This statistic shows how long passengers had to wait in a queue for security screening at Heathrow Airport in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019. In the airport, 47 percent of respondents had to wait between one to five minutes, while 30 percent had to wait for six to ten minutes. Seven percent of the respondents had to wait less than a minute.
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GOV.UK. (October 28, 2020). How long did you queue when waiting to be security screened at Heathrow Airport? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 06, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/304866/length-of-wait-for-heathrow-airport-security-screening-in-the-united-kingdom/
GOV.UK. "How long did you queue when waiting to be security screened at Heathrow Airport?." Chart. October 28, 2020. Statista. Accessed July 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/304866/length-of-wait-for-heathrow-airport-security-screening-in-the-united-kingdom/
GOV.UK. (2020). How long did you queue when waiting to be security screened at Heathrow Airport?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/304866/length-of-wait-for-heathrow-airport-security-screening-in-the-united-kingdom/
GOV.UK. "How Long Did You Queue When Waiting to Be Security Screened at Heathrow Airport?." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Oct 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/304866/length-of-wait-for-heathrow-airport-security-screening-in-the-united-kingdom/
GOV.UK, How long did you queue when waiting to be security screened at Heathrow Airport? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/304866/length-of-wait-for-heathrow-airport-security-screening-in-the-united-kingdom/ (last visited July 06, 2025)
How long did you queue when waiting to be security screened at Heathrow Airport? [Graph], GOV.UK, October 28, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/304866/length-of-wait-for-heathrow-airport-security-screening-in-the-united-kingdom/
