Press Releases

BOISE – Within just minutes, two passengers brought loaded handguns to the TSA checkpoint at Boise Airport (BOI), and Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers were prepared. At 5:40 a.m. on Tuesday, June 10, TSA officers found the…

OMAHA, Neb. – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is advising fans attending the 2025 NCAA College World Series Baseball Championship from June 13-23 at Charles Schwab Field to know the ground rules when it comes to security screening.…

MIAMI – On June 5, a federal jury convicted Tiron Alexander, 35, of wire fraud and entering into a secure area of an airport by false pretenses. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, from 2018 to 2024, Alexander booked…

ARLINGTON, Va.-- Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) stopped a Virginia man with a loaded gun at a security checkpoint on Sunday, June 8.  The handgun, loaded with 16…

SEATTLE – A new security checkpoint located at the south end of the terminal on the arrivals level at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) will open to the traveling public at 4 a.m. on Friday, June 6, 2025. The checkpoint features five…

MINNEAPOLIS — Transportation Security Administration officers at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP) stopped two loaded handguns in separate incidents on Tuesday, June 3.Both weapons were loaded and discovered when passengers presented…

SAN ANTONIO, Texas - Officials with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) today reminded travelers flying with a firearm on a commercial aircraft to pack their firearm properly prior to coming to the airport. This advisement comes…

KAHULUI, Hawai‘i - The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation (HDOT) broke ground last week on a new, six lane security screening checkpoint at Kahului Airport (OGG) on the island of Maui. The two-story security screening checkpoint…

BURBANK, California - Officials with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) today reminded travelers flying with a firearm on a commercial aircraft to pack their firearm properly prior to coming to the airport. This advisement comes…

RALEIGH, N.C.— This Memorial Day Weekend kicks off  the summer travel season and Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers across North Carolina airports are fully prepared and staffed for a bustling summer.The Transportation…

CHICAGO – The Transportation Security Administration sent one of its most valued Chicago team members off to enjoy retirement -- Panka, an explosive detection canine.Panka, an eight-year-old German Shorthaired Pointer, worked at Chicago O’Hare…

WASHINGTON — The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is prepared for Memorial Day weekend travel. From Thursday, May 22, until Wednesday, May 28, TSA expects to screen about 18 million passengers and crew.“TSA is ready for the additional…

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho - Officials with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and Idaho Falls Regional Airport today reminded the public that every air traveler 18 years of age and older must have a REAL ID-compliant state-issued driver’…

INDIANAPOLIS —Transportation Security Administration officers at Indianapolis International Airport (IND) discovered four firearms at security checkpoints in separate incidents over five days, bringing the total detected at the airport to 18 this…

FORT WAYNE, Indiana – Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers stopped a firearm from making its way onboard an airplane at Fort Wayne International Airport (FWA) Monday.This was the seventh firearm detected at FWA so far this year.…

BOISE, Idaho – Officers with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) at the Boise Airport discovered a stun gun artfully concealed as a part of a cane during routine X-ray screening at the security checkpoint Tuesday morning. Around 9:…

MISSOULA, Montana – Officials with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and Missoula International Airport (MSO) today reminded the traveling public in western Montana that starting Wednesday, May 7, 2025, every air traveler 18…

ALBANY, N.Y. – It was an extremely busy April at the Albