Airport security

Airport security wait estimates

Choose your departure airport to see its security planning range and hourly pattern. Use that range as one part of the airport journey, not as a substitute for parking, bags, terminal navigation or travel time.

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ATLHartsfield Jackson Atlanta International AirportAtlanta, GALAXLos Angeles International AirportLos Angeles, CAORDChicago O'Hare International AirportChicago, ILDFWDallas Fort Worth International AirportDallas-Fort Worth, TXDENDenver International AirportDenver, COJFKJohn F. Kennedy International AirportNew York, NYSFOSan Francisco International AirportSan Francisco, CALASHarry Reid International AirportLas Vegas, NVSEASeattle–Tacoma International AirportSeattle, WACLTCharlotte Douglas International AirportCharlotte, NCEWRNewark Liberty International AirportNewark, NJMCOOrlando International AirportOrlando, FLPHXPhoenix Sky Harbor International AirportPhoenix, AZMIAMiami International AirportMiami, FLIAHGeorge Bush Intercontinental AirportHouston, TXBOSBoston Logan International AirportBoston, MAMSPMinneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain FieldMinneapolis, MNDTWDetroit Metropolitan Wayne County AirportDetroit, MIFLLFort Lauderdale Hollywood International AirportFort Lauderdale, FLLGALaGuardia AirportNew York, NYPHLPhiladelphia International AirportPhiladelphia, PABWIBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall AirportBaltimore, MDSLCSalt Lake City International AirportSalt Lake City, UTDCARonald Reagan Washington National AirportWashington, DCSANSan Diego International AirportSan Diego, CAIADWashington Dulles International AirportDulles, VAMDWChicago Midway International AirportChicago, ILHNLDaniel K. Inouye International AirportHonolulu, Oahu, HITPATampa International AirportTampa, FLPDXPortland International AirportPortland, ORDALDallas Love FieldDallas, TXSTLSt. Louis Lambert International AirportSt Louis, MOBNANashville International AirportNashville, TNAUSAustin Bergstrom International AirportAustin, TXHOUWilliam P. Hobby AirportHouston, TXOAKOakland San Francisco Bay AirportOakland, CASJCMineta San Jose International AirportSan Jose, CAMSYLouis Armstrong New Orleans International AirportNew Orleans, LARDURaleigh-Durham International AirportRaleigh/Durham, NCMCIKansas City International AirportKansas City, MOSMFSacramento International AirportSacramento, CASNAJohn Wayne Orange County International AirportSanta Ana, CACLECleveland Hopkins International AirportCleveland, OHSATSan Antonio International AirportSan Antonio, TXRSWSouthwest Florida International AirportFort Myers, FLINDIndianapolis International AirportIndianapolis, INPITPittsburgh International AirportPittsburgh, PASJULuis Munoz Marin International AirportSan Juan, U-ACVGCincinnati Northern Kentucky International AirportCincinnati / Covington, KYCMHJohn Glenn Columbus International AirportColumbus, OHOGGKahului International AirportKahului, HIMKEGeneral Mitchell International AirportMilwaukee, WIBDLBradley International AirportHartford, CTDJTPresident Donald J. Trump International AirportWest Palm Beach, FLJAXJacksonville International AirportJacksonville, FLANCTed Stevens Anchorage International AirportAnchorage, AKABQAlbuquerque International SunportAlbuquerque, NMBURHollywood Burbank/Bob Hope AirportBurbank, CABUFBuffalo Niagara International AirportBuffalo, NYONTOntario International AirportOntario, CAOMAEppley AirfieldOmaha, NEMEMFrederick W. Smith International AirportMemphis, TNRNOReno Tahoe International AirportReno, NVCHSCharleston International AirportCharleston, SCPVDRhode Island T. F. Green International AirportProvidence/Warwick, RIOKCOKC Will Rogers World AirportOklahoma City, OKLGBLong Beach International AirportLong Beach, CARICRichmond International AirportRichmond, VABOIBoise Air Terminal/Gowen FieldBoise, IDKOAEllison Onizuka Kona International Airport at KeāholeKailua-Kona, HIGEGSpokane International AirportSpokane, WAORFNorfolk International AirportNorfolk, VASDFLouisville Muhammad Ali International AirportLouisville, KYTUSTucson International AirportTucson, AZGUMAntonio B. Won Pat International AirportHagåtña, U-ALIHLihue AirportLihue, Kauai, HIELPEl Paso International AirportEl Paso, TXSFBOrlando Sanford International AirportOrlando, FLGRRGerald R. Ford International AirportGrand Rapids, MIALBAlbany International AirportAlbany, NYTULTulsa International AirportTulsa, OKBHMBirmingham-Shuttlesworth International AirportBirmingham, ALDSMDes