DEN Security Wait Times

TSA checkpoint lines at Denver Intl., by day and hour.

Right now

Live · updated 4:20 PM local time

TSA wait this hour
Up to 5 min Friday, 4:20 PM local time
Next few hours
  • 5 PMUp to 19 min
  • 6 PMUp to 14 min
  • 7 PMUp to 4 min

Best time to go through security at DEN

Between 5 AM and 10 PM, the security wait at DEN can reach 53 minutes at its busiest, on Fridays around 10 AM, and stays within 2 minutes at the quietest hour.

Wait by day and hour

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SunSunday, 4 AM: up to 3 minSunday, 5 AM: up to 19 minSunday, 6 AM: up to 8 minSunday, 7 AM: up to 10 minSunday, 8 AM: up to 15 minSunday, 9 AM: up to 18 minSunday, 10 AM: up to 18 minSunday, 11 AM: up to 13 minSunday, 12 PM: up to 22 minSunday, 1 PM: up to 18 minSunday, 2 PM: up to 23 minSunday, 3 PM: up to 23 minSunday, 4 PM: up to 16 minSunday, 5 PM: up to 21 minSunday, 6 PM: up to 8 minSunday, 7 PM: up to 4 minSunday, 8 PM: up to 4 minSunday, 9 PM: up to 4 minSunday, 10 PM: up to 4 minSunday, 11 PM: up to 4 min
MonMonday, 4 AM: up to 18 minMonday, 5 AM: up to 19 minMonday, 6 AM: up to 12 minMonday, 7 AM: up to 19 minMonday, 8 AM: up to 23 minMonday, 9 AM: up to 33 minMonday, 10 AM: up to 34 minMonday, 11 AM: up to 21 minMonday, 12 PM: up to 26 minMonday, 1 PM: up to 21 minMonday, 2 PM: up to 19 minMonday, 3 PM: up to 28 minMonday, 4 PM: up to 25 minMonday, 5 PM: up to 13 minMonday, 6 PM: up to 9 minMonday, 7 PM: up to 4 minMonday, 8 PM: up to 2 minMonday, 9 PM: up to 4 minMonday, 10 PM: up to 2 minMonday, 11 PM: up to 2 min
TueTuesday, 4 AM: up to 2 minTuesday, 5 AM: up to 12 minTuesday, 6 AM: up to 8 minTuesday, 7 AM: up to 19 minTuesday, 8 AM: up to 19 minTuesday, 9 AM: up to 19 minTuesday, 10 AM: up to 34 minTuesday, 11 AM: up to 17 minTuesday, 12 PM: up to 19 minTuesday, 1 PM: up to 25 minTuesday, 2 PM: up to 15 minTuesday, 3 PM: up to 15 minTuesday, 4 PM: up to 17 minTuesday, 5 PM: up to 13 minTuesday, 6 PM: up to 2 minTuesday, 7 PM: up to 4 minTuesday, 8 PM: up to 2 minTuesday, 9 PM: up to 2 minTuesday, 10 PM: up to 2 minTuesday, 11 PM: up to 2 min
WedWednesday, 4 AM: up to 3 minWednesday, 5 AM: up to 15 minWednesday, 6 AM: up to 2 minWednesday, 7 AM: up to 5 minWednesday, 8 AM: up to 19 minWednesday, 9 AM: up to 18 minWednesday, 10 AM: up to 26 minWednesday, 11 AM: up to 28 minWednesday, 12 PM: up to 28 minWednesday, 1 PM: up to 34 minWednesday, 2 PM: up to 28 minWednesday, 3 PM: up to 23 minWednesday, 4 PM: up to 22 minWednesday, 5 PM: up to 25 minWednesday, 6 PM: up to 4 minWednesday, 7 PM: up to 12 minWednesday, 8 PM: up to 7 minWednesday, 9 PM: up to 5 minWednesday, 10 PM: up to 2 minWednesday, 11 PM: up to 2 min
ThuThursday, 4 AM: up to 12 minThursday, 5 AM: up to 16 minThursday, 6 AM: up to 8 minThursday, 7 AM: up to 18 minThursday, 8 AM: up to 11 minThursday, 9 AM: up to 27 minThursday, 10 AM: up to 28 minThursday, 11 AM: up to 15 minThursday, 12 PM: up to 20 minThursday, 1 PM: up to 26 minThursday, 2 PM: up to 31 minThursday, 3 PM: up to 11 minThursday, 4 PM: up to 18 minThursday, 5 PM: up to 31 minThursday, 6 PM: up to 24 minThursday, 7 PM: up to 4 minThursday, 8 PM: up to 2 minThursday, 9 PM: up to 7 minThursday, 10 PM: up to 2 minThursday, 11 PM: up to 2 min
FriFriday, 4 AM: up to 15 minFriday, 5 AM: up to 18 minFriday, 6 AM: up to 12 minFriday, 7 AM: up to 19 minFriday, 8 AM: up to 19 minFriday, 9 AM: up to 34 minFriday, 10 AM: up to 53 minFriday, 11 AM: up to 12 minFriday, 12 PM: up to 34 minFriday, 1 PM: up to 33 minFriday, 2 PM: up to 15 minFriday, 3 PM: up to 4 minFriday, 4 PM: up to 5 minFriday, 5 PM: up to 19 minFriday, 6 PM: up to 14 minFriday, 7 PM: up to 4 minFriday, 8 PM: up to 6 minFriday, 9 PM: up to 4 minFriday, 10 PM: up to 4 minFriday, 11 PM: up to 2 min
SatSaturday, 4 AM: up to 7 minSaturday, 5 AM: up to 15 minSaturday, 6 AM: up to 10 minSaturday, 7 AM: up to 15 minSaturday, 8 AM: up to 16 minSaturday, 9 AM: up to 26 minSaturday, 10 AM: up to 20 minSaturday, 11 AM: up to 5 minSaturday, 12 PM: up to 28 minSaturday, 1 PM: up to 15 minSaturday, 2 PM: up to 15 minSaturday, 3 PM: up to 15 minSaturday, 4 PM: up to 17 minSaturday, 5 PM: up to 2 minSaturday, 6 PM: up to 5 minSaturday, 7 PM: up to 8 minSaturday, 8 PM: up to 4 minSaturday, 9 PM: up to 10 minSaturday, 10 PM: up to 2 minSaturday, 11 PM: up to 2 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 4 min2 PM · Up to 23 min
Monday8 PM · Up to 2 min10 AM · Up to 34 min
Tuesday6 PM · Up to 2 min10 AM · Up to 34 min
Wednesday6 AM · Up to 2 min1 PM · Up to 34 min
Thursday8 PM · Up to 2 min2 PM · Up to 31 min
Friday Today3 PM · Up to 4 min10 AM · Up to 53 min
Saturday5 PM · Up to 2 min12 PM · Up to 28 min

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

DEN security questions, answered.

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

Security lines at DEN are usually shortest around 8 PM and longest around 10 AM. Saturday tends to be the quietest day, and Monday the busiest.

When is the TSA line longest at DEN?

Waits peak on Fridays around 10 AM, when they can reach 53 minutes. Across the week, that hour is usually the busiest.

How early should I get to DEN?

Airlines commonly recommend arriving about 2 hours before a domestic flight and 3 hours before an international one. At DEN, the security wait can reach 53 minutes at the busiest times between 5 AM and 10 PM, so leave extra time around 10 AM, especially on Mondays.

How long is the TSA line at DEN right now?

TSA’s figures put the wait at up to 5 minutes at this hour on Fridays (as of 4:20 PM local time).

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

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

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