TSA wait times · 30 airports

TSA Wait Times by Airport

How busy security is by hour at the 30 busiest US airports, from TSA's own checkpoint counts. Pick an airport for every hour of every day of the week, its checkpoints, and, for most, a link to the airport's own wait-time page.

MODELED FROM TSA THROUGHPUT · 8 WEEKS TO NOV 7, 2026

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Typically busy at this hour

Each card shows how busy that airport's checkpoints usually are at this hour on this day of the week, in the airport's own time, as a share of its busiest hour. It is a typical level from 8 weeks of TSA counts, not a measured wait.

Sorted by search demand. Data through Nov 7, 2026.

What the levels mean

TSA publishes how many people pass through every checkpoint in every hour. We take the median for each hour and day of the week over the last 8 weeks, then compare it with the airport's own busiest hour. Busy is above 70% of that peak, Moderate 40–70%, Quiet below 40%.

These are passenger counts, not minutes. A busy hour usually means a longer line, but the wait also depends on how many lanes are open, which TSA does not publish. For a minute figure, most airport pages link to the airport's own wait page. How the levels are built.

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