CVG

TSA wait estimates · not live

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

TSA's own estimates put the longest standard-lane wait at CVG at about 33 min (on Thursdays around 10 a.m.), and about 7 min in a typical daytime hour. The shortest daytime wait is about 1 min (Friday, 8 p.m.).

TSA typical daytime wait at CVG7 min

Longest typical wait each day

• Monday25 min at 10 a.m.
• Tuesday20 min at 4 p.m.
• Wednesday26 min at 6 a.m.
• Thursday33 min at 10 a.m.
• Friday22 min at 6 a.m.
• Saturday27 min at 5 a.m.
• Sunday26 min at 4 p.m.

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

Last Thanksgiving, CVG's busiest day was Sunday, Nov 30: TSA screened about 17,500 people at its checkpoints, 51% 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.

CVG checkpoints and screening hours

TSA screens about 14,461 people a day at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International. The busiest day of the week is Sunday and the quietest is Tuesday. Steady screening runs 3 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Checkpoints, as TSA's report names them

• T3-MCP · 3 a.m. to 10 p.m.97%
• FIS · 3 p.m. to 10 p.m.3%

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.