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TSA wait estimates · not live

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

TSA's own estimates put the longest standard-lane wait at ORF at about 22 min (on Mondays around 5 a.m.), and about 6 min in a typical daytime hour. The shortest daytime wait is about 2 min (Monday, 8 p.m.).

TSA typical daytime wait at ORF6 min

Longest typical wait each day

• Monday22 min at 5 a.m.
• Tuesday13 min at 6 a.m.
• Wednesday12 min at 5 a.m.
• Thursday15 min at 4 a.m.
• Friday20 min at 4 a.m.
• Saturday12 min at 4 a.m.
• Sunday14 min at 5 a.m.

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

Last Thanksgiving, ORF's busiest day was Sunday, Nov 30: TSA screened about 10,400 people at its checkpoints, 46% 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.

ORF checkpoints and screening hours

TSA screens about 7,977 people a day at Norfolk International. The busiest day of the week is Thursday and the quietest is Tuesday. Steady screening runs 4 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Checkpoints, as TSA's report names them

• Conc. A Checkpoint · 4 a.m. to 9 p.m.54%
• Conc. B Checkpoint · 4 a.m. to 8 p.m.46%

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.