{"id":201570,"date":"2026-03-22T17:24:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-22T17:24:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/201570\/"},"modified":"2026-03-22T17:24:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T17:24:08","slug":"tsa-wait-times-at-orlando-airport-mco-as-trump-sends-ice-to-airports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/201570\/","title":{"rendered":"TSA wait times at Orlando Airport (MCO) as Trump sends ICE to airports"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s been over a month since the start of\u00a0the partial government shutdown,<\/a> which has left Transportation Security Administration employees agents without pay since receiving partial paychecks Feb. 28.<\/p>\n

On March 13,\u00a0TSA officers missed their first full paycheck<\/a>. And the absence rate of agents has jumped to just over 10%,\u00a0according to the Trump administration<\/a>.<\/p>\n

President\u00a0Donald Trump\u00a0said Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents will be sent to airports to assist<\/a> understaffed TSA starting Monday, March 23, amid the ongoing shutdown.<\/p>\n

Most airports in Florida have\u00a0reported checkpoint wait times around 15 minutes or less,\u00a0however major hubs such as Orlando International Airport (MCO)<\/a>, may experience slightly longer delays during peak travel periods.<\/p>\n

Here are the\u00a0current security wait times at Orlando International Airport (MCO)<\/a>\u00a0as of March 22:<\/p>\n

What is the current TSA wait time at Orlando International Airport (MCO)?<\/p>\n

Here are\u00a0regular security screening wait times at MCO,<\/a>\u00a0as of noon Sunday, March 22:<\/p>\n

Gates 1-59:\u00a037-41 minutes<\/p>\n

Gates 70-129: 13-16 minutes<\/p>\n

Gates C230-249:\u00a028-31 minutes<\/p>\n

How to check TSA wait times at Orlando International Airport (MCO), Daytona Beach Airport (DAB)<\/p>\n

At Orlando International Airport (MCO), travelers can check wait times on the MyTSA app, at\u00a0flymco.com\/security<\/a>, or through third-party websites such as\u00a0ifly.com<\/a>,\u00a0flightqueue.com<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0tsawaittimes.com<\/a>, which provide estimated wait times based on airport reports and traveler submissions.<\/p>\n

Daytona Beach International Airport (DAB) has an estimated TSA security time of 0-15 minutes as of noon, March 22, according to\u00a0the MyTSA app.<\/p>\n

However, the application issued a user notice that the website might not be actively managed due to the lapse in federal funding.<\/p>\n

Florida flight delays at Orlando Airport (MCO), Daytona Beach Airport (DAB), on March 22<\/p>\n

As of noon, here’s the amount of delays and cancellations today, March 22, at Orlando International Airport (MCO), Daytona Beach International Airport (DAB), in Florida,\u00a0according to FlightAware.com:<\/a><\/p>\n

Orlando International Airport (MCO)<\/p>\n

Total delays within, into, or out of the United States today:\u00a0153<\/p>\n

Total cancellations today:\u00a011<\/p>\n

Total cancellations within, into, or out of the United States today:\u00a011<\/p>\n

Daytona Beach International Airport (DAB)<\/p>\n

Total delays within, into, or out of the United States today:\u00a01<\/p>\n

Total cancellations today:\u00a00<\/p>\n

Total cancellations within, into, or out of the United States today:\u00a00<\/p>\n

Have TSA agents been paid?<\/p>\n

Congress failed to pass funding for the Department of Homeland Security, which oversees the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), in mid\u2011February. On March 13,\u00a0TSA officers missed their first full paycheck<\/a>\u00a0after receiving partial paychecks on Feb. 28.<\/p>\n

MCO travel tips<\/p>\n

Orlando International Airport (MCO) advises travelers<\/a> to arrive at the airport three hours before a flight and to be at the security checkpoint two hours before departure. Here are some more tips the airport provided amid busy travel days:<\/p>\n

Practice Three P\u2019s: <\/p>\n

Pack as lightly as possible.<\/p>\n

Park in any available garage\/lot or use reserved parking for a guaranteed spot.<\/p>\n

Plane: Don\u2019t miss it! Give yourself plenty of time to get through security and to your plane.<\/p>\n

Use MCO App: Your personal MCO Assistant<\/a> is close at hand for the best in-terminal navigation experience and more.<\/p>\n

Use MCO Reserve: Passengers can book a time slot to go through a TSA security checkpoint.<\/p>\n

Take advantage of cell phone lots: Instead of circling the airport, use the free North or South Cell Phone Lots to wait for your passenger. These convenient lots offer Wi-Fi and restrooms.<\/p>\n

Pack right: Not sure what bag to take or what to pack? Our video<\/a> offers some high-flying tips to help you decide.<\/p>\n

Contributing: Brandon Girod, Pensacola News Journal and Kathryn Palmer, USA TODAY<\/p>\n

This article originally appeared on The Daytona Beach News-Journal: MCO security wait times for Sunday, March 22<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It’s been over a month since the start of\u00a0the partial government shutdown, which has left Transportation Security Administration…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":201571,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[92949,92948,139,141,3847,140,3212,3213],"class_list":["post-201570","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-orlando","tag-dab","tag-daytona-beach-airport","tag-orlando","tag-orlando-headlines","tag-orlando-international-airport","tag-orlando-news","tag-transportation-security-administration","tag-tsa"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/201570","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=201570"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/201570\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/201571"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=201570"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=201570"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=201570"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}