Airports are seeing longer than normal wait times, but travelers can check TSA security lines before they even get to the airport.

Travelers hoping to bypass some of the increasingly long wait times at U.S. airports can enroll in the TSA PreCheck Touchless ID program, which is now operating at 65 locations.

And a lack of funding has prompted staffing shortages and long lines at airports, as TSA agents struggle to keep up. This has lead to frustrating experiences for travelers, who say that they’ve been forced to spend hours in line during this partial shutdown,

TSA agents at DFW Airport and Dallas Love Field are working without pay amid a DHS funding stalemate. Though wait times are average locally for now, rising sick calls and staffing shortages threaten longer lines and potential airport closures during the spring break travel season.

NEW YORK (PIX11) — Wait times to get through airport security have been increasing as the government shutdown drags on for nearly a month. TSA workers have been calling out sick or quitting altogether due to funding issues brought on by the partial shutdown.

If the government shutdown impacting TSA workers continues, one agency official warned some airports may have to be be closed.

TSA PreCheck is a trusted traveler program that allows approved passengers to use expedited security lanes at participating U.S. airports. Travelers in PreCheck lanes typically do not need to remove shoes, belts, light jackets, laptops or compliant liquids during screening.

A partial government shutdown is causing TSA staff shortages and longer airport lines during spring break. Here's how to check TSA wait times.