What is the TSA wait at BMI right now?
No live security wait, and no historical wait, for Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-Normal (BMI). We will not estimate one.
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Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-Normal TSA wait times
BMI · KBMI · Bloomington/Normal, Illinois
Security wait
No live security wait, and no historical wait, for Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-Normal (BMI). We will not estimate one.
PreCheck
PreCheck lanes are not in our historical feed for this airport.
CLEAR
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Departure delays
Historical on-time performance. Not a live delay.
84%
On-time departures, September 2025 through August 2026. A departure is on time when it left less than 15 minutes late.
Flights out of Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-Normal left on time 84% of the time from September 2025 through August 2026. The largest share of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (43%). 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 100 minutes. 2% of scheduled flights were cancelled.
The highest on-time month was October 2025 (90%). The lowest was June 2026 (76%).
| Cause | Delay minutes | Share of delay minutes |
|---|---|---|
| late-arriving aircraft | 13,349 | 43% |
| the airline | 6,531 | 21% |
| weather | 6,318 | 20% |
| the national airspace system | 4,626 | 15% |
| security | 88 | 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
- General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport PIA · Peoria43 mi
- Decatur Airport DEC · Decatur44 mi
- University of Illinois Willard Airport CMI · Savoy45 mi
- Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport SPI · Springfield59 mi
- Purdue University Airport LAF · West Lafayette104 mi
Distances are straight-line miles.
Airport details
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 02/20, 8,000 ft
- Longest runway width
- 150 ft
- Longest runway surface
- CONC
- Longest runway lighting
- HIGH
- Elevation
- 871.4 ft
- Control tower
- Yes
- CY2024 enplanements
- 161,971
- Facility use
- Public
- Ownership
- Public
- Part 139 certificate code
- I B
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Airframe repair
- MAJOR
- Powerplant repair
- MAJOR
- Last inspection
- 2025/11/04
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 BMI?
No. TSACheck has no live feed and no historical wait for Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-Normal (BMI).
How often do flights leave BMI on time?
Flights out of Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-Normal left on time 84% of the time from September 2025 through August 2026. The largest share of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (43%). 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 100 minutes. 2% of scheduled flights were cancelled.
How early should I get to BMI?
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 BMI?
The nearest airports in this list are General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport (PIA), 43 straight-line miles; Decatur Airport (DEC), 44 straight-line miles; University of Illinois Willard Airport (CMI), 45 straight-line miles; Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport (SPI), 59 straight-line miles; Purdue University Airport (LAF), 104 straight-line miles.