I got my airline tickets today. I have delayed purchasing as long as I dared. Medical reasons delayed the purchase but the worry was that the exact flights I wanted would fill up. Last week the number of tickets left on one leg was only two.
All is well with the flights - and the doc says with me too. We'll see in May.
So with an outbound flight at about 8 in the morning, that will mean an early rise for my wife to drive me to the big city to be sure I have at least 2 hours entry time into US customs before the flight. I know the sign above the entry says don't even come in more than 2 hours before the flight.
I think there is more than a four hour layover in Houston and then off again for another five plus hour flight to Quito.