ABQ Security Wait Times

TSA checkpoint lines at Albuquerque Intl. Sunport, by day and hour.

Right now

Live · updated 4:21 PM local time

TSA wait this hour
Up to 4 min Friday, 4:21 PM local time
Next few hours
  • 5 PMUp to 4 min
  • 6 PMUp to 4 min
  • 7 PMUp to 2 min

Best time to go through security at ABQ

Between 5 AM and 10 PM, the security wait at ABQ can reach 38 minutes at its busiest, on Fridays around 5 AM, and stays within 1 minutes at the quietest hour.

Wait by day and hour

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SunSunday, 4 AM: up to 6 minSunday, 5 AM: up to 13 minSunday, 6 AM: up to 13 minSunday, 7 AM: up to 8 minSunday, 8 AM: up to 5 minSunday, 9 AM: up to 13 minSunday, 10 AM: up to 13 minSunday, 11 AM: up to 11 minSunday, 12 PM: up to 7 minSunday, 1 PM: up to 5 minSunday, 2 PM: up to 7 minSunday, 3 PM: up to 5 minSunday, 4 PM: up to 4 minSunday, 5 PM: up to 8 minSunday, 6 PM: up to 5 minSunday, 7 PM: up to 1 minSunday, 8 PM: up to 3 minSunday, 9 PM: up to 2 minSunday, 10 PM: up to 3 minSunday, 11 PM: up to 2 min
MonMonday, 4 AM: up to 13 minMonday, 5 AM: up to 12 minMonday, 6 AM: up to 21 minMonday, 7 AM: up to 15 minMonday, 8 AM: up to 8 minMonday, 9 AM: up to 10 minMonday, 10 AM: up to 9 minMonday, 11 AM: up to 11 minMonday, 12 PM: up to 8 minMonday, 1 PM: up to 8 minMonday, 2 PM: up to 9 minMonday, 3 PM: up to 4 minMonday, 4 PM: up to 4 minMonday, 5 PM: up to 2 minMonday, 6 PM: up to 1 minMonday, 7 PM: up to 2 minMonday, 8 PM: up to 3 minMonday, 9 PM: up to 1 minMonday, 10 PM: up to 1 minMonday, 11 PM: up to 1 min
TueTuesday, 4 AM: up to 3 minTuesday, 5 AM: up to 5 minTuesday, 6 AM: up to 19 minTuesday, 7 AM: up to 9 minTuesday, 8 AM: up to 4 minTuesday, 9 AM: up to 6 minTuesday, 10 AM: up to 10 minTuesday, 11 AM: up to 13 minTuesday, 12 PM: up to 7 minTuesday, 1 PM: up to 5 minTuesday, 2 PM: up to 5 minTuesday, 3 PM: up to 4 minTuesday, 4 PM: up to 3 minTuesday, 5 PM: up to 2 minTuesday, 6 PM: up to 1 minTuesday, 7 PM: up to 1 minTuesday, 8 PM: up to 1 minTuesday, 9 PM: up to 1 minTuesday, 10 PM: up to 1 minTuesday, 11 PM: up to 1 min
WedWednesday, 4 AM: up to 3 minWednesday, 5 AM: up to 6 minWednesday, 6 AM: up to 11 minWednesday, 7 AM: up to 9 minWednesday, 8 AM: up to 2 minWednesday, 9 AM: up to 5 minWednesday, 10 AM: up to 8 minWednesday, 11 AM: up to 8 minWednesday, 12 PM: up to 6 minWednesday, 1 PM: up to 7 minWednesday, 2 PM: up to 6 minWednesday, 3 PM: up to 3 minWednesday, 4 PM: up to 6 minWednesday, 5 PM: up to 6 minWednesday, 6 PM: up to 2 minWednesday, 7 PM: up to 1 minWednesday, 8 PM: up to 1 minWednesday, 9 PM: up to 1 minWednesday, 10 PM: up to 1 minWednesday, 11 PM: up to 1 min
ThuThursday, 4 AM: up to 6 minThursday, 5 AM: up to 25 minThursday, 6 AM: up to 34 minThursday, 7 AM: up to 20 minThursday, 8 AM: up to 3 minThursday, 9 AM: up to 7 minThursday, 10 AM: up to 23 minThursday, 11 AM: up to 12 minThursday, 12 PM: up to 7 minThursday, 1 PM: up to 8 minThursday, 2 PM: up to 7 minThursday, 3 PM: up to 6 minThursday, 4 PM: up to 6 minThursday, 5 PM: up to 5 minThursday, 6 PM: up to 4 minThursday, 7 PM: up to 5 minThursday, 8 PM: up to 2 minThursday, 9 PM: up to 1 minThursday, 10 PM: up to 1 minThursday, 11 PM: up to 1 min
FriFriday, 4 AM: up to 10 minFriday, 5 AM: up to 38 minFriday, 6 AM: up to 34 minFriday, 7 AM: up to 3 minFriday, 8 AM: up to 14 minFriday, 9 AM: up to 10 minFriday, 10 AM: up to 18 minFriday, 11 AM: up to 9 minFriday, 12 PM: up to 8 minFriday, 1 PM: up to 7 minFriday, 2 PM: up to 6 minFriday, 3 PM: up to 4 minFriday, 4 PM: up to 4 minFriday, 5 PM: up to 4 minFriday, 6 PM: up to 4 minFriday, 7 PM: up to 2 minFriday, 8 PM: up to 2 minFriday, 9 PM: up to 1 minFriday, 10 PM: up to 1 minFriday, 11 PM: up to 1 min
SatSaturday, 4 AM: up to 4 minSaturday, 5 AM: up to 12 minSaturday, 6 AM: up to 30 minSaturday, 7 AM: up to 4 minSaturday, 8 AM: up to 2 minSaturday, 9 AM: up to 6 minSaturday, 10 AM: up to 12 minSaturday, 11 AM: up to 15 minSaturday, 12 PM: up to 15 minSaturday, 1 PM: up to 7 minSaturday, 2 PM: up to 4 minSaturday, 3 PM: up to 3 minSaturday, 4 PM: up to 2 minSaturday, 5 PM: up to 1 minSaturday, 6 PM: up to 1 minSaturday, 7 PM: up to 1 minSaturday, 8 PM: up to 1 minSaturday, 9 PM: up to 1 minSaturday, 10 PM: up to 1 minSaturday, 11 PM: up to 1 min

