Wait times are exceeding four hours at some major airports, leading TSA officers to call out at rates of 40 to 50%, according to TSA Deputy Administrator Ha Nguyen McNeill.

The partial government shutdown has led to record-long airport wait times, with some waits in line approaching nearly 5 hours.

Travelers are timing their wait times in the airport as the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) struggles with staffing shortages and a partial government shutdown, and the results are shocking.

Airport delays are some of the worst in TSA history as the shutdown drags on—officers quitting, lawmakers clashing, and travelers feeling the impact nationwide.

The Transportation Security Administration warned that airport security is under severe strain as a weeks-long Department of Homeland Security funding shutdown drives staffing shortages, long wait times and mounting disruptions across the US.

Airline passengers are experiencing some of the highest security wait times in the 25-year-history of the Transportation Security Administration — with some taking more than four-and-a-half hours to make it through checkpoints,

Airlines like Delta, United, and Allegiant offer fee-free flight changes due to long TSA lines caused by the partial government shutdown. #flightchanges #tsadelays #travelalert

Long lines continue to be the reality at airports across the country, and the worry that it could affect travel is reaching to West Virginia.