IAD Security Wait Times
TSA checkpoint lines at Washington Dulles Intl., by day and hour.
Right now
Live · updated 6:21 PM local time
- 7 PMUp to 5 min
- 8 PMUp to 9 min
- 9 PMUp to 4 min
Best time to go through security at IAD
Between 5 AM and 10 PM, the security wait at IAD can reach 22 minutes at its busiest, on Saturdays around 4 PM, and stays within 3 minutes at the quietest hour.
Wait by day and hour
| 6a | 9a | 12p | 3p | 6p | 9p | |||||||||||||||
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| Sun | Sunday, 4 AM: up to 3 min | Sunday, 5 AM: up to 10 min | Sunday, 6 AM: up to 5 min | Sunday, 7 AM: up to 4 min | Sunday, 8 AM: up to 3 min | Sunday, 9 AM: up to 3 min | Sunday, 10 AM: up to 3 min | Sunday, 11 AM: up to 4 min | Sunday, 12 PM: up to 4 min | Sunday, 1 PM: up to 6 min | Sunday, 2 PM: up to 8 min | Sunday, 3 PM: up to 8 min | Sunday, 4 PM: up to 7 min | Sunday, 5 PM: up to 6 min | Sunday, 6 PM: up to 4 min | Sunday, 7 PM: up to 8 min | Sunday, 8 PM: up to 6 min | Sunday, 9 PM: up to 5 min | Sunday, 10 PM: up to 4 min | Sunday, 11 PM: up to 4 min |
| Mon | Monday, 4 AM: up to 9 min | Monday, 5 AM: up to 4 min | Monday, 6 AM: up to 5 min | Monday, 7 AM: up to 5 min | Monday, 8 AM: up to 3 min | Monday, 9 AM: up to 4 min | Monday, 10 AM: up to 4 min | Monday, 11 AM: up to 6 min | Monday, 12 PM: up to 3 min | Monday, 1 PM: up to 3 min | Monday, 2 PM: up to 6 min | Monday, 3 PM: up to 8 min | Monday, 4 PM: up to 6 min | Monday, 5 PM: up to 4 min | Monday, 6 PM: up to 4 min | Monday, 7 PM: up to 5 min | Monday, 8 PM: up to 5 min | Monday, 9 PM: up to 4 min | Monday, 10 PM: up to 3 min | Monday, 11 PM: up to 2 min |
| Tue | Tuesday, 4 AM: up to 4 min | Tuesday, 5 AM: up to 4 min | Tuesday, 6 AM: up to 3 min | Tuesday, 7 AM: up to 3 min | Tuesday, 8 AM: up to 3 min | Tuesday, 9 AM: up to 3 min | Tuesday, 10 AM: up to 7 min | Tuesday, 11 AM: up to 8 min | Tuesday, 12 PM: up to 3 min | Tuesday, 1 PM: up to 3 min | Tuesday, 2 PM: up to 5 min | Tuesday, 3 PM: up to 7 min | Tuesday, 4 PM: up to 7 min | Tuesday, 5 PM: up to 7 min | Tuesday, 6 PM: up to 3 min | Tuesday, 7 PM: up to 6 min | Tuesday, 8 PM: up to 4 min | Tuesday, 9 PM: up to 9 min | Tuesday, 10 PM: up to 3 min | Tuesday, 11 PM: up to 2 min |
| Wed | Wednesday, 4 AM: up to 4 min | Wednesday, 5 AM: up to 5 min | Wednesday, 6 AM: up to 6 min | Wednesday, 7 AM: up to 3 min | Wednesday, 8 AM: up to 3 min | Wednesday, 9 AM: up to 3 min | Wednesday, 10 AM: up to 3 min | Wednesday, 11 AM: up to 4 min | Wednesday, 12 PM: up to 3 min | Wednesday, 1 PM: up to 5 min | Wednesday, 2 PM: up to 5 min | Wednesday, 3 PM: up to 6 min | Wednesday, 4 PM: up to 6 min | Wednesday, 5 PM: up to 4 min | Wednesday, 6 PM: up to 3 min | Wednesday, 7 PM: up to 11 min | Wednesday, 8 PM: up to 5 min | Wednesday, 9 PM: up to 3 min | Wednesday, 10 PM: up to 3 min | Wednesday, 11 PM: up to 5 min |
| Thu | Thursday, 4 AM: up to 3 min | Thursday, 5 AM: up to 3 min | Thursday, 6 AM: up to 3 min | Thursday, 7 AM: up to 3 min | Thursday, 8 AM: up to 3 min | Thursday, 9 AM: up to 3 min | Thursday, 10 AM: up to 12 min | Thursday, 11 AM: up to 8 min | Thursday, 12 PM: up to 4 min | Thursday, 1 PM: up to 4 min | Thursday, 2 PM: up to 6 min | Thursday, 3 PM: up to 9 min | Thursday, 4 PM: up to 7 min | Thursday, 5 PM: up to 4 min | Thursday, 6 PM: up to 4 min | Thursday, 7 PM: up to 4 min | Thursday, 8 PM: up to 5 min | Thursday, 9 PM: up to 4 min | Thursday, 10 PM: up to 2 min | Thursday, 11 PM: up to 2 min |
