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The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced today that it has added the 27th airport and 21st state to its mobile driver license (mDL) acceptance program. This means that passengers can use an approved digital ID at checkpoints in all of these locations.
Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) is the latest addition. Travelers who have downloaded the LA Wallet smartphone app will be able to use that for identity verification during the screening process. A physical photo ID and boarding pass will not need to be provided to TSA officers.
Here are all of the current participating airports:
- Arizona:
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- Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX)
- California:
- Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)
- Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC)
- San Francisco International Airport (SFO)
- Colorado:
- Denver International Airport (DEN)
- Florida:
- Miami International Airport (MIA)
- Georgia:
- Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL)
- Hawaii:
- Honolulu Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL)
- Illinois:
- Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD)
- Iowa:
- Des Moines International Airport (DSM)
- Eastern Iowa Airport (CID)
- Kentucky:
- Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG)
- Louisiana:
- Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY)
- Maryland:
- Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI)
- Michigan:
- Detroit Metropolitan Airport (DTW)
- Mississippi:
- Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport (GPT)
- Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport (JAN)
- Nevada:
- Las Vegas Harry Reid International Airport (LAS)
- New York:
- John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)
- LaGuardia Airport (LGA)
- Ohio:
- John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH)
- Oklahoma:
- Will Rogers World Airport (OKC)
- Puerto Rico:
- San Juan’s Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (SJU)
- Tennessee:
- Nashville International Airport (BNA)
- Texas:
- Dallas- Fort Worth International Airport (DFW)
- Utah:
- Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC)
- Virginia:
- Richmond International Airport (RIC)
- Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)
Arden Hudson, TSA’s Federal Security Director for the State of Louisiana, said:
We are pleased to introduce this cutting-edge digital ID at our checkpoint. Those travelers who are early adopters of new technologies or are intrigued with this capability will find the mDL to be a convenient option when going through the security process. The TSA continues to embrace technology and we are happy to partner with the State of Louisiana and the leadership at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport.”
In order to use a digital ID, you need to:
- Scan your Digital ID QR code or tap your mobile device on the digital ID reader .
- A message on your mobile device will ask you to consent to share your digital ID information with TSA.
- Once you consent, the camera will take your picture.
- Follow the officer’s instructions.
Anthony’s Take: As this program continues to roll out, the TSA is making it easier than ever to get through security quickly and effortlessly. I am getting a Real ID when I renew my license next month and I look forward to being able to use a digital ID in the future.
(Image Credits: Transportation Security Administration.)
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