# Flying the Friday after Thanksgiving

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flying-the-friday-after-thanksgiving/486391>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [February 18, 2009, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flying-the-friday-after-thanksgiving/486391 "2009-02-18T13:42:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![HeyHomie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heyhomie/32/207_2.png) [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2009, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flying-the-friday-after-thanksgiving/486391/1 "2009-02-18T13:42:04Z")

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Is the Friday after Thanksgiving likely to be an exceptionally busy day at the airport?

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**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2009, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flying-the-friday-after-thanksgiving/486391/2 "2009-02-18T14:44:11Z")

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It’s a little lighter than the Wednesday before and the two days after it, but the entire Thanksgiving period is “exceptionally busy” so it’s really your definition of how busy is busy.

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**Author:** ![Si\_Amigo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/si_amigo/32/2877_2.png) [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2009, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flying-the-friday-after-thanksgiving/486391/3 "2009-02-18T15:08:12Z")

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Travel Thanksgiving day at 3:00 in the afternoon, the airports are practically empty (except for people making overseas conections).