LAX Security Wait Times

TSA checkpoint lines at Los Angeles Intl., by day and hour.

Right now

Live · updated 3:21 PM local time

TSA wait this hour
Up to 9 min Friday, 3:21 PM local time
Next few hours
  • 4 PMUp to 7 min
  • 5 PMUp to 8 min
  • 6 PMUp to 9 min

Best time to go through security at LAX

Between 5 AM and 10 PM, the security wait at LAX can reach 22 minutes at its busiest, on Tuesdays around 9 AM, and stays within 6 minutes at the quietest hour.

Wait by day and hour

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SunSunday, 4 AM: up to 13 minSunday, 5 AM: up to 15 minSunday, 6 AM: up to 9 minSunday, 7 AM: up to 12 minSunday, 8 AM: up to 15 minSunday, 9 AM: up to 12 minSunday, 10 AM: up to 11 minSunday, 11 AM: up to 18 minSunday, 12 PM: up to 18 minSunday, 1 PM: up to 12 minSunday, 2 PM: up to 10 minSunday, 3 PM: up to 13 minSunday, 4 PM: up to 10 minSunday, 5 PM: up to 10 minSunday, 6 PM: up to 16 minSunday, 7 PM: up to 14 minSunday, 8 PM: up to 12 minSunday, 9 PM: up to 12 minSunday, 10 PM: up to 13 minSunday, 11 PM: up to 12 min
MonMonday, 4 AM: up to 15 minMonday, 5 AM: up to 13 minMonday, 6 AM: up to 12 minMonday, 7 AM: up to 12 minMonday, 8 AM: up to 16 minMonday, 9 AM: up to 13 minMonday, 10 AM: up to 16 minMonday, 11 AM: up to 15 minMonday, 12 PM: up to 17 minMonday, 1 PM: up to 12 minMonday, 2 PM: up to 12 minMonday, 3 PM: up to 11 minMonday, 4 PM: up to 10 minMonday, 5 PM: up to 14 minMonday, 6 PM: up to 13 minMonday, 7 PM: up to 18 minMonday, 8 PM: up to 17 minMonday, 9 PM: up to 10 minMonday, 10 PM: up to 8 minMonday, 11 PM: up to 8 min
TueTuesday, 4 AM: up to 7 minTuesday, 5 AM: up to 10 minTuesday, 6 AM: up to 9 minTuesday, 7 AM: up to 13 minTuesday, 8 AM: up to 16 minTuesday, 9 AM: up to 22 minTuesday, 10 AM: up to 18 minTuesday, 11 AM: up to 13 minTuesday, 12 PM: up to 10 minTuesday, 1 PM: up to 10 minTuesday, 2 PM: up to 10 minTuesday, 3 PM: up to 10 minTuesday, 4 PM: up to 8 minTuesday, 5 PM: up to 6 minTuesday, 6 PM: up to 7 minTuesday, 7 PM: up to 10 minTuesday, 8 PM: up to 10 minTuesday, 9 PM: up to 9 minTuesday, 10 PM: up to 11 minTuesday, 11 PM: up to 7 min
WedWednesday, 4 AM: up to 7 minWednesday, 5 AM: up to 13 minWednesday, 6 AM: up to 10 minWednesday, 7 AM: up to 15 minWednesday, 8 AM: up to 17 minWednesday, 9 AM: up to 9 minWednesday, 10 AM: up to 18 minWednesday, 11 AM: up to 18 minWednesday, 12 PM: up to 18 minWednesday, 1 PM: up to 20 minWednesday, 2 PM: up to 11 minWednesday, 3 PM: up to 12 minWednesday, 4 PM: up to 7 minWednesday, 5 PM: up to 8 minWednesday, 6 PM: up to 8 minWednesday, 7 PM: up to 15 minWednesday, 8 PM: up to 9 minWednesday, 9 PM: up to 11 minWednesday, 10 PM: up to 12 minWednesday, 11 PM: up to 9 min
ThuThursday, 4 AM: up to 15 minThursday, 5 AM: up to 9 minThursday, 6 AM: up to 14 minThursday, 7 AM: up to 12 minThursday, 8 AM: up to 11 minThursday, 9 AM: up to 13 minThursday, 10 AM: up to 17 minThursday, 11 AM: up to 15 minThursday, 12 PM: up to 15 minThursday, 1 PM: up to 17 minThursday, 2 PM: up to 12 minThursday, 3 PM: up to 10 minThursday, 4 PM: up to 17 minThursday, 5 PM: up to 15 minThursday, 6 PM: up to 10 minThursday, 7 PM: up to 15 minThursday, 8 PM: up to 9 minThursday, 9 PM: up to 10 minThursday, 10 PM: up to 12 minThursday, 11 PM: up to 15 min
FriFriday, 4 AM: up to 15 minFriday, 5 AM: up to 10 minFriday, 6 AM: up to 17 minFriday, 7 AM: up to 18 minFriday, 8 AM: up to 14 minFriday, 9 AM: up to 11 minFriday, 10 AM: up to 19 minFriday, 11 AM: up to 17 minFriday, 12 PM: up to 11 minFriday, 1 PM: up to 10 minFriday, 2 PM: up to 9 minFriday, 3 PM: up to 9 minFriday, 4 PM: up to 7 minFriday, 5 PM: up to 8 minFriday, 6 PM: up to 9 minFriday, 7 PM: up to 9 minFriday, 8 PM: up to 10 minFriday, 9 PM: up to 10 minFriday, 10 PM: up to 10 minFriday, 11 PM: up to 11 min
SatSaturday, 4 AM: up to 12 minSaturday, 5 AM: up to 8 minSaturday, 6 AM: up to 12 minSaturday, 7 AM: up to 12 minSaturday, 8 AM: up to 14 minSaturday, 9 AM: up to 12 minSaturday, 10 AM: up to 15 minSaturday, 11 AM: up to 10 minSaturday, 12 PM: up to 8 minSaturday, 1 PM: up to 8 minSaturday, 2 PM: up to 8 minSaturday, 3 PM: up to 8 minSaturday, 4 PM: up to 7 minSaturday, 5 PM: up to 9 minSaturday, 6 PM: up to 6 minSaturday, 7 PM: up to 8 minSaturday, 8 PM: up to 8 minSaturday, 9 PM: up to 9 minSaturday, 10 PM: up to 10 minSaturday, 11 PM: up to 10 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
Sunday6 AM · Up to 9 min11 AM · Up to 18 min
Monday4 PM · Up to 10 min7 PM · Up to 18 min
Tuesday5 PM · Up to 6 min9 AM · Up to 22 min
Wednesday4 PM · Up to 7 min1 PM · Up to 20 min
Thursday5 AM · Up to 9 min10 AM · Up to 17 min
Friday Today4 PM · Up to 7 min10 AM · Up to 19 min
Saturday6 PM · Up to 6 min10 AM · Up to 15 min

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

LAX security questions, answered.

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

Security lines at LAX are usually shortest around 4 PM and longest around 10 AM. Saturday tends to be the quietest day, and Monday the busiest.

When is the TSA line longest at LAX?

Waits peak on Tuesdays around 9 AM, when they can reach 22 minutes. Across the week, 10 AM is usually the busiest hour.

How early should I get to LAX?

Airlines commonly recommend arriving about 2 hours before a domestic flight and 3 hours before an international one. At LAX, the security wait can reach 22 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 LAX right now?

TSA’s figures put the wait at up to 9 minutes at this hour on Fridays (as of 3:21 PM local time).

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

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

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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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