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Live airport security wait times and today’s trends

The AJC computes an average to show a trend line for how long passengers might wait at the airport.
Updated March 26, 2026

The airport’s website is currently not providing up-to-date wait time data. For the latest news from the airport, visit our live updates page. You can also let us know about your own airport experience by going to https://atlwait.ajc.com while you’re at the airport.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution gathers real-time wait-time data from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to show what security lines look like right now and how the wait has been throughout the day.

Currently, data from the airport’s website is intermittently available. The data updates every five minutes, but is subject to availability of data from the airport’s website.

The airport relies on sensors from the Swiss technology company Xovis to detect how long the lines currently are at the airport. Those times are posted on the airport’s website.

The AJC records those readings every five minutes and computes a rolling average to show a trend line for how long passengers might wait at the airport.

About the Author

Charles Minshew is the data editor for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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