TSA Pre✓™ Expands to 60 Additional Airports More Passengers Able to Experience Expedited Screening
WASHINGTON — The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced today that it will expand its TSA expedited screening program to 60 new airports in addition to the existing 40, bringing the total number of airports with TSA Pre✓™ to 100. These airports are expected to have TSA Pre✓™ lanes at select checkpoints by the end of the year.
The agency also will expand the number of TSA Pre✓™ lanes and availability at the existing 40 airports in the coming weeks.
TSA Pre✓™ is an expedited screening program that allows pre-approved airline travelers to leave on their shoes, light outerwear and belt, keep their laptop in its case and their 3-1-1 compliant liquids/gels bag in a carry-on in select screening lanes. To date, more than 15 million passengers have experienced TSA Pre✓™ since it launched in October 2011.
“As TSA continues to move away from a one-size-fits-all approach to transportation security, we are looking for more opportunities to provide the most effective security in the most efficient way possible,” said TSA Administrator John S. Pistole. “Expanding TSA Pre✓™ to more locations enables many more passengers across the country to experience expedited screening.”
Passengers who are eligible for TSA Pre✓™ include U.S. citizens of frequent traveler programs invited by participating airlines. Additionally, U.S. citizens who are members of a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Trusted Traveler program and Canadian citizens who are members of CBP’s NEXUS program qualify to participate. Later this year TSA will launch an application program, allowing more U.S. citizens to enroll in TSA Pre✓™.
Eligible passengers traveling on Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Hawaiian Airlines, United Airlines, US Airways and Virgin America may receive expedited screening benefits. JetBlue and Southwest are expected to begin participating when operationally ready.
If a passenger is eligible for expedited screening, a TSA Pre✓™ indicator will be embedded in the barcode of the boarding pass so that when scanned at the checkpoint, the passenger may be referred to a TSA Pre✓™ lane. Many participating airlines already print a TSA Pre✓™ indicator directly on the boarding pass so passengers will know in advance they have been cleared for expedited screening. TSA will always incorporate random and unpredictable security measures throughout the airport. No individual will be guaranteed expedited screening.
Travelers can check TSA.gov/TSA-Precheck for information on locations and hours of active TSA Pre✓™ lanes.
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) was created in the wake of September 11, 2001, to strengthen the security of the nation’s transportation systems and ensure the freedom of movement for people and commerce. Today, TSA secures the nation’s airports and screens all commercial airline passengers and baggage. TSA uses a risk-based strategy and works closely with transportation, law enforcement and intelligence communities to set the standard for excellence in transportation security. TSA’s workforce comprises approximately 50,000 frontline officers who screen approximately 1.8 million travelers each day at more than 450 airports nationwide. For more information about TSA, please visit our website at www.tsa.gov.
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TSA Pre✓™ locations:
An asterisk denotes a current TSA Pre✓™ location. Once new TSA Pre✓™ locations are active, they will be listed on TSA.gov.
Alabama:
Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport
Alaska:
Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport*
Arizona:
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport* Tucson International Airport
Arkansas:
Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport (Little Rock)
California:
Bob Hope Airport (Burbank) Fresno Yosemite International Airport John Wayne Airport (Orange County)* Long Beach Airport Los Angeles International Airport* Oakland International Airport Ontario International Airport Sacramento International Airport San Diego International Airport San Francisco International Airport* San Jose International Airport
Colorado:
Colorado Springs Airport Denver International Airport*
Connecticut:
Bradley International Airport (Hartford)
Florida:
Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport* Jacksonville International Airport Miami International Airport* Orlando International Airport* Palm Beach International Airport (West Palm Beach) Pensacola International Airport Southwest Florida International Airport (Fort Myers) Tampa International Airport*
Georgia:
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport* Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport
Guam:
Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport (Hagåtña)
Hawaii:
Honolulu International Airport* Kahului Airport Kona International Airport Lihue Airport
Idaho:
Boise Airport
Illinois:
Chicago Midway International Airport Chicago O'Hare International Airport*
Indiana:
Indianapolis International Airport*
Iowa:
Des Moines International Airport
Kansas:
Wichita Mid-Continent Airport
Kentucky:
Louisville International Airport
Louisiana:
Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
Maine:
Portland International Jetport
Maryland:
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport*
Massachusetts:
Boston Logan International Airport*
Michigan:
Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport* Gerald R. Ford International Airport (Grand Rapids)
Minnesota:
Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport*
Missouri:
Kansas City International Airport Lambert-St. Louis International Airport*
Nebraska:
Eppley Airfield (Omaha)
Nevada:
McCarran International Airport (Las Vegas)* Reno-Tahoe International Airport
New Hampshire:
Manchester-Boston Regional Airport
New Jersey:
Newark Liberty International Airport*
New Mexico:
Albuquerque International Sunport
New York:
Albany International Airport Buffalo Niagara International Airport Greater Rochester International Airport John F. Kennedy International Airport (New York City)* LaGuardia Airport (New York City)* Syracuse Hancock International Airport Westchester County Airport
North Carolina:
Charlotte-Douglas International Airport* Piedmont Triad International Airport (Greensboro) Raleigh-Durham International Airport*
Ohio:
Akron-Canton Airport Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport* Cleveland Hopkins International Airport* Dayton International Airport Port Columbus International Airport
Oklahoma:
Tulsa International Airport Will Rogers World Airport (Oklahoma City)
Oregon:
Portland International Airport*
Pennsylvania:
Philadelphia International Airport* Pittsburgh International Airport*
Puerto Rico:
Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (San Juan)*
Rhode Island:
T. F. Green Airport (Providence)
South Carolina:
Charleston International Airport Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport Myrtle Beach International Airport
Tennessee:
McGhee Tyson Airport (Knoxville) Memphis International Airport* Nashville International Airport*
Texas:
Austin-Bergstrom International Airport* Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport* Dallas Love Field El Paso International Airport George Bush Intercontinental Airport (Houston)* San Antonio International Airport William P. Hobby Airport (Houston)
Utah:
Salt Lake City International Airport*
Virginia:
Norfolk International Airport Richmond International Airport Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport* Washington Dulles International Airport*
Washington:
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport* Spokane International Airport
Wisconsin:
Dane County Regional Airport (Madison) General Mitchell International Airport (Milwaukee)
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