Navigating TSA PreCheck at Airports and Airlines

Since 2013, TSA PreCheck has allowed users to avoid the hassle of waiting in a long airport security line, plus the annoying process of taking off their shoes and removing laptops, liquids and other items from their carry-on bags.

Thanks to the dedicated TSA PreCheck security checkpoints at many airports, you don’t have to worry about doing any of that; instead, you can simply load your luggage onto the conveyer belt and pass through the metal detector.

For just a small fee of $78-$85 for a five-year membership, TSA PreCheck allows preapproved, low-risk travelers to expedite their way through airport security at more than 250 U.S. airports — though there are several ways to get TSA PreCheck without paying out of pocket.

Certain credit cards offer statement credits that will cover the TSA PreCheck application fee. Travelers are reimbursed once they’re enrolled in the program and when they renew their memberships.

Among the popular cards that feature this benefit are:

Currently, about 99% of TSA PreCheck users wait less than 10 minutes to get through airport security, according to data from the Transportation Security Administration. Whether you can experience TSA PreCheck in all its glory depends on the airport you are departing from and the airline you are flying. Nearly 100 domestic and foreign airlines participate in the program, as outlined below.

Also, double-check this guide to verify your airport and airline both participate before entering your Known Traveler Number at the time of booking. This will ensure the green TSA PreCheck symbol appears on your boarding pass.

Which airports have TSA PreCheck?

As of October, TSA PreCheck is available at more than 250 U.S. airports. Given its scope, it’s likely that TSA PreCheck will be available at the airport you are traveling from.

Below is a full list, outlined by region and state (or country).

Northeast

• Pennsylvania: Altoona-Blair County Airport (AOO), Arnold Palmer Regional Airport (LBE), Bradford Regional Airport (BFD), DuBois Regional Airport (DUJ), Erie International Airport (ERI), Harrisburg International Airport (MDT), John Murtha Johnstown-Cambria County Airport (JST), Lancaster Airport (LNS), Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE), Philadelphia International Airport (PHL), Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT), State College Regional Airport (UNV), Wilkes-Barre Scranton International Airport (AVP) and Williamsport Regional Airport (IPT)
• New Jersey: Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)
• Rhode Island: Rhode Island T. F. Green International Airport (PVD)
• New York: Albany International Airport (ALB), Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF), Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport (ROC), John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), LaGuardia Airport (LGA), Long Island MacArthur Airport (ISP), New York Stewart International Airport (SWF), Syracuse Hancock International Airport (SYR) and Westchester County Airport (HPN)
• Connecticut: Bradley International Airport (BDL) and Tweed New Haven Airport (HVN)
• Massachusetts: Boston Logan International Airport (BOS)
• Vermont: Patrick Leahy Burlington International Airport (BTV)
• New Hampshire: Manchester-Boston Regional Airport (MHT)
• Maine: Portland International Jetport (PWM)

