Airport data, decoded for people who actually fly
We take the TSA wait times, terminal, and arrival data we publish every day and turn it into decisions you can use: when to leave for the airport, which terminal to pick, and how to stop trusting the generic "arrive two hours early" rule.
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securitySANSan Diego Has Nine Quiet TSA Hours in the Entire Week
SAN peaks at only 34 minutes but logs just nine hourly slots under five. It's the most consistently busy mid-size checkpoint anywhere in the data set.
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securityINDIndianapolis Friday at 6 AM Is a 63-Minute Problem
IND's checkpoint hits 63 minutes on Friday at 6 AM, nearly triple the airport's midweek ceiling. Here's the hourly pattern and an arrival plan by day.
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strategyCLTDFWHow to Pick a Connecting Hub Using Real Wait-Time Data
Charlotte, Dallas and Atlanta connect to most of the same places. Their checkpoint and customs numbers are wildly different. Here's how to pick between them.
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terminalsMIAMIA's Central Terminal: The E, F, and G Gates Explained
Miami's Central Terminal holds the E, F and G concourses, 32 restaurants and the airport hotel. Here's how it connects and what's actually worth your time.
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diningLAXLAX Terminal 5 Is Gone. Where Its Farmers Market Went
LAX Terminal 5 closed in October 2025 and the Farmers Market food hall went with it. What was in there, why it shut, and which terminal to use instead.
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internationalSEASeattle's Customs Peak Is Friday, Not Sunday: 52 Minutes
SEA breaks the national pattern. Its CBP hall peaks Friday at 4 PM at 52 minutes, three above Sunday. Here's why that matters when you book your return.
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terminalsLAXLAX West Gates: The Hidden Terminal Inside Tom Bradley
LAX's West Gates satellite holds gates 201 through 226 and only six places to eat. Here's how to get out there, and how long that walk actually takes.
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securityTLHTallahassee Has the Worst TSA Hour in Our Data: 120 Min
TLH peaks at 120 minutes on Friday at 8 AM while every other day tops out under 25. One hour a week breaks this airport completely. Here's the full shape.
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strategyMDWJFKThe Quiet-Slot Count Is the Airport Stat Nobody Checks
Midway logs 127 hourly slots under five minutes. JFK logs zero. This one number tells you more about an airport than its headline peak wait ever will.
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diningORDO'Hare Terminal 3 Food: Four of the Nine Are McDonald's
ORD Terminal 3 lists nine places to eat and four of them are McDonald's. Here's what's actually worth walking to, gate by gate across G, H, K and L gates.
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internationalATLAtlanta Customs Peaks at 75 Minutes on Sunday at 3 PM
ATL's CBP hall runs 75 minutes on Sunday at 3 PM and stays above 60 all weekend. Here's how to book an international arrival that misses the worst of it.
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internationalMIAMiami Customs Peaks at 74 Minutes: The Sunday 3 PM Wall
MIA's CBP line peaks at 74 minutes on Sunday at 3 PM, among the longest in the country. Here's the weekly pattern at the gateway to Latin America.
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