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TSA wait estimates · not live

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

TSA's own estimates put the longest standard-lane wait at SAT at about 11 min (on Fridays around 12 p.m.), and about 4 min in a typical daytime hour. The shortest daytime wait is about 1 min (Wednesday, 8 p.m.).

TSA typical daytime wait at SAT4 min

Longest typical wait each day

• Monday9 min at 11 a.m.
• Tuesday5 min at 5 a.m.
• Wednesday8 min at 1 p.m.
• Thursday9 min at 3 p.m.
• Friday11 min at 12 p.m.
• Saturday9 min at 12 p.m.
• Sunday7 min at 10 a.m.

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

Last Thanksgiving, SAT's busiest day was Sunday, Nov 30: TSA screened about 20,000 people at its checkpoints, 33% 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.

SAT checkpoints and screening hours

TSA screens about 15,532 people a day at San Antonio International. The busiest day of the week is Friday and the quietest is Saturday. Steady screening runs 3 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Checkpoints, as TSA's report names them

• SAT01 · 3 a.m. to 10 p.m.63%
• SAT02 · 3 a.m. to 7 p.m.37%

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.