How Much Time Do You Really Save With TSA PreCheck?

If you're still deciding whether or not it is worth it to purchase TSA PreCheck then you will be glad to know that there has been a study to find out how much time you save. The results are not overwhelming or particularly encouraging, but once you have it, you probably don't want to lose it.

My wife and I have had it for over 6 years now and find it to be a great investment. We fly up to 6 times on an average year, which is not a lot compared to people that do a lot of business travel, but still who wants to wait in a long line at the airport?

There are times when we head to the airport on a busy travel day knowing that the lines are going to be long. For instance, this past Christmas we traveled to California from Boston on December 23rd, which has to be one of the busiest travel days of the year. Sure, there were long lines, and even the TSA PreCheck lines were relatively long, but nothing like the lines for people without it.

We wondered why people don't take the time and sign up for it all the time. Is it the initial investment that stops people or is the hassle of going through the motions of applying for one? Either way, we're kind of glad that less people haven't.

Well a study found it only saves an average of seven minutes, which doesn't sound like a lot, but if you're anxious about missing your flight, those 7 minutes can make a big difference to your chances of catching it.

The average person with PreCheck said it takes 36 minutes to get through airport security.  That's compared to 43 minutes for everyone else. 

PreCheck people also get to the airport just as early:  1 hour and 41 minutes for domestic flights, compared to 1 hour and 47 minutes for non-PreCheckers.

They claim PreCheck makes the whole experience a lot less stressful, though.  On a scale from 1 to 10, people with PreCheck rated the stress of getting through security as a 3.4.  That's compared to a 7.3 before they signed up.

All I can say about it is, I my wife and I have had TSA PreCheck for almost 7 years now and will continue to use it, that is until too many people have signed up for it. Then it will be time to switch to CLEAR, which is supposed to be the next big thing.

See you at the terminal!

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Tis the season for travel and we all know that flights being delayed during the holiday season can be frustrating, but where does our own Logan International Airport rank. Price4Limo came out with a list for the most Flight cancellations in America. That being said, Logan still needs some work but isn’t the worst. Here’s a quick peak at the worst airports for cancellations!

Baltimore/Washington airport ranked 20 of 20 with 2,915 flight delays

Good ole Florida not the worse airport in the state has but still makes the list at 19 with 2,946 flight cancellations

Beautiful airport but not great when a flight is cancelled which happened 3,105 times

Houston Airport has cancelled around 3,114 flights

Another FL Airport to make this list and yet still isn’t the worst the State has. MIA has canceled 3,131 flight

Las Vegas great for gambling if that’s your thing, but gamble with flights being canceled is a good bet as they’ve canceled 3,372 flights

Beautiful weather, next to the ocean what’s not to love about LA? How about 3,540 flight canceled that doesn’t sound like a Hollywood ending!

Rainy weather, but good seafood and coffee, too bad they’ve canceled 3,787 flights

New York the big apple, the city that never sleeps, but also has a few airport who love to cancel flights with 4,202

If you traveled to Disney then you know how much of a pain this Airport can be and they’ve canceled 4,287 flights

Decent president depending on who you ask but in terms of flights canceled 4,546

This is one of the busiest airports in the country and surprised it’s listed not in the top 5, with only 4,658 canceled flights

Rather large airport that resides in North Carolina, and they’ve canceled 5,355 flights

One of the hubs for connection flights and a general pain to navigate they’ve also canceled 6,452

If you know you know! This airport is the worst in the State of New York canceling 6,550 flights

This airport is shrouded in a mystery don’t believe it just google it. But in the mean time it’s in the top 3 of worse airports for cancelations with 7,209 flights canceled

This airport is a nightmare, especially come wintertime. But you could bet your flight might get canceled as the number 2 spot they’ve canceled 8,330 flights

The worst airport for cancelations in all of the Country is these guys it’s not a super huge airport but they take the crown with 10,612 flights

Detroit not the worst airport as it only has canceled 2,552 flights, but if your flight is cancelled, you're stuck in Detroit!

Logan ranks as number 11 in flight cancellations right in the middle of the pack with 4,130 flights canceled, but if your flights are cancelled we wish you luck getting out of the tunnels and into a hotel! Cha ching!