What is the TSA wait at CLT right now?
Observed security history for Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) 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
Charlotte Douglas International Airport TSA wait times
CLT · KCLT · Charlotte, North Carolina
Security wait
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The current hour is filled from the observed-hour table in this browser.
Observed security history for Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) 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 4am (sample-weighted median 2 minutes) and 10am (sample-weighted median 3 minutes). The busiest observed hours are 4pm (sample-weighted 75th percentile 11 minutes) and 1pm (sample-weighted 75th percentile 10 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.
75%
On-time departures, September 2025 through August 2026. A departure is on time when it left less than 15 minutes late.
Flights out of Charlotte Douglas International Airport left on time 75% of the time from September 2025 through August 2026. The largest share of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (47%). 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 72 minutes. 2% of scheduled flights were cancelled.
The highest on-time month was September 2025 (83%). The lowest was July 2026 (62%).
| Cause | Delay minutes | Share of delay minutes |
|---|---|---|
| late-arriving aircraft | 1,441,024 | 47% |
| the airline | 929,155 | 30% |
| the national airspace system | 473,103 | 15% |
| weather | 211,519 | 7% |
| security | 5,253 | 0% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10am | 15 min | 45 min | 1,044 |
| 11am | 14 min | 41 min | 286 |
| 12pm | 12 min | 33 min | 3,796 |
| 1pm | 7 min | 30 min | 3,940 |
| 2pm | 4 min | 16 min | 2,642 |
| 3pm | 7 min | 28 min | 7,621 |
| 4pm | 11 min | 45 min | 7,847 |
| 5pm | 8 min | 41 min | 7,606 |
| 6pm | 13 min | 45 min | 10,331 |
| 7pm | 10 min | 29 min | 5,906 |
| 8pm | 9 min | 19 min | 1,822 |
| 9pm | 6 min | 17 min | 193 |
| Hour | Average | Published maximum | Passengers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10am | 19 min | 48 min | 1,086 |
| 12pm | 20 min | 53 min | 5,165 |
| 1pm | 9 min | 34 min | 3,642 |
| 2pm | 6 min | 17 min | 2,109 |
| 3pm | 8 min | 31 min | 7,101 |
| 4pm | 10 min | 38 min | 9,658 |
| 5pm | 9 min | 29 min | 4,704 |
| 6pm | 11 min | 39 min | 12,429 |
| 7pm | 9 min | 29 min | 5,944 |
| 8pm | 7 min | 18 min | 1,588 |
| 9pm | 6 min | 14 min | 118 |
| Hour | Average | Published maximum | Passengers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10am | 23 min | 57 min | 1,074 |
| 12pm | 22 min | 55 min | 4,703 |
| 1pm | 9 min | 36 min | 4,057 |
| 2pm | 11 min | 28 min | 3,635 |
| 3pm | 8 min | 34 min | 6,577 |
| 4pm | 10 min | 37 min | 10,710 |
| 5pm | 9 min | 36 min | 6,120 |
| 6pm | 9 min | 31 min | 7,421 |
| 7pm | 10 min | 27 min | 4,028 |
| 8pm | 7 min | 16 min | 639 |
| 9pm | 5 min | 18 min | 421 |
| 10pm | 11 min | 23 min | 195 |
| Hour | Average | Published maximum | Passengers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10am | 19 min | 48 min | 1,021 |
| 11am | 27 min | 71 min | 306 |
| 12pm | 19 min | 50 min | 4,461 |
| 1pm | 6 min | 22 min | 3,772 |
| 2pm | 4 min | 12 min | 1,367 |
| 3pm | 8 min | 31 min | 6,804 |
| 4pm | 9 min | 32 min | 7,615 |
| 5pm | 8 min | 28 min | 5,782 |
| 6pm | 10 min | 35 min | 7,784 |
| 7pm | 5 min | 23 min | 3,152 |
| 8pm | 6 min | 14 min | 269 |
| 9pm | 7 min | 22 min | 285 |
| Hour | Average | Published maximum | Passengers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1am | 0 min | 5 min | 91 |
| 10am | 19 min | 46 min | 774 |
| 11am | 24 min | 59 min | 306 |
| 12pm | 22 min | 55 min | 4,742 |
| 1pm | 5 min | 24 min | 3,254 |
| 2pm | 6 min | 22 min | 3,341 |
| 3pm | 9 min | 36 min | 4,983 |
| 4pm | 12 min | 50 min | 7,907 |
| 5pm | 9 min | 34 min | 5,425 |
| 6pm | 10 min | 42 min | 6,856 |
| 7pm | 9 min | 32 min | 6,714 |
| 8pm | 6 min | 20 min | 2,055 |
| Hour | Average | Published maximum | Passengers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10am | 21 min | 50 min | 876 |
| 11am | 14 min | 35 min | 212 |
| 12pm | 16 min | 39 min | 4,688 |
| 1pm | 7 min | 21 min | 3,108 |
| 2pm | 6 min | 18 min | 1,569 |
| 3pm | 7 min | 27 min | 5,289 |
| 4pm | 10 min | 42 min | 9,151 |
| 5pm | 8 min | 34 min | 5,883 |
| 6pm | 11 min | 47 min | 8,358 |
| 7pm | 11 min | 43 min | 6,763 |
| 8pm | 10 min | 31 min | 3,341 |
| 9pm | 6 min | 15 min | 651 |
| Hour | Average | Published maximum | Passengers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10am | 20 min | 50 min | 872 |
| 12pm | 18 min | 41 min | 2,743 |
| 1pm | 8 min | 26 min | 4,306 |
| 2pm | 9 min | 33 min | 4,238 |
| 3pm | 8 min | 25 min | 5,328 |
| 4pm | 12 min | 53 min | 12,100 |
| 5pm | 10 min | 39 min | 6,735 |
| 6pm | 12 min | 41 min | 10,832 |
| 7pm | 13 min | 41 min | 8,902 |
| 8pm | 11 min | 35 min | 3,547 |
| 9pm | 7 min | 14 min | 166 |
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
- Concord-Padgett Regional Airport USA · Concord18 mi
- Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport GSP · Greenville/Greer/Spartanburg75 mi
- Piedmont Triad International Airport GSO · Greensboro83 mi
- Columbia Metropolitan Airport CAE · Columbia89 mi
- Asheville Regional Airport AVL · Asheville91 mi
Distances are straight-line miles.
Airport details
- Runways
- 3
- Longest runway
- 01R/19L, 10,000 ft
- Longest runway width
- 150 ft
- Longest runway surface
- CONC
- Longest runway lighting
- HIGH
- Elevation
- 747.9 ft
- CY2024 enplanements
- 28,523,822
- Facility use
- Public
- Ownership
- Public
- Part 139 certificate code
- I E
- Fuel
- 100LL,A,A++
- Airframe repair
- MAJOR
- Powerplant repair
- MAJOR
- Last inspection
- 2026/05/22
- 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 CLT?
A live figure is shown only when the stored airport feed is fresh. Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) also has observed history. A stored value that is too old is not shown as live.
How often do flights leave CLT on time?
Flights out of Charlotte Douglas International Airport left on time 75% of the time from September 2025 through August 2026. The largest share of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (47%). 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 72 minutes. 2% of scheduled flights were cancelled.
What is the customs wait at CLT?
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 CLT?
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 CLT?
The nearest airports in this list are Concord-Padgett Regional Airport (USA), 18 straight-line miles; Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport (GSP), 75 straight-line miles; Piedmont Triad International Airport (GSO), 83 straight-line miles; Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE), 89 straight-line miles; Asheville Regional Airport (AVL), 91 straight-line miles.