TSA PreCheck Introduces Gateside Airport Access
TSA PreCheck members may soon have a new reason to visit the airport. The best part?
You don’t need an upcoming flight.
Airport Send-Offs
TSA
The Transportation Security Administration has introduced Gateside by TSA PreCheck.
This is a free program allowing approved non-travelers to pass through airport security and enter participating terminals.
Gateside gives eligible visitors the chance to walk family members to their gate, welcome travelers when they arrive, or meet friends during a long layover.
Visitors can also enjoy the restaurants and stores located beyond the airport’s security checkpoints.
TSA
The program is open to TSA PreCheck members and others with a Known Traveler Number. Children may participate, but a parent or guardian must add them to the reservation.
How Gateside Works
Visitors must apply one to three days before their planned airport visit through the Gateside website. Applicants will need a Login.gov account and must provide their personal information.
Approved visitors can bring an acceptable form of identification to the airport and enter through the TSA PreCheck screening lanes. Approval is not guaranteed, and access may be limited during busy travel periods.
Where Is Gateside Available?
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Gateside is currently offered at 13 airports:
- Mesa Gateway Airport
- John Glenn Columbus International Airport
- Dallas Fort Worth International Airport
- Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport
- Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport
- Indianapolis International Airport
- Los Angeles International Airport
- Harry Reid International Airport
- Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport
- Will Rogers International Airport
- Eppley Airfield
- Salt Lake City International Airport
- San Diego International Airport
Orlando International Airport
Orlando International Airport is not currently included, so Disney World travelers cannot use Gateside there yet. However, TSA plans to expand the program to additional airports in the coming months.
For Disney families traveling through a participating airport, Gateside may make airport goodbyes, reunions, and long layovers a little easier.
Stay Tuned
Hopefully this new program will expand to Orlando International Airport as well. Stay tuned and follow along with us at MickeyBlog to stay updated on this and all things Disney.
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