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IAHHouston

How long is the TSA line at IAH right now?

Longest line right now

13 min

at Terminal A South · about usual for 4 am

At 4:37 am CST, Mon 9 Nov, IAH’s standard lines run 5 to 13 min and PreCheck 12 min. Terminal C South and Terminal E are moving at 5 min.

Terminal A North
6 min standardPreCheck 12 min
Terminal A South
13 min standardNo PreCheck lane
Terminal C South
5 min standardNo PreCheck lane
TerminalE
5 min standardNo PreCheck lane

Read from fly2houston.com at 4:37 am CST, Mon 9 Nov

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When each checkpoint is quiet

The usual standard wait each hour, from our readings every 2 minutes over the last four weeks.

Usual standard TSA wait in minutes at each checkpoint, by hour of the day
3 am4 am (now)5 am6 am7 am8 am9 am10 am11 amnoon1 pm2 pm3 pm4 pm5 pm6 pm7 pm8 pm9 pm10 pm11 pm
IAH Terminal A South Standard
IAH Terminal C South Standard
IAH Terminal D Standard
IAH Terminal E Standard
Terminal A North Standard
Terminal A South Standard
Terminal C South Standard
Terminal D Standard
Terminal E Standard

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Right now

Questions people ask

Is TSA PreCheck shorter at IAH right now?

PreCheck lanes read 12 min, standard lanes 5 to 13 min. Terminal A South, Terminal C South and Terminal E show no PreCheck lane right now.

Which IAH checkpoint is fastest right now?

Terminal C South and Terminal E, 5 min. The longest is Terminal A South, 13 min.

When is IAH security quietest?

Around 10 pm, when the longest line usually runs 5 min. It peaks around 6 am at 16 min. At this hour it usually runs 13 min.

How current is this number?

Read at 4:37 am local time from Houston Airport System. We check every minute, and a reading over 30 minutes old says so.

Sources

Where the numbers come from

Houston Airport System publishes IAH’s security waits at fly2houston.com. We read them every 2 minutes and show the time of each read. Nothing here is predicted.