Originally Posted by wahooflyer
Although the IAD security line is long, it tends to move faster than you'd expect. I've never spent more than 20 minutes in it, though I tend to avoid the transatlantic peak hours in the early evening.
4-6pm is a nightmare at IAD. I usually assume half an hour. Mostly though it looks like it could take longer, it's a source of stress for sure in starting out a trip.
Is it just me or have security lines at DCA have become much worse lately (at least at the B pier)? I always used to breeze through the checkpoint there but now it's a mess.
I've hit longer security lines at DCA recently, so your experience matches mine. Not sure what the cause it. One benefit of the A concourse, anyway, is that I've never experienced more than a couple people in line ahead of me.