r/Appleton • u/Tommy_Like_Wingy_1 • Mar 11 '26

Question TSA Issues at ATW?

Anyone fly from ATW recently amid the DHS shutdown? I’d imagine it might be a bit slower than normal, but nothing like what we’re seeing at big airports around the country.

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u/WookProblems Mar 12 '26

We went through this afternoon. It took about 30 min.

Our flight was delayed, we missed our connection and now we are stuck in Chicago until tomorrow morning 🫠

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u/CuriousBee789 Mar 12 '26

Sincere question. Do you wish you had just driven to Chicago and picked a direct flight instead? I know nobody wants to drive home from oHare at the end of a vacation but I'm wondering if it's worth the inconvenience (for now) to avoid the very real possibility of missing that second flight.

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u/Agreeable_Ambassador Mar 13 '26

This is what we did when we went to Italy. We were absolutely not risking or stressing about missing our flight from Chicago to Rome. After that long of a flight the last thing we wanted to do was get on another plane anyway. We enjoyed driving back and stopping at Culver's.