FLL Security: Checkpoints, CLEAR Lanes and When to Arrive

FLL's home page has a button labeled TSA Times. It links to the TSA PreCheck Checkpoint Schedule at tsa.gov/precheck/schedule, where you enter an airport, day and time to see if PreCheck lanes are open. The tool returned no results for FLL on 2026-10-09. FLL shows no live wait counts on its other pages.

We do not print wait times here on purpose, because they change all day. Before you leave, try the TSA Times button or the MyTSA app, and ask your airline how early it wants you at the counter.

FLL's pages name only two checkpoints:

• Terminal 1: the Concourse B security checkpoint, near the level 2 pedestrian bridge to the Rental Car Center.
• Terminals 3 and 4 connector: the Concourse F Security Checkpoint, next to the entrance of the post-security connector between the two terminals.

FLL names no checkpoint for Terminal 2 or for Concourse E (Terminal 3), and publishes no opening hours for any checkpoint. FLL's Where Is My Airline page links to the same TSA schedule tool, so confirm hours in the MyTSA app or with your airline before you travel.

CLEAR+: CLEAR lists lanes in all four terminals (checked 2026-10-09). Terminal 1: Sunday, Monday, Thursday and Friday 4:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday 4:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Terminal 2 has the same hours, with a standard lane and a TSA PreCheck lane. Terminal 3 has a lane at Gate E (4:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.) and one at Gate F (4:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.). Terminal 4 has the same hours as Terminal 1. CLEAR's page lists these lanes by terminal and gate, not by checkpoint name, and hours can change, so check the CLEAR app on the day you fly.

TSA PreCheck: FLL does not say which checkpoints have a PreCheck lane or give PreCheck hours. CLEAR's page shows a PreCheck lane at Terminal 2. Look at the signs when you reach the checkpoint, and check the MyTSA app for your terminal. Do not count on a specific lane until you see it.

FLL itself gives no recommended arrival time. It says the earliest some airlines check bags is two to three hours before departure, and to contact your airline for exact check-in times.

You need a boarding pass and your bags checked before you can go through security, so the airline's cutoff comes first. For international flights, ask your airline for its earlier cutoff.

When several ships are in South Florida ports, FLL says airlines may only check your bags up to two hours before your flight. Cruise days are Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday, and many returning passengers reach FLL around 8:30 a.m., so morning counters and checkpoints get crowded.

If you fly out after a cruise, plan for a longer line at the airline counter than usual and check in online first if your airline allows it.

The TSA offers designated lanes for people who need special assistance at the checkpoint. If you have a disability or a medical condition, you can call the TSA Cares helpline at 1-855-787-2227 before your trip.

FLL also runs a Hidden Disabilities Sunflower Program, started in December 2021, for travelers with hidden disabilities who want to show they may need more support or time. Wheelchair service is arranged through your airline, not the airport.

FLL says TSA officers found 113 guns in carry-on bags at its checkpoints in 2024, down from 135 in 2023. A gun in your carry-on will interrupt your trip even if you have a concealed weapons permit.

FLL says TSA firearm penalties can top $10,000 and can include arrest. Check the TSA's own rules for everything else, since liquids and ID rules are covered in our general TSA guide.

Items left at a TSA checkpoint are normally handed to the FLL Lost and Found Office by TSA the next business day. An item left on a Friday would reach the office on Monday.

You can file a claim online through the lost claim form on FLL's Lost and Found page.