Hey ‘Cat glad to read you’re back in the saddle!
These days, it’s easier to ship it. Ship it to the place where you’ll be staying if there are people you know who are responsible and just have it fixed so they can sign for it before you get there. Or just ship it via UPS or Fedex ground with enough lead time for you to get there and make arrangements to pick up your gear at their facility. It will be much cheaper if not safer to do it that way than deal with the airport and having to leave cases unlocked so they can be searched.
