TSA Wait Times: Latest at Philadelphia International Airport and Ohio’s Cleveland Hopkins International Airport
President Donald Trump posted about ICE agents going to airports in the USA.
On Monday March 22, Donald Trump posted on Truth Social and wrote: “On Monday, ICE will be going to airports to help our wonderful TSA Agents who have stayed on the job despite the fact that the Radical Left Democrats, who are only focused on protecting hard line criminals who have entered our Country illegally, are endangering the USA by holding back the money that was long ago agreed to with signed and sealed contracts, and all.
“But watch, no matter how great a job ICE does, the Lunatics leading the incompetent Dems will be highly critical of their work. THEY WILL DO A FANTASTIC JOB. The great Tom Homan is in charge!!! President DJT.”
CNN has reported that “Long security lines are already forming at Hartsfield‑Jackson Atlanta International Airport this morning, with a line of passengers snaking through baggage claim and filling much of the atrium near the airport’s main checkpoint, according to video from CNN affiliate WANF.”
According to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport’s website, “Due to current federal conditions, passengers are advised to allow at least 4 hours or more for domestic and international screenings.”
What’s the TSA wait time at Philadelphia International Airport?
One Reddit user wrote: “I went through A-East at 5:30 pm yesterday and the regular (not PreCheck) line was backed up to the train.
“If I was you I’d plan on entering at D or something. The AA terminal security can be really bad. D is non-hub airlines and you can walk to where you need to go easily from there.”
Another said: “An East Precheck on Thursday was completely inaccurate - wait time on the website was listed as 2 minutes, in reality it was just over 15. Not that that is a massive difference, but it wouldn't shock me if the wait time monitoring only starts at the beginning of the small queue/stanchions and it simply won't show longer than 2-3 minutes.”
One other Reddit user wrote: “My personal experience from the last week: Last Monday 3/16, used A-east, 5:30am boarding time. Arrived at 4am, waited total 17 minutes, 15 of that was because precheck was still closed until 4:15am.
This Morning 3/23, used D/E, boarding 5:45am. Arrived at 4am, waited 7 minutes in pre check.
Non-precheck lines at D/E and B were significantly longer at those times, but I couldn’t tell you exact waits.
ETA. I only use carryons. Bag drop lines were VERY long. I can’t tell you exact waits though.”
According to the airport’s website, at the time of writing, the TSA wait time at Terminal A East is only 2 minutes and the same wait time is for Terminal D/E.
According to Ohio’s Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, the TSA wait time at North, Central and South Checkpoints are less than 15 minutes.