ANC Security Wait Times

TSA checkpoint lines at Ted Stevens Anchorage Intl., by day and hour.

Right now

Live · updated 2:20 PM local time

TSA wait this hour
Up to 11 min Friday, 2:20 PM local time
Next few hours
  • 3 PMUp to 15 min
  • 4 PMUp to 8 min
  • 5 PMUp to 12 min

Best time to go through security at ANC

Between 5 AM and 10 PM, the security wait at ANC can reach 29 minutes at its busiest, on Sundays around 10 AM, and stays within 4 minutes at the quietest hour.

Wait by day and hour

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SunSunday, 4 AM: up to 5 minSunday, 5 AM: up to 9 minSunday, 6 AM: up to 10 minSunday, 7 AM: up to 5 minSunday, 8 AM: up to 18 minSunday, 9 AM: up to 19 minSunday, 10 AM: up to 29 minSunday, 11 AM: up to 21 minSunday, 12 PM: up to 10 minSunday, 1 PM: up to 17 minSunday, 2 PM: up to 6 minSunday, 3 PM: up to 9 minSunday, 4 PM: up to 11 minSunday, 5 PM: up to 6 minSunday, 6 PM: up to 5 minSunday, 7 PM: up to 5 minSunday, 8 PM: up to 5 minSunday, 9 PM: up to 8 minSunday, 10 PM: up to 11 minSunday, 11 PM: up to 7 min
MonMonday, 4 AM: up to 10 minMonday, 5 AM: up to 12 minMonday, 6 AM: up to 15 minMonday, 7 AM: up to 21 minMonday, 8 AM: up to 19 minMonday, 9 AM: up to 20 minMonday, 10 AM: up to 12 minMonday, 11 AM: up to 20 minMonday, 12 PM: up to 8 minMonday, 1 PM: up to 16 minMonday, 2 PM: up to 16 minMonday, 3 PM: up to 11 minMonday, 4 PM: up to 13 minMonday, 5 PM: up to 6 minMonday, 6 PM: up to 6 minMonday, 7 PM: up to 6 minMonday, 8 PM: up to 9 minMonday, 9 PM: up to 7 minMonday, 10 PM: up to 5 minMonday, 11 PM: up to 15 min
TueTuesday, 4 AM: up to 9 minTuesday, 5 AM: up to 27 minTuesday, 6 AM: up to 14 minTuesday, 7 AM: up to 6 minTuesday, 8 AM: up to 29 minTuesday, 9 AM: up to 19 minTuesday, 10 AM: up to 14 minTuesday, 11 AM: up to 11 minTuesday, 12 PM: up to 19 minTuesday, 1 PM: up to 8 minTuesday, 2 PM: up to 8 minTuesday, 3 PM: up to 5 minTuesday, 4 PM: up to 4 minTuesday, 5 PM: up to 5 minTuesday, 6 PM: up to 4 minTuesday, 7 PM: up to 7 minTuesday, 8 PM: up to 4 minTuesday, 9 PM: up to 5 minTuesday, 10 PM: up to 6 minTuesday, 11 PM: up to 5 min
WedWednesday, 4 AM: up to 3 minWednesday, 5 AM: up to 14 minWednesday, 6 AM: up to 13 minWednesday, 7 AM: up to 12 minWednesday, 8 AM: up to 17 minWednesday, 9 AM: up to 14 minWednesday, 10 AM: up to 6 minWednesday, 11 AM: up to 6 minWednesday, 12 PM: up to 4 minWednesday, 1 PM: up to 7 minWednesday, 2 PM: up to 17 minWednesday, 3 PM: up to 11 minWednesday, 4 PM: up to 6 minWednesday, 5 PM: up to 7 minWednesday, 6 PM: up to 5 minWednesday, 7 PM: up to 4 minWednesday, 8 PM: up to 5 minWednesday, 9 PM: up to 6 minWednesday, 10 PM: up to 8 minWednesday, 11 PM: up to 9 min
