MKE Security Wait Times

TSA checkpoint lines at Milwaukee Mitchell Intl., by day and hour.

Right now

Live · updated 5:21 PM local time

TSA wait this hour
Up to 10 min Friday, 5:21 PM local time
Next few hours
  • 6 PMUp to 6 min
  • 7 PMUp to 6 min
  • 8 PMNo wait recorded

Best time to go through security at MKE

Between 5 AM and 10 PM, the security wait at MKE can reach 29 minutes at its busiest, on Sundays around 4 PM, and TSA records no wait at the quietest hour.

Wait by day and hour

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SunSunday, 4 AM: up to 16 minSunday, 5 AM: up to 4 minSunday, 6 AM: up to 8 minSunday, 7 AM: up to 10 minSunday, 8 AM: up to 5 minSunday, 9 AM: up to 4 minSunday, 10 AM: up to 8 minSunday, 11 AM: up to 14 minSunday, 12 PM: up to 11 minSunday, 1 PM: up to 10 minSunday, 2 PM: up to 7 minSunday, 3 PM: up to 14 minSunday, 4 PM: up to 29 minSunday, 5 PM: up to 19 minSunday, 6 PM: no wait recordedSunday, 7 PM: no wait recordedSunday, 8 PM: no wait recordedSunday, 9 PM: no wait recordedSunday, 10 PM: no wait recordedSunday, 11 PM: no wait recorded
MonMonday, 4 AM: up to 14 minMonday, 5 AM: up to 20 minMonday, 6 AM: up to 7 minMonday, 7 AM: up to 2 minMonday, 8 AM: up to 3 minMonday, 9 AM: up to 8 minMonday, 10 AM: up to 15 minMonday, 11 AM: up to 10 minMonday, 12 PM: up to 5 minMonday, 1 PM: up to 5 minMonday, 2 PM: up to 4 minMonday, 3 PM: up to 6 minMonday, 4 PM: up to 10 minMonday, 5 PM: up to 12 minMonday, 6 PM: up to 2 minMonday, 7 PM: no wait recordedMonday, 8 PM: no wait recordedMonday, 9 PM: no wait recordedMonday, 10 PM: no wait recordedMonday, 11 PM: no wait recorded
TueTuesday, 4 AM: up to 4 minTuesday, 5 AM: up to 14 minTuesday, 6 AM: up to 9 minTuesday, 7 AM: up to 12 minTuesday, 8 AM: up to 3 minTuesday, 9 AM: up to 6 minTuesday, 10 AM: up to 5 minTuesday, 11 AM: up to 4 minTuesday, 12 PM: up to 3 minTuesday, 1 PM: up to 4 minTuesday, 2 PM: up to 4 minTuesday, 3 PM: up to 6 minTuesday, 4 PM: up to 10 minTuesday, 5 PM: up to 3 minTuesday, 6 PM: up to 2 minTuesday, 7 PM: no wait recordedTuesday, 8 PM: no wait recordedTuesday, 9 PM: no wait recordedTuesday, 10 PM: no wait recordedTuesday, 11 PM: no wait recorded
WedWednesday, 4 AM: up to 2 minWednesday, 5 AM: up to 10 minWednesday, 6 AM: up to 8 minWednesday, 7 AM: up to 15 minWednesday, 8 AM: up to 5 minWednesday, 9 AM: up to 11 minWednesday, 10 AM: up to 6 minWednesday, 11 AM: up to 4 minWednesday, 12 PM: up to 5 minWednesday, 1 PM: up to 6 minWednesday, 2 PM: up to 6 minWednesday, 3 PM: up to 3 minWednesday, 4 PM: up to 10 minWednesday, 5 PM: up to 4 minWednesday, 6 PM: up to 1 minWednesday, 7 PM: no wait recordedWednesday, 8 PM: no wait recordedWednesday, 9 PM: no wait recordedWednesday, 10 PM: no wait recordedWednesday, 11 PM: no wait recorded
ThuThursday, 4 AM: up to 13 minThursday, 5 AM: up to 13 minThursday, 6 AM: up to 12 minThursday, 7 AM: up to 4 minThursday, 8 AM: up to 6 minThursday, 9 AM: up to 8 minThursday, 10 AM: up to 15 minThursday, 11 AM: up to 4 minThursday, 12 PM: up to 6 minThursday, 1 PM: up to 4 minThursday, 2 PM: up to 6 minThursday, 3 PM: up to 12 minThursday, 4 PM: up to 10 minThursday, 5 PM: up to 8 minThursday, 6 PM: up to 6 minThursday, 7 PM: up to 15 minThursday, 8 PM: up to 4 minThursday, 9 PM: no wait recordedThursday, 10 PM: no wait recordedThursday, 11 PM: no wait recorded
FriFriday, 4 AM: up to 7 minFriday, 5 AM: up to 15 minFriday, 6 AM: up to 6 minFriday, 7 AM: up to 8 minFriday, 8 AM: up to 4 minFriday, 9 AM: up to 18 minFriday, 10 AM: up to 15 minFriday, 11 AM: up to 4 minFriday, 12 PM: up to 9 minFriday, 1 PM: up to 12 minFriday, 2 PM: up to 13 minFriday, 3 PM: up to 15 minFriday, 4 PM: up to 21 minFriday, 5 PM: up to 10 minFriday, 6 PM: up to 6 minFriday, 7 PM: up to 6 minFriday, 8 PM: no wait recordedFriday, 9 PM: no wait recordedFriday, 10 PM: no wait recordedFriday, 11 PM: no wait recorded
SatSaturday, 4 AM: up to 14 minSaturday, 5 AM: up to 12 minSaturday, 6 AM: up to 12 minSaturday, 7 AM: up to 5 minSaturday, 8 AM: up to 1 minSaturday, 9 AM: up to 6 minSaturday, 10 AM: up to 6 minSaturday, 11 AM: up to 12 minSaturday, 12 PM: up to 8 minSaturday, 1 PM: up to 12 minSaturday, 2 PM: up to 7 minSaturday, 3 PM: up to 1 minSaturday, 4 PM: up to 1 minSaturday, 5 PM: up to 2 minSaturday, 6 PM: no wait recordedSaturday, 7 PM: no wait recordedSaturday, 8 PM: no wait recordedSaturday, 9 PM: no wait recordedSaturday, 10 PM: no wait recordedSaturday, 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
Sunday6 PM · No wait recorded4 PM · Up to 29 min
Monday7 PM · No wait recorded5 AM · Up to 20 min
Tuesday7 PM · No wait recorded5 AM · Up to 14 min
Wednesday7 PM · No wait recorded7 AM · Up to 15 min
Thursday9 PM · No wait recorded10 AM · Up to 15 min
Friday Today8 PM · No wait recorded4 PM · Up to 21 min
Saturday6 PM · No wait recorded5 AM · Up to 12 min

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

MKE security questions, answered.

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

Security lines at MKE are usually shortest around 9 PM and longest around 4 PM. Tuesday tends to be the quietest day, and Friday the busiest.

When is the TSA line longest at MKE?

Waits peak on Sundays around 4 PM, when they can reach 29 minutes. Across the week, that hour is usually the busiest.

How early should I get to MKE?

Airlines commonly recommend arriving about 2 hours before a domestic flight and 3 hours before an international one. At MKE, the security wait can reach 29 minutes at the busiest times between 5 AM and 10 PM, so leave extra time around 4 PM, especially on Fridays.

How long is the TSA line at MKE right now?

TSA’s figures put the wait at up to 10 minutes at this hour on Fridays (as of 5:21 PM local time).

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

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

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