OAK

TSA wait estimates · not live

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

TSA's own estimates put the longest standard-lane wait at OAK at about 23 min (on Thursdays around 7 p.m.), and about 8 min in a typical daytime hour. The shortest daytime wait is about 2 min (Tuesday, 7 p.m.).

TSA typical daytime wait at OAK8 min

Longest typical wait each day

• Monday10 min at 6 a.m.
• Tuesday15 min at 6 a.m.
• Wednesday11 min at 10 a.m.
• Thursday23 min at 7 p.m.
• Friday21 min at 7 a.m.
• Saturday13 min at 3 p.m.
• Sunday11 min at 8 a.m.

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

Last Thanksgiving, OAK's busiest day was Sunday, Nov 30: TSA screened about 17,000 people at its checkpoints, 59% 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.

OAK checkpoints and screening hours

TSA screens about 11,159 people a day at Metropolitan Oakland International. The busiest day of the week is Friday and the quietest is Tuesday. Steady screening runs 3 a.m. to 11 p.m.

Checkpoints, as TSA's report names them

• TERM2 · 3 a.m. to 11 p.m.72%
• TERM1 · 3 a.m. to 11 p.m.28%

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.