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How long is the TSA line at PHL right now?
Longest line right now
22 min
at Terminal A-East · longer than usual for 5 am
At 5:47 am EST, Mon 9 Nov, PHL’s standard lines run 3 to 22 min and PreCheck 2 min. Terminal A-West, Terminal C and Terminal F are moving at 3 min.
Read from phl.org at 5:46 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.
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Right now
Questions people ask
Is TSA PreCheck shorter at PHL right now?
PreCheck lanes read 2 min, standard lanes 3 to 22 min. Terminal A-West, Terminal B, Terminal C and Terminal F show no PreCheck lane right now.
Which PHL checkpoint is fastest right now?
Terminal A-West, Terminal C and Terminal F, 3 min. The longest is Terminal A-East, 22 min.
When is PHL security quietest?
Around midnight, when the longest line usually runs 3 min. It peaks around 7 am at 15 min. At this hour it usually runs 12 min.
How current is this number?
Read at 5:46 am local time from Philadelphia International Airport. We check every minute, and a reading over 30 minutes old says so.
Sources
Where the numbers come from
Philadelphia International Airport publishes PHL’s security waits at phl.org. We read them every minute and show the time of each read. Nothing here is predicted.