RIC

TSA wait estimates · not live

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

TSA's own estimates put the longest standard-lane wait at RIC at about 15 min (on Saturdays around 7 a.m.), and about 7 min in a typical daytime hour. The shortest daytime wait is about 1 min (Wednesday, 8 p.m.).

TSA typical daytime wait at RIC7 min

Longest typical wait each day

• Monday13 min at 4 p.m.
• Tuesday7 min at 5 a.m.
• Wednesday10 min at 4 p.m.
• Thursday13 min at 4 a.m.
• Friday14 min at 9 a.m.
• Saturday15 min at 7 a.m.
• Sunday13 min at 5 a.m.

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

Last Thanksgiving, RIC's busiest day was Sunday, Nov 30: TSA screened about 10,500 people at its checkpoints, 43% 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.

RIC checkpoints and screening hours

TSA screens about 8,040 people a day at Richmond International. The busiest day of the week is Thursday and the quietest is Saturday. Steady screening runs 4 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Checkpoints, as TSA's report names them

• RIC Concourse B · 4 a.m. to 7 p.m.54%
• RIC Concourse A · 4 a.m. to 9 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.