As of 2026, Edinburgh Airport does not have United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) preclearance facilities. While there have been ongoing discussions and feasibility studies regarding the implementation of such a system to mirror the successful operations found at Dublin and Shannon airports in Ireland, travelers departing from Edinburgh must still clear U.S. customs and immigration upon arrival at their first port of entry in the United States. This means you should factor in extra time for processing once you land on American soil. For those specifically seeking the preclearance experience—which allows you to arrive in the U.S. as a domestic passenger, skip the long immigration lines, and head straight to baggage claim or your connecting flight—the closest options remain the aforementioned Irish airports. If you are flying with Aer Lingus or via a connection in Dublin, you can take advantage of the facility there, but a direct flight from Edinburgh to the U.S. currently requires traditional arrival processing.