Airport Recommendations. Each airport's wait times at the check-in counter, baggage check and TSA checkpoint vary, which affects the recommended arrival time. International airports, such as the Orlando International Airport, suggest arriving three hours before flight departure for international travel.
Last year: Southern Iceland's Eyjafjallajokull glacier sent ash into the air in April last year bringing Europe to a virtual standstill. The 1783 eruption of the Laki volcano spewed a toxic cloud over Europe, killing tens of thousands of people. Crops failed and famine spread. In April 2010, the Eyjafjallajokull eruption prompted aviation officials to close Europe's air space for five days out of fear that the ash could harm jet engines.
The map also shows Reykjavik, the capital of Iceland, the Thingvellir area, and the locations of some of Iceland's active volcanoes (red triangles), including Krafla. The consequences of plate movement are easy to see around Krafla Volcano, in the northeastern part of Iceland. Here, existing ground cracks have widened and new ones appear every few months. From 1975 to 1984, numerous episodes of rifting (surface cracking) took place along the Krafla fissure zone.