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Security wait times at MIA · MCO · JAX

Live checkpoint waits, what's expected next, and when it's usually busiest.

Live, updated 11:43 AM ET

Wait time history

MCO · All terminals · Standard lane · last 12 hours · times in ET

When is it busiest?

Typical waits by day and hour, last 28 days · MCO · busiest checkpoint each hour — Standard lane · times in ET

Lined up with the chart above — the last 12 hours, then the next 12. The marked line marks now.

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Every checkpoint, right now

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MIAMiami International

Longest standard wait 5 minutes
5min
longest wait
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MCOOrlando International

Longest standard wait 14 minutes
14min
longest wait
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JAXJacksonville International

Longest standard wait 2 minutes
2min
longest wait
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Orlando International security wait times: what to expect

From September 14 to October 12 we logged 417,226 security checkpoint readings at Orlando International. The standard lane averaged 6 minutes, and TSA PreCheck averaged 3 minutes. 82% of standard-lane readings were 10 minutes or less, and none were over half an hour.

When the line is longest

The standard line at Orlando is longest around noon, when it has averaged 12 minutes, and shortest around 1 AM, at 1 minute. By day of the week, Sunday has been the heaviest (7 minutes on average) and Tuesday the lightest (4 minutes).

Time of dayStandardPreCheck
Early morning (4–8 AM)7 min4 min
Morning (8 AM–noon)8 min4 min
Midday (noon–4 PM)10 min5 min
Evening (4–8 PM)8 min

TSA wait times come from airport data feeds, sampled every 60 seconds. Immigration figures come from U.S. Customs and Border Protection arrival records. All waits are estimates — leave yourself a margin.

The full history behind these numbers is published as a free open dataset — download it here.

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Night (8 PM–4 AM)2 min<1 min

Average wait across the last 28 days. A dash means the lane is usually closed then.

Is PreCheck worth it at Orlando?

Over the same period PreCheck saved 4 minutes on average compared with the standard lane, and 7 minutes at the noon peak. Standard-lane waits are usually short here, so the gain is largest at peak times.

Terminal by terminal

South Checkpoint has had the shortest standard line (6 minutes on average) and West Checkpoint the longest (6 minutes). Security is separate in each terminal, so the one that matters is the one your airline uses.

TerminalStandard avgPreCheck avgBusiest hourAirlines
East Checkpoint6 min4 minnoon5
West Checkpoint6 min3 min5 AM1
South Checkpoint6 min2 min5 PM2

Common questions

What is the best time to go through security at Orlando?
Over the last 28 days the standard lane has been quietest around 1 AM, averaging 1 minute, and Tuesday has been the lightest day.
Which terminal at Orlando has the shortest security line?
On average, South Checkpoint (6 minutes). You can only use the checkpoint for your own terminal, though, so check which terminal your airline flies from in the finder above.
How early should I get to Orlando?

To plan your arrival, use the worst hour rather than the average: at Orlando that is 12 minutes in the standard lane around noon. Allow that on top of your airline's check-in and bag-drop deadlines, and more on Sundays and holiday weekends. The live board above shows what the line is doing right now, and the chart projects the next 12 hours.

Where these numbers come from

Each airport publishes its own checkpoint wait estimates. This site reads them every minute and keeps every reading. Closed lanes are left out of the averages, and times are local to the airport. The averages above cover the last 28 days and are recalculated every hour. The posted wait is the airport's estimate, not a timed measurement, so treat it as a guide.

The full archive is free to download as an open dataset, and the about page explains who runs the site and why.