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TSA wait estimates · not live

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

TSA's own estimates put the longest standard-lane wait at BUR at about 18 min (on Thursdays around 6 a.m.), and about 7 min in a typical daytime hour. The shortest daytime wait is about 2 min (Tuesday, 8 p.m.).

TSA typical daytime wait at BUR7 min

Longest typical wait each day

• Monday9 min at 6 a.m.
• Tuesday12 min at 6 a.m.
• Wednesday17 min at 6 a.m.
• Thursday18 min at 6 a.m.
• Friday9 min at 6 a.m.
• Saturday9 min at 6 a.m.
• Sunday8 min at 6 a.m.

Source: TSA's checkpoint wait-time estimates for BUR (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 BUR over Thanksgiving

Last Thanksgiving, BUR's busiest day was Sunday, Nov 30: TSA screened about 11,600 people at its checkpoints, 54% 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.

BUR checkpoints and screening hours

TSA screens about 8,476 people a day at Hollywood Burbank Airport. The busiest day of the week is Sunday and the quietest is Saturday. Steady screening runs 5 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Checkpoints, as TSA's report names them

• BUR01 · 5 a.m. to 8 p.m.35%
• BUR01 Old · 5 a.m. to 9 p.m.24%
• New BUR Checkpoint · 5 a.m. to 8 p.m.18%
• BUR02 · 5 a.m. to 9 p.m.15%
• BUR02 Old · 5 a.m. to 9 p.m.10%

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.