TSA Wait Time Reports from 2006 to 2015

An archive of TSA Wait Times Reports for 2006 to 2015, compiled by the Department of Homeland Security. The dataset covers checkpoint screening wait times across the United States, providing a decade-long view of passenger throughput and security operations.

Use Cases

• Analyze seasonal and yearly trends in checkpoint wait times across the 2006-2015 period.
• Model wait time patterns using reported checkpoint and screening data to forecast passenger congestion.
• Correlate wait time fluctuations with external events using the dataset's temporal coverage.

Strengths

• Provides a 10-year time range from January 2006 to December 2015.
• Sourced from the authoritative Department of Homeland Security.
• Contains specific data on checkpoint and screening wait times.

Limitations

• The exact number of records, columns, and data format are unknown.
• Data is not current, ending in 2015 and lacking recent trends.
• Potential for incomplete or inconsistent reporting across different airports and checkpoints.

Provenance

Source

Department of Homeland Security

Collection Method

Archived reports from the Transportation Security Administration.

Time Range

January 2006 to December 2015

Freshness

The dataset archive was last updated in March 2024, but the underlying data ends in December 2015.

Geography

United States airport security checkpoints