Where will I clear US Immigration from SAN to YVR via LAX?

External Since: Feb 23, 2008 Posts: 2

I'm booking a flight from SAN to YVR via LAX on Alaska Airlines. Do
I clear US immigration in SAN or LAX, and what's the min timeI
required in LAX so I don't miss my LAX-YVR flight?

External Since: Feb 23, 2008 Posts: 2

On Feb 24, 12:35 pm, paula <nom....RemoveThis@lspam.ca> wrote:
> ???????
> SAN is San Diego is USA
> LAX is Los Angelos is USA
> YVR is Vancouver Canada
>
> Being in SAN why would you clear US immigration?? You just go through
> normal security In SAN. In Vancouver you need to clear Canada
> immigration to be allowed into the country.
> On the return trip you clear US immigration in Vancouver as the US has
> in every Canadian airport a piece of "ground" deemed to be US soil,
> hence leaving Canada to the US one clears immigration at the Canadian
> airport.
> Time in LAx depends on flights being on time and where the plane lands
> and takes of from. No need to clear anything at LAX, UNLESS you decide
> to leave the secure area say for going outside for a smoke; you then
> will of course need to clear normal US security again.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
>
>
> tsamso....RemoveThis@gmail.com wrote:
> > I'm booking a flight from SAN to YVR via LAX on Alaska Airlines. Do
> > I clear US immigration in SAN or LAX, and what's the min timeI
> > required in LAX so I don't miss my LAX-YVR flight?- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Thanks Paula - that does hep. What confuses me is that I've been
advised to check-in 2-3hrs prior to departure for an international
flight, and about 1 hr for a domestic flight. So when I go to make an
online booking for SAN-YVR on say, Alaska Airlines, they provide me
with options of stopping over in LAX (which I'd like to do) for 1 hour
to change flights. However, I'm not sure whether I should be allowing
more time given that the LAX-YVR is an international flight?