How TSA Wait Times Compare At America’s 10 Busiest Airports
New York airports perform particularly poorly, while San Francisco's, which uses private contractors, perform well.
By Louis HardimanZimbabwe
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Travel Bulletin has released data from the MyTSA app's wait estimates, covering mid-June through mid-August. They have compiled the average Transportation Security Administration (TSA) security wait times across 50 airports during this peak season. Across each of these 50 airports, the average wait time was 9.9 minutes, with John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), the US's second-busiest airport, performing worst.
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- 60 words · 1 min read
- Published
- October 20, 2026
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- Louis Hardiman
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- Simple Flying