PVD

TSA wait estimates · not live

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

TSA's own estimates put the longest standard-lane wait at PVD at about 15 min (on Mondays around 5 a.m.), and about 5 min in a typical daytime hour. The shortest daytime wait is about 1 min (Tuesday, 5 p.m.).

TSA typical daytime wait at PVD5 min

Longest typical wait each day

• Monday15 min at 5 a.m.
• Tuesday7 min at 3 p.m.
• Wednesday9 min at 2 p.m.
• Thursday9 min at 5 a.m.
• Friday9 min at 12 p.m.
• Saturday10 min at 2 p.m.
• Sunday7 min at 3 p.m.

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

Last Thanksgiving, PVD's busiest day was Monday, Dec 1: TSA screened about 8,600 people at its checkpoints, 33% more than on a normal early-December weekday. The matching day this year is Monday, Nov 30.

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.

PVD checkpoints and screening hours

TSA screens about 7,326 people a day at Rhode Island T.F. Green International. The busiest day of the week is Monday and the quietest is Tuesday. Steady screening runs 3 a.m. to 8 p.m.

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