What is the TSA wait at SAT right now?
No live security wait, and no historical wait, for San Antonio International Airport (SAT). We will not estimate one.
No live data
San Antonio International Airport TSA wait times
SAT · KSAT · San Antonio, Texas
Security wait
No live security wait, and no historical wait, for San Antonio International Airport (SAT). 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.
81%
On-time departures, September 2025 through August 2026. A departure is on time when it left less than 15 minutes late.
Flights out of San Antonio International Airport left on time 81% of the time from September 2025 through August 2026. The largest share of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (43%). 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 73 minutes. 1% of scheduled flights were cancelled.
The highest on-time month was September 2025 (86%). The lowest was June 2026 (71%).
| Cause | Delay minutes | Share of delay minutes |
|---|---|---|
| late-arriving aircraft | 225,435 | 43% |
| the airline | 150,929 | 29% |
| the national airspace system | 106,726 | 20% |
| weather | 40,483 | 8% |
| security | 591 | 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
- Austin Bergstrom International Airport AUS · Austin67 mi
- Victoria Regional Airport VCT · Victoria105 mi
- Killeen Regional Airport / Robert Gray Army Airfield GRK · Fort Cavazos113 mi
- Corpus Christi International Airport CRP · Corpus Christi135 mi
- Easterwood Field CLL · College Station146 mi
Distances are straight-line miles.
Airport details
- Runways
- 3
- Longest runway
- 04/22, 8,505 ft
- Longest runway width
- 150 ft
- Longest runway surface
- CONC
- Longest runway lighting
- HIGH
- Elevation
- 809.1 ft
- CY2024 enplanements
- 5,466,684
- Facility use
- Public
- Ownership
- Public
- Part 139 certificate code
- I C
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Airframe repair
- MAJOR
- Powerplant repair
- MAJOR
- Last inspection
- 2025/11/06
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 SAT?
No. TSACheck has no live feed and no historical wait for San Antonio International Airport (SAT).
How often do flights leave SAT on time?
Flights out of San Antonio International Airport left on time 81% of the time from September 2025 through August 2026. The largest share of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (43%). 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 73 minutes. 1% of scheduled flights were cancelled.
How early should I get to SAT?
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 SAT?
The nearest airports in this list are Austin Bergstrom International Airport (AUS), 67 straight-line miles; Victoria Regional Airport (VCT), 105 straight-line miles; Killeen Regional Airport / Robert Gray Army Airfield (GRK), 113 straight-line miles; Corpus Christi International Airport (CRP), 135 straight-line miles; Easterwood Field (CLL), 146 straight-line miles.