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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 12:19 PM ET

Wait time history

MIA · Central · Standard + PreCheck · last 12 hours · times in ET

When is it busiest?

Typical waits by day and hour, last 28 days · MIA Central — 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 3 minutes
3min
longest wait
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MCOOrlando International

Longest standard wait 12 minutes
12min
longest wait
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JAXJacksonville International

Longest standard wait 2 minutes
2min
longest wait
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Miami Central Terminal security wait times: what to expect

From September 14 to October 12 we logged 121,494 security checkpoint readings at Miami Central Terminal. The standard lane averaged 5 minutes, and TSA PreCheck averaged 3 minutes. 96% of standard-lane readings were 10 minutes or less, and none were over half an hour.

That is 1 minute longer than the Miami average of 4 minutes.

When the line is longest

The standard line at Central Terminal is longest around 7 PM, when it has averaged 7 minutes, and shortest around 10 PM, at 2 minutes. By day of the week, Monday has been the heaviest (6 minutes on average) and Tuesday the lightest (4 minutes).

Time of dayStandardPreCheck
Early morning (4–8 AM)5 min3 min
Morning (8 AM–noon)5 min3 min
Midday (noon–4 PM)6 min3 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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Evening (4–8 PM)6 min3 min
Night (8 PM–4 AM)2 min2 min

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

PreCheck at Central Terminal

Over the same period PreCheck saved 2 minutes on average compared with the standard lane, and 4 minutes at the 7 PM peak. Standard-lane waits are usually short here, so the gain is largest at peak times.

How early to arrive

To plan your arrival, use the worst hour rather than the average: at Central Terminal that is 7 minutes in the standard lane around 7 PM. Allow that on top of your airline's check-in and bag-drop deadlines, and more on Mondays and holiday weekends. The live board above shows what the line is doing right now, and the chart projects the next 12 hours.

Airlines at Miami Central Terminal

3 airlines use this checkpoint: American Airlines, Avianca and LATAM. Terminal assignments change from time to time, so confirm yours on your boarding pass or the airline's app.

Other terminals at Miami

TerminalStandard avgPreCheck avgBusiest hour
North Terminal3 min1 min8 AM
South Terminal4 min4 min9 PM

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.