Live Security Wait Times
United States
27United Kingdom & Ireland
6Europe
20Canada
16Asia-Pacific
12Middle East
1Latin America
1Oceania
184 airports -- updated every minute
The wait for your own flight
Add your flight to the Lufthaven app and it shows the security wait at your departure airport, with your gate and your plane, and tells you when to leave.
Free to download. A membership is required to use the app: $8.99 a week (first week $0.99 for new subscribers), $19.99 a month or $89.99 a year.
How we collect wait time data
We collect security wait times every minute from airports' published data and government sources, for 84 airports in the US and abroad.
US immigration and customs data comes from CBP and runs about two days behind, so we use it to show patterns -- which day and hour tend to be busiest -- rather than a live number.
Tips for getting through airport security faster
- Get PreCheck or Global Entry-- Shaves 5-10 minutes off most lines. Global Entry also speeds up customs when you land internationally. It's $78 for five years -- worth it after a single trip.
- Check before you leave the house -- Lines swing wildly during the day. The 5-7 AM rush and the 4-6 PM wave are usually the worst. A quick check here can save you from showing up during peak chaos.
- Pick the shorter checkpoint -- Big airports like JFK, ATL, and ORD have multiple security lines, and the wait times can be very different. We break it down by checkpoint so you can pick the fastest one.
- Have your stuff ready-- Boarding pass and ID out before you get in line. If you don't have PreCheck, pull laptops and liquids out of your bag while you wait -- you'll breeze through.