Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport has the longest TSA security line in the United States. (Getty)
Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport has been identified as the airport with the longest security line TSA longest in the United States, according to a recent study by SOAX based on data analysis of QSensor. This airport, a key piece for airlines such as Allegiant Air, JetBlue y Spirit Airlineshas an average wait time of 15 minutes and 27 seconds. Despite being smaller than Miami International AirportFort Lauderdale-Hollywood proves to be considerably slower in terms of security screening, reports Time Out Miami.
The study carried out a detailed analysis of the waiting times at security checkpoints at the 31 largest U.S. airports, each handling more than 10 million passengers by 2023. This data was collected every hour of every day of the week, allowing researchers to calculate an average for each airport and determine the busiest and slowest times at security checkpoints, according to SOAX.
Other airports highlighted in the study include: Chicago O’Hare International Airportwhich recorded the queues of TSA fastest with an average time of 2 minutes and 8 seconds. Also, the Tampa International Airport In Florida it ranked 11th, with an average wait time of TSA of 10 minutes and 20 seconds.
Data analysis showed that Wednesday is the busiest day at security checkpoints. Fort Lauderdale Airportwhile Monday is the quietest. Peak hours were recorded at 5 a.m., with wait times peaking at 24 minutes and 51 seconds. In contrast, 2 a.m. is the quietest time, with an average wait time of just 34 secondsinforma SOAX.
A SOAX study revealed wait times at security checkpoints at 31 major US airports. (Getty)
Earlier this year, the Federal Aviation Administration The US allocated $50 million in funding to the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. This is the largest amount awarded to any airport in the country and will be used to improve connectivity between terminals, facilitating movement in secure areas without the need to exit and re-enter security checkpointsinforma Time Out Miami.
Below is a list of the largest airports in the United States with the longest TSA security lines.:
- Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport: 15 minutes and 27 seconds.
- Charlotte Douglas International Airport: 15 minutes and 6 seconds.
- Los Angeles International Airport: 14 minutes and 29 seconds.
- San Diego International Airport: 14 minutes and 14 seconds.
- John F. Kennedy International Airport: 12 minutes and 54 seconds.
- Harry Reid International Airport: 12 minutes and 1 second.
- Austin-Bergstrom International Airport: 11 minutes and 49 seconds.
- Salt Lake City International Airport: 11 minutes and 39 seconds.
- San Francisco International Airport: 11 minutes and 23 seconds.
- Baltimore-Washington International Airport: 10 minutes and 31 seconds, according to SOAX.
The $50 million federal allocation will be used to improve connectivity between terminals at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood. (FLL)
Interestingly, the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airportdespite handling 10 million more passengers in 2023 than any other airport in the US, recorded one of The shortest wait times with an average of 6 minutes and 5 seconds. Another airport with remarkably fast throughput was Dallas/Fort Worth International Airportwhich had the second-fastest wait times, averaging 3 minutes and 49 seconds, according to the same study.
The data reveal that, although Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport It is smaller than other large airports, its waiting times at the airport are TSA are the longest. This underlines the Importance of federal allocations to improve efficiency and passenger experience at one of South Florida’s major airports.
