TSA PreCheck Touchless ID: Every airport with the speedy, new security lanes

If you're flying this summer, be sure to check your airline profile before you head to the airport.

Millions of frequent flyers are now eligible for one of the best time-savers around ... but only if they sign up ahead of time.

Over the last few months, the Transportation Security Administration rapidly expanded its new TSA PreCheck Touchless ID program to dozens of the nation's largest airports. The new program allows travelers to quickly pass through TSA checkpoints without having to pull out their boarding pass or ID.

It's now available at more than 60 hubs nationwide, and it's a great way to speed up your trip through airport security during the busiest travel months of the year.

How does TSA PreCheck Touchless ID work?

The TSA PreCheck Touchless ID program uses facial comparison technology to help travelers breeze through the first stage of the TSA checkpoint in a matter of seconds.

Travelers passing through these lanes get their picture taken as they approach the TSA officer, and the TSA's computers compare that image to a passport photo on file.

Typically, travelers using these fast lanes can then speed through without pulling out their wallet or boarding pass. The experience is often faster than using any other security lane, even Clear.

TPG's Clint Henderson wrote about his experience using the TSA PreCheck Touchless ID lanes, which are typically marked by blue-and-green signage at checkpoints.

Read more: 8 ways to get free or discounted TSA PreCheck, Global Entry and Clear

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Who can use TSA PreCheck Touchless ID?

If you're a TSA PreCheck member or get your TSA PreCheck access through Global Entry, you're eligible to use the TSA PreCheck Touchless ID lanes — as long as you opt in.

How to opt in

To do that, you'll want to go to your airline frequent flyer profile, upload an image of your passport and consent to the facial identification program.

For instance, ahead of a recent United Airlines flight out of Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR), I pulled up my United app. I clicked on "TSA PreCheck and travel documents."

Then, I selected "TSA PreCheck Touchless ID."

The app prompted me to add a photo of my passport, just like you might before an international flight.

And then there were a couple of pages where I had to opt in and consent. Once you do this, you should be clear to use the TSA PreCheck Touchless ID lanes.

Which airports offer TSA PreCheck Touchless ID?

This spring, the TSA completed an aggressive rollout of the new technology to more than 60 airports nationwide.

Each of the five largest U.S. carriers now partners with the administration to allow passengers access to the TSA PreCheck Touchless ID lanes at many of the nation's largest hubs, as well as at a bunch of medium and smaller airports.

Here's the full rundown of airlines and airports where it's available as of May 2026:

Source: TSA.gov

You'll only be able to use the TSA PreCheck Touchless ID lanes if your airline partners with the service at that specific airport and if you opt into the service with that specific carrier.

Also, keep in mind that there are cases (as shown above) where one airline allows Touchless ID access, while another at the same airport doesn't. When that discrepancy happens, it's typically because the new TSA technology is only available in certain terminals.

Take my home airport, Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU), for example. Alaska Airlines and Southwest don't offer the service here because the TSA's Touchless technology isn't available at the smaller terminal where those carriers operate. But the new fast lanes are open in Terminal 2 for passengers flying with American, Delta and United.

Bottom line

You should still bring your Real ID or an acceptable alternative, like a passport, to the airport, even if you've opted into TSA PreCheck Touchless ID.

As I've seen numerous times at airports, technology can malfunction, or some other snafu can arise that prompts officers to ask you to present a valid ID.

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