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How long is the TSA line at LGA right now?
Longest line right now
13 min
at Terminal C · about usual for 5 am
At 5:45 am EST, Mon 9 Nov, LGA’s standard lines run 1 to 13 min and PreCheck 1 to 3 min. Terminal B is moving at 1 min.
Read from panynj.gov at 5:45 am EST, 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.
| 3 am | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terminal B | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Terminal C |
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Right now
Questions people ask
Is TSA PreCheck shorter at LGA right now?
PreCheck lanes read 1 to 3 min, standard lanes 1 to 13 min. C shows no PreCheck lane right now.
Which LGA checkpoint is fastest right now?
Terminal B, 1 min. The longest is Terminal C, 13 min.
When is LGA security quietest?
Around midnight, when the longest line usually runs 1 min. It peaks around 4 am at 20 min. At this hour it usually runs 8 min.
How current is this number?
Read at 5:45 am local time from CNN Airport Data. We check every minute, and a reading over 30 minutes old says so.
Sources
Where the numbers come from
Port Authority of NY & NJ publishes LGA’s security waits at panynj.gov. We read them every 2 minutes and show the time of each read. Nothing here is predicted.