Wondering how much time you need to get through security at LaGuardia Airport?

The answer is: it depends. 

On Friday morning, as many air travelers prepared to fly off to their spring break destinations, lines varied at each terminal. 

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Lines at LaGuardia Airport varied at each terminal, but were in good shape and moving quickly at Terminals A and C

At Terminal B, the general and TSA PreCheck security lines were still long enough to take into consideration when planning your airport arrival

“Be patient, give grace to our TSA workers,” said Amber Green, as she headed to catch her flight to Miami. 

Lines were in good shape and moving quickly at Terminals A and C.

At times it backed up a bit, but travelers made it to the main security screening area within just a few minutes. 

“We got here like almost five hours early,” said Modesto Ruiz. “I was very surprised because of this whole craziness with the lines and everything and then when I got here I was like, ‘Where are all the people?’ But after they were getting paid it’s more normalcy, what we are used to.”

LaGuardia’s Terminal B however, is a bit trickier. 

Lines Friday morning were much more manageable compared to what NY1 witnessed last week when TSA callout rates were their highest.

But both the general and TSA PreCheck security lines were still long enough at Terminal B to consider when planning your airport arrival. 

I take it upon myself to be extra cautious, treat my domestic flight times as my international flight times, so I usually quit about three to four hours, so I definitely got here way earlier than I anticipated,” explained Jonathan McAdo.

Airport security wait times have continued to ease throughout the week after President Donald Trump signed an executive action to restart payments to TSA employees as Congress still remains at an impasse when it comes to funding the Department of Homeland Security.  

TSA union leaders say their members received some — but not all — of their back pay, with the rest expected by next week.

As the ongoing shutdown inched closer to the popular spring break travel period, there were warnings about possible airport closures as TSA workers stopped showing up for work without receiving a paycheck in over a month. 

As paychecks have restarted, frustrating security lines at airports across the country have dwindled. 

“It’s such a fluid situation. Just a little extra time this morning,” said Chris Barry, who was headed to visit his son in Michigan. 

Because the situation has eased at airports, the estimated security wait times on local airport websites are more accurate. 

TSA is once again monitoring their app with wait times as well, something the agency abandoned while workers were not getting paid.