Mid-Atlantic and South

• Oklahoma: Lawton-Fort Sill Regional Airport (LAW), Tulsa International Airport (TUL) and Will Rogers World Airport (OKC)
• Texas: Abilene Regional Airport (ABI), Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS), Brownsville South Padre Island International Airport (BRO), Corpus Christi International Airport (CRP), Dallas Love Field (DAL), Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW), East Texas Regional Airport (GGG), Easterwood Airport (CLL), El Paso International Airport (ELP), George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH), Jack Brooks Regional Airport (BPT), Killeen-Fort Hood Regional Airport (GRK), Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport (LBB), McAllen International Airport (MFE), Midland International Air & Space Port (MAF), Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport (AMA), San Angelo Regional Airport (SJT), San Antonio International Airport (SAT), Tyler Pounds Regional Airport (TYR), Valley International Airport (HRL), Waco Regional Airport (ACT), Wichita Falls Regional Airport (SPS) and William P. Hobby Airport (HOU)
• Arkansas: Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport (LIT), Fort Smith Regional Airport (FSM), Jonesboro Municipal Airport (JBR), Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA) and Texarkana Regional Airport (TXK)
• Louisiana: Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR), Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT), Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) and Shreveport Regional Airport (SHV)
• Mississippi: Golden Triangle Regional Airport (GTR), Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport (GPT), Hattiesburg-Laurel Regional Airport (PIB), Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport (JAN) and Meridian Regional Airport (MEI)
• Alabama: Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM), Huntsville International Airport (HSV), Mobile Regional Airport (MOB), Montgomery Regional Airport (MGM) and Northwest Alabama Regional Airport (MSL)
• Georgia: Augusta Regional Airport (AGS), Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) and Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport (SAV)
• Tennessee: McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS), McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport (MKL), Memphis International Airport (MEM), Nashville International Airport (BNA) and Tri-Cities Airport (TRI)
• Kentucky: Blue Grass Airport (LEX), Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) and Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport (SDF)
• South Carolina: Charleston International Airport (CHS), Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE), Florence Regional Airport (FLO), Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport (GSP), Hilton Head Island Airport (HXD) and Myrtle Beach International Airport (MYR)
• Florida: Daytona Beach International Airport (DAB), Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS), Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL), Gainesville Regional Airport (GNV), Jacksonville International Airport (JAX), Key West International Airport (EYW), Miami International Airport (MIA), Miami Seaplane Base (MPB), Northeast Florida Regional Airport (SGJ), Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP), Orlando International Airport (MCO), Melbourne Orlando International Airport (MLB), Orlando Sanford International Airport (SFB), Palm Beach International Airport (PBI), Pensacola International Airport (PNS), Punta Gorda Airport (PGD), Sarasota Bradenton International Airport (SRQ), Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW), St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport (PIE), Tallahassee International Airport (TLH), Tampa International Airport (TPA) and Vero Beach Regional Airport (VRB)
• North Carolina: Albert J. Ellis Airport (OAJ), Asheville Regional Airport (AVL), Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT), Piedmont Triad International Airport (GSO), Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) and Wilmington International Airport (ILM)
• Virginia: Charlottesville Albemarle Airport (CHO), Lynchburg Regional Airport (LYH), Newport News Williamsburg Airport (PHF), Norfolk International Airport (ORF), Richmond International Airport (RIC), Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport (ROA), Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport (SHD) and Dulles International Airport (IAD)
• West Virginia: Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airport (PKB), Morgantown Municipal Airport (MGW), North Central West Virginia Airport (CKB), Raleigh County Memorial Airport (BKW) and West Virginia International Yeager Airport (CRW)
• Maryland: Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI)

Midwest

• North Dakota: Bismarck Municipal Airport (BIS), Devils Lake Regional Airport (DVL), Dickinson Theodore Roosevelt Regional Airport (DIK), Grand Forks International Airport (GFK), Hector International Airport (FAR), Jamestown Regional Airport (JMS), Minot International Airport (MOT) and Williston Basin International Airport (XWA)
• South Dakota: Aberdeen Regional Airport (ABR), Rapid City Regional Airport (RAP) and Sioux Falls Regional Airport (FSD)
• Nebraska: Eppley Airfield (OMA)
• Kansas: Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport (ICT)
• Minnesota: Bemidji Regional Airport (BJI), Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport (BRD), Duluth International Airport (DLH), Falls International Airport (INL), Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP), Rochester International Airport (RST) and Thief River Falls Regional Airport (TVF)
• Iowa: Des Moines International Airport (DSM), Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) and Southeast Iowa Regional Airport (BRL)
• Missouri: Kansas City International Airport (MCI), Springfield-Branson National Airport (SGF) and St. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL)
• Wisconsin: Appleton International Airport (ATW), Central Wisconsin Airport (CWA), Chippewa Valley Regional Airport (EAU), Dane County Regional Airport (MSN), Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport (MKE), Green Bay Austin Straubel International Airport (GRB), La Crosse Regional Airport (LSE) and Rhinelander-Oneida County Airport (RHI)
• Illinois: Central Illinois Regional Airport (BMI), Chicago Rockford International Airport (RFD), General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport (PIA), MidAmerica St. Louis Airport (BLV), Midway International Airport (MDW), O’Hare International Airport (ORD), Quad Cities International Airport (MLI) and University of Illinois Willard Airport (CMI)
• Indiana: Evansville Regional Airport (EVV), Fort Wayne International Airport (FWA), Indianapolis International Airport (IND) and South Bend International Airport (SBN)
• Michigan: Flint Bishop Airport (FNT), Capital Region International Airport (LAN), Cherry Capital Airport (TVC), Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW), Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR), Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport (AZO) and MBS International Airport (MBS)
• Ohio: Akron-Canton Airport (CAK), Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (CLE), Dayton International Airport (DAY), John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) and Rickenbacker International Airport (LCK)

