What is the TSA wait at COU right now?
No live security wait, and no historical wait, for Columbia Regional Airport (COU). We will not estimate one.
HomeMissouriCOU TSA wait times
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Columbia Regional Airport TSA wait times
COU · KCOU · Columbia, Missouri
Security wait
No live security wait, and no historical wait, for Columbia Regional Airport (COU). 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.
80%
On-time departures, September 2025 through August 2026. A departure is on time when it left less than 15 minutes late.
Flights out of Columbia Regional Airport left on time 80% of the time from September 2025 through August 2026. The largest share of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (45%). 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 102 minutes. 3% of scheduled flights were cancelled.
The highest on-time month was February 2026 (88%). The lowest was December 2025 (73%).
| Cause | Delay minutes | Share of delay minutes |
|---|---|---|
| late-arriving aircraft | 34,841 | 45% |
| the airline | 18,893 | 24% |
| the national airspace system | 13,353 | 17% |
| weather | 10,740 | 14% |
| security | 11 | 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
- Waynesville-St. Robert Regional Airport-Forney Field TBN · Fort Leonard Wood75 mi
- Kirksville Regional Airport IRK · Kirksville90 mi
- Quincy Regional Airport Baldwin Field UIN · Quincy95 mi
- St. Louis Lambert International Airport STL · St Louis100 mi
- Springfield Branson National Airport SGF · Springfield126 mi
Distances are straight-line miles.
Airport details
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 02/20, 7,401 ft
- Longest runway width
- 150 ft
- Longest runway surface
- CONC
- Longest runway lighting
- HIGH
- Elevation
- 889.4 ft
- Control tower
- Yes
- CY2024 enplanements
- 103,081
- 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 COU?
No. TSACheck has no live feed and no historical wait for Columbia Regional Airport (COU).
How often do flights leave COU on time?
Flights out of Columbia Regional Airport left on time 80% of the time from September 2025 through August 2026. The largest share of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (45%). 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 102 minutes. 3% of scheduled flights were cancelled.
How early should I get to COU?
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 COU?
The nearest airports in this list are Waynesville-St. Robert Regional Airport-Forney Field (TBN), 75 straight-line miles; Kirksville Regional Airport (IRK), 90 straight-line miles; Quincy Regional Airport Baldwin Field (UIN), 95 straight-line miles; St. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL), 100 straight-line miles; Springfield Branson National Airport (SGF), 126 straight-line miles.