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Cleveland Hopkins International

Cleveland, OH · 2 data sources active

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Standard lane trend · last 6 hoursNow

Cleveland Hopkins International (CLE) currently has 3 checkpoints with measured or traveler-reported waits; the longest standard-lane wait right now is about 15 minutes. Page data is up to a minute or two old (built 0 min ago).

Security checkpoints

Central Checkpoint

Open
6h agoNow
TSA Pre✓Live
15m
StandardPredicted
15m

Updated 3m ago

North Checkpoint

Open
6h agoNow
StandardLive
15m

Updated 3m ago

South Checkpoint

Open
6h agoNow
StandardLive
15m

Updated 3m ago

When is CLE busiest?

Historical average · measured

At CLE, the longest average standard-lane waits we measured start around 5pm local time (about 16 minutes).

The shortest were around 8am (about 15 minutes, between 5am and 10pm).

Friday averaged the longest waits (16 min) and Sunday the shortest (15 min).

Based on 36 days of measured data (2026-10-10 to 2026-11-14). Past averages are not a forecast.

Weekdays, standard lane, avg wait by hour (local)

Weekends, standard lane, avg wait by hour (local)

Average standard-lane wait by day of week at CLE
DayAvg wait
Sunday15 min
Monday15 min
Tuesday15 min
Wednesday15 min
Thursday15 min
Friday16 min
Saturday16 min

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