Palm Beach Airport (PBI) TSA Security Wait Time Information
Palm Beach International Airport is conveniently located to serve the air trade area of Palm Beach County and the four surrounding counties. It is committed to making the travel experience as easy and safe as possible for all of its passengers. When you have information about times for security checkpoints, it gives you the comfort of enjoying a coffee in your extra hours. Also, when you know the wait times at PBI airport, you can decide to attend online business meetings as well. More info about airport delays and security checkpoint hours can be found below.
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PBI Airport features CLEAR expedited security screening. Joining CLEAR will save you time and stress in Palm Beach security lines. See below for TSA/CLEAR hours for enrollment and screening.
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Maps, Airlines & Amenities
Palm Beach Airport (PBI) Terminals
Helpful Tips & Resources
iFly.com can help you get to, through, and between airports around the world. Here are some things you may need to know that can help you on your journey specific to PBI:
- Once you get through security, pull up the interactive terminal map to navigate to your gate, and see all the restaurant and shopping options along the way.
- Remember that a great low-cost alternative to parking within the airport facility is to use on off-airport parking lot. They offer lower costs, a bit further away from the terminals. Reserve here.
- If you have some time before your flight's departure, be sure to grab a bite, peruse the shops, or jump on the free wifi and get caught up on those emails.
- Lose something while in the terminal area? Find the contact info you need for lost & found here.
- If your flight is arriving to the airport from another city and need a quick way to get to your destination, give a call to one of these taxi or limo service providers.
PBI Flight Delays
Before you head to the airport, be sure to check PBI Arrival Delays, PBI Departure Delays, or use iFLY's PBI Flight Tracker.
PBI Airport Security Checkpoints - Location and Hours
PBI is a quite busy airport, but its fast and easy security checkpoints make the passage of passengers quick and easy. It has three checkpoints, and all three allow the TSA PreChcek option to travelers. The hours shown below are subject to change:
PBI Concourses A Checkpoint
Type: All passengers and TSA Pre
TSA Pre Hours: Daily, 5:00 AM to 6:00 PM
PBI Concourses B Checkpoint
Type: All passengers and TSA Pre
TSA Pre Hours: Daily, 5:00 AM to 6:00 PM
PBI Concourses C Checkpoint
Type: All passengers and TSA Pre
TSA Pre Hours: Daily, 4:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Palm Beach International Airport recommends arriving 2 hours 3 hours before your scheduled airline departure. Remember to arrive early and, if necessary, allow yourself enough time to park your car at the airport.
TSA Wait Times PBI
Palm Beach airport wait times can vary greatly during busy days, holidays, and travel days as well. You can now check current wait times at Palm Beach Airport, but keep in mind that the PBI wait times you see right now may not be valid when you reach the airport!
CLEAR Lanes
Don’t get stuck in a long PBI Airport security line! Palm Beach Airport now features CLEAR expedited security screening in Terminals A/B and C, which is open for screening and enrollment.
TSA PreCheck at PBI
TSA PreCheck lanes are available at both security checkpoints at PBI airport. Frequent travelers and others who do not want to wait for long can sign up for TSA's PreCheck program at Palm Beach International Airport. Once signed in and approved, you will get a Known Traveler Number that helps you with access to an easy screening lane.
Now with PreCheck, passengers don't need to remove shoes, belts, remove laptops from cases, and more. It is assumed that with PreCheck, you will need to wait for less than 5 minutes in a line for a security check.
The office hours for PreCheck at the Palm Beach Airport location from 5:00 AM to 6:00 PM daily.
About PBI Security Wait Times
Security wait times at Palm Beach International Airport are approximate and can vary based on several factors including severe weather, TSA staffing, airport construction, etc.
PBITSA wait time forecasts are made leveraging flight volume data and TSA staffing models. Using advanced data science, wait times for Palm Beach Airport are projected, barring extreme outliers, are within five minutes in accuracy, as validated by large US airlines. The TSA urges all travelers to arrive at the airport well in advance of scheduled flight departures and has provided security checkpoint wait time information as a guide to assist in travel planning. Please be sure to check with your airline for ticket counter wait times as well as possible changes to flight schedules, as these and other factors influence your decision regarding how early to arrive at PBI. Please be aware that each airline has a recommended arrival time and even stricter required arrival times.
All airlines require that you arrive at the check-in counter, the flight's departure gate and even onboard and in your assigned seat a prescribed amount of time before the flight's scheduled departure time. The amount of the advance arrival time required varies depending on the airline you are using. Most airlines' conditions of carriage state that with many of their tickets, failure to arrive at the check-in counter, the flight's departure gate and your assigned seat a prescribed amount of time before the flight's scheduled departure time may cause you to be denied boarding and cause you to forfeit any refund or other compensation due for the unused ticket even if you have advance seat assignments and advance boarding passes.