What is the TSA wait at SAV right now?
No live security wait, and no historical wait, for Savannah Hilton Head International Airport (SAV). We will not estimate one.
No live data
Savannah Hilton Head International Airport TSA wait times
SAV · KSAV · Savannah, Georgia
Security wait
No live security wait, and no historical wait, for Savannah Hilton Head International Airport (SAV). We will not estimate one.
PreCheck
PreCheck lanes are not in our historical feed for this airport.
CLEAR
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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 Savannah Hilton Head International Airport left on time 79% of the time from September 2025 through August 2026. The largest share of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (38%). 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 85 minutes. 2% of scheduled flights were cancelled.
The highest on-time month was January 2026 (84%). The lowest was July 2026 (69%).
| Cause | Delay minutes | Share of delay minutes |
|---|---|---|
| late-arriving aircraft | 121,470 | 38% |
| the airline | 111,423 | 35% |
| the national airspace system | 64,099 | 20% |
| weather | 22,613 | 7% |
| security | 158 | 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
- Hilton Head Airport HHH · Hilton Head Island30 mi
- Brunswick Golden Isles Airport BQK · Brunswick62 mi
- Charleston International Airport CHS · Charleston86 mi
- Augusta Regional At Bush Field AGS · Augusta97 mi
- Jacksonville International Airport JAX · Jacksonville117 mi
Distances are straight-line miles.
Airport details
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 10/28, 9,351 ft
- Longest runway width
- 150 ft
- Longest runway surface
- CONC
- Longest runway lighting
- HIGH
- Elevation
- 50.2 ft
- CY2024 enplanements
- 2,020,753
- Facility use
- Public
- Ownership
- Public
- Part 139 certificate code
- I C
- Fuel
- 100LL,A,A+,A++
- Airframe repair
- MAJOR
- Powerplant repair
- MAJOR
- Last inspection
- 2026/07/09
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 SAV?
No. TSACheck has no live feed and no historical wait for Savannah Hilton Head International Airport (SAV).
How often do flights leave SAV on time?
Flights out of Savannah Hilton Head International Airport left on time 79% of the time from September 2025 through August 2026. The largest share of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (38%). 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 85 minutes. 2% of scheduled flights were cancelled.
How early should I get to SAV?
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 SAV?
The nearest airports in this list are Hilton Head Airport (HHH), 30 straight-line miles; Brunswick Golden Isles Airport (BQK), 62 straight-line miles; Charleston International Airport (CHS), 86 straight-line miles; Augusta Regional At Bush Field (AGS), 97 straight-line miles; Jacksonville International Airport (JAX), 117 straight-line miles.