TSA wait times
ENDFW · Dallas Fort Worth International Airport
DFW TSA wait times: how busy will security be?
We forecast how many travelers each DFW 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 D, near gate D18 should be calm before your flight.
| Checkpoint | 6 AM | 7 AM | 8 AM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terminal D, near gate D18 Best bet | Calm~141 travelers | Calm~119 travelers | Calm~160 travelers |
| Terminal D, near gate D22 | Calm~298 travelers | Calm~414 travelers | Calm~425 travelers |
| Terminal E, near gate E8 | Calm~237 travelers | Calm~180 travelers | Calm~150 travelers |
| Terminal C, near gate C11 | Calm~106 travelers | Calm~117 travelers | Calm~97 travelers |
| Terminal E, near gate E33 | Calm~170 travelers | Calm~142 travelers | Calm~131 travelers |
| Terminal E, near gate E16 | Moderate~247 travelers | Calm~181 travelers | Calm~191 travelers |
| Terminal E, near gate E18 | Moderate~311 travelers | Calm~216 travelers | Calm~223 travelers |
| Terminal D, near gate D30 | Calm~318 travelers | Moderate~363 travelers | Calm~304 travelers |
| Terminal A, near gate A21 | Moderate~180 travelers | Moderate~180 travelers | Moderate~184 travelers |
| Terminal B, near gate B9 | Moderate~286 travelers | Moderate~372 travelers | Moderate~358 travelers |
| Terminal C, near gates C20-C21 | Moderate~486 travelers | Moderate~603 travelers | Moderate~504 travelers |
| Terminal A, near gate A35 | Moderate~191 travelers | Moderate~192 travelers | Moderate~176 travelers |
| Terminal B, near gate B30 | Moderate~279 travelers | Moderate~282 travelers | Moderate~273 travelers |
At DFW, every checkpoint leads to every concourse, so you can pick the least busy one. Checkpoints reserved for connecting passengers or private flights are not listed. Source: official airport website, checked 2026-10-09.
A typical week at DFW 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 | 11 PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 11/min | 34/min | 71/min | 82/min | 76/min | 74/min | 77/min | 70/min | 63/min | 54/min | 61/min | 63/min | 65/min | 65/min | 63/min | 48/min | 32/min | 24/min | 13/min | 7/min | 3/min |
| Tue | 8/min | 22/min | 51/min | 63/min | 63/min | 59/min | 64/min | 60/min | 50/min | 47/min | 57/min | 56/min | 59/min | 60/min | 55/min | 41/min | 31/min | 21/min | 10/min | 6/min | 1/min |
| Wed | 10/min | 26/min | 57/min | 68/min | 66/min | 65/min | 67/min | 63/min | 52/min | 56/min | 63/min | 64/min | 71/min | 71/min | 60/min | 50/min | 35/min | 24/min | 13/min | 6/min | 3/min |
| Thu | 12/min | 36/min | 70/min | 77/min | 73/min | 69/min | 78/min | 69/min | 58/min | 61/min | 70/min | 70/min | 72/min | 82/min | 76/min | 60/min | 47/min | 30/min | 17/min | 8/min | 5/min |
| Fri | 13/min | 40/min | 78/min | 92/min | 86/min | 86/min | 86/min | 74/min | 66/min | 66/min | 72/min | 70/min | 77/min | 79/min | 72/min | 52/min | 40/min | 30/min | 16/min | 8/min | 3/min |
| Sat | 11/min | 33/min | 66/min | 78/min | 75/min | 74/min | 69/min | 66/min | 52/min | 49/min | 53/min | 53/min | 57/min | 58/min | 49/min | 46/min | 34/min | 28/min | 13/min | 7/min | 3/min |
| Sun | 11/min | 32/min | 60/min | 68/min | 69/min | 75/min | 74/min | 72/min | 64/min | 64/min | 71/min | 67/min | 75/min | 80/min | 74/min | 57/min | 43/min | 29/min | 15/min | 7/min | 4/min |
Busiest days ahead
- Friday, November 20: about 85,858 travelers screened
- Friday, March 12: about 84,762 travelers screened
- Saturday, March 13: about 79,817 travelers screened
- Thursday, March 11: about 77,765 travelers screened
- Friday, December 18: about 77,728 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 16% on average, and the busy level was right 70% 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.