Less Guesswork: Flighty's New Alert Helps Travelers Plan When to Leave for the Airport

Ahead of the holiday rush, Flighty's Fall Release features personalized When to Leave alerts,
plus Flighty Friends' Passports and Past Flight Search.

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 11, 2026 — Flighty, the award-winning consumer flight tracking app, today launches its personalized When to Leave feature as part of its Fall Release v4.12, just in time for the Thanksgiving travel rush. The marquee feature addresses one of the most universal questions travelers face: how early should they leave for the airport? Having to work backwards, travelers juggle mental math around driving times and airport activities. A recent survey by Sendmybag.com found over 50% of travelers surveyed arrive at the airport too early, which suggests many get their timing wrong. Anxious travelers, families needing extra time, and business travelers looking to streamline their end-to-end transit can use When to Leave to better plan for each flight.

"Millions of travelers already trust Flighty to tell them what's happening with their Flight. Now we're helping beyond the flight with a personalized plan from door to departure, bridging travel time and airport routine in one simple timeline." – Ryan Jones, Founder & Flighty CEO.

Flighty uses Apple Maps' drive times to calculate each traveler's journey to the airport, based on predicted traffic, so travelers aren't constantly switching between apps. Travelers begin by adding a departure location under their flight details. Drive times are checked often before Flighty sends the initial "Leave Soon" alert 20 minutes before its final "Time to Leave" alert. If traffic gets significantly worse, Flighty sends an updated notification preventing manual checking. Flighty also flags local public holidays that could mean heavier traffic or longer airport lines. When to Leave is designed for drivers, but travelers using other transportation can enter their own needed travel time.

For time in-airport, When to Leave suggests a default starting point of two hours for U.S. domestic, Schengen or short-haul flights. If a traveler has flown from that airport before, it suggests their usual timing. Travelers can have their dedicated Airport Time estimated as a single block or manually adjusted for up to nine individual activities such as parking, check-in, security and more. When to Leave is available for Flighty Pro users on iOS, iPadOS and MacOS for over 14,000 airports globally. Flighty Pro offers one free-flight trial; pricing is available at: https://flighty.com/pricing.

Additional Features in the Fall Release:

• Past Flight Search: One of the most-requested features from Flighty users, Past Flight Search now lets users search previously flown flights. Travelers can search in their own words or by nine different markers including airport, route, airline, and flight number, without scrolling through years of flight history.
   
• Flighty Friends' Passports Visibility: The latest Flighty update also unlocks the ability to view and compare Flighty Friends' Passports uncovering stats such as their countries visited, distance flown, and more.
   
• Flighty Friends Reorder: Users can arrange their friends and family in any order, making it effortless to follow the people they view most.

For the full list of improvements to the latest v4.12 update, please contact [email protected].

Contact: Katy Nastro, [email protected]or [email protected]

SOURCE Flighty