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Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport TSA wait times

DTW · KDTW · Detroit, Michigan

Security wait

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The current hour is filled from the observed-hour table in this browser.

Observed security history for Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW) 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 0 minutes) and 1am (sample-weighted median 0 minutes). The busiest observed hours are 6am (sample-weighted 75th percentile 14 minutes) and 5am (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

This airport's historical feed has no PreCheck lane readings.

CLEAR

CLEAR is not shown. We are not using a CLEAR source.

Departure delays

Historical on-time performance. Not a live delay.

79%

On-time departures, September 2025 through August 2026. A departure is on time when it left less than 15 minutes late.

Flights out of Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport left on time 79% of the time from September 2025 through August 2026. The largest share of delay minutes was the airline (51%). 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 80 minutes. 2% of scheduled flights were cancelled.

The highest on-time month was September 2025 (88%). The lowest was December 2025 (68%).

Share of delay minutes by cause. Not a percent of flights.
CauseDelay minutesShare of delay minutes
the airline1,081,93751%
the national airspace system460,37922%
late-arriving aircraft401,17919%
weather179,0388%
security1,3340%

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.

Sunday
HourAveragePublished maximumPassengers
12am19 min21 min7
6am29 min56 min1,067
7am23 min45 min1,605
9am20 min51 min1,881
10am18 min42 min1,474
11am13 min38 min4,710
12pm9 min21 min3,510
1pm18 min44 min7,564
2pm20 min45 min7,790
3pm8 min19 min843
4pm9 min20 min2,417
5pm10 min24 min4,800
6pm15 min43 min5,215
7pm16 min33 min5,616
8pm11 min28 min622
Monday
HourAveragePublished maximumPassengers
5am20 min31 min390
8am25 min58 min277
9am22 min54 min1,267
10am19 min41 min2,084
11am17 min48 min4,620
12pm8 min21 min2,239
1pm22 min53 min7,585
2pm24 min51 min6,492
3pm9 min24 min1,908
4pm7 min20 min1,980
5pm9 min24 min5,401
6pm17 min40 min5,874
7pm18 min39 min5,003
9pm18 min29 min72
Tuesday
HourAveragePublished maximumPassengers
5am18 min31 min865
6am23 min49 min2,955
7am23 min46 min792
9am19 min50 min2,033
10am22 min53 min1,418
11am19 min47 min6,431
12pm25 min58 min2,600
1pm24 min56 min9,804
2pm22 min47 min5,597
3pm9 min22 min1,036
4pm10 min24 min1,391
5pm12 min28 min4,043
6pm18 min39 min5,747
7pm17 min38 min3,724
8pm14 min28 min240
9pm26 min52 min260
Wednesday
HourAveragePublished maximumPassengers
6am23 min47 min1,671
7am23 min43 min946
9am20 min48 min1,814
10am19 min42 min1,440
11am21 min57 min5,165
12pm12 min31 min2,291
1pm19 min50 min7,905
2pm19 min42 min5,617
3pm13 min27 min656
4pm9 min20 min717
5pm13 min34 min4,891
6pm13 min31 min4,613
7pm18 min41 min3,289
8pm20 min38 min813
9pm4 min9 min36
Thursday
HourAveragePublished maximumPassengers
5am18 min34 min930
6am16 min31 min507
9am19 min48 min2,367
10am19 min44 min1,048
11am16 min44 min4,723
12pm14 min43 min2,308
1pm19 min46 min6,901
2pm16 min42 min5,918
3pm7 min17 min640
4pm13 min30 min849
5pm11 min33 min5,759
6pm13 min32 min4,355
7pm15 min34 min4,329
8pm5 min18 min105
9pm11 min23 min294
Friday
HourAveragePublished maximumPassengers
6am22 min44 min1,518
7am26 min50 min1,280
9am19 min49 min1,478
10am17 min41 min2,101
11am14 min38 min3,352
12pm8 min26 min2,540
1pm16 min43 min8,154
2pm21 min46 min8,361
3pm14 min45 min573
4pm10 min26 min1,305
5pm9 min26 min6,031
6pm13 min33 min5,982
7pm16 min36 min3,067
8pm7 min19 min584
10pm3 min9 min52
Saturday
HourAveragePublished maximumPassengers
5am22 min43 min1,153
6am20 min37 min325
8am0 min0 min8
9am18 min47 min2,115
10am15 min36 min965
11am11 min29 min5,216
12pm7 min19 min3,398
1pm17 min43 min8,347
2pm22 min48 min6,941
3pm8 min18 min1,014
4pm8 min19 min1,392
5pm12 min31 min5,557
6pm13 min34 min7,794
7pm14 min30 min2,417
9pm11 min26 min251

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.

Your flight

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Nearby airports

Distances are straight-line miles.

Airport details
Runways
6
Longest runway
04R/22L, 12,003 ft
Longest runway width
200 ft
Longest runway surface
CONC
Longest runway lighting
HIGH
Elevation
645.2 ft
Control tower
Yes
CY2024 enplanements
16,110,696
Facility use
Public
Ownership
Public
Part 139 certificate code
I E
Fuel
100LL,A
Last inspection
2025/09/10

FAA facility record date 2026/10/01. Runways: BTS NTAD Runways. Facility facts: BTS NTAD Aviation Facilities. Enplanements: FAA CY2024 commercial service.

Questions

What is the TSA wait at DTW right now?

Observed security history for Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW) is listed by hour. It is not a live reading. The current hour is chosen in the browser from that table.

Does TSACheck have a live security wait for DTW?

A live figure is shown only when the stored airport feed is fresh. Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW) also has observed history. A stored value that is too old is not shown as live.

How often do flights leave DTW on time?

Flights out of Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport left on time 79% of the time from September 2025 through August 2026. The largest share of delay minutes was the airline (51%). 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 80 minutes. 2% of scheduled flights were cancelled.

What is the customs wait at DTW?

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 DTW?

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 DTW?

The nearest airports in this list are Eugene F. Kranz Toledo Express Airport (TOL), 49 straight-line miles; Bishop International Airport (FNT), 56 straight-line miles; Capital Region International Airport (LAN), 74 straight-line miles; Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE), 95 straight-line miles; MBS International Airport (MBS), 98 straight-line miles.