CHS

TSA wait estimates · not live

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

TSA's own estimates put the longest standard-lane wait at CHS at about 25 min (on Mondays around 5 a.m.), and about 8 min in a typical daytime hour. The shortest daytime wait is about 1 min (Tuesday, 8 p.m.).

TSA typical daytime wait at CHS8 min

Longest typical wait each day

• Monday25 min at 5 a.m.
• Tuesday15 min at 11 a.m.
• Wednesday18 min at 6 a.m.
• Thursday24 min at 5 a.m.
• Friday25 min at 3 p.m.
• Saturday15 min at 5 a.m.
• Sunday25 min at 5 a.m.

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

Last Thanksgiving, CHS's busiest day was Sunday, Nov 30: TSA screened about 13,000 people at its checkpoints, 76% 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.

CHS checkpoints and screening hours

TSA screens about 9,949 people a day at Charleston International. The busiest day of the week is Sunday and the quietest is Tuesday. Steady screening runs 3 a.m. to 9 p.m.

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