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When Luis Munoz Marin (SJU) is busiest at security

At Luis Munoz Marin International Airport in San Juan, PR, the busiest hour at security is 1 pm to 2 pm, local time, when about 7.8% of the day's screened passengers pass through. The busiest three hours in a row are 12 pm to 3 pm, carrying 22% of the day.

1 pmBusiest hour (starts at)
22%Of the day in the busiest 3 hours, 12 pm to 3 pm
MondayBusiest day. Wednesday is the lightest.
21,265Passengers screened per day, on average

Share of the day's passengers, by hour

Luis Munoz Marin: share of the day's screened passengers, by hour12am3am6am9am12pm7.8%3pm6pm0.7%9pm

Busiest hourLightest hour between 6 am and 10 pmOther hours

Between 6 am and 10 pm, the lightest hour is 9 pm to 10 pm, with 0.7% 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 22,659 +7% 5 am to 6 am
Tuesday 20,083 -6% 1 pm to 2 pm
Wednesday 20,063 -6% 1 pm to 2 pm
Thursday 20,874 -2% 1 pm to 2 pm
Friday 21,955 +3% 5 am to 6 am
Saturday 21,620 +2% 11 am to 12 pm
Sunday 21,598 +2% 5 am to 6 am
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.