ThuThursday, 4 AM: up to 5 minThursday, 5 AM: up to 10 minThursday, 6 AM: up to 12 minThursday, 7 AM: up to 9 minThursday, 8 AM: up to 11 minThursday, 9 AM: up to 12 minThursday, 10 AM: up to 13 minThursday, 11 AM: up to 9 minThursday, 12 PM: up to 7 minThursday, 1 PM: up to 11 minThursday, 2 PM: up to 16 minThursday, 3 PM: up to 25 minThursday, 4 PM: up to 13 minThursday, 5 PM: up to 10 minThursday, 6 PM: up to 10 minThursday, 7 PM: up to 7 minThursday, 8 PM: up to 7 minThursday, 9 PM: up to 12 minThursday, 10 PM: up to 8 minThursday, 11 PM: up to 6 min
FriFriday, 4 AM: up to 6 minFriday, 5 AM: up to 8 minFriday, 6 AM: up to 12 minFriday, 7 AM: up to 7 minFriday, 8 AM: up to 12 minFriday, 9 AM: up to 24 minFriday, 10 AM: up to 16 minFriday, 11 AM: up to 26 minFriday, 12 PM: up to 14 minFriday, 1 PM: up to 8 minFriday, 2 PM: up to 11 minFriday, 3 PM: up to 15 minFriday, 4 PM: up to 8 minFriday, 5 PM: up to 12 minFriday, 6 PM: up to 6 minFriday, 7 PM: up to 11 minFriday, 8 PM: up to 5 minFriday, 9 PM: up to 6 minFriday, 10 PM: up to 8 minFriday, 11 PM: up to 6 min
SatSaturday, 4 AM: up to 3 minSaturday, 5 AM: up to 9 minSaturday, 6 AM: up to 9 minSaturday, 7 AM: up to 9 minSaturday, 8 AM: up to 10 minSaturday, 9 AM: up to 15 minSaturday, 10 AM: up to 18 minSaturday, 11 AM: up to 28 minSaturday, 12 PM: up to 10 minSaturday, 1 PM: up to 6 minSaturday, 2 PM: up to 13 minSaturday, 3 PM: up to 9 minSaturday, 4 PM: up to 10 minSaturday, 5 PM: up to 12 minSaturday, 6 PM: up to 15 minSaturday, 7 PM: up to 10 minSaturday, 8 PM: up to 9 minSaturday, 9 PM: up to 8 minSaturday, 10 PM: up to 8 minSaturday, 11 PM: up to 8 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 AM · Up to 5 min10 AM · Up to 29 min
Monday5 PM · Up to 6 min7 AM · Up to 21 min
Tuesday4 PM · Up to 4 min8 AM · Up to 29 min
Wednesday12 PM · Up to 4 min8 AM · Up to 17 min
Thursday12 PM · Up to 7 min3 PM · Up to 25 min
Friday Today8 PM · Up to 5 min11 AM · Up to 26 min
Saturday1 PM · Up to 6 min11 AM · Up to 28 min

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

ANC security questions, answered.

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

Security lines at ANC are usually shortest around 8 PM and longest around 9 AM. Wednesday tends to be the quietest day, and Monday the busiest.

When is the TSA line longest at ANC?

Waits peak on Sundays around 10 AM, when they can reach 29 minutes. Across the week, 9 AM is usually the busiest hour.

How early should I get to ANC?

Airlines commonly recommend arriving about 2 hours before a domestic flight and 3 hours before an international one. At ANC, the security wait can reach 29 minutes at the busiest times between 5 AM and 10 PM, so leave extra time around 9 AM, especially on Mondays.

How long is the TSA line at ANC right now?

TSA’s figures put the wait at up to 11 minutes at this hour on Fridays (as of 2:20 PM local time).

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

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 ANC local time. Live waits come from the airport or from traveler reports, where available.

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