HOU Security Wait Times

TSA checkpoint lines at Houston Hobby, by day and hour.

Right now

Live · updated 5:21 PM local time

TSA wait this hour
Up to 4 min Friday, 5:21 PM local time
Next few hours
  • 6 PMUp to 3 min
  • 7 PMUp to 7 min
  • 8 PMUp to 4 min

Best time to go through security at HOU

Between 5 AM and 10 PM, the security wait at HOU can reach 20 minutes at its busiest, on Fridays around 9 PM, and stays within 1 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 4 minSunday, 6 AM: up to 4 minSunday, 7 AM: up to 5 minSunday, 8 AM: up to 3 minSunday, 9 AM: up to 5 minSunday, 10 AM: up to 4 minSunday, 11 AM: up to 4 minSunday, 12 PM: up to 8 minSunday, 1 PM: up to 11 minSunday, 2 PM: up to 9 minSunday, 3 PM: up to 7 minSunday, 4 PM: up to 7 minSunday, 5 PM: up to 4 minSunday, 6 PM: up to 4 minSunday, 7 PM: up to 5 minSunday, 8 PM: up to 5 minSunday, 9 PM: up to 2 minSunday, 10 PM: up to 2 minSunday, 11 PM: no wait recorded
MonMonday, 4 AM: up to 8 minMonday, 5 AM: up to 5 minMonday, 6 AM: up to 6 minMonday, 7 AM: up to 11 minMonday, 8 AM: up to 6 minMonday, 9 AM: up to 5 minMonday, 10 AM: up to 5 minMonday, 11 AM: up to 3 minMonday, 12 PM: up to 7 minMonday, 1 PM: up to 8 minMonday, 2 PM: up to 19 minMonday, 3 PM: up to 3 minMonday, 4 PM: up to 3 minMonday, 5 PM: up to 5 minMonday, 6 PM: up to 3 minMonday, 7 PM: up to 2 minMonday, 8 PM: up to 6 minMonday, 9 PM: up to 2 minMonday, 10 PM: up to 1 minMonday, 11 PM: no wait recorded
TueTuesday, 4 AM: up to 6 minTuesday, 5 AM: up to 5 minTuesday, 6 AM: up to 6 minTuesday, 7 AM: up to 7 minTuesday, 8 AM: up to 8 minTuesday, 9 AM: up to 8 minTuesday, 10 AM: up to 6 minTuesday, 11 AM: up to 5 minTuesday, 12 PM: up to 5 minTuesday, 1 PM: up to 7 minTuesday, 2 PM: up to 9 minTuesday, 3 PM: up to 5 minTuesday, 4 PM: up to 5 minTuesday, 5 PM: up to 6 minTuesday, 6 PM: up to 5 minTuesday, 7 PM: up to 5 minTuesday, 8 PM: up to 1 minTuesday, 9 PM: up to 1 minTuesday, 10 PM: up to 1 minTuesday, 11 PM: no wait recorded
WedWednesday, 4 AM: up to 2 minWednesday, 5 AM: up to 3 minWednesday, 6 AM: up to 4 minWednesday, 7 AM: up to 5 minWednesday, 8 AM: up to 6 minWednesday, 9 AM: up to 5 minWednesday, 10 AM: up to 6 minWednesday, 11 AM: up to 2 minWednesday, 12 PM: up to 3 minWednesday, 1 PM: up to 7 minWednesday, 2 PM: up to 7 minWednesday, 3 PM: up to 3 minWednesday, 4 PM: up to 5 minWednesday, 5 PM: up to 5 minWednesday, 6 PM: up to 4 minWednesday, 7 PM: up to 3 minWednesday, 8 PM: up to 1 minWednesday, 9 PM: up to 1 minWednesday, 10 PM: up to 1 minWednesday, 11 PM: no wait recorded
ThuThursday, 4 AM: up to 8 minThursday, 5 AM: up to 4 minThursday, 6 AM: up to 7 minThursday, 7 AM: up to 6 minThursday, 8 AM: up to 5 minThursday, 9 AM: up to 6 minThursday, 10 AM: up to 3 minThursday, 11 AM: up to 5 minThursday, 12 PM: up to 5 minThursday, 1 PM: up to 6 minThursday, 2 PM: up to 10 minThursday, 3 PM: up to 2 minThursday, 4 PM: up to 5 minThursday, 5 PM: up to 5 minThursday, 6 PM: up to 3 minThursday, 7 PM: up to 8 minThursday, 8 PM: up to 5 minThursday, 9 PM: up to 11 minThursday, 10 PM: up to 7 minThursday, 11 PM: up to 1 min
FriFriday, 4 AM: up to 9 minFriday, 5 AM: up to 5 minFriday, 6 AM: up to 7 minFriday, 7 AM: up to 8 minFriday, 8 AM: up to 7 minFriday, 9 AM: up to 4 minFriday, 10 AM: up to 5 minFriday, 11 AM: up to 3 minFriday, 12 PM: up to 4 minFriday, 1 PM: up to 15 minFriday, 2 PM: up to 8 minFriday, 3 PM: up to 4 minFriday, 4 PM: up to 4 minFriday, 5 PM: up to 4 minFriday, 6 PM: up to 3 minFriday, 7 PM: up to 7 minFriday, 8 PM: up to 4 minFriday, 9 PM: up to 20 minFriday, 10 PM: up to 6 minFriday, 11 PM: up to 1 min
SatSaturday, 4 AM: up to 6 minSaturday, 5 AM: up to 5 minSaturday, 6 AM: up to 4 minSaturday, 7 AM: up to 8 minSaturday, 8 AM: up to 8 minSaturday, 9 AM: up to 5 minSaturday, 10 AM: up to 4 minSaturday, 11 AM: up to 4 minSaturday, 12 PM: up to 4 minSaturday, 1 PM: up to 6 minSaturday, 2 PM: up to 3 minSaturday, 3 PM: up to 3 minSaturday, 4 PM: up to 4 minSaturday, 5 PM: up to 3 minSaturday, 6 PM: up to 6 minSaturday, 7 PM: up to 6 minSaturday, 8 PM: up to 1 minSaturday, 9 PM: up to 1 minSaturday, 10 PM: up to 1 minSaturday, 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
Sunday9 PM · Up to 2 min1 PM · Up to 11 min
Monday7 PM · Up to 2 min2 PM · Up to 19 min
Tuesday8 PM · Up to 1 min2 PM · Up to 9 min
Wednesday8 PM · Up to 1 min1 PM · Up to 7 min
Thursday3 PM · Up to 2 min9 PM · Up to 11 min
Friday Today11 AM · Up to 3 min9 PM · Up to 20 min
Saturday8 PM · Up to 1 min7 AM · Up to 8 min

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

HOU security questions, answered.

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

Security lines at HOU are usually shortest around 8 PM and longest around 2 PM. Wednesday tends to be the quietest day, and Friday the busiest.

When is the TSA line longest at HOU?

Waits peak on Fridays around 9 PM, when they can reach 20 minutes. Across the week, 2 PM is usually the busiest hour.

How early should I get to HOU?

Airlines commonly recommend arriving about 2 hours before a domestic flight and 3 hours before an international one. At HOU, the security wait can reach 20 minutes at the busiest times between 5 AM and 10 PM, so leave extra time around 2 PM, especially on Fridays.

How long is the TSA line at HOU right now?

TSA’s figures put the wait at up to 4 minutes at this hour on Fridays (as of 5:21 PM local time).

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

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

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