Moines International AirportDes Moines, IAROCFrederick Douglass Greater Rochester International AirportRochester, NYSAVSavannah Hilton Head International AirportSavannah, GAMYRMyrtle Beach International AirportMyrtle Beach, SCPSPPalm Springs International AirportPalm Springs, CAGSPGreenville-Spartanburg International AirportGreenville/Greer/Spartanburg, SCPIESt. Petersburg Clearwater International AirportPinellas Park, FLSYRSyracuse Hancock International AirportSyracuse, NYLITBill & Hillary Clinton National Airport/Adams FieldLittle Rock, ARMHTManchester-Boston Regional AirportManchester, NHTYSMcGhee Tyson AirportKnoxville/Maryville, TNMSNDane County Regional Truax FieldMadison, WIDAYJames M. Cox Dayton International AirportDayton, OHPWMPortland International JetportPortland, MEGSOPiedmont Triad International AirportGreensboro, NCPNSPensacola International AirportPensacola, FLCOSCity of Colorado Springs Municipal AirportColorado Springs, COICTWichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National AirportWichita, KSHPNWestchester County AirportWhite Plains, NYFATFresno Yosemite International AirportFresno, CAAZAMesa Gateway AirportMesa, AZXNANorthwest Arkansas National AirportFayetteville/Springdale/Rogers, ARSPNSaipan International AirportI Fadang, Saipan, U-AITOHilo International AirportHilo, HIISPLong Island MacArthur AirportIslip, NYPGDPunta Gorda AirportPunta Gorda, FLLEXBlue Grass AirportLexington, KYSTTCyril E. King AirportCharlotte Amalie, STCAKAkron Canton Regional AirportAkron, OHBZNBozeman Yellowstone International AirportBozeman, MTSRQSarasota Bradenton International AirportSarasota/Bradenton, FLMDTHarrisburg International AirportHarrisburg, PABTVPatrick Leahy Burlington International AirportBurlington, VTCIDThe Eastern Iowa AirportCedar Rapids, IAVPSDestin-Fort Walton Beach AirportValparaiso, FLACYAtlantic City International AirportAtlantic City, NJFAIFairbanks International AirportFairbanks, AKFSDSioux Falls Regional AirportSioux Falls, SDEUGEugene AirportEugene, ORHSVHuntsville International AirportHuntsville, ALMAFMidland International Air and Space PortMidland, TXCAEColumbia Metropolitan AirportColumbia, SCSGFSpringfield Branson National AirportSpringfield, MOCHAChattanooga Metropolitan Airport (Lovell Field)Chattanooga, TNAVLAsheville Regional AirportAsheville, NCJANJackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International AirportJackson, MSLBBLubbock Preston Smith International AirportLubbock, TXECPNorthwest Florida Beaches International AirportPanama City Beach, FLMFRRogue Valley International-Medford AirportMedford, ORILMWilmington International AirportWilmington, NCJNUJuneau International AirportJuneau, AKBILBillings Logan International AirportBillings, MTFARHector International AirportFargo, NDFNTBishop International AirportFlint, MIEYWKey West International AirportKey West, FLMSOMissoula Montana AirportMissoula, MTBTRBaton Rouge Metropolitan AirportBaton Rouge, LAPSCTri Cities AirportPasco, WABLIBellingham International AirportBellingham, WARDMRoberts FieldRedmond, ORTTNTrenton Mercer AirportEwing Township, NJFWAFort Wayne International AirportFort Wayne, INSBASanta Barbara Municipal AirportSanta Barbara, CATLHTallahassee International AirportTallahassee, FLDABDaytona Beach International AirportDaytona Beach, FLJACJackson Hole AirportJackson, WYMFEMcAllen Miller International AirportMcAllen, TXGCNGrand Canyon National Park AirportGrand Canyon - Tusayan, AZMLIQuad City International AirportMoline, ILAMARick Husband Amarillo International AirportAmarillo, TXCHOCharlottesville Albemarle AirportCharlottesville, VAABELehigh Valley International AirportAllentown/Bethlehem, PAGPTGulfport Biloxi International AirportGulfport, MSCRPCorpus Christi International AirportCorpus Christi, TXPIAGeneral Wayne A. Downing Peoria International AirportPeoria, ILROARoanoke–Blacksburg Regional AirportRoanoke, VASBNSouth Bend International AirportSouth Bend, INBGRBangor International AirportBangor, MEAGSAugusta Regional At Bush FieldAugusta, GAMOBMobile Regional AirportMobile, ALRAPRapid City Regional AirportRapid City, SDGRBAustin Straubel International AirportGreen Bay, WIATWAppleton International AirportAppleton, WIBISBismarck Municipal AirportBismarck, NDHRLValley International AirportHarlingen, TXFCAGlacier Park International AirportKalispell, MTSHVShreveport Regional AirportShreveport, LAAVPWilkes-Barre/Scranton International AirportWilkes-Barre/Scranton, PABQNRafael Hernández International AirportAguadilla, U-A
Security planning

