We look at the wait time data across all 152 airports we track for August 2026 to see which were quickest to get through and which to brace yourself for. Rankings are based on the average wait during the busy daytime hours, alongside how each airport shifted in position compared to July.
The standout once again was Munich Airport (MUC), retaining its top spot with a shortest average wait of 0 minutes. At the other end of the spectrum, Orlando (MCO) Customs remained the most testing, holding steady at the bottom of the table with an average wait of 30 minutes.
Key Highlights This Month
- Major Improvements: San Francisco International Airport (SFO) saw the largest climb, jumping 76 spots to #9 (2 min average). Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD) also made massive gains, leaping 51 places up to #22.
- Biggest Drops: Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) experienced the largest shift down the rankings, falling 132 places to #145 with average wait times extending to 20 minutes.
The Full Ranking
| August Rank | Airport | Jul. Rank | +/- | Aug. Avg Wait | Aug. Peak Wait |
| #1 | Munich Airport (MUC) | #1 | 0 | 0 min | 14 min |
| #2 | Jacksonville International Airport (JAX) | #3 | +1 | 1 min | 17 min |
| #3 | Palma de Mallorca Airport (PMI) | #2 | -1 | 1 min | 120 min |
| #4 | Rome Fiumicino Airport (FCO) | #4 | 0 | 1 min | 10 min |
| #5 | Istanbul Airport (IST) | #5 | 0 | 2 min | 20 min |
| #6 | Munich Airport (MUC) Passport Control | #10 | +4 | 2 min | 52 min |
| #7 | Catania Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) | #6 | -1 | 2 min | 2 min |
| #8 | Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) | #9 | +1 | 2 min | 120 min |
| #9 | San Francisco International Airport (SFO) | #85 | +76 | 2 min | 33 min |
| #10 | Gran Canaria Airport (LPA) | #8 | -2 | 3 min | 15 min |
| #11 | Manchester Airport (MAN) | #26 | +15 | 3 min | 38 min |
| #12 | Paris Orly Airport (ORY) | #20 | +8 | 3 min | 17 min |
| #13 | London Heathrow Airport (LHR) | #17 | +4 | 3 min | 20 min |
| #14 | Sydney Airport (SYD) | #14 | 0 | 3 min | 30 min |
| #15 | Baltimore/Washington International Airport (BWI) | #24 | +9 | 3 min | 28 min |
| #16 | Kempegowda International Airport (BLR) | #11 | -5 | 3 min | 52 min |
| #17 | Narita International Airport (NRT) | #15 | -2 | 3 min | 15 min |
| #18 | Jeju International Airport (CJU) | #16 | -2 | 3 min | 27 min |
| #19 | Budapest Airport (BUD) | #12 | -7 | 3 min | 20 min |
| #20 | Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) | #19 | -1 | 3 min | 10 min |
| #21 | Miami International Airport (MIA) | #25 | +4 | 3 min | 64 min |
| #22 | Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD) | #73 | +51 | 3 min | 62 min |
| #23 | Harry Reid International Airport / Las Vegas (LAS) | #22 | -1 | 4 min | 39 min |
| #24 | Edmonton International Airport (YEG) | #29 | +5 | 4 min | 30 min |
| #25 | Toulouse Blagnac Airport (TLS) | #18 | -7 | 4 min | 29 min |
| #26 | Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) | #37 | +11 | 4 min | 57 min |
| #27 | Gimpo International Airport (GMP) | #27 | 0 | 4 min | 12 min |
| #28 | Ottawa International Airport (YOW) | #23 | -5 | 4 min | 30 min |
| #29 | San Antonio International Airport (SAT) | #7 | -22 | 4 min | 10 min |
| #30 | New York LaGuardia Airport (LGA) | #34 | +4 | 4 min | 60 min |
| #31 | London City Airport (LCY) | #28 | -3 | 4 min | 5 min |
| #32 | Paris Orly Airport (ORY) Passport Control | #21 | -11 | 4 min | 69 min |
| #33 | Calgary International Airport (YYC) | #31 | -2 | 4 min | 65 min |
| #34 | Stockholm Arlanda Airport (ARN) | #39 | +5 | 4 min | 30 min |
| #35 | Düsseldorf Airport (DUS) | #36 | +1 | 4 min | 98 min |
| #36 | Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport (MAD) | #32 | -4 | 5 min | 139 min |
| #37 | Montréal-Trudeau International Airport (YUL) | #44 | +7 | 5 min | 30 min |
| #38 | Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE) | #41 | +3 | 5 min | 20 min |
| #39 | Orlando International Airport (MCO) | #45 | +6 | 5 min | 38 min |
| #40 | Reagan National Airport (DCA) | #43 | +3 | 5 min | 21 min |
| #41 | St. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL) | #40 | -1 | 5 min | 28 min |
| #42 | Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) | #71 | +29 | 5 min | 50 min |
| #43 | Vancouver International Airport (YVR) | #30 | -13 | 5 min | 45 min |
