TSA wait times
ENBOS · Boston Logan International Airport
BOS TSA wait times: how busy will security be?
We forecast how many travelers each BOS security checkpoint will screen, hour by hour, from the official TSA throughput reports. Pick your flight time to see which checkpoint should be the least busy for you.
Forecasts, not live wait times. Busy levels compare each checkpoint with its own past year. Times are local airport time.
When is your flight?
Security checkpoints before a 9 AM departure on Tuesday, October 27
Foxy's pickTerminal A should still be busy before your flight: give yourself extra time.
| Checkpoint | 6 AM | 7 AM | 8 AM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terminal A Best bet | Busy~1,322 travelers | Moderate~856 travelers | Calm~733 travelers |
At BOS, each terminal has its own security: we only compare the checkpoints of Terminal A. Source: official airport website, checked 2026-10-09.
A typical week at BOS security
Travelers screened per minute, all checkpoints together, forecast average over the next four weeks. This is a flow of people, not a wait time.
Calm Moderate Busy compared with the rest of the week.
| Day | 3 AM | 4 AM | 5 AM | 6 AM | 7 AM | 8 AM | 9 AM | 10 AM | 11 AM | 12 PM | 1 PM | 2 PM | 3 PM | 4 PM | 5 PM | 6 PM | 7 PM | 8 PM | 9 PM | 10 PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 13/min | 58/min | 82/min | 82/min | 67/min | 60/min | 59/min | 47/min | 61/min | 49/min | 56/min | 64/min | 61/min | 64/min | 59/min | 46/min | 33/min | 19/min | 8/min | 4/min |
| Tue | 11/min | 46/min | 67/min | 68/min | 54/min | 49/min | 48/min | 44/min | 53/min | 43/min | 54/min | 57/min | 57/min | 55/min | 48/min | 38/min | 24/min | 13/min | 4/min | 2/min |
| Wed | 11/min | 46/min | 67/min | 69/min | 55/min | 52/min | 51/min | 45/min | 60/min | 50/min | 56/min | 66/min | 62/min | 66/min | 54/min | 45/min | 33/min | 18/min | 9/min | 3/min |
| Thu | 12/min | 54/min | 78/min | 79/min | 65/min | 61/min | 61/min | 50/min | 59/min | 54/min | 61/min | 70/min | 64/min | 68/min | 65/min | 58/min | 45/min | 24/min | 9/min | 4/min |
| Fri | 13/min | 61/min | 85/min | 81/min | 73/min | 70/min | 62/min | 53/min | 60/min | 51/min | 60/min | 67/min | 66/min | 68/min | 60/min | 56/min | 38/min | 23/min | 9/min | 4/min |
| Sat | 11/min | 53/min | 68/min | 78/min | 68/min | 60/min | 54/min | 44/min | 49/min | 39/min | 43/min | 54/min | 59/min | 53/min | 43/min | 34/min | 24/min | 16/min | 6/min | 3/min |
| Sun | 13/min | 57/min | 70/min | 75/min | 69/min | 67/min | 64/min | 52/min | 60/min | 49/min | 59/min | 64/min | 68/min | 72/min | 64/min | 52/min | 39/min | 24/min | 10/min | 4/min |
Busiest days ahead
- Friday, April 16: about 84,612 travelers screened
- Thursday, April 15: about 84,065 travelers screened
- Sunday, April 18: about 80,480 travelers screened
- Saturday, April 17: about 77,431 travelers screened
- Monday, April 19: about 77,173 travelers screened
How we forecast
Every week, the TSA publishes how many travelers each checkpoint screened, hour by hour. Our model learns each checkpoint's patterns from years of these reports (weekdays, seasons, holidays) and is retested every week against what really happened.
Tested on 2026: for the 3 hours before a departure, our forecasts were off by 15% on average, and the busy level was right 76% of the time. Treat them as typical conditions, not a guarantee.
Source: TSA throughput data (FOIA Reading Room), U.S. government work. Updated Oct. 27, 2026. For live wait times, see the official airport website.