Travelers at Los Angeles International Airport, known as LAX, are experiencing relatively short TSA security wait times Friday, March 27, 2026, with official airport data showing general boarding and TSA PreCheck lanes at 0 to 5 minutes in the Tom Bradley International Terminal as of early morning. While the ongoing partial government shutdown has caused record delays at some major U.S. airports, LAX has largely avoided the severe staffing shortages and multi-hour lines seen elsewhere.
The official flyLAX.com security wait times page reported 0 minutes for both general and PreCheck screening in TBIT early Friday, with similar low figures in recent days. Third-party trackers and traveler reports indicate average standard security waits fluctuating between 8 and 25 minutes depending on the hour, far below the four-hour peaks reported at hubs like Houston, Atlanta and Orlando amid the funding lapse.
