What are TSA wait times in the DC area today?
What are TSA wait times in the DC area today?
Mike Stunson, USA TODAYTue, March 31, 2026 at 2:42 PM UTC
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What are TSA wait times in the DC area today?
A prolonged Department of Homeland Security shutdown has caused TSA delays at many airports throughout the US, including in the Washington DC area, where one airport experienced hours-long waits before improving Monday.
Improvements come days after President Donald Trump announced TSA workers, who have been without paychecks for weeks, would begin getting paid again.
Here's what you if you're traveling out of the DC-area airports Tuesday.
1 / 0ICE agents appear at airports as TSA delays snarl check-in
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents patrol at John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York City, March 23, 2026. Hundreds of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents were ordered to deploy to airports to help fill TSA staffing gaps across the country.
TSA Wait Times at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
As of 10 a.m. Tuesday, security checkpoint wait times at DCA are less than five minutes at all three terminals.
However, the airport said "parking is limited" Tuesday as it encouraged travelers to seek alternatives.
TSA Wait Times at Dulles International Airport
The My TSA app shows estimated wait times Tuesday morning of 0-15 minutes at Dulles (IAD).
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"Security screening lines at Dulles International remain steady and within normal wait times," the airport says on its website. "We are continuing to monitor the situation and are working closely with our federal partners."
TSA Wait Times at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport
BWI experienced some of the longest wait times in the country — reportedly at nearly four hours Saturday — but said Monday its "normal, quick and efficient checkpoint operations" had returned.
The airport reported "minimal wait times at each checkpoint Monday," and Tuesday morning the My TSA app showed estimated wait times of zero to 15 minutes.
Travelers are still advised to arrive at the airport two hours before their scheduled departure.
"Thank you to @TSA workers here in Maryland and across the country for showing up day after day, working 12+ hour shifts, and dealing with this crisis forced onto them," Maryland Gov. Wes Moore said on X, also thanking travelers for their patience.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Today's TSA security wait times for Washington DC area airports
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