure, Closes 45 minutes before domestic departures, 60 minutes before international departures
- Frontier Airlines — Opens 24 hours before departure, Closes 60 minutes before domestic and international flights
- Hawaiian Airlines — Opens 24 hours before departure, Closes 45 minutes before North America flights, 30 minutes before Neighbor Island flights, and 60 minutes before international flights
- Sun Country Airlines — Opens 24 hours before departure, Closes 45 minutes before domestic flights, 60 minutes before international flights
- Allegiant Air — Opens 24 hours before departure, Closes 45 minutes before scheduled flight departure
- Breeze Airways — Opens 24 hours before departure, Closes 45 minutes before domestic departures, 60 minutes before international departures
- Air Canada — Opens 24 hours before departure, Closes 45 minutes before domestic departures, 60 minutes before international departures
- WestJet — Opens 24 hours before departure, Closes 60 minutes before departure for domestic, US, and international flights (except 75 minutes for flights departing Calgary, Edmonton, Toronto, and Vancouver)
- Porter Airlines — Opens 24 hours before scheduled departure time, Closes 60 minutes before domestic flights, 75 minutes before US flights from YOW/YUL/YVR, and 90 minutes before US flights from YYZ
- Flair Airlines — Opens 24 hours before departure, Closes 2 hours before departure
- Aeromexico — Opens 48 hours before departure for domestic flights, 24 hours before departure for international flights, Closes 30 minutes before domestic flights, 40 minutes before international flights (at the boarding gate with boarding pass in hand); 90 minutes before domestic, 180 minutes before international (at the airport counter without boarding pass)
- Volaris — Opens 3, 5, or 7 days before departure for domestic flights (depending on fare), and 24 hours before departure for international flights, Closes 1 hour before departure
- LATAM Airlines — Opens 48 hours before departure, Closes 2 hours before departure for online check-in (counter closes 60 minutes before domestic, 2 hours before international)
- Avianca — Opens 48 hours before departure, or 24 hours for flights to/from the US, Puerto Rico, and Canada, Closes 60 minutes before international flights and 45 minutes before domestic flights in Colombia and Ecuador
Frequently Asked Questions
- Which airline lets you check in the earliest?
- Several airlines open online check-in 72 hours before departure, including Ryanair. Most major airlines open 24 hours before.
- What happens if I miss the online check-in window?
- You can still check in at the airport counter or kiosk. Some budget airlines charge a fee for airport check-in.