What is the TSA wait at AMA right now?
No live security wait, and no historical wait, for Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport (AMA). We will not estimate one.
No live data
Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport TSA wait times
AMA · KAMA · Amarillo, Texas
Security wait
No live security wait, and no historical wait, for Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport (AMA). We will not estimate one.
PreCheck
PreCheck lanes are not in our historical feed for this airport.
CLEAR
CLEAR is not shown. We are not using a CLEAR source.
Departure delays
Historical on-time performance. Not a live delay.
85%
On-time departures, September 2025 through August 2026. A departure is on time when it left less than 15 minutes late.
Flights out of Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport left on time 85% of the time from September 2025 through August 2026. The largest share of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (40%). That is a share of delay minutes, not a share of flights. The average delay among departures that were 15 minutes or more late was 84 minutes. 2% of scheduled flights were cancelled.
The highest on-time month was January 2026 (91%). The lowest was June 2026 (79%).
| Cause | Delay minutes | Share of delay minutes |
|---|---|---|
| late-arriving aircraft | 25,432 | 40% |
| the airline | 18,949 | 30% |
| the national airspace system | 12,804 | 20% |
| weather | 5,906 | 9% |
| security | 291 | 0% |
When to be at the airport
TSA's published guidance is to arrive at the airport 2 hours before a domestic departure and 3 hours before an international departure. That is guidance, not a measured security wait.
Nearby airports
- Clovis Municipal Airport CVN · Clovis95 mi
- Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport LBB · Lubbock108 mi
- Liberal Mid-America Regional Airport LBL · Liberal133 mi
- Lawton Fort Sill Regional Airport LAW · Lawton192 mi
- Garden City Regional Airport GCK · Garden City195 mi
Distances are straight-line miles.
Airport details
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 04/22, 13,502 ft
- Longest runway width
- 200 ft
- Longest runway surface
- CONC
- Longest runway lighting
- HIGH
- Elevation
- 3,606.7 ft
- CY2024 enplanements
- 402,315
- Facility use
- Public
- Ownership
- Public
- Part 139 certificate code
- I B
- Fuel
- 100LL,A1+
- Airframe repair
- MAJOR
- Powerplant repair
- MAJOR
- Last inspection
- 2026/03/26
FAA facility record date 2026/10/01. Runways: BTS NTAD Runways. Facility facts: BTS NTAD Aviation Facilities. Enplanements: FAA CY2024 commercial service.
Questions
Does TSACheck have a live security wait for AMA?
No. TSACheck has no live feed and no historical wait for Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport (AMA).
How often do flights leave AMA on time?
Flights out of Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport left on time 85% of the time from September 2025 through August 2026. The largest share of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (40%). That is a share of delay minutes, not a share of flights. The average delay among departures that were 15 minutes or more late was 84 minutes. 2% of scheduled flights were cancelled.
How early should I get to AMA?
TSA's published guidance is to arrive at the airport 2 hours before a domestic departure and 3 hours before an international departure. That is guidance, not a measured security wait.
Which airports are near AMA?
The nearest airports in this list are Clovis Municipal Airport (CVN), 95 straight-line miles; Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport (LBB), 108 straight-line miles; Liberal Mid-America Regional Airport (LBL), 133 straight-line miles; Lawton Fort Sill Regional Airport (LAW), 192 straight-line miles; Garden City Regional Airport (GCK), 195 straight-line miles.