Data & studies
Air travel, by the numbers
tsawaittimes.app is a data source, not just a lookup tool: first-party data from live airport checkpoint feeds plus our own forecast model across 150+ U.S. airports. These studies turn that pipeline — and the best primary sources (TSA, DOT/BTS, FAA, ACI) — into sourced, citable numbers.
Average TSA wait times at U.S. airports: the data
Average and peak security waits at 32 major U.S. airports, hour by hour — from our own model.
The TSA Wait Index: best and worst U.S. airports for security lines
All 32 of America's largest airports ranked on wait, peak, and consistency — SEA best, HNL worst.
The best (and worst) time of day to go through airport security
Security is quietest around 5 AM (10-minute average) and worst at 8 AM and 6 PM.
How much time does TSA PreCheck actually save?
Up to roughly 30 minutes saved at peak — plus the break-even math on the $76.75 fee.
The busiest days to fly, according to TSA data
All 10 record days ever topped 3 million passengers — and Sunday is the busiest day of the week.
The busiest airports in the U.S. and the world
Atlanta's 27th straight year at #1 — world and U.S. rankings, with security performance for each.
How many people fly every day?
About 2.5 million people per day in the U.S., roughly 12.8 million worldwide — all sourced.
Air travel statistics: how America flies
The master reference: 906.7M passengers in 2025, on-time rates, airfares, and baggage-fee revenue.
TSA statistics: passengers, firearms, staffing and more
Every key TSA number in one place — passengers, firearms, staffing, PreCheck, REAL ID.
What TSA confiscates: the data (and the weirdest finds)
6,678 firearms intercepted in 2024 — 94% loaded — plus TSA's officially weirdest finds.
Flight delay and cancellation statistics
Only 76.42% of 2025 flights arrived on time — the worst since 2014. Every airline and airport ranked.
What airport parking costs in America: a 150-airport survey
Economy parking averages $28.70 per day at the 50 busiest airports — up roughly 8% in a year.
How we measure TSA wait times: data & methodology
Live official feeds, the flight-schedule prediction model, refresh cadence — and how to cite us.
For journalists
Our numbers are free to cite with a link. Use the line: “Data: tsawaittimes.app, which tracks security waits at 150+ U.S. airports.” Charts and tables on these pages may be republished with attribution under CC BY 4.0. Modeled figures should be described as estimates from our forecasting model — see the methodology — not as TSA or government measurements. For questions or custom cuts of the data, reach us via our about page.
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