Lax - Connecting Flight To Mia 3Hours Enough?

[weka]

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

[Meisgq]

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

[craigt3365]

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.

[weka]

Super, thanks Craig and Meisg

[Shot]

That's going to be a looooooooooooong day

[weka]

That's going to be a looooooooooooong day

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

[craigt3365]

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.

[WatUp]

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.

[RabC]

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.

[how241]

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.

[weka]

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

[surangw]

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

[weka]

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, 2012 by weka