Airport arrival mode
DTW TSA wait times at Detroit Metropolitan
Choose a terminal area and screening lane. Arrival Mode keeps the airport in view while it compares the freshest nearby checkpoint readings.
Drag to explore · choose a terminal marker
Raw checkpoint readings
The unfiltered airport feed is retained below so you can compare the source rows with the Arrival Mode recommendation.
30-day pattern by hour
DTW playbook
This page is currently backed by 2 live DTW checkpoint readings, so the terminal and checkpoint spread matters more than a single airport-wide average.
Detroit Metro's live wait-time widget reports terminal-level waits for McNamara and Evans rather than a single airport-wide line.
The airport's terminal names are the operational decision point; compare them before you drive to the terminal.
DTW's public proxy returns live JSON directly from the airport site without auth.
Terminals at a glance
McNamara handles a large portion of the airport's traffic; Evans is the other published security checkpoint group.
Because the feed is terminal-level, there is no need to split by lane in the current rollout.
Local tips
DTW publishes separate live waits for McNamara and Evans, so use your airline assignment before choosing a terminal.
McNamara and Evans are separate terminal systems; the faster line in one terminal does not help if your airline is in the other.
The public widget is a simple two-row feed, so the terminal-level wait is the key comparison signal.