What is the TSA wait at TRI right now?
No live security wait, and no historical wait, for Tri-Cities Regional TN/VA Airport (TRI). We will not estimate one.
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Tri-Cities Regional TN/VA Airport TSA wait times
TRI · KTRI · Blountville, Tennessee
Security wait
No live security wait, and no historical wait, for Tri-Cities Regional TN/VA Airport (TRI). 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 Tri-Cities Regional TN/VA Airport left on time 79% of the time from September 2025 through August 2026. The largest share of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (42%). 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 92 minutes. 2% of scheduled flights were cancelled.
The highest on-time month was November 2025 (86%). The lowest was July 2026 (72%).
| Cause | Delay minutes | Share of delay minutes |
|---|---|---|
| late-arriving aircraft | 11,840 | 42% |
| the airline | 9,645 | 34% |
| weather | 3,756 | 13% |
| the national airspace system | 2,745 | 10% |
| security | 2 | 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
- Asheville Regional Airport AVL · Asheville72 mi
- McGhee Tyson Airport TYS · Knoxville/Maryville100 mi
- Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport GSP · Greenville/Greer/Spartanburg110 mi
- Raleigh County Memorial Airport BKW · Beaver115 mi
- Charlotte Douglas International Airport CLT · Charlotte120 mi
Distances are straight-line miles.
Airport details
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 05/23, 8,000 ft
- Longest runway width
- 150 ft
- Longest runway surface
- ASPH
- Longest runway lighting
- HIGH
- Elevation
- 1,518.6 ft
- CY2024 enplanements
- 229,860
- Facility use
- Public
- Ownership
- Public
- Part 139 certificate code
- I B
- Fuel
- 100LL,A
- Airframe repair
- MAJOR
- Powerplant repair
- MAJOR
- Last inspection
- 2025/06/11
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 TRI?
No. TSACheck has no live feed and no historical wait for Tri-Cities Regional TN/VA Airport (TRI).
How often do flights leave TRI on time?
Flights out of Tri-Cities Regional TN/VA Airport left on time 79% of the time from September 2025 through August 2026. The largest share of delay minutes was late-arriving aircraft (42%). 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 92 minutes. 2% of scheduled flights were cancelled.
How early should I get to TRI?
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 TRI?
The nearest airports in this list are Asheville Regional Airport (AVL), 72 straight-line miles; McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS), 100 straight-line miles; Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport (GSP), 110 straight-line miles; Raleigh County Memorial Airport (BKW), 115 straight-line miles; Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT), 120 straight-line miles.