While standing in line at Bradley International Airport, I recall a TSA employee marking flyers at various points to determine wait times. Little did I know this had a larger purpose.
I am not so sure about the accuracy of the counting method, but any data is better than the absence of data so I’ll take whatever I can get.
What I’m referring to is the TSA’s very own ”Security Checkpoint Wait Times” website!
You can submit queries based on State, Airport, and Time of Day to get an history of wait times over various times of the day. Very useful if you are trying to figure out how much time you should leave yourself, before your departure time.
Here are my results for ORD, Mondays around 6am:
That means more time for yourself and less time waiting at the airport and that’s good news!
Happy flying.