What is the TSA wait at HOU right now?
Observed security history for William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) is listed by hour. It is not a live reading. The current hour is chosen in the browser from that table.
Typical history
William P. Hobby Airport TSA wait times
HOU · KHOU · Houston, Texas
Security wait
A live wait is shown in this space when the stored feed is under 15 minutes old.
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Observed security history for William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) 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 5 minutes) and 1am (sample-weighted median 5 minutes). The busiest observed hours are 10am (sample-weighted 75th percentile 9 minutes) and 7am (sample-weighted 75th percentile 8 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.
73%
On-time departures, September 2025 through August 2026. A departure is on time when it left less than 15 minutes late.
Flights out of William P. Hobby Airport left on time 73% 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 50 minutes. 1% of scheduled flights were cancelled.
The highest on-time month was January 2026 (85%). The lowest was June 2026 (61%).
| Cause | Delay minutes | Share of delay minutes |
|---|---|---|
| late-arriving aircraft | 291,970 | 45% |
| the airline | 219,065 | 34% |
| the national airspace system | 113,506 | 17% |
| weather | 25,390 | 4% |
| security | 3,571 | 1% |
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
- George Bush Intercontinental Airport IAH · Houston24 mi
- Jack Brooks Regional Airport BPT · Beaumont/Port Arthur78 mi
- Easterwood Field CLL · College Station92 mi
- Victoria Regional Airport VCT · Victoria113 mi
- Lake Charles Regional Airport LCH · Lake Charles127 mi
Distances are straight-line miles.
Airport details
- Runways
- 3
- Longest runway
- 04/22, 7,602 ft
- Longest runway width
- 150 ft
- Longest runway surface
- CONC
- Longest runway lighting
- HIGH
- Elevation
- 46.3 ft
- Control tower
- Yes
- CY2024 enplanements
- 7,116,967
- Facility use
- Public
- Ownership
- Public
- Part 139 certificate code
- I C
- Fuel
- 100LL,A,A1
- Airframe repair
- MINOR
- Powerplant repair
- MINOR
- Last inspection
- 2026/06/12
- 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 HOU?
A live figure is shown only when the stored airport feed is fresh. William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) also has observed history. A stored value that is too old is not shown as live.
How often do flights leave HOU on time?
Flights out of William P. Hobby Airport left on time 73% 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 50 minutes. 1% of scheduled flights were cancelled.
How early should I get to HOU?
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 HOU?
The nearest airports in this list are George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH), 24 straight-line miles; Jack Brooks Regional Airport (BPT), 78 straight-line miles; Easterwood Field (CLL), 92 straight-line miles; Victoria Regional Airport (VCT), 113 straight-line miles; Lake Charles Regional Airport (LCH), 127 straight-line miles.