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A new study just dropped revealing which airports travelers should arrive at the earliest to avoid stress. The rankings were based on factors like TSA wait times, passenger volume, airport size, number of gates, and flight delays.

Take a wild guess where Hartsfield-Jackson landed out of 30 airports… #20. Not bad at all. I’ve been telling people—ATL airport really isn’t as bad as folks make it seem.

So who took the top five spots (aka the airports you really want to plan ahead for)?

Top 5 Airports Requiring the Earliest Arrival Times:

  1. Denver International Airport
  2. Orlando International Airport
  3. Los Angeles International Airport
  4. Charlotte Douglas International Airport
  5. Nashville International Airport

Moral of the story: ATL travelers can breathe a little easier—but if you’re flying through one of those top five, set that alarm early.

Check out the full list of airports here.