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Methods: All patients who underwent pulmonary nonanatomic resection followed by air travel home immediately after discharge were identified at 2 institutions between 2014 and 2018. These patients were surveyed via telephone regarding any complications they may have experienced during their travel home and within the first week after discharge. These complications included shortness of breath, chest pain, drainage from their surgical sites, and evaluation by a health care provider in the interim, if they required. Results: Our study identified 27 patients who fit the inclusion criteria. The median number of days between surgery and flight home in the studied population was 4 days. The median number of days between chest tube removal and flight home was 2 days. None of the 27 patients reported experiencing shortness of breath, chest pain, drainage from their surgical sites, or need for evaluation by a health care provider within 1 week of discharge. Nine patients (33%) traveled by air with a small (&lt;5%) pneumothorax documented on chest radiography after removal of thoracostomy tube. One (4%) patient successfully traveled without complication with a 10% pneumothorax. Conclusions: The findings of our study support the safety of air travel following lung nodulectomy in patients who have undergone uneventful wedge resection and have no significant pulmonary or cardiac comorbidities. 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