DAL Security Wait Times

TSA checkpoint lines at Dallas Love Field, by day and hour.

Right now

Live · updated 5:20 PM local time

TSA wait this hour
Up to 16 min Friday, 5:20 PM local time
Next few hours
  • 6 PMUp to 11 min
  • 7 PMUp to 16 min
  • 8 PMUp to 8 min

Best time to go through security at DAL

Between 5 AM and 10 PM, the security wait at DAL can reach 45 minutes at its busiest, on Mondays 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 16 minSunday, 5 AM: up to 24 minSunday, 6 AM: up to 15 minSunday, 7 AM: up to 8 minSunday, 8 AM: up to 11 minSunday, 9 AM: up to 9 minSunday, 10 AM: up to 13 minSunday, 11 AM: up to 19 minSunday, 12 PM: up to 16 minSunday, 1 PM: up to 11 minSunday, 2 PM: up to 6 minSunday, 3 PM: up to 11 minSunday, 4 PM: up to 17 minSunday, 5 PM: up to 16 minSunday, 6 PM: up to 10 minSunday, 7 PM: up to 15 minSunday, 8 PM: up to 6 minSunday, 9 PM: up to 11 minSunday, 10 PM: up to 6 minSunday, 11 PM: up to 1 min
MonMonday, 4 AM: up to 14 minMonday, 5 AM: up to 45 minMonday, 6 AM: up to 40 minMonday, 7 AM: up to 21 minMonday, 8 AM: up to 9 minMonday, 9 AM: up to 21 minMonday, 10 AM: up to 18 minMonday, 11 AM: up to 15 minMonday, 12 PM: up to 17 minMonday, 1 PM: up to 21 minMonday, 2 PM: up to 19 minMonday, 3 PM: up to 14 minMonday, 4 PM: up to 12 minMonday, 5 PM: up to 20 minMonday, 6 PM: up to 15 minMonday, 7 PM: up to 20 minMonday, 8 PM: up to 5 minMonday, 9 PM: up to 4 minMonday, 10 PM: up to 1 minMonday, 11 PM: up to 1 min
TueTuesday, 4 AM: up to 13 minTuesday, 5 AM: up to 19 minTuesday, 6 AM: up to 8 minTuesday, 7 AM: up to 10 minTuesday, 8 AM: up to 9 minTuesday, 9 AM: up to 15 minTuesday, 10 AM: up to 13 minTuesday, 11 AM: up to 12 minTuesday, 12 PM: up to 13 minTuesday, 1 PM: up to 11 minTuesday, 2 PM: up to 16 minTuesday, 3 PM: up to 21 minTuesday, 4 PM: up to 5 minTuesday, 5 PM: up to 8 minTuesday, 6 PM: up to 11 minTuesday, 7 PM: up to 6 minTuesday, 8 PM: up to 2 minTuesday, 9 PM: up to 1 minTuesday, 10 PM: up to 1 minTuesday, 11 PM: up to 1 min
WedWednesday, 4 AM: up to 6 minWednesday, 5 AM: up to 23 minWednesday, 6 AM: up to 9 minWednesday, 7 AM: up to 10 minWednesday, 8 AM: up to 8 minWednesday, 9 AM: up to 10 minWednesday, 10 AM: up to 14 minWednesday, 11 AM: up to 14 minWednesday, 12 PM: up to 15 minWednesday, 1 PM: up to 27 minWednesday, 2 PM: up to 18 minWednesday, 3 PM: up to 11 minWednesday, 4 PM: up to 11 minWednesday, 5 PM: up to 17 minWednesday, 6 PM: up to 15 minWednesday, 7 PM: up to 8 minWednesday, 8 PM: up to 4 minWednesday, 9 PM: up to 2 minWednesday, 10 PM: up to 1 minWednesday, 11 PM: no wait recorded
ThuThursday, 4 AM: up to 15 minThursday, 5 AM: up to 23 minThursday, 6 AM: up to 17 minThursday, 7 AM: up to 13 minThursday, 8 AM: up to 9 minThursday, 9 AM: up to 6 minThursday, 10 AM: up to 12 minThursday, 11 AM: up to 15 minThursday, 12 PM: up to 6 minThursday, 1 PM: up to 10 minThursday, 2 PM: up to 9 minThursday, 3 PM: up to 15 minThursday, 4 PM: up to 13 minThursday, 5 PM: up to 11 minThursday, 6 PM: up to 11 minThursday, 7 PM: up to 12 minThursday, 8 PM: up to 9 minThursday, 9 PM: up to 31 minThursday, 10 PM: up to 27 minThursday, 11 PM: up to 2 min
FriFriday, 4 AM: up to 20 minFriday, 5 AM: up to 25 minFriday, 6 AM: up to 14 minFriday, 7 AM: up to 10 minFriday, 8 AM: up to 9 minFriday, 9 AM: up to 10 minFriday, 10 AM: up to 12 minFriday, 11 AM: up to 12 minFriday, 12 PM: up to 14 minFriday, 1 PM: up to 20 minFriday, 2 PM: up to 13 minFriday, 3 PM: up to 15 minFriday, 4 PM: up to 19 minFriday, 5 PM: up to 16 minFriday, 6 PM: up to 11 minFriday, 7 PM: up to 16 minFriday, 8 PM: up to 8 minFriday, 9 PM: up to 8 minFriday, 10 PM: up to 6 minFriday, 11 PM: up to 1 min
SatSaturday, 4 AM: up to 10 minSaturday, 5 AM: up to 11 minSaturday, 6 AM: up to 14 minSaturday, 7 AM: up to 24 minSaturday, 8 AM: up to 24 minSaturday, 9 AM: up to 9 minSaturday, 10 AM: up to 7 minSaturday, 11 AM: up to 8 minSaturday, 12 PM: up to 13 minSaturday, 1 PM: up to 29 minSaturday, 2 PM: up to 17 minSaturday, 3 PM: up to 9 minSaturday, 4 PM: up to 19 minSaturday, 5 PM: up to 12 minSaturday, 6 PM: up to 7 minSaturday, 7 PM: up to 2 minSaturday, 8 PM: up to 1 minSaturday, 9 PM: up to 1 minSaturday, 10 PM: no wait recordedSaturday, 11 PM: no wait recorded

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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
Sunday2 PM · Up to 6 min5 AM · Up to 24 min
Monday9 PM · Up to 4 min5 AM · Up to 45 min
Tuesday9 PM · Up to 1 min3 PM · Up to 21 min
Wednesday9 PM · Up to 2 min1 PM · Up to 27 min
Thursday9 AM · Up to 6 min9 PM · Up to 31 min
Friday Today8 PM · Up to 8 min5 AM · Up to 25 min
Saturday8 PM · Up to 1 min1 PM · Up to 29 min

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

DAL security questions, answered.

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

Security lines at DAL are usually shortest around 8 PM and longest around 5 AM. Tuesday tends to be the quietest day, and Monday the busiest.

When is the TSA line longest at DAL?

Waits peak on Mondays around 5 AM, when they can reach 45 minutes. Across the week, that hour is usually the busiest.

How early should I get to DAL?

Airlines commonly recommend arriving about 2 hours before a domestic flight and 3 hours before an international one. At DAL, the security wait can reach 45 minutes at the busiest times between 5 AM and 10 PM, so leave extra time around 5 AM, especially on Mondays.

How long is the TSA line at DAL right now?

TSA’s figures put the wait at up to 16 minutes at this hour on Fridays (as of 5:20 PM local time).

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

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

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