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San Juan (SJU) TSA wait times
Security at Luis Munoz Marin International Airport is running about 5 minutes in the standard lane, and usually runs 5 to 10 minutes at midnight on a Monday. PreCheck is moving in about 3 minutes.SJU security is about 5 minutes now, usually 5 to 10 at this hour. Busiest 5 to 6 AM and 1 to 3 PM.
Standard lane, right now
Security wait, last 7 hours
Usually 5 to 10 minutes now
Down 3 min since 6 pm.
When is SJU security busiest?
The left chart shows today's security wait hour by hour, built from SJU's own departure schedule. The right ranks the days of the week by how long the wait gets. The calmest window is None; plan around the 5 to 6 AM and 1 to 3 PM rushes.Calmest None. Plan around the morning and evening rushes.
Departures, the next few hours
| Hour | Departures | Typical security wait |
|---|---|---|
| midnight (Now) | 2 flights | 5 min |
| 1 am | 1 flights | 5 min |
| 2 am | 2 flights | 5 min |
| 3 am | 3 flights | 6 min |
| 4 am | 7 flights | 12 min |
Standard, PreCheck, and CLEAR security lanes
Terminals and security at SJU
Which airline you fly decides your terminal. Terminal A runs the longest lines here. The per-terminal minute is modeled from each terminal's share of departures, not measured. All terminals connect after security, so a quieter checkpoint is an option.
SJU security, common questions
How early should I get to SJU?
For a domestic flight out of San Juan, plan to be inside the terminal about an hour before departure, and about an hour and a quarter for an international one. That covers a 15 to 30 minute checkpoint queue at the Saturday peak plus the walk to the gate. Outside the peak you can safely trim it; the calculator above works it out from your actual departure time.
What is the busiest time at SJU security?
Saturday around 1 pm, when 9 departures' worth of passengers are converging on the checkpoint at once. The calmest hour with real traffic is Thursday at 8 pm, at roughly 5 minutes.
Is TSA PreCheck worth it at SJU?
At the Saturday peak it turns a 15 to 30 minute queue into something closer to 7 minutes. Over a five year membership that is worth it if you fly more than about three round trips a year through an airport this busy. The trusted traveler calculator prices it against your own flying.
When does security open at SJU?
Luis Munoz Marin International Airport does not publish checkpoint opening hours in any national feed, so we will not invent them. What the schedule does show is that the first departures leave around midnight, and checkpoints generally open about two hours before the first flight of the day.
Tips for SJU, from the data
- Fly between None if you can. That window sits between the two daily rushes, when the checkpoint is at its calmest.
- The 5 am hour is the single busiest today, at about 18 minutes in the standard lane.
- JetBlue runs 35% of departures here, so its checkpoints and gates carry the most traffic. Which airline you fly is what decides your terminal.
- JetBlue flies from Terminal A, which runs the longest lines here. All terminals connect after security, so you can clear at a quieter one and walk over.
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Modeled from the flight schedule, not measured. How these numbers are made.