TSA has accomplished the primary section of its Touchless ID enlargement, which suggests the facial recognition technology is now obtainable at 40 airports throughout the US. The newest airports to be outfitted with the particular safety lanes embrace Miami International Airport (MIA), Boston Logan International Airport (BOS), and California’s San Jose Mineta International Airport (SJC).
The program eliminates the necessity to present a bodily ID or boarding move at TSA safety checkpoints, utilizing facial recognition technology to confirm vacationers’ identities. The non-obligatory program is reserved for TSA PreCheck passengers who’ve opted in to use the facial recognition tech with their airline (extra on how to try this beneath).
After enrolling, passengers have entry to a particular Touchless ID lane at collaborating TSA checkpoints. When it’s their flip, fliers step up to the kiosk the place the TSA officer is, pause for a second to have a look at the digicam, and proceed via to the screening space after a constructive facial scan outcome. On common the method takes 10 seconds or much less, in accordance to the TSA. American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Delta, Southwest, and United all take part.
Here’s the whole lot vacationers want to learn about TSA’s roll-out of the brand new know-how, together with how to decide in together with your airline, and the complete checklist of airports scheduled to be outfitted with the know-how this spring.
This story has been up to date with new info since its authentic publish date.
Which US airports have Touchless ID lanes?
As of February 12, 2026, Touchless ID is on the market at 40 airports throughout the US. The program’s enlargement, an initiative introduced by TSA earlier this yr, is now about midway full.
In January, the safety company stated it will develop the facial recognition know-how from its preliminary 15 launch airports to a complete of 65 US airports. So far this yr, TSA has added Touchless ID capabilities to 25 further airports, together with main hubs like Honolulu (HNL) and Charlotte, North Carolina (CLT), in addition to smaller airports, like St. Louis (STL) and San Antonio, Texas (SAT).
The company is at present within the strategy of including the know-how to 25 extra airports. “We are targeting to have all 65 locations up and running with TSA PreCheck Touchless ID this spring, ahead of the busy summer travel season,” a TSA spokesperson tells Condé Nast Traveler.
Here’s the whole checklist of the 40 US airports that at present have Touchless ID:
- Seattle (SEA)
- Portland, Oregon (PDX)
- Oakland, California (OAK)
- San Francisco (SFO)
- Sacramento, California (SMF)
- San Jose, California (SJC)
- Los Angeles (LAX)
- Orange County, California (SNA)
- Long Beach, California (LGB)
- Anchorage, Alaska (ANC)
- Honolulu (HNL)
- Las Vegas (LAS)
- Salt Lake City (SLC)
- Denver (DEN)
- MSP (Minneapolis)
- Kansas City, Missouri (MCI)
- St. Louis (STL)
- New Orleans (MSY)
- Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)
- Dallas Love Field (DAL)
- San Antonio, Texas (SAT)
- Houston Hobby (HOU)
- Houston Intercontinental (IAH)
- Chicago O’Hare (ORD)
- Chicago Midway (MDW)
- Detroit (DTW)
- Atlanta (ATL)
- Orlando, Florida (MCO)
- Palm Beach, Florida (PBI)
- Fort Lauderdale, Florida (FLL)
- Miami (MIA)
- Charlotte, North Carolina (CLT)
- Washington, DC, National (DCA)
- Baltimore (BWI)
- Washington, DC, Dulles (IAD)
- Philadelphia (PHL)
- New York LaGuardia (LGA)
- Newark, New Jersey (EWR)
- New York-JFK
- Boston (BOS)