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From official TSA wait times: the longest standard-lane wait in each hour, in local time.

The quietest and busiest hours, by day

DayQuietest hourBusiest hour
Sunday7 PM · Up to 1 min5 AM · Up to 13 min
Monday6 PM · Up to 1 min6 AM · Up to 21 min
Tuesday6 PM · Up to 1 min6 AM · Up to 19 min
Wednesday7 PM · Up to 1 min6 AM · Up to 11 min
Thursday9 PM · Up to 1 min6 AM · Up to 34 min
Friday Today9 PM · Up to 1 min5 AM · Up to 38 min
Saturday5 PM · Up to 1 min6 AM · Up to 30 min

Between 5 AM and 10 PM, local time, from official TSA wait times.

ABQ security questions, answered.

What's the best time to go through security at ABQ?

Security lines at ABQ are usually shortest around 9 PM and longest around 6 AM. Wednesday tends to be the quietest day, and Thursday the busiest.

When is the TSA line longest at ABQ?

Waits peak on Fridays around 5 AM, when they can reach 38 minutes. Across the week, 6 AM is usually the busiest hour.

How early should I get to ABQ?

Airlines commonly recommend arriving about 2 hours before a domestic flight and 3 hours before an international one. At ABQ, the security wait can reach 38 minutes at the busiest times between 5 AM and 10 PM, so leave extra time around 6 AM, especially on Thursdays.

How long is the TSA line at ABQ right now?

TSA’s figures put the wait at up to 4 minutes at this hour on Fridays (as of 4:21 PM local time).

Can I see TSA PreCheck and CLEAR wait times for ABQ?

Yes, in the Flying app. It shows typical security waits for the day and hour you fly, including TSA PreCheck and CLEAR lines, and live waits at select major airports, so you can plan around the actual line.

Where do these wait times come from?

Waits by day and hour come from official TSA wait times: the longest standard-lane wait TSA reports for each hour, in ABQ local time. Live waits come from the airport or from traveler reports, where available.

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