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How do I check wait times at the airport ahead of my flight?

Wait times at airports across the United States are long due to the ongoing partial government shutdown, prompting the Transportation Security Administration to urge flyers to arrive early.
According to the Associated Press, the shutdown affects funding for the Department of Homeland Security, creating staffing shortages that prompt TSA agents to call out; acting administrator Nguyen McNeill reports a greater than 40% callout rate and nearly 500 agents have quit.
Earlier this week, President Trump sent ICE agents to airports across the country to help bring down wait times, while TSA workers continue working without pay since Feb.
Travelers have options to monitor lines, including the MyTSA app for viewing current and crowd-sourced security wait times, or third-party sites tracking 19 airports across the United States.
The MyTSA app warns, "Due to the lapse in federal funding, this website will not be actively managed," making accuracy unclear, though many airports have suspended tracking during the shutdown.

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