Hobby Airport TSA wait time: Monday updates, how long are the lines

Hours-long TSA wait time at Hobby Airport

The TSA wait time at Hobby Airport in Houston is nearly 3 hours long Monday morning due to the partial government shutdown. Jade Flury has a look at the scene at Hobby.

HOUSTON - Due to a partial government shutdown, Houston's Hobby Airport is experiencing hours-long delays at the security lines.

Hobby Airport encouraged travelers to arrive early in order to allow extra time to get through TSA screening.

TSA wait times at Hobby Airport

Hobby Airport encourages travelers to arrive early

Hobby Airport urged travelers flying out to arrive hours early as TSA wait times are hours-long. Jillian Hartmann was at Hobby to get a look at the scene.

According to officials, the current wait time to get through TSA at Hobby is three hours long. To check on security wait times, click here.

TSA PreCheck wait times are 10 minutes. To check on TSA PreCheck wait times, click here.

Passengers are being asked to arrive 4 hours early.

TSA PreCheck and CLEAR lanes are open. For TSA PreCheck, look for the green balloons.

Find the Hobby Airport staff members in orange shirts if you have any questions.

To check flight times, click here.

Partial government shutdown

According to an online Shutdown Tracker, the federal government has been under a partial shutdown since Feb. 13.

The shutdown is related to a stop in funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

According to FOX News reports, despite Kristi Noem's removal as DHS Secretary, Congressional Democrats continue to block funding for the agency in hopes to make changes to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

Reports say the House will be out for a week and the Senate won't be able to advance any funding legislation, so the shutdown is guaranteed to continue for some time.

What they're saying:

In a statement, Lauren Bis, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs with the Department of Homeland Security, said:

"Americans are now enduring the severe fallout from the Democrat shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security.

Today, travelers are facing TSA lines of up to nearly 3 hours long at some major airports, causing missed flights and massive delays during peak travel.

This chaos is a direct result of Democrats and their refusal to fund DHS. These political stunts force patriotic TSA officers, who protect our skies from serious threats, to work without pay.

These frontline heroes received only partial paychecks earlier this month and now face their first full missed paycheck, leading to financial hardship, absences, and crippling staffing shortages.

Democrats are shamelessly playing politics with national security, punishing hardworking TSA workers and their families.

Enough is enough: stop holding national security and everyday Americans hostage. Democrats must fund DHS now."