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How long is the TSA line at EWR right now?

Longest line right now

35 min

at B · about usual for 5 am

At 5:47 am EST, Mon 9 Nov, EWR’s standard lines run 1 to 35 min and PreCheck 1 to 2 min. Terminal A is moving at 1 min.

TerminalA
1 min standardPreCheck 1 min
TerminalC
20 min standardPreCheck 2 min
B
35 min standardNo PreCheck lane
Terminal B (Gates 40-49)
26 min standardPreCheck 1 min
Terminal B (Gates 51-57)
11 min standardNo PreCheck lane
Terminal B (Gates 60-68)
6 min standardNo PreCheck lane

Read from cnn.com at 5:15 am EST, Mon 9 Nov

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When each checkpoint is quiet

The usual standard wait each hour, from our readings every minute over the last four weeks.

Usual standard TSA wait in minutes at each checkpoint, by hour of the day
3 am4 am5 am (now)6 am7 am8 am9 am10 am11 amnoon1 pm2 pm3 pm4 pm5 pm6 pm7 pm8 pm9 pm10 pm11 pm
Terminal A
Terminal B (Gates 40-49)
Terminal B (Gates 51-57)
Terminal B (Gates 60-68)
Terminal C

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Right now

Questions people ask

Is TSA PreCheck shorter at EWR right now?

PreCheck lanes read 1 to 2 min, standard lanes 1 to 35 min. B, Terminal B (Gates 51-57) and Terminal B (Gates 60-68) show no PreCheck lane right now.

Which EWR checkpoint is fastest right now?

Terminal A, 1 min. The longest is B, 35 min.

When is EWR security quietest?

Around 1 am, when the longest line usually runs 2 min. It peaks around 4 pm at 41 min. At this hour it usually runs 34 min.

How current is this number?

Read at 5:15 am local time from CNN Airport Data, 33 minutes ago: the airport hasn’t published a newer number. We check every minute.

Sources

Where the numbers come from

CNN Airport Data publishes EWR’s security waits at cnn.com. We read them every minute and show the time of each read. Nothing here is predicted.