What is the TSA wait at TVC right now?
No live security wait, and no historical wait, for Cherry Capital Airport (TVC). We will not estimate one.
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Cherry Capital Airport TSA wait times
TVC · KTVC · Traverse City, Michigan
Security wait
No live security wait, and no historical wait, for Cherry Capital Airport (TVC). 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.
74%
On-time departures, September 2025 through August 2026. A departure is on time when it left less than 15 minutes late.
Flights out of Cherry Capital Airport left on time 74% of the time from September 2025 through August 2026. The largest shares of delay minutes were late-arriving aircraft (32%) and the airline (32%). 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 101 minutes. 4% of scheduled flights were cancelled.
The highest on-time month was May 2026 (86%). The lowest was December 2025 (58%).
| Cause | Delay minutes | Share of delay minutes |
|---|---|---|
| late-arriving aircraft | 49,025 | 32% |
| the airline | 48,288 | 32% |
| the national airspace system | 33,197 | 22% |
| weather | 21,255 | 14% |
| security | 40 | 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
- Manistee County Blacker Airport MBL · Manistee46 mi
- Pellston Regional Airport of Emmet County Airport PLN · Pellston69 mi
- Delta County Airport ESC · Escanaba100 mi
- Alpena County Regional Airport APN · Alpena102 mi
- MBS International Airport MBS · Freeland112 mi
Distances are straight-line miles.
Airport details
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 10/28, 7,016 ft
- Longest runway width
- 150 ft
- Longest runway surface
- ASPH
- Longest runway lighting
- HIGH
- Elevation
- 623.9 ft
- Control tower
- Yes
- CY2024 enplanements
- 393,108
- Facility use
- Public
- Ownership
- Public
- Part 139 certificate code
- I B
- Fuel
- 100LL,A+
- Airframe repair
- MAJOR
- Powerplant repair
- MAJOR
- Last inspection
- 2025/09/18
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 TVC?
No. TSACheck has no live feed and no historical wait for Cherry Capital Airport (TVC).
How often do flights leave TVC on time?
Flights out of Cherry Capital Airport left on time 74% of the time from September 2025 through August 2026. The largest shares of delay minutes were late-arriving aircraft (32%) and the airline (32%). 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 101 minutes. 4% of scheduled flights were cancelled.
How early should I get to TVC?
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 TVC?
The nearest airports in this list are Manistee County Blacker Airport (MBL), 46 straight-line miles; Pellston Regional Airport of Emmet County Airport (PLN), 69 straight-line miles; Delta County Airport (ESC), 100 straight-line miles; Alpena County Regional Airport (APN), 102 straight-line miles; MBS International Airport (MBS), 112 straight-line miles.