TSA Identifies the 42 Airports Participating in “Selectee Checkpoint” Program to Consolidate Screening and Reduce Passenger Delays

Transportation Security Administration

TSA 144-02
Friday, Dec. 20, 2002
Brian Turmail: 202-385-1800

TSA Identifies the 42 Airports Participating in “Selectee Checkpoint” Program to Consolidate Screening and Reduce Passenger Delays
New Program Requires Boarding Passes and IDs Prior to Security Checkpoint

Under Secretary of Transportation for Security Adm. James M. Loy today listed 42 airports that are participating in the Transportation Security Administration’s “Selectee Checkpoint” pilot program. The program will enhance security and convenience by transferring the screening of selectees from aircraft boarding gates to security checkpoints where screening equipment and personnel are concentrated.

This move follows announcements last week by Admiral Loy that TSA is implementing a number of enhanced security procedures in anticipation of the busy holiday travel season, including rescinding the 300-foot parking restrictions, linking new parking security to current threat levels and enhancing the secondary screening process.

Passengers traveling through airports with the “Selectee Checkpoint” program in place will experience the bulk of screening at the checkpoint, where security personnel and screening equipment are concentrated. Checkpoints at these airports have been reconfigured to channel selectees through a special lane. The “Selectee Checkpoint Program” can be found in the following airports:

Austin-Bergstrom International (AUS), Austin, TX (all airlines except Southwest passengers)

Austin Straubel International Airport (GRB), Green Bay, WI (all airlines);

Blue Grass Airport (LEX), Lexington, KY;

Boston Logan International Airport (BOS), Boston, MA (USAirways passengers only);

Bradley International Airport (BDL), Windsor Locks, CT (all airlines except Southwest);

Charlotte/Douglas International Airport (CLT), Charlotte, NC (all airlines);

Chippewa Valley Regional Airports (EAU), Eau Claire, WI (all airlines);

Central Wisconsin Regional Airport (CWA), Wausa, WI (all airlines);

Colorado Springs Municipal (COS), Colorado Springs, CO (all airlines);

Cyril E. King International Airport (STT), St. Thomas, Virgin Islands (all airlines);

Dane County Regional Airport (MSN), Madison, WI (all airlines);

Daytona Beach International Airport (DAB), Daytona Beach, FL (all airlines);

Des Moines International Airport (DSM), Des Moines, IA (all airlines);

Detroit Metro Wayne County Airport (DTW), Detroit, MI (all airlines);

Fairbanks International Airport (FAI), Fairbanks, AK (all airlines);

General Mitchell International Airport (MKE), Milwaukee, WI ( all airlines by Dec. 17);

George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH), Houston, TX (all airlines except Southwest);

Greater Rockford Airport (RFD), Rockford, IL (all airlines);

Joe Foss Field (FSD), Sioux Falls, SD (all airlines);

John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), New York, NY (JetBlue passengers only);

LaGuardia Airport (LGA), New York, NY (Northwest and Delta-not Delta Shuttle-passengers); Lambert St. Louis International Airport (STL), St. Louis, MO (all airlines except Southwest);

Long Beach Daugherty Field Airport (LBD), Long Beach, CA (Jet Blue only);

Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), Los Angeles, CA (American Airlines only)

Luis Munoz Marin International Airport (SJU), San Juan, Puerto Rico (all airlines);

Melbourne International Airport (MLB), Melbourne, FL (all airlines);

Memphis International Airport (MEM), Memphis, TN (all airlines);

Metropolitan Airport Authority of Rock Island (MLI), Moline, IL (all airlines);

Miami International Airport (MIA), Miami, FL (American Airlines and international carriers only);

Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP), St. Paul, MN (all airlines);

Newark International Airport (EWR), Newark, NJ (Continental passengers only);

Orlando Sanford Airport (SFB), Sanford, FL (all airlines);

Outagamie County Airport (ATW), Appleton, WI (all airlines);

Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT), Pittsburgh, PA (all airlines);

Portland International Jetport (PWM), Portland, ME (all airlines);

San Antonio International Airport (SAT), San Antonio, TX (all airlines except Southwest)

Sarasota Bradenton International Airport (SRQ), Sarasota, FL (all airlines);

St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport (PIE); Clearwater, FL (all airlines)

Tallahassee Regional Airport (TLH), Tallahassee, FL (all airlines)

Washington-Dulles International Airport (IAD), Herndon, VA (all airlines)

Westchester County Airport (HPN), White Plains, NY (all airlines);

Wilmington International Airport (ILM), Wilmington, NC (all airlines)

Wittman Field Airport (OSH), Oshkosh, WI (all airlines)

At these airports, passengers must now have their boarding pass in hand before they reach the checkpoint. E-ticket receipts, itineraries and vouchers will no longer provide access through the checkpoints, and boarding passes will no longer be issued at the gates. Boarding passes may be obtained at ticket counters, through airline computer kiosks, or at skycap curbside stations. In addition to a boarding pass, passengers must show a valid government issued photo ID, such as a driver’s license or passport at the checkpoint.

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