SJU

TSA wait estimates · not live

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

TSA's own estimates put the longest standard-lane wait at SJU at about 33 min (on Thursdays around 5 a.m.), and about 19 min in a typical daytime hour. The shortest daytime wait is about 3 min (Tuesday, 7 p.m.).

TSA typical daytime wait at SJU19 min

Longest typical wait each day

• Monday32 min at 5 a.m.
• Tuesday30 min at 5 a.m.
• Wednesday28 min at 5 a.m.
• Thursday33 min at 5 a.m.
• Friday33 min at 5 a.m.
• Saturday30 min at 5 a.m.
• Sunday30 min at 8 a.m.

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

Last Thanksgiving, SJU's busiest day was Monday, Dec 1: TSA screened about 26,600 people at its checkpoints, 41% 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.

SJU checkpoints and screening hours

TSA screens about 17,020 people a day at Luis Muñoz Marín International. The busiest day of the week is Monday and the quietest is Wednesday. Steady screening runs around the clock.

Checkpoints, as TSA's report names them

• Checkpoint BC · around the clock73%
• Checkpoint Alpha · 3 a.m. to 7 p.m.27%

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.