SMF Security Wait Times

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

Right now

Live · updated 3:21 PM local time

TSA wait this hour
Up to 14 min Friday, 3:21 PM local time
Next few hours
  • 4 PMUp to 12 min
  • 5 PMUp to 10 min
  • 6 PMUp to 10 min

Best time to go through security at SMF

Between 5 AM and 10 PM, the security wait at SMF can reach 34 minutes at its busiest, on Fridays around 11 AM, and stays within 4 minutes at the quietest hour.

Wait by day and hour

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SunSunday, 4 AM: up to 28 minSunday, 5 AM: up to 18 minSunday, 6 AM: up to 10 minSunday, 7 AM: up to 12 minSunday, 8 AM: up to 10 minSunday, 9 AM: up to 11 minSunday, 10 AM: up to 12 minSunday, 11 AM: up to 12 minSunday, 12 PM: up to 11 minSunday, 1 PM: up to 8 minSunday, 2 PM: up to 8 minSunday, 3 PM: up to 10 minSunday, 4 PM: up to 8 minSunday, 5 PM: up to 25 minSunday, 6 PM: up to 13 minSunday, 7 PM: up to 6 minSunday, 8 PM: up to 16 minSunday, 9 PM: up to 7 minSunday, 10 PM: up to 4 minSunday, 11 PM: up to 3 min
MonMonday, 4 AM: up to 25 minMonday, 5 AM: up to 33 minMonday, 6 AM: up to 16 minMonday, 7 AM: up to 12 minMonday, 8 AM: up to 10 minMonday, 9 AM: up to 14 minMonday, 10 AM: up to 28 minMonday, 11 AM: up to 23 minMonday, 12 PM: up to 25 minMonday, 1 PM: up to 18 minMonday, 2 PM: up to 12 minMonday, 3 PM: up to 8 minMonday, 4 PM: up to 7 minMonday, 5 PM: up to 6 minMonday, 6 PM: up to 7 minMonday, 7 PM: up to 5 minMonday, 8 PM: up to 13 minMonday, 9 PM: up to 8 minMonday, 10 PM: up to 4 minMonday, 11 PM: up to 3 min
TueTuesday, 4 AM: up to 30 minTuesday, 5 AM: up to 18 minTuesday, 6 AM: up to 12 minTuesday, 7 AM: up to 15 minTuesday, 8 AM: up to 17 minTuesday, 9 AM: up to 15 minTuesday, 10 AM: up to 29 minTuesday, 11 AM: up to 18 minTuesday, 12 PM: up to 22 minTuesday, 1 PM: up to 10 minTuesday, 2 PM: up to 6 minTuesday, 3 PM: up to 5 minTuesday, 4 PM: up to 4 minTuesday, 5 PM: up to 5 minTuesday, 6 PM: up to 7 minTuesday, 7 PM: up to 6 minTuesday, 8 PM: up to 6 minTuesday, 9 PM: up to 9 minTuesday, 10 PM: up to 3 minTuesday, 11 PM: up to 3 min
WedWednesday, 4 AM: up to 20 minWednesday, 5 AM: up to 20 minWednesday, 6 AM: up to 15 minWednesday, 7 AM: up to 18 minWednesday, 8 AM: up to 19 minWednesday, 9 AM: up to 16 minWednesday, 10 AM: up to 26 minWednesday, 11 AM: up to 15 minWednesday, 12 PM: up to 27 minWednesday, 1 PM: up to 15 minWednesday, 2 PM: up to 10 minWednesday, 3 PM: up to 7 minWednesday, 4 PM: up to 6 minWednesday, 5 PM: up to 5 minWednesday, 6 PM: up to 8 minWednesday, 7 PM: up to 7 minWednesday, 8 PM: up to 8 minWednesday, 9 PM: up to 9 minWednesday, 10 PM: up to 7 minWednesday, 11 PM: up to 5 min
ThuThursday, 4 AM: up to 29 minThursday, 5 AM: up to 15 minThursday, 6 AM: up to 20 minThursday, 7 AM: up to 11 minThursday, 8 AM: up to 10 minThursday, 9 AM: up to 16 minThursday, 10 AM: up to 13 minThursday, 11 AM: up to 18 minThursday, 12 PM: up to 16 minThursday, 1 PM: up to 20 minThursday, 2 PM: up to 19 minThursday, 3 PM: up to 11 minThursday, 4 PM: up to 8 minThursday, 5 PM: up to 12 minThursday, 6 PM: up to 10 minThursday, 7 PM: up to 10 minThursday, 8 PM: up to 10 minThursday, 9 PM: up to 8 minThursday, 10 PM: up to 8 minThursday, 11 PM: up to 5 min
FriFriday, 4 AM: up to 25 minFriday, 5 AM: up to 17 minFriday, 6 AM: up to 18 minFriday, 7 AM: up to 24 minFriday, 8 AM: up to 12 minFriday, 9 AM: up to 15 minFriday, 10 AM: up to 22 minFriday, 11 AM: up to 34 minFriday, 12 PM: up to 20 minFriday, 1 PM: up to 24 minFriday, 2 PM: up to 16 minFriday, 3 PM: up to 14 minFriday, 4 PM: up to 12 minFriday, 5 PM: up to 10 minFriday, 6 PM: up to 10 minFriday, 7 PM: up to 9 minFriday, 8 PM: up to 10 minFriday, 9 PM: up to 15 minFriday, 10 PM: up to 8 minFriday, 11 PM: up to 6 min
SatSaturday, 4 AM: up to 29 minSaturday, 5 AM: up to 13 minSaturday, 6 AM: up to 25 minSaturday, 7 AM: up to 16 minSaturday, 8 AM: up to 18 minSaturday, 9 AM: up to 18 minSaturday, 10 AM: up to 30 minSaturday, 11 AM: up to 26 minSaturday, 12 PM: up to 23 minSaturday, 1 PM: up to 15 minSaturday, 2 PM: up to 14 minSaturday, 3 PM: up to 10 minSaturday, 4 PM: up to 8 minSaturday, 5 PM: up to 7 minSaturday, 6 PM: up to 7 minSaturday, 7 PM: up to 8 minSaturday, 8 PM: up to 8 minSaturday, 9 PM: up to 11 minSaturday, 10 PM: up to 15 minSaturday, 11 PM: up to 6 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
Sunday7 PM · Up to 6 min5 PM · Up to 25 min
Monday7 PM · Up to 5 min5 AM · Up to 33 min
Tuesday4 PM · Up to 4 min10 AM · Up to 29 min
Wednesday5 PM · Up to 5 min12 PM · Up to 27 min
Thursday4 PM · Up to 8 min6 AM · Up to 20 min
Friday Today7 PM · Up to 9 min11 AM · Up to 34 min
Saturday5 PM · Up to 7 min10 AM · Up to 30 min

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

SMF security questions, answered.

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

Security lines at SMF are usually shortest around 7 PM and longest around 10 AM. Sunday tends to be the quietest day, and Friday the busiest.

When is the TSA line longest at SMF?

Waits peak on Fridays around 11 AM, when they can reach 34 minutes. Across the week, 10 AM is usually the busiest hour.

How early should I get to SMF?

Airlines commonly recommend arriving about 2 hours before a domestic flight and 3 hours before an international one. At SMF, the security wait can reach 34 minutes at the busiest times between 5 AM and 10 PM, so leave extra time around 10 AM, especially on Fridays.

How long is the TSA line at SMF right now?

TSA’s figures put the wait at up to 14 minutes at this hour on Fridays (as of 3:21 PM local time).

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

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 SMF 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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