| #44 | Kansas City International Airport (MCI) | #38 | -6 | 5 min | 17 min |
| #45 | Houston Hobby Airport (HOU) | #46 | +1 | 5 min | 13 min |
| #46 | Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) | #35 | -11 | 5 min | 55 min |
| #47 | Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) | #55 | +8 | 5 min | 120 min |
| #48 | Brussels Airport (BRU) | #59 | +11 | 5 min | 15 min |
| #49 | Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) | #47 | -2 | 6 min | 31 min |
| #50 | Zurich Airport (ZRH) Passport Control | #52 | +2 | 6 min | 20 min |
| #51 | Zurich Airport (ZRH) | #42 | -9 | 6 min | 20 min |
| #52 | Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) | #50 | -2 | 6 min | 130 min |
| #53 | Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) | #60 | +7 | 6 min | 60 min |
| #54 | Edinburgh Airport (EDI) | #69 | +15 | 6 min | 26 min |
| #55 | Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) | #56 | +1 | 6 min | 16 min |
| #56 | Frankfurt Airport (FRA) | #49 | -7 | 6 min | 45 min |
| #57 | Copenhagen Airport (CPH) | #48 | -9 | 6 min | 28 min |
| #58 | Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) | #64 | +6 | 6 min | 31 min |
| #59 | Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) | #92 | +33 | 6 min | 40 min |
| #60 | Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport (BCN) | #51 | -9 | 6 min | 90 min |
| #61 | Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) | #62 | +1 | 6 min | 27 min |
| #62 | Detroit Metropolitan Airport (DTW) | #53 | -9 | 6 min | 29 min |
| #63 | Eindhoven Airport (EIN) | #54 | -9 | 6 min | 19 min |
| #64 | Hamburg Airport (HAM) | #65 | +1 | 6 min | 60 min |
| #65 | Göteborg Landvetter Airport (GOT) | #61 | -4 | 6 min | 30 min |
| #66 | Lyon-Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) | #57 | -9 | 6 min | 30 min |
| #67 | Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport (ALC) | #76 | +9 | 6 min | 60 min |
| #68 | Denver International Airport (DEN) | #58 | -10 | 6 min | 35 min |
| #69 | George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) | #75 | +6 | 6 min | 30 min |
| #70 | Frankfurt Airport (FRA) Passport Control | #70 | 0 | 6 min | 45 min |
| #71 | Auckland Airport (AKL) | #67 | -4 | 7 min | 50 min |
| #72 | Helsinki Airport (HEL) | #80 | +8 | 7 min | 1025 min |
| #73 | San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport (OAK) | #81 | +8 | 7 min | 19 min |
| #74 | Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) | #63 | -11 | 7 min | 22 min |
| #75 | Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) | #33 | -42 | 7 min | 22 min |
| #76 | San Jose Mineta International Airport (SJC) | #72 | -4 | 7 min | 27 min |
| #77 | Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW) | #74 | -3 | 7 min | 25 min |
| #78 | Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX) | #78 | 0 | 7 min | 26 min |
| #79 | Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) | #77 | -2 | 7 min | 40 min |
| #80 | Portland International Airport (PDX) | #68 | -12 | 7 min | 47 min |
| #81 | Málaga Airport (AGP) | #93 | +12 | 7 min | 12 min |
| #82 | London Heathrow Airport (LHR) Passport Control | #103 | +21 | 8 min | 180 min |
| #83 | Stuttgart Airport (STR) | #66 | -17 | 8 min | 40 min |
| #84 | Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport (BOD) | #79 | -5 | 8 min | 19 min |
| #85 | Atlanta (ATL) Customs | #84 | -1 | 8 min | 44 min |
| #86 | Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) | #82 | -4 | 8 min | 25 min |
| #87 | John Wayne Airport (SNA) | #86 | -1 | 9 min | 19 min |
| #88 | Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK) | #89 | +1 | 9 min | 20 min |
| #89 | Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) | #88 | -1 | 9 min | 94 min |
| #90 | Singapore Changi Airport (SIN) | #87 | -3 | 9 min | 20 min |
| #91 | Dublin Airport (DUB) | #91 | 0 | 9 min | 31 min |
| #92 | Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) | #83 | -9 | 9 min | 65 min |
| #93 | Auckland (AKL) Passport Control | #100 | +7 | 9 min | 60 min |
| #94 | Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) | #90 | -4 | 10 min | 52 min |
| #95 | Kraków John Paul II International Airport (KRK) | #102 | +7 | 10 min | 10 min |
| #96 | Nashville International Airport (BNA) | #94 | -2 | 10 min | 20 min |
| #97 | Riga International Airport (RIX) | #96 | -1 | 11 min | 28 min |
| #98 | Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport (GDN) | #95 | -3 | 11 min | 28 min |
