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| - A decent size, efficient airport! Located only 3 miles away from downtown, it is totally manageable to bike/bus from the airport to Madison. A cab ride typically costs about $12-20, green cab is usually the cheapest with shared rides.
There are usually no waits for TSA, takes about 10 minutes to go through; so you can totally arrive less than an hour prior to your flight's takeoff. A secret I recently discovered - there are actually two TSA points, the one in the central area, and another one in the far end, near the AA checkpoints or gates 10-12.
I really like the recent addition of Metcalfe's stop shop (not sure of the exact name) - it is like a tiny whole foods in the airport! I found cake pops by cupcakes-a-go-go (!!!) and gail ambrosius chocolates (handmade truffles by our local talent). So delighted!
The only bummer is if your flight is cancelled due to mechanical error or some unfortunate incident. Madison airport is really small, so you might have to go to Milwaukee or most likely Chicago for an alternative flight during holiday travel periods.
One last grumble, I was rather upset that my boyfriend was made to exit the transit area and go through the TSA check again because we forgot to pour our the water in our Klean Kanteen bottle.... We couldn't just drink or pour out the water at the TSA; he had to walk out of the transit area, pour the water out and then join the 20 minute queue again. OMG I have never experienced that before. They usually just make you drink up the water, or pour it out? What is the difference?? Wastes everyone's time - our time, and the TSA officers' time, and other flight passenger's time!?
Overall, I would rather fly international from Madison (MSN) than at ORD, the international custom check leaving US is much friendlier and more efficient at MSN.
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