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I'd like to estimate how long it will take me to leave the airport. If I have checked-in luggage and the immigration is smooth or absent (e.g., domestic flights), the bottleneck is typically waiting at the baggage reclaim area. Where can I see how long it took for checked-in luggage to be made available at baggage reclaim area for past flights?

FlightStats has the flight gate time and flight runway time for departure and arrivals, but not the time when checked-in luggage show up at the baggage reclaim area.

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  • Which airport(s)?
    – Traveller
    Commented May 3, 2022 at 19:33
  • @Traveller Any. I'm looking for a solution which takes a flight number as input, and give me a history of baggage reclaim time.
    – Franck Dernoncourt
    Commented May 3, 2022 at 19:36
  • I doubt the information is available on a global or even widespread basis. Maybe a few airports publish it? But what would be the info? First bag? Last bag? There can be a significant gap between the two. Unless it’s CDG of course, where it varies between very long and extremely long.
    – jcaron
    Commented May 3, 2022 at 23:32
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    You are asking for the impossible. Nobody has all that data in one convenient place for you to query.
    – Greg Hewgill
    Commented May 4, 2022 at 3:40
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    Random data point (Gatwick, back from september 2013): gatwickairport.com/globalassets/publicationfiles/… Some airports will also show the current status of bag delivery (first bag, last bag). Not sure if that information is available in standardized feeds, I don't even think the arrival gate or baggage claim number are widely available via third-party tools, are they?
    – jcaron
    Commented May 4, 2022 at 8:05

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I'll summarize the answers the question received in the comment section.

There is no generic solution to view how long it took for checked-in luggage to be made available at the baggage reclaim area for past flights.

Some airports publish some statistics, e.g. statistics from Gatwick airport in September 2013 (mirror):

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Some airlines have some baggage claim guarantee, e.g. https://www.alaskaair.com/content/travel-info/baggage/baggage-claim/20-minute-guarantee (mirror):

If your bags are not at baggage claim within 20 minutes of your plane’s arrival at the gate, we’ll offer you a $25 discount code for use on a future Alaska Airlines flight, or 2,500 Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan™ bonus miles.

In the rare instance that we don't meet our 20 minute guarantee, just get ahold of us at the baggage office within 2 hours of your flight's arrival for your discount code or miles. You can simply speak with one of our customer service agents at the airport.

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  • Random data point (Gatwick, back from september 2013): gatwickairport.com/globalassets/publicationfiles/… Some airports will also show the current status of bag delivery (first bag, last bag). Not sure if that information is available in standardized feeds, I don't even think the arrival gate or baggage claim number are widely available via third-party tools, are they? jcaron May 4 at 8:05
  • You are asking for the impossible. Nobody has all that data in one convenient place for you to query. Greg Hewgill May 4 at 3:40
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