March 18, 2026

Air travelers are facing longer lines at security checkpoints as Transportation Security Administration workers go without full pay during a partial government shutdown.

TSA employees just missed their first full paycheck since funding for the Department of Homeland Security lapsed in mid-February, and there’s no sign the impasse will break soon on Capitol Hill.

CNN is tracking TSA security wait times at 15 major airports across the United States, including those in Atlanta, New York, Los Angeles, Miami, Dallas-Fort Worth and Denver. This page will update periodically.

Air travelers are experiencing longer security lines as TSA workers, who have missed their first full paycheck since the Department of Homeland Security funding expired in mid-February, continue working without pay amid an ongoing government shutdown with no resolution in sight, while CNN tracks wait times at 15 major U.S. airports including Atlanta, New York, Los Angeles, Miami, Dallas-Fort Worth, and Denver.

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