What is the TSA wait at BWI right now?
Observed security history for Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) is listed by hour. It is not a live reading. The current hour is chosen in the browser from that table.
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Typical history
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport TSA wait times
BWI · KBWI · Baltimore, Maryland
Security wait
A live wait is shown in this space when the stored feed is under 15 minutes old.
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The current hour is filled from the observed-hour table in this browser.
Observed security history for Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) is listed by hour. It is not a live reading. The current hour is chosen in the browser from that table.
Typical wait by hour
On Sundays, the quietest observed standard-lane hours are 12am (sample-weighted median 1 minute) and 1am (sample-weighted median 1 minute). The busiest observed hours are 7am (sample-weighted 75th percentile 6 minutes) and 9am (sample-weighted 75th percentile 6 minutes). Hours with no readings are left out, not treated as zero.
Standard lane only. Average and 75th percentile are sample-weighted from observed history. A gap means that hour had no readings.
PreCheck
Historical dataset includes a PreCheck lane.
CLEAR
CLEAR is not shown. We are not using a CLEAR source.
Departure delays
Historical on-time performance. Not a live delay.
72%
On-time departures, September 2025 through August 2026. A departure is on time when it left less than 15 minutes late.
Flights out of Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport left on time 72% 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 56 minutes. 2% of scheduled flights were cancelled.
The highest on-time month was September 2025 (82%). The lowest was July 2026 (60%).
| Cause | Delay minutes | Share of delay minutes |
|---|---|---|
| late-arriving aircraft | 511,606 | 40% |
| the airline | 430,873 | 33% |
| the national airspace system | 276,446 | 21% |
| weather | 61,829 | 5% |
| security | 6,644 | 1% |
Customs and passport control
International arrivals. Not TSA security.
The current hour is filled from the customs table in this browser. It is not a TSA security wait.
| Hour | Average | Published maximum | Passengers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1am | 12 min | 24 min | 47 |
| 2pm | 22 min | 44 min | 296 |
| 3pm | 14 min | 34 min | 1,400 |
| 4pm | 6 min | 15 min | 1,248 |
| 5pm | 8 min | 19 min | 1,765 |
| 6pm | 7 min | 20 min | 3,343 |
| 7pm | 7 min | 19 min | 3,662 |
| 8pm | 8 min | 20 min | 1,539 |
| 9pm | 13 min | 27 min | 543 |
| 10pm | 6 min | 15 min | 609 |
| Hour | Average | Published maximum | Passengers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8am | 3 min | 10 min | 181 |
| 3pm | 7 min | 15 min | 175 |
| 4pm | 9 min | 21 min | 1,158 |
| 5pm | 10 min | 21 min | 2,109 |
| 6pm | 9 min | 19 min | 2,279 |
| 7pm | 10 min | 30 min | 4,896 |
| 8pm | 8 min | 20 min | 790 |
| 9pm | 7 min | 23 min | 228 |
| 10pm | 19 min | 28 min | 158 |
| Hour | Average | Published maximum | Passengers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7am | 6 min | 12 min | 6 |
| 4pm | 10 min | 27 min | 232 |
| 5pm | 12 min | 28 min | 3,643 |
| 6pm | 13 min | 29 min | 3,194 |
| 7pm | 13 min | 33 min | 3,030 |
| 9pm | 10 min | 21 min | 420 |
| 10pm | 10 min | 21 min | 248 |
| Hour | Average | Published maximum | Passengers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2pm | 21 min | 41 min | 158 |
| 3pm | 21 min | 46 min | 1,631 |
| 4pm | 11 min | 29 min | 761 |
| 5pm | 10 min | 25 min | 2,327 |
| 6pm | 10 min | 24 min | 3,346 |
| 7pm | 10 min | 27 min | 2,428 |
| 8pm | 20 min | 49 min | 454 |
| Hour | Average | Published maximum | Passengers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1pm | 1 min | 4 min | 11 |
| 4pm | 11 min | 23 min | 713 |
| 5pm | 13 min | 29 min | 1,491 |
| 6pm | 10 min | 22 min | 1,647 |
| 7pm | 8 min | 26 min | 3,592 |
| 8pm | 11 min | 30 min | 880 |
| 9pm | 3 min | 9 min | 392 |
| 10pm | 8 min | 21 min | 891 |
| Hour | Average | Published maximum | Passengers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1pm | 6 min | 13 min | 211 |
| 2pm | 22 min | 42 min | 281 |
| 3pm | 20 min | 42 min | 1,446 |
| 4pm | 10 min | 24 min | 576 |
| 5pm | 10 min | 22 min | 2,450 |
| 6pm | 7 min | 17 min | 2,461 |
| 7pm | 9 min | 24 min | 2,578 |
| 8pm | 12 min | 29 min | 1,300 |
| 9pm | 14 min | 31 min | 575 |
| 11pm | 6 min | 14 min | 150 |
| Hour | Average | Published maximum | Passengers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12am | 8 min | 16 min | 167 |
| 1am | 2 min | 4 min | 20 |
| 5am | 20 min | 34 min | 43 |
| 7am | 13 min | 26 min | 75 |
| 8am | 4 min | 33 min | 8 |
| 1pm | 1 min | 3 min | 6 |
| 2pm | 17 min | 37 min | 1,024 |
| 3pm | 18 min | 38 min | 1,364 |
| 4pm | 12 min | 25 min | 893 |
| 5pm | 10 min | 29 min | 4,309 |
| 6pm | 10 min | 22 min | 1,970 |
| 7pm | 8 min | 23 min | 2,507 |
| 8pm | 7 min | 17 min | 749 |
| 9pm | 14 min | 30 min | 886 |
| 10pm | 7 min | 16 min | 139 |
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
- Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport DCA · Washington30 mi
- Washington Dulles International Airport IAD · Dulles45 mi
- Dover Civil Air Terminal/Dover Air Force Base DOV · Dover64 mi
- Wilmington Airport ILG · Wilmington66 mi
- Hagerstown Regional Richard A Henson Field HGR · Hagerstown67 mi
Distances are straight-line miles.
Airport details
- Runways
- 3
- Longest runway
- 10/28, 10,503 ft
- Longest runway width
- 150 ft
- Longest runway surface
- ASPH
- Longest runway lighting
- HIGH
- Elevation
- 143.4 ft
- Control tower
- Yes
- CY2024 enplanements
- 13,221,461
- Facility use
- Public
- Ownership
- Public
- Part 139 certificate code
- I D
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Airframe repair
- MAJOR
- Powerplant repair
- MAJOR
- Last inspection
- 2026/03/30
- PreCheck
- Historical dataset includes a PreCheck lane.
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 BWI?
A live figure is shown only when the stored airport feed is fresh. Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) also has observed history. A stored value that is too old is not shown as live.
How often do flights leave BWI on time?
Flights out of Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport left on time 72% 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 56 minutes. 2% of scheduled flights were cancelled.
What is the customs wait at BWI?
Customs and passport-control history is in its own section. It is not a TSA security wait. The current hour is chosen from that table in the browser.
How early should I get to BWI?
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 BWI?
The nearest airports in this list are Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), 30 straight-line miles; Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD), 45 straight-line miles; Dover Civil Air Terminal/Dover Air Force Base (DOV), 64 straight-line miles; Wilmington Airport (ILG), 66 straight-line miles; Hagerstown Regional Richard A Henson Field (HGR), 67 straight-line miles.