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How long is the TSA line at SFO right now?
Longest line right now
<1 min
at Checkpoint A · about usual for 2 am
Sensors at San Francisco SFO report under 1 minute at every checkpoint (updated 2:40 AM local), which is unlikely to be accurate.
Read from flysfo.com at 2:40 am PST, Mon 9 Nov
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When each checkpoint is quiet
The usual standard wait each hour, from our readings every 10 minutes over the last four weeks.
| 3 am | 4 am | 5 am | 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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| Checkpoint G |
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Right now
Questions people ask
Is TSA PreCheck shorter at SFO right now?
PreCheck lanes read under 1 min, standard lanes under 1 min. Checkpoint B - Departure Level shows no PreCheck lane right now.
Which SFO checkpoint is fastest right now?
Checkpoint A, Checkpoint D, Checkpoint G, Checkpoint B - Departure Level and Checkpoint F, under 1 min. The longest is Checkpoint A, under 1 min.
When is SFO security quietest?
Around midnight, when the longest line usually runs under 1 min. It peaks around 10 am at 8 min. At this hour it usually runs under 1 min.
How current is this number?
Read at 2:40 am local time from San Francisco International Airport. We check every minute, and a reading over 30 minutes old says so.
Sources
Where the numbers come from
San Francisco International Airport publishes SFO’s security waits at flysfo.com. We read them every 10 minutes and show the time of each read. Nothing here is predicted.