Overview

• Calgary International Airport will deny access through U.S. customs more than two hours before departure on an open-ended basis.
• A red banner atop the airport’s website now alerts passengers to the new limit during major events such as the Rotary International Convention and Calgary Stampede.
• Officials continue to advise travellers to arrive three hours before their flight to allow time for check-in and baggage drop off.
• Only two of the 13 food and beverage outlets beyond U.S. preclearance currently offer the airport’s online pre-order service meant to mitigate lost dwell-time sales.
• The flow-management policy draws on a 2024 study linking longer dwell time to higher concession revenues and aims to prevent bottlenecks at high-volume checkpoints.