DCAWashington
How long is the TSA line at DCA right now?
Longest line right now
9 min
at Terminal 2 North · about usual for 5 am
At 5:46 am EST, Mon 9 Nov, DCA’s standard lines run 5 to 9 min and PreCheck 5 min. Terminal 1 and Terminal 2 South are moving at 5 min.
Read from flyreagan.com at 5:46 am EST, Mon 9 Nov
Know exactly when to leave home.
By the hour
When each checkpoint is quiet
The usual standard wait each hour, from our readings every minute over the last four weeks.
| 4 am | 5 am (now) | 6 am | 7 am | 8 am | 9 am | 10 am | 11 am | noon | 1 pm | 2 pm | 3 pm | 4 pm | 5 pm | 6 pm | 7 pm | 8 pm | 9 pm | 10 pm | 11 pm | |
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| Terminal 2 South |
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Right now
Questions people ask
Is TSA PreCheck shorter at DCA right now?
PreCheck lanes read 5 min, standard lanes 5 to 9 min. Terminal 1 shows no PreCheck lane right now.
Which DCA checkpoint is fastest right now?
Terminal 1 and Terminal 2 South, 5 min. The longest is Terminal 2 North, 9 min.
When is DCA security quietest?
Around midnight, when the longest line usually runs 4 min. It peaks around 6 am at 8 min. At this hour it usually runs 5 min.
How current is this number?
Read at 5:46 am local time from Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority. We check every minute, and a reading over 30 minutes old says so.
Sources
Where the numbers come from
Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority publishes DCA’s security waits at flyreagan.com. We read them every minute and show the time of each read. Nothing here is predicted.