What is the TSA wait at SPS right now?
No live security wait, and no historical wait, for Wichita Falls Municipal Airport / Sheppard Air Force Base (SPS). We will not estimate one.
No live data
Wichita Falls Municipal Airport / Sheppard Air Force Base TSA wait times
SPS · KSPS · Wichita Falls, Texas
Security wait
No live security wait, and no historical wait, for Wichita Falls Municipal Airport / Sheppard Air Force Base (SPS). 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.
85%
On-time departures, September 2025 through August 2026. A departure is on time when it left less than 15 minutes late.
Flights out of Wichita Falls Municipal Airport / Sheppard Air Force Base left on time 85% of the time from September 2025 through August 2026. The largest share of delay minutes was the airline (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 119 minutes. 3% of scheduled flights were cancelled.
| Cause | Delay minutes | Share of delay minutes |
|---|---|---|
| the airline | 5,259 | 41% |
| late-arriving aircraft | 3,805 | 30% |
| weather | 2,180 | 17% |
| the national airspace system | 1,568 | 12% |
| security | 36 | 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
- Lawton Fort Sill Regional Airport LAW · Lawton40 mi
- Mineral Wells Regional Airport MWL · Mineral Wells87 mi
- Fort Worth Meacham International Airport FTW · Fort Worth104 mi
- OKC Will Rogers World Airport OKC · Oklahoma City110 mi
- Dallas Fort Worth International Airport DFW · Dallas-Fort Worth113 mi
Distances are straight-line miles.
Airport details
- Runways
- 4
- Longest runway
- 15R/33L, 13,100 ft
- Longest runway width
- 300 ft
- Longest runway surface
- CONC
- Longest runway lighting
- HIGH
- Elevation
- 1,019.1 ft
- CY2024 enplanements
- 29,702
- Facility use
- Public
- Part 139 certificate code
- I B
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Airframe repair
- MINOR
- Powerplant repair
- MINOR
- Last inspection
- 2026/02/27
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 SPS?
No. TSACheck has no live feed and no historical wait for Wichita Falls Municipal Airport / Sheppard Air Force Base (SPS).
How often do flights leave SPS on time?
Flights out of Wichita Falls Municipal Airport / Sheppard Air Force Base left on time 85% of the time from September 2025 through August 2026. The largest share of delay minutes was the airline (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 119 minutes. 3% of scheduled flights were cancelled.
How early should I get to SPS?
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 SPS?
The nearest airports in this list are Lawton Fort Sill Regional Airport (LAW), 40 straight-line miles; Mineral Wells Regional Airport (MWL), 87 straight-line miles; Fort Worth Meacham International Airport (FTW), 104 straight-line miles; OKC Will Rogers World Airport (OKC), 110 straight-line miles; Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW), 113 straight-line miles.