JAX

TSA wait estimates · not live

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

TSA's own estimates put the longest standard-lane wait at JAX at about 20 min (on Wednesdays around 5 a.m.), and about 10 min in a typical daytime hour. The shortest daytime wait is about 2 min (Tuesday, 8 p.m.).

TSA typical daytime wait at JAX10 min

Longest typical wait each day

• Monday16 min at 1 p.m.
• Tuesday19 min at 2 p.m.
• Wednesday20 min at 5 a.m.
• Thursday18 min at 3 p.m.
• Friday16 min at 4 a.m.
• Saturday15 min at 12 p.m.
• Sunday18 min at 5 p.m.

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

Last Thanksgiving, JAX's busiest day was Sunday, Nov 30: TSA screened about 15,900 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.

JAX checkpoints and screening hours

TSA screens about 11,166 people a day at Jacksonville International. The busiest day of the week is Thursday and the quietest is Saturday. Steady screening runs 3 a.m. to 9 p.m.

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