SRQ

TSA wait estimates · not live

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

TSA's own estimates put the longest standard-lane wait at SRQ at about 9 min (on Sundays around 5 a.m.), and about 3 min in a typical daytime hour. The shortest daytime wait is about 1 min (Monday, 7 p.m.).

TSA typical daytime wait at SRQ3 min

Longest typical wait each day

• Monday6 min at 11 a.m.
• Tuesday4 min at 11 a.m.
• Wednesday7 min at 6 a.m.
• Thursday8 min at 9 a.m.
• Friday6 min at 6 a.m.
• Saturday6 min at 5 a.m.
• Sunday9 min at 5 a.m.

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

Last Thanksgiving, SRQ's busiest day was Sunday, Nov 30: TSA screened about 10,300 people at its checkpoints, 74% 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.

SRQ checkpoints and screening hours

TSA screens about 5,134 people a day at Sarasota Bradenton International. The busiest day of the week is Thursday and the quietest is Tuesday. Steady screening runs 4 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Checkpoints, as TSA's report names them

• SRQ B · 4 a.m. to 8 p.m.79%
• SRQ A · 4 a.m. to 7 p.m.21%

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.