TSA Wait Times

Airport security wait times, hourly wait patterns and checkpoint details

Security wait time estimates at US airports.

Get security wait time

Get security wait time

Get today’s estimated security wait and hourly pattern for a US airport by name, city, or code, with PreCheck and checkpoint details. These are crowd-sourced estimates, not official TSA figures. Date-specific historical or future estimates are not shown on the public pages.

Your information

Airport

US airport name, city or three-letter airport code, such as Atlanta or ATL.

1 credit per run

Example results

Page Link: tsawaittimes.com
Airport Code: ATL
Airport Name: Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International
Current Wait Text: 15 min
Current Wait (minutes): 15
Tsa Precheck Available: Yes
Checkpoints: Checkpoints
Name Terminal Status or Hours
Concourse E Checkpoint
Terminal FIS
Closed
Main Checkpoint
Terminal MAIN
Closed
Concourse F Departure
Terminal MHJIT
Closed
Hourly Waits: Hourly Waits
Hour Wait (minutes)
00:00
13
01:00
11
02:00
15
03:00
16
04:00
18
05:00
16
06:00
11
07:00
19
08:00
12
09:00
7
10:00
8
11:00
19
12:00
10
13:00
12
14:00
14
15:00
7
16:00
6
17:00
18
18:00
5
19:00
12
20:00
9
21:00
5
22:00
14
23:00
18
Busiest Hours: 07:00
11:00
Quietest Hours: 18:00
21:00

Checkpoints
Name	Terminal	Status or Hours
Concourse E Checkpoint	Terminal FIS	Closed
Main Checkpoint	Terminal MAIN	Closed
Concourse F Departure	Terminal MHJIT	Closed

Hourly Waits
Hour	Wait (minutes)
00:00	13
01:00	11
02:00	15
03:00	16
04:00	18
05:00	16
06:00	11
07:00	19
08:00	12
09:00	7
10:00	8
11:00	19
12:00	10
13:00	12
14:00	14
15:00	7
16:00	6
17:00	18
18:00	5
19:00	12
20:00	9
21:00	5
22:00	14
23:00	18

Example data · Run in Studio for fresh results.

About TSA Wait Times

TSA Wait Times returns crowd-sourced estimated security waits, PreCheck availability, and checkpoint details for a U.S. airport.

Get security wait time also returns hourly waits and identifies the busiest and quietest hours; provide an airport name, city, or three-letter code.

Built by Fous from tsawaittimes.com and checked automatically; it last passed a check on Sep 29, 2026. Fous is not affiliated with TSA Wait Times.

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Get security wait time

1 credit per run

What you provide

Field	Type	Required	Description
Airport`airport`	Text	Required	US airport name, city or three-letter airport code, such as Atlanta or ATL.Example: Atlanta

What you get

Field	Type	Description
Page Link`page_link`	Text	Example: https://www.tsawaittimes.com/security-wait-times/ATL/Hartsfield-Jackson-Atlanta…
Checkpoints`checkpoints`	List
Name`checkpoints[].name`	Text	Example: Concourse E Checkpoint
Terminal`checkpoints[].terminal`	Text	Example: Terminal FIS
Status or Hours`checkpoints[].status_or_hours`	Text	Example: Closed
Airport Code`airport_code`	Text	Example: ATL
Airport Name`airport_name`	Text	Example: Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International
Hourly Waits`hourly_waits`	List
Hour`hourly_waits[].hour`	Text	Airport local hour, HH:00.Example: 00:00
Wait (minutes)`hourly_waits[].wait_minutes`	Number	Example: 13
Busiest Hours`busiest_hours`	List
Quietest Hours`quietest_hours`	List
Current Wait Text`current_wait_text`	Text	Example: 15 min
Current Wait (minutes)`current_wait_minutes`	Number	Example: 15
Tsa Precheck Available`tsa_precheck_available`	Yes or no	Example: Yes

Example result

For Airport: Atlanta

JSON

{
  "page_link": "https://www.tsawaittimes.com/security-wait-times/ATL/Hartsfield-Jackson-Atlanta-International",
  "checkpoints": [
    {
      "name": "Concourse E Checkpoint",
      "terminal": "Terminal FIS",
      "status_or_hours": "Closed"
    },
    {
      "name": "Main Checkpoint",
      "terminal": "Terminal MAIN",
      "status_or_hours": "Closed"
    },
    {
      "name": "Concourse F Departure",
      "terminal": "Terminal MHJIT",
      "status_or_hours": "Closed"
    }
  ],
  "airport_code": "ATL",
  "airport_name": "Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International",
  "hourly_waits": [
    {
      "hour": "00:00",
      "wait_minutes": 13
    },
    {
      "hour": "01:00",
      "wait_minutes": 11
    },
    {
      "hour": "02:00",
      "wait_minutes": 15
    }
  ],
  "busiest_hours": [
    "07:00",
    "11:00"
  ],
  "quietest_hours": [
    "18:00",
    "21:00"
  ],
  "current_wait_text": "15 min",
  "current_wait_minutes": 15,
  "tsa_precheck_available": true
}

For developers

Run this workflow from your own code. In Studio, turn on Developer mode and create an API key.

cURL

# First set your key: export FOUS_API_KEY='YOUR_FOUS_API_KEY'
: "${FOUS_API_KEY:?Set FOUS_API_KEY before running this example}"

curl 'https://api.fous.com/v1/query' \
  --fail-with-body --silent --show-error --max-time 120 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $FOUS_API_KEY" \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data-raw '{
  "api": "@tsa-wait-times",
  "visibility": "public",
  "operation": "get_security_wait_time",
  "version": 1,
  "input": {
    "airport": "Atlanta"
  },
  "response": {
    "format": "json"
  }
}'

What you can do with it

Compare estimated waits across airports before choosing a route
Help travelers plan when to arrive at the airport
Identify busy and quiet airport security hours
Check checkpoint details and PreCheck availability

Questions

Is Fous affiliated with TSA Wait Times?

No. Fous is not affiliated with TSA Wait Times. This workflow reads the public tsawaittimes.com website and returns its data.

How much does it cost?

Each run costs 1 credit. With pay-as-you-go, a credit costs 1¢; monthly plans cost less per credit.

Do I need a TSA Wait Times account?

No. You only need a Fous account.

How current is the data?

Fous gets the data from tsawaittimes.com when you run it; repeating the same request within a day may return the saved result. Fous checks this workflow automatically; it last passed a check on Sep 29, 2026.