So, I always thought the NC was for commuters who would say something like “hey I know my SC starts at noon, but my second flight lands at 1:59pm, but I’ll be at the airport if you want to give me a showtime at 2pm while airborn.” The implication is that buddy will be pulling up to an adjacent gate to where his assigned 2pm trip leaves from.

if you’re a local and you call them and tell them you’re NC and the same thing happens, you’re saying you could get that same 2pm report time and be like “I’ll be there in a reasonable time (4pm)” when they call you at 2pm after your NC period?

Just trying to understand, I’m local and like CX500, I’ve always just left my house at the start of my SC when they call. even if they gave me something with an unreasonable report time. (Im also 1hr Newark, 2-3 hours JFK)