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When Harry Reid (LAS) is busiest at security

At Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas, NV, the busiest hour at security is 11 am to 12 pm, local time, when about 7.3% of the day's screened passengers pass through. The busiest three hours in a row are 10 am to 1 pm, carrying 21% of the day.

11 amBusiest hour (starts at)
21%Of the day in the busiest 3 hours, 10 am to 1 pm
SundayBusiest day. Tuesday is the lightest.
65,373Passengers screened per day, on average

Share of the day's passengers, by hour

Harry Reid: share of the day's screened passengers, by hour12am3am6am9am7.3%12pm3pm6pm2.8%9pm

Busiest hourLightest hour between 6 am and 10 pmOther hours

Between 6 am and 10 pm, the lightest hour is 7 pm to 8 pm, with 2.8% of the day. Hours before 6 am carry few passengers at most airports, but many checkpoints are closed or limited then, so a quiet count there is not a reason to turn up early.

Which day of the week

DayScreened per dayCompared with the average dayBusiest hour
Monday 76,819 +18% 5 am to 6 am
Tuesday 53,203 -19% 11 am to 12 pm
Wednesday 54,215 -17% 11 am to 12 pm
Thursday 67,716 +4% 11 am to 12 pm
Friday 66,331 +1% 11 am to 12 pm
Saturday 55,211 -16% 5 am to 6 am
Sunday 84,120 +29% 11 am to 12 pm
Counts of people, not minutes of waiting. The Transportation Security Administration publishes how many passengers it screened each hour. It does not publish wait times in this data, so we cannot tell you how long a line will take. Use this to see when the airport is heaviest, then follow your airline's advice on how early to arrive. This page uses 119 days of counts between May 10, 2026 to October 10, 2026, so it reflects May to early October, not winter or the main holiday periods.

How these figures are built is on the methodology page.