| #99 | Glasgow Airport (GLA) | #101 | +2 | 11 min | 60 min |
| #100 | Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) Passport Control | #97 | -3 | 11 min | 127 min |
| #101 | Sacramento International Airport (SMF) | #112 | +11 | 11 min | 30 min |
| #102 | Birmingham Airport (BHX) | #114 | +12 | 11 min | 120 min |
| #103 | El Dorado International Airport (BOG) | #98 | -5 | 11 min | 75 min |
| #104 | Indianapolis International Airport (IND) | #113 | +9 | 12 min | 27 min |
| #105 | Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) | #111 | +6 | 12 min | 31 min |
| #106 | Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) | #104 | -2 | 12 min | 50 min |
| #107 | Dubai International Airport (DXB) | #107 | 0 | 13 min | 15 min |
| #108 | Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) | #110 | +2 | 13 min | 28 min |
| #109 | John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) | #108 | -1 | 13 min | 81 min |
| #110 | Denver (DEN) Customs | #99 | -11 | 13 min | 61 min |
| #111 | Dallas Love Field (DAL) | #109 | -2 | 14 min | 27 min |
| #112 | Austin (AUS) Customs | #105 | -7 | 14 min | 77 min |
| #113 | EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg (BSL) | #131 | +18 | 15 min | 35 min |
| #114 | London Gatwick Airport (LGW) | #124 | +10 | 15 min | 90 min |
| #115 | Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW) | #119 | +4 | 15 min | 20 min |
| #116 | Malta International Airport (MLA) | #118 | +2 | 15 min | 20 min |
| #117 | Tokyo Haneda Airport (HND) | #116 | -1 | 15 min | 20 min |
| #118 | Incheon International Airport (ICN) | #117 | -1 | 15 min | 20 min |
| #119 | Milan Bergamo Airport (BGY) | #123 | +4 | 15 min | 20 min |
| #120 | Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) | #122 | +2 | 15 min | 20 min |
| #121 | Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport / Porto (OPO) | #127 | +6 | 15 min | 20 min |
| #122 | Nice Côte d’Azur Airport (NCE) | #120 | -2 | 15 min | 20 min |
| #123 | Naples International Airport (NAP) | #121 | -2 | 15 min | 20 min |
| #124 | London Luton Airport (LTN) | #128 | +4 | 15 min | 20 min |
| #125 | Milan Malpensa Airport (MXP) | #126 | +1 | 15 min | 20 min |
| #126 | Vilnius Airport (VNO) | #125 | -1 | 15 min | 20 min |
| #127 | Bristol Airport (BRS) | #130 | +3 | 15 min | 60 min |
| #128 | Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) | #115 | -13 | 15 min | 29 min |
| #129 | Chicago O’Hare (ORD) Customs | #129 | 0 | 16 min | 85 min |
| #130 | Daniel K. Inouye International Airport / Honolulu (HNL) | #132 | +2 | 16 min | 40 min |
| #131 | Charlotte (CLT) Customs | #106 | -25 | 16 min | 88 min |
| #132 | Los Angeles (LAX) Customs | #136 | +4 | 16 min | 73 min |
| #133 | Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) Customs | #133 | 0 | 16 min | 66 min |
| #134 | Tampa International Airport (TPA) | #135 | +1 | 17 min | 34 min |
| #135 | Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) Passport Control | #134 | -1 | 17 min | 130 min |
| #136 | San Diego International Airport (SAN) | #147 | +11 | 19 min | 40 min |
| #137 | Istanbul Airport (IST) Passport Control | #137 | 0 | 20 min | 141 min |
| #138 | Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS) | #149 | +11 | 20 min | 25 min |
| #139 | Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) | #144 | +5 | 20 min | 25 min |
| #140 | Athens International Airport (ATH) | #145 | +5 | 20 min | 25 min |
| #141 | Brisbane Airport (BNE) | #142 | +1 | 20 min | 25 min |
| #142 | Milan Linate Airport (LIN) | #143 | +1 | 20 min | 25 min |
| #143 | Keflavík International Airport (KEF) | #140 | -3 | 20 min | 25 min |
| #144 | Vienna International Airport (VIE) | #139 | -5 | 20 min | 25 min |
| #145 | Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) | #13 | -132 | 20 min | 25 min |
| #146 | Melbourne Airport (MEL) | #141 | -5 | 20 min | 25 min |
| #147 | Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) | #148 | +1 | 20 min | 120 min |
| #148 | London Stansted Airport (STN) | #150 | +2 | 20 min | 120 min |
| #149 | Boston (BOS) Customs | #138 | -11 | 21 min | 82 min |
| #150 | Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (SJU) | #151 | +1 | 23 min | 43 min |
| #151 | New York JFK (JFK) Customs | #146 | -5 | 23 min | 148 min |
| #152 | Orlando (MCO) Customs | #152 | 0 | 30 min | 112 min |
For live wait times at any of these airports, check their pages on Qsensor before you travel.