Airports across the country are experiencing a surge in security wait times as TSA officer numbers dwindle due to a federal funding lapse.

Passengers across the US waited in hours-long TSA lines as the partial government shutdown impacted airport staffing.

If you want to know how long TSA security line wait times are before you head to the airport, there are numerous tools, including the MyTSA app.

Last year, two GOP senators introduced the “Abolish TSA Act,” which would phase out the agency and transfer oversight to a new office charged with aviation security. Supporters of the long-shot legislation say privatized screening could be more efficient and less vulnerable to shutdowns.

A partial shutdown impacting the Department of Homeland Security left some travelers waiting hours at airport security checkpoints.