What is the TSA wait at MGM right now?
No live security wait, and no historical wait, for Montgomery Regional (Dannelly Field) Airport (MGM). We will not estimate one.
No live data
Montgomery Regional (Dannelly Field) Airport TSA wait times
MGM · KMGM · Montgomery, Alabama
Security wait
No live security wait, and no historical wait, for Montgomery Regional (Dannelly Field) Airport (MGM). 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.
71%
On-time departures, September 2025 through August 2026. A departure is on time when it left less than 15 minutes late.
Flights out of Montgomery Regional (Dannelly Field) Airport left on time 71% of the time from September 2025 through August 2026. The largest share of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (41%). 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 134 minutes. 5% of scheduled flights were cancelled.
The highest on-time month was September 2025 (88%). The lowest was December 2025 (55%).
| Cause | Delay minutes | Share of delay minutes |
|---|---|---|
| late-arriving aircraft | 25,291 | 41% |
| the airline | 23,844 | 38% |
| weather | 8,205 | 13% |
| the national airspace system | 4,877 | 8% |
| security | 43 | 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
- Columbus Airport CSG · Columbus86 mi
- Dothan Regional Airport DHN · Dothan87 mi
- Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport BHM · Birmingham90 mi
- Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport VPS · Valparaiso126 mi
- Destin Executive Airport DSI · Destin131 mi
Distances are straight-line miles.
Airport details
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 10/28, 9,020 ft
- Longest runway width
- 150 ft
- Longest runway surface
- ASPH
- Longest runway lighting
- HIGH
- Elevation
- 221.1 ft
- CY2024 enplanements
- 193,746
- Facility use
- Public
- Ownership
- Public
- Part 139 certificate code
- I B
- Fuel
- 100LL,A,A++
- Airframe repair
- MAJOR
- Powerplant repair
- MAJOR
- Last inspection
- 2025/12/12
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 MGM?
No. TSACheck has no live feed and no historical wait for Montgomery Regional (Dannelly Field) Airport (MGM).
How often do flights leave MGM on time?
Flights out of Montgomery Regional (Dannelly Field) Airport left on time 71% of the time from September 2025 through August 2026. The largest share of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (41%). 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 134 minutes. 5% of scheduled flights were cancelled.
How early should I get to MGM?
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 MGM?
The nearest airports in this list are Columbus Airport (CSG), 86 straight-line miles; Dothan Regional Airport (DHN), 87 straight-line miles; Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM), 90 straight-line miles; Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS), 126 straight-line miles; Destin Executive Airport (DSI), 131 straight-line miles.