Western US

• Washington: Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA), Spokane International Airport (GEG) and Tri-Cities Airport (PSC)
• Oregon: Eugene Airport (EUG), Portland International Airport (PDX), Redmond Municipal Airport-Roberts Field (RDM) and Rogue Valley International Medford Airport (MFR)
• California: Charles M. Schulz-Sonoma County Airport (STS), Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT), Humboldt County Airport (ACV), Hollywood Burbank Airport (BUR), John Wayne Airport (SNA), Long Beach Airport (LGB), Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), San Jose Mineta International Airport (SJC), San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport (OAK), Ontario International Airport (ONT), Palm Springs International Airport (PSP), Redding Regional Airport (RDD), Sacramento International Airport (SMF), San Diego International Airport (SAN), San Francisco International Airport (SFO) and Santa Barbara Airport (SBA)
• Arizona: Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX), Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport (AZA) and Tucson International Airport (TUS)
• Idaho: Boise Airport (BOI)
• Nevada: Harry Reid International Airport (LAS) and Reno-Tahoe International Airport (RNO)
• Utah: Ogden Airport (OGD), St. George Regional Airport (SGU) and Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC)
• Montana: Billings Logan International Airport (BIL), Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport (BZN), Glacier Park International Airport (GPI) and Missoula Montana Airport (MSO)
• Wyoming: Jackson Hole Airport (JAC)
• Colorado: Aspen/Pitkin County Airport (ASE), Colorado Springs Airport (COS), Cortez Municipal Airport (CEZ), Denver International Airport (DEN), Durango-La Plata County Airport (DRO), Eagle County Regional Airport (EGE), Grand Junction Regional Airport (GJT), Gunnison-Crested Butte Regional Airport (GUC), Montrose Regional Airport (MTJ), Northern Colorado Regional Airport (FNL), Pueblo Memorial Airport (PUB), San Luis Valley Regional Airport (ALS) and Yampa Valley Regional Airport (HDN)
• New Mexico: Albuquerque International Sunport (ABQ) and Santa Fe Regional Airport (SAF)

Alaska and Hawaii

• Alaska: Fairbanks International Airport (FAI) and Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC)
• Hawaii: Hilo International Airport (ITO), Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL), Kahului Airport (OGG), Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keahole (KOA) and Lihue Airport (LIH)

International

• Bahamas: Lynden Pindling International Airport (NAS)

Which airlines have TSA PreCheck?

Although the airport you are traveling through may offer a TSA PreCheck line, you must also ensure that the airline you are traveling on participates in the program.

If you are flying with one of the carriers on the list below, don’t forget to enter your Known Traveler Number when booking your reservation to ensure the green TSA PreCheck checkmark shows up on your boarding pass.

Most major carriers, domestic and foreign, participate; some smaller airlines you may have never heard of also participate. Although some low-cost airlines, such as Breeze Airways and Spirit Airlines, offer TSA PreCheck, others, like Play Airlines, do not.

Here are the more than 100 airlines currently offering TSA PreCheck:

Bottom line

Remember, TSA PreCheck is only helpful at airports throughout the U.S. and select overseas locations since it allows members expedited entry to TSA security checkpoints.

Even so, the $78 investment for new members every five years (and $70 for renewals thereafter) is well worth it. This is especially true because you can use TSA PreCheck at more than 250 airports when flying with any of more than 100 airlines.

Be sure to reference this guide for any updates on where you can use TSA PreCheck.

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