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Standard lane trend · last 6 hoursNow

LaGuardia (LGA) currently has 2 checkpoints with measured or traveler-reported waits; the longest standard-lane wait right now is about 1 minutes. Page data is up to a minute or two old (built 0 min ago).

Security checkpoints

Terminal B All Gates

Open
6h agoNow
TSA Pre✓Live
0m
StandardLive
0m

Updated 4m ago

Terminal C All Gates

Open
6h agoNow
TSA Pre✓Live
1m
StandardLive
1m

Updated 4m ago

When is LGA busiest?

Historical average · measured

At LGA, the longest average standard-lane waits we measured start around 4am local time (about 10 minutes).

The shortest were around 10pm (about 1 minutes, between 5am and 10pm).

Sunday averaged the longest waits (5 min) and Saturday the shortest (3 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 LGA
DayAvg wait
Sunday5 min
Monday4 min
Tuesday4 min
Wednesday3 min
Thursday3 min
Friday4 min
Saturday3 min

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