BWI Security Wait Times

TSA checkpoint lines at Baltimore Washington Intl., by day and hour.

Right now

Live · updated 6:21 PM local time

TSA wait this hour
Up to 18 min Friday, 6:21 PM local time
Next few hours
  • 7 PMUp to 12 min
  • 8 PMUp to 14 min
  • 9 PMUp to 6 min

Best time to go through security at BWI

Between 5 AM and 10 PM, the security wait at BWI can reach 22 minutes at its busiest, on Sundays around 4 PM, and stays within 1 minutes at the quietest hour.

Wait by day and hour

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SunSunday, 4 AM: up to 4 minSunday, 5 AM: up to 8 minSunday, 6 AM: up to 9 minSunday, 7 AM: up to 9 minSunday, 8 AM: up to 7 minSunday, 9 AM: up to 15 minSunday, 10 AM: up to 7 minSunday, 11 AM: up to 8 minSunday, 12 PM: up to 13 minSunday, 1 PM: up to 14 minSunday, 2 PM: up to 12 minSunday, 3 PM: up to 16 minSunday, 4 PM: up to 22 minSunday, 5 PM: up to 15 minSunday, 6 PM: up to 11 minSunday, 7 PM: up to 10 minSunday, 8 PM: up to 14 minSunday, 9 PM: up to 4 minSunday, 10 PM: up to 3 minSunday, 11 PM: up to 1 min
MonMonday, 4 AM: up to 7 minMonday, 5 AM: up to 10 minMonday, 6 AM: up to 14 minMonday, 7 AM: up to 15 minMonday, 8 AM: up to 13 minMonday, 9 AM: up to 13 minMonday, 10 AM: up to 20 minMonday, 11 AM: up to 8 minMonday, 12 PM: up to 13 minMonday, 1 PM: up to 16 minMonday, 2 PM: up to 17 minMonday, 3 PM: up to 10 minMonday, 4 PM: up to 9 minMonday, 5 PM: up to 8 minMonday, 6 PM: up to 8 minMonday, 7 PM: up to 7 minMonday, 8 PM: up to 4 minMonday, 9 PM: up to 4 minMonday, 10 PM: up to 2 minMonday, 11 PM: up to 2 min
TueTuesday, 4 AM: up to 5 minTuesday, 5 AM: up to 13 minTuesday, 6 AM: up to 10 minTuesday, 7 AM: up to 19 minTuesday, 8 AM: up to 15 minTuesday, 9 AM: up to 10 minTuesday, 10 AM: up to 17 minTuesday, 11 AM: up to 7 minTuesday, 12 PM: up to 7 minTuesday, 1 PM: up to 18 minTuesday, 2 PM: up to 10 minTuesday, 3 PM: up to 8 minTuesday, 4 PM: up to 8 minTuesday, 5 PM: up to 8 minTuesday, 6 PM: up to 7 minTuesday, 7 PM: up to 6 minTuesday, 8 PM: up to 7 minTuesday, 9 PM: up to 1 minTuesday, 10 PM: up to 1 minTuesday, 11 PM: up to 1 min
WedWednesday, 4 AM: up to 4 minWednesday, 5 AM: up to 7 minWednesday, 6 AM: up to 9 minWednesday, 7 AM: up to 9 minWednesday, 8 AM: up to 10 minWednesday, 9 AM: up to 8 minWednesday, 10 AM: up to 22 minWednesday, 11 AM: up to 9 minWednesday, 12 PM: up to 9 minWednesday, 1 PM: up to 10 minWednesday, 2 PM: up to 8 minWednesday, 3 PM: up to 9 minWednesday, 4 PM: up to 8 minWednesday, 5 PM: up to 14 minWednesday, 6 PM: up to 8 minWednesday, 7 PM: up to 9 minWednesday, 8 PM: up to 4 minWednesday, 9 PM: up to 2 minWednesday, 10 PM: up to 1 minWednesday, 11 PM: up to 1 min
ThuThursday, 4 AM: up to 7 minThursday, 5 AM: up to 16 minThursday, 6 AM: up to 12 minThursday, 7 AM: up to 12 minThursday, 8 AM: up to 10 minThursday, 9 AM: up to 10 minThursday, 10 AM: up to 11 minThursday, 11 AM: up to 11 minThursday, 12 PM: up to 7 minThursday, 1 PM: up to 15 minThursday, 2 PM: up to 22 minThursday, 3 PM: up to 7 minThursday, 4 PM: up to 8 minThursday, 5 PM: up to 12 minThursday, 6 PM: up to 10 minThursday, 7 PM: up to 8 minThursday, 8 PM: up to 10 minThursday, 9 PM: up to 10 minThursday, 10 PM: up to 3 minThursday, 11 PM: up to 1 min
FriFriday, 4 AM: up to 7 minFriday, 5 AM: up to 9 minFriday, 6 AM: up to 13 minFriday, 7 AM: up to 9 minFriday, 8 AM: up to 8 minFriday, 9 AM: up to 7 minFriday, 10 AM: up to 7 minFriday, 11 AM: up to 5 minFriday, 12 PM: up to 8 minFriday, 1 PM: up to 11 minFriday, 2 PM: up to 10 minFriday, 3 PM: up to 16 minFriday, 4 PM: up to 9 minFriday, 5 PM: up to 12 minFriday, 6 PM: up to 18 minFriday, 7 PM: up to 12 minFriday, 8 PM: up to 14 minFriday, 9 PM: up to 6 minFriday, 10 PM: up to 2 minFriday, 11 PM: up to 1 min
SatSaturday, 4 AM: up to 4 minSaturday, 5 AM: up to 12 minSaturday, 6 AM: up to 7 minSaturday, 7 AM: up to 10 minSaturday, 8 AM: up to 9 minSaturday, 9 AM: up to 10 minSaturday, 10 AM: up to 9 minSaturday, 11 AM: up to 6 minSaturday, 12 PM: up to 8 minSaturday, 1 PM: up to 10 minSaturday, 2 PM: up to 12 minSaturday, 3 PM: up to 8 minSaturday, 4 PM: up to 13 minSaturday, 5 PM: up to 9 minSaturday, 6 PM: up to 7 minSaturday, 7 PM: up to 5 minSaturday, 8 PM: up to 3 minSaturday, 9 PM: up to 3 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
Sunday9 PM · Up to 4 min4 PM · Up to 22 min
Monday8 PM · Up to 4 min10 AM · Up to 20 min
Tuesday9 PM · Up to 1 min7 AM · Up to 19 min
Wednesday9 PM · Up to 2 min10 AM · Up to 22 min
Thursday12 PM · Up to 7 min2 PM · Up to 22 min
Friday Today11 AM · Up to 5 min6 PM · Up to 18 min
Saturday8 PM · Up to 3 min4 PM · Up to 13 min

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

BWI security questions, answered.

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

Security lines at BWI are usually shortest around 9 PM and longest around 1 PM. Saturday tends to be the quietest day, and Sunday the busiest.

When is the TSA line longest at BWI?

Waits peak on Sundays around 4 PM, when they can reach 22 minutes. Across the week, 1 PM is usually the busiest hour.

How early should I get to BWI?

Airlines commonly recommend arriving about 2 hours before a domestic flight and 3 hours before an international one. At BWI, the security wait can reach 22 minutes at the busiest times between 5 AM and 10 PM, so leave extra time around 1 PM, especially on Sundays.

How long is the TSA line at BWI right now?

TSA’s figures put the wait at up to 18 minutes at this hour on Fridays (as of 6:21 PM local time).

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

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

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