One burning question I get from many readers is how worried they should be about going through security. The answer depends on a lot of variables: the airport, day of the week (weekends are worse), time of day, which terminal you’re using and whether you have TSA PreCheck or CLEAR. Some of the worst airports recently have been Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International, Louis Armstrong New Orleans International and Houston’s William P. Hobby Airport, where many TSA officers have called out sick. I can’t blame them—they’re not getting a regular paycheck right now. Below is video from those airports and others showing how long the TSA security lines are this morning across U.S. airports on March 22, 2026.
@KelsWingert: All one line for security at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta Airport right now. I’m being told it separates into precheck & regular at the front of the line. Clear and Digital ID/Touchless are NOT open right now. I got in line at 9:11am for a 12:45pm flight.
All one line for security at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta Airport right now. I’m being told it separates into precheck & regular at the front of the line. Clear and Digital ID/Touchless are NOT open right now. I got in line at 9:11am for a 12:45pm flight. pic.twitter.com/skoFfyJ27N
— Kelsey Wingert-Linch (@KelsWingert) March 22, 2026
@mattvanswol: The line now for even TSA PRE-CHECK at the Atlanta Airport……IS NOW NEARLY 2 HOURS LONG!!!!!!!! There are literally THOUSANDS of travelers just waiting in line for hours to even GET to security checkpoints!!! People are absolutely LIVID!!!
🚨HOLY CRAP!!!!!
The line now for even TSA PRE-CHECK at the Atlanta Airport…
…IS NOW NEARLY 2 HOURS LONG!!!!!!!!
There are literally THOUSANDS of travelers just waiting in line for hours to even GET to security checkpoints!!!
People are absolutely LIVID!!! pic.twitter.com/X3umQ8hB6i
— Matt Van Swol (@mattvanswol) March 21, 2026
@mattvanswol: 🚨#BREAKING: ABSOLUTE PANDAMONIUM at the New Orleans airport this morning where the TSA security line stretched……ALL THE WAY OUT INTO THE PARKING GARAGE!!!! WE SHOULDN’T HAVE TO DEAL WITH THIS JUST TO GET ON AN AIRPLANE!!!!
🚨#BREAKING: ABSOLUTE PANDAMONIUM at the New Orleans airport this morning where the TSA security line stretched…
…ALL THE WAY OUT INTO THE PARKING GARAGE!!!!
WE SHOULDN’T HAVE TO DEAL WITH THIS JUST TO GET ON AN AIRPLANE!!!! pic.twitter.com/Qs7ZnqpMYL
— Matt Van Swol (@mattvanswol) March 22, 2026
@ScooterCasterNY: NOW: Massive delays at JFK Airport in NYC, crowds report waiting for hours in TSA lines
NOW: Massive delays at JFK Airport in NYC, crowds report waiting for hours in TSA lines
Video by Diego Luzuriaga | Licensing @FreedomNTV Desk@freedomnews.tv pic.twitter.com/n4mAO6tp7b
— Oliya Scootercaster 🛴 (@ScooterCasterNY) March 22, 2026
@ScooterCasterNY: ALERT: TSA Pre Check line at Terminal B in LGA wraps arround each room and is stretched to the parking garage at NYC Airport this morning
ALERT: TSA Pre Check line at Terminal B in LGA wraps arround each room and is stretched to the parking garage at NYC Airport this morning pic.twitter.com/8KUq1vY6Gy
— Oliya Scootercaster 🛴 (@ScooterCasterNY) March 22, 2026
@JarrettRenshaw: 6 am at Philly airport…security line back to the hotel Marriott… I have never seen a line this long in Philly.
6 am at Philly airport…security line back to the hotel Marriott… I have never seen a line this long in Philly. pic.twitter.com/Rc0C32dTQc
— Jarrett Renshaw (@JarrettRenshaw) March 22, 2026
The New Orleans Airport (@flyneworleans) has the best advice for today: “Please arrive at least 3 hours early today.”
Please arrive at least 3 hours early today. pic.twitter.com/wG9uzuYCM8
— New Orleans Airport (@flyneworleans) March 22, 2026
If I was traveling today, here’s how I get through.
