BDL

TSA wait estimates · not live

How long is TSA at BDL? Typical wait by day and hour

TSA's own estimates put the longest standard-lane wait at BDL at about 34 min (on Saturdays around 5 a.m.), and about 3 min in a typical daytime hour. The shortest daytime wait is about 1 min (Monday, 8 p.m.).

TSA typical daytime wait at BDL3 min

Longest typical wait each day

• Monday28 min at 6 a.m.
• Tuesday20 min at 6 a.m.
• Wednesday26 min at 5 a.m.
• Thursday28 min at 5 a.m.
• Friday23 min at 6 a.m.
• Saturday34 min at 5 a.m.
• Sunday21 min at 5 a.m.

Source: TSA's checkpoint wait-time estimates for BDL (tsa.gov data), updated October 19, 2026. TSA estimates the longest standard-lane wait for each hour of the week from past data, airport-wide. PreCheck lanes are separate and not included. These are estimates, not live times.

Thanksgiving 2026 · Thursday, Nov 26

When TSA is busiest at BDL over Thanksgiving

Last Thanksgiving, BDL's busiest day was Sunday, Nov 30: TSA screened about 12,100 people at its checkpoints, 34% more than on a normal early-December weekday. The matching day this year is Sunday, Nov 29.

Source: TSA hourly checkpoint throughput, FOIA reading room, Nov 23 to Dec 1, 2025. These numbers count people screened, not minutes in line. Normal weekday = average of Dec 2 to 4, 2025.

BDL checkpoints and screening hours

TSA screens about 10,287 people a day at Bradley International. The busiest day of the week is Thursday and the quietest is Saturday. Steady screening runs 3 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Checkpoints, as TSA's report names them

• A1 · 3 a.m. to 8 p.m.78%
• A2 · 3 a.m. to 7 p.m.22%

Share of people screened. Hours are when a checkpoint averages 25+ people an hour.

Source: TSA hourly checkpoint throughput, FOIA reading room, Sep 20 to Oct 17, 2026.