| Fri | Friday, 4 AM: up to 5 min | Friday, 5 AM: up to 5 min | Friday, 6 AM: up to 4 min | Friday, 7 AM: up to 5 min | Friday, 8 AM: up to 3 min | Friday, 9 AM: up to 3 min | Friday, 10 AM: up to 4 min | Friday, 11 AM: up to 4 min | Friday, 12 PM: up to 4 min | Friday, 1 PM: up to 4 min | Friday, 2 PM: up to 4 min | Friday, 3 PM: up to 8 min | Friday, 4 PM: up to 7 min | Friday, 5 PM: up to 5 min | Friday, 6 PM: up to 4 min | Friday, 7 PM: up to 5 min | Friday, 8 PM: up to 9 min | Friday, 9 PM: up to 4 min | Friday, 10 PM: up to 3 min | Friday, 11 PM: up to 5 min |
| Sat | Saturday, 4 AM: up to 5 min | Saturday, 5 AM: up to 5 min | Saturday, 6 AM: up to 7 min | Saturday, 7 AM: up to 5 min | Saturday, 8 AM: up to 5 min | Saturday, 9 AM: up to 5 min | Saturday, 10 AM: up to 7 min | Saturday, 11 AM: up to 4 min | Saturday, 12 PM: up to 4 min | Saturday, 1 PM: up to 5 min | Saturday, 2 PM: up to 7 min | Saturday, 3 PM: up to 17 min | Saturday, 4 PM: up to 22 min | Saturday, 5 PM: up to 5 min | Saturday, 6 PM: up to 4 min | Saturday, 7 PM: up to 6 min | Saturday, 8 PM: up to 5 min | Saturday, 9 PM: up to 10 min | Saturday, 10 PM: up to 3 min | Saturday, 11 PM: up to 2 min |
Under 10 min 10–20 20–30 30+
From official TSA wait times: the longest standard-lane wait in each hour, in local time.
The quietest and busiest hours, by day
| Day | Quietest hour | Busiest hour |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday | 8 AM · Up to 3 min | 5 AM · Up to 10 min |
| Monday | 8 AM · Up to 3 min | 3 PM · Up to 8 min |
| Tuesday | 6 AM · Up to 3 min | 9 PM · Up to 9 min |
| Wednesday | 7 AM · Up to 3 min | 7 PM · Up to 11 min |
| Thursday | 5 AM · Up to 3 min | 10 AM · Up to 12 min |
| Friday Today | 8 AM · Up to 3 min | 8 PM · Up to 9 min |
| Saturday | 11 AM · Up to 4 min | 4 PM · Up to 22 min |
Between 5 AM and 10 PM, local time, from official TSA wait times.
IAD security questions, answered.
What's the best time to go through security at IAD?
Security lines at IAD are usually shortest around 8 AM and longest around 3 PM. Wednesday tends to be the quietest day, and Saturday the busiest.
When is the TSA line longest at IAD?
Waits peak on Saturdays around 4 PM, when they can reach 22 minutes. Across the week, 3 PM is usually the busiest hour.
How early should I get to IAD?
Airlines commonly recommend arriving about 2 hours before a domestic flight and 3 hours before an international one. At IAD, the security wait can reach 22 minutes at the busiest times between 5 AM and 10 PM, so leave extra time around 3 PM, especially on Saturdays.
How long is the TSA line at IAD right now?
TSA’s figures put the wait at up to 4 minutes at this hour on Fridays (as of 6:21 PM local time).
Can I see TSA PreCheck and CLEAR wait times for IAD?
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 IAD local time. Live waits come from the airport or from traveler reports, where available.
Know when to leave for the airport.
Flying shows the security wait for the day and hour you fly, including TSA PreCheck and CLEAR lines, and tells you the moment your flight is delayed or your gate changes.
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