RNO

TSA wait estimates · not live

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

TSA's own estimates put the longest standard-lane wait at RNO at about 19 min (on Sundays around 8 a.m.), and about 4 min in a typical daytime hour. The shortest daytime wait is about 1 min (Monday, 6 p.m.).

TSA typical daytime wait at RNO4 min

Longest typical wait each day

• Monday17 min at 8 a.m.
• Tuesday17 min at 10 a.m.
• Wednesday18 min at 10 a.m.
• Thursday15 min at 4 p.m.
• Friday16 min at 1 p.m.
• Saturday18 min at 7 a.m.
• Sunday19 min at 8 a.m.

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

Last Thanksgiving, RNO's busiest day was Sunday, Nov 30: TSA screened about 8,500 people at its checkpoints, 53% 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.

RNO checkpoints and screening hours

TSA screens about 7,632 people a day at Reno-Tahoe International. The busiest day of the week is Sunday and the quietest is Tuesday. Steady screening runs 3 a.m. to 10 p.m.

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