If I land in LAX from Bkk (international flight) at 1125am, will I have enough time to connect with an AA flight to Miami departing at 2:30pm.

Given LAX's terrible immigration lines, do you experienced travellers see any problem with catching a domestic flight scheduled to leave 3 hours later? (obviously without any unforeseen delays)

Conversely, on the way back, another flight departing from MIA and arriving in LAX 3 hours before the flight back to Bkk - I guess because this is a domestic changeover then it should be ok.

Basically is 3 hours sufficient to get through LAX customs and over to the American Airlines terminal for a domestic flight?

thanks

You'll be fine as long as the flight from Asia is not delayed.

3 hours should be plenty. Lines are long, but move quite quickly.

If I am not mistaken, AA's terminal is right next to the international terminal. So not too far to go. A delay is what will get you.

Super, thanks Craig and Meisg

That's going to be a looooooooooooong day

That's going to be a looooooooooooong day

Yeah for sure, lucky I'm a sturdy fellow...with sleeping pills

That's going to be a looooooooooooong day

We were doing BKK -> Vegas 2 times a year for quite some time. About 28 hours door to door. No fun...2 stops enroute also.

Do you have a US passport or foreign? Either way 3hrs should be fine but the line at LAX is maddening. It recently took my gf with a Thai passport just under 2hrs to get throught the foreign passport holders line.

If you are not on a US passport I would say 3 hours is cutting it fine. My experience is anywhere from 90 minutes to 2.5 hours.

You'll be fine as long as the flight from Asia is not delayed.

You should be OK....I have 2 hours connections and was fine....I hope your plane arrives on time.

NZ Passport, and a friendly face to ask if I could possibly, please stand here in front as I need to catch a flight to see my gravely ill mother...or some such.

Thanks for the advice people

You'll probably spend more time going through security in the A4 ( AA terminal) than in TBIT customs.

Update,

no

It would have been though if the TSA or AA whoever didn't have their heads up their a##holes and immigration had a half a clue.

44 minutes before departure apparently is not sufficient time to check my bag in with the check in nazi woman less than a metre in front of me and and then walk 60m to the gate - I know it's 60 m because I had to do it 7 hours later and it took 12 minutes including security anal probe.

The yanks couldn't run a bath let alone a fkn airport - and people complain about Thailand being all shiny on the outside and shit in the middle!

Like most things American - totally unnecessary

Edited September 11, 201213 yr by weka