TSA wait times by airport

Use the airport list above to open an airport-specific hourly planning range. FlyBuffer shows modeled airport-level estimates unless a source explicitly supports a more specific live checkpoint value.

What “estimated now” means

“Estimated now” means FlyBuffer is using the freshest relevant inputs currently available for that airport. It does not mean every checkpoint lane is being observed. Read the range together with its confidence and freshness status.

Why a range is more useful than one exact number

Security pressure changes with time of day, passenger demand and airport conditions. A range makes that variability visible and lets the departure planner show how a cautious plan differs from a tighter one.

How to read the hourly pattern

The hourly strip is a planning pattern. It can show that a morning period usually needs more allowance than midday, but it should not be treated as a guaranteed queue for your exact checkpoint.

What can change security pressure

Airport passenger scale, hour, weekday, broader passenger demand and operating conditions can all affect the estimate. None of those factors can see every traveler or every open lane.

TSA PreCheck needs its own evidence

PreCheck can reduce checkpoint friction, but FlyBuffer does not subtract a universal number of minutes. If you have a reliable current estimate for your PreCheck lane, enter that value in the departure planner.

Security is only one block in the trip

A shorter queue does not remove parking, rental-car return, bag drop, document processing or the walk to the gate. Use the security page to size one component, then calculate the complete departure plan.

Security estimate FAQ

Are FlyBuffer TSA wait times live?

Most values are modeled planning ranges. A value should only be called live when a source genuinely supports that label.

What does estimated now mean?

The range uses the freshest relevant inputs currently available for the airport; it is not an observation of every checkpoint lane.

Why show a range?

A range makes uncertainty visible instead of presenting a changing process as one exact minute.

Does PreCheck reduce the estimate automatically?

No fixed discount is applied without checkpoint-specific evidence.

How should I use a security estimate?

Treat it as the security block only; parking, bags, terminal movement and travel still need separate time.