HNL Security Wait Times

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

Right now

Live · updated 12:22 PM local time

TSA wait this hour
Up to 27 min Friday, 12:22 PM local time
Next few hours
  • 1 PMUp to 19 min
  • 2 PMUp to 21 min
  • 3 PMUp to 7 min

Best time to go through security at HNL

Between 5 AM and 10 PM, the security wait at HNL can reach 47 minutes at its busiest, on Mondays around 1 PM, and stays within 3 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 8 minSunday, 6 AM: up to 6 minSunday, 7 AM: up to 5 minSunday, 8 AM: up to 6 minSunday, 9 AM: up to 16 minSunday, 10 AM: up to 19 minSunday, 11 AM: up to 18 minSunday, 12 PM: up to 19 minSunday, 1 PM: up to 23 minSunday, 2 PM: up to 24 minSunday, 3 PM: up to 16 minSunday, 4 PM: up to 5 minSunday, 5 PM: up to 8 minSunday, 6 PM: up to 8 minSunday, 7 PM: up to 16 minSunday, 8 PM: up to 27 minSunday, 9 PM: up to 4 minSunday, 10 PM: up to 8 minSunday, 11 PM: up to 1 min
MonMonday, 4 AM: up to 3 minMonday, 5 AM: up to 17 minMonday, 6 AM: up to 17 minMonday, 7 AM: up to 15 minMonday, 8 AM: up to 4 minMonday, 9 AM: up to 16 minMonday, 10 AM: up to 18 minMonday, 11 AM: up to 34 minMonday, 12 PM: up to 34 minMonday, 1 PM: up to 47 minMonday, 2 PM: up to 27 minMonday, 3 PM: up to 12 minMonday, 4 PM: up to 7 minMonday, 5 PM: up to 6 minMonday, 6 PM: up to 7 minMonday, 7 PM: up to 8 minMonday, 8 PM: up to 20 minMonday, 9 PM: up to 5 minMonday, 10 PM: up to 4 minMonday, 11 PM: up to 1 min
TueTuesday, 4 AM: up to 5 minTuesday, 5 AM: up to 10 minTuesday, 6 AM: up to 23 minTuesday, 7 AM: up to 15 minTuesday, 8 AM: up to 16 minTuesday, 9 AM: up to 19 minTuesday, 10 AM: up to 31 minTuesday, 11 AM: up to 28 minTuesday, 12 PM: up to 29 minTuesday, 1 PM: up to 21 minTuesday, 2 PM: up to 9 minTuesday, 3 PM: up to 23 minTuesday, 4 PM: up to 7 minTuesday, 5 PM: up to 6 minTuesday, 6 PM: up to 11 minTuesday, 7 PM: up to 16 minTuesday, 8 PM: up to 24 minTuesday, 9 PM: up to 8 minTuesday, 10 PM: up to 6 minTuesday, 11 PM: up to 1 min
WedWednesday, 4 AM: up to 7 minWednesday, 5 AM: up to 24 minWednesday, 6 AM: up to 28 minWednesday, 7 AM: up to 26 minWednesday, 8 AM: up to 10 minWednesday, 9 AM: up to 16 minWednesday, 10 AM: up to 23 minWednesday, 11 AM: up to 28 minWednesday, 12 PM: up to 38 minWednesday, 1 PM: up to 27 minWednesday, 2 PM: up to 25 minWednesday, 3 PM: up to 10 minWednesday, 4 PM: up to 5 minWednesday, 5 PM: up to 3 minWednesday, 6 PM: up to 12 minWednesday, 7 PM: up to 11 minWednesday, 8 PM: up to 22 minWednesday, 9 PM: up to 8 minWednesday, 10 PM: up to 3 minWednesday, 11 PM: up to 1 min
ThuThursday, 4 AM: up to 5 minThursday, 5 AM: up to 14 minThursday, 6 AM: up to 9 minThursday, 7 AM: up to 5 minThursday, 8 AM: up to 12 minThursday, 9 AM: up to 13 minThursday, 10 AM: up to 33 minThursday, 11 AM: up to 27 minThursday, 12 PM: up to 19 minThursday, 1 PM: up to 11 minThursday, 2 PM: up to 9 minThursday, 3 PM: up to 18 minThursday, 4 PM: up to 17 minThursday, 5 PM: up to 10 minThursday, 6 PM: up to 12 minThursday, 7 PM: up to 17 minThursday, 8 PM: up to 16 minThursday, 9 PM: up to 6 minThursday, 10 PM: up to 6 minThursday, 11 PM: up to 1 min
FriFriday, 4 AM: up to 5 minFriday, 5 AM: up to 6 minFriday, 6 AM: up to 8 minFriday, 7 AM: up to 5 minFriday, 8 AM: up to 7 minFriday, 9 AM: up to 18 minFriday, 10 AM: up to 20 minFriday, 11 AM: up to 31 minFriday, 12 PM: up to 27 minFriday, 1 PM: up to 19 minFriday, 2 PM: up to 21 minFriday, 3 PM: up to 7 minFriday, 4 PM: up to 8 minFriday, 5 PM: up to 20 minFriday, 6 PM: up to 23 minFriday, 7 PM: up to 9 minFriday, 8 PM: up to 27 minFriday, 9 PM: up to 15 minFriday, 10 PM: up to 4 minFriday, 11 PM: up to 1 min
SatSaturday, 4 AM: up to 5 minSaturday, 5 AM: up to 8 minSaturday, 6 AM: up to 16 minSaturday, 7 AM: up to 7 minSaturday, 8 AM: up to 19 minSaturday, 9 AM: up to 13 minSaturday, 10 AM: up to 25 minSaturday, 11 AM: up to 21 minSaturday, 12 PM: up to 26 minSaturday, 1 PM: up to 15 minSaturday, 2 PM: up to 9 minSaturday, 3 PM: up to 7 minSaturday, 4 PM: up to 5 minSaturday, 5 PM: up to 9 minSaturday, 6 PM: up to 5 minSaturday, 7 PM: up to 8 minSaturday, 8 PM: up to 24 minSaturday, 9 PM: up to 4 minSaturday, 10 PM: up to 2 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 min8 PM · Up to 27 min
Monday8 AM · Up to 4 min1 PM · Up to 47 min
Tuesday5 PM · Up to 6 min10 AM · Up to 31 min
Wednesday5 PM · Up to 3 min12 PM · Up to 38 min
Thursday7 AM · Up to 5 min10 AM · Up to 33 min
Friday Today7 AM · Up to 5 min11 AM · Up to 31 min
Saturday9 PM · Up to 4 min12 PM · Up to 26 min

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

HNL security questions, answered.

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

Security lines at HNL are usually shortest around 9 PM and longest around 12 PM. Saturday tends to be the quietest day, and Wednesday the busiest.

When is the TSA line longest at HNL?

Waits peak on Mondays around 1 PM, when they can reach 47 minutes. Across the week, 12 PM is usually the busiest hour.

How early should I get to HNL?

Airlines commonly recommend arriving about 2 hours before a domestic flight and 3 hours before an international one. At HNL, the security wait can reach 47 minutes at the busiest times between 5 AM and 10 PM, so leave extra time around 12 PM, especially on Wednesdays.

How long is the TSA line at HNL right now?

TSA’s figures put the wait at up to 27 minutes at this hour on Fridays (as of 12:22 PM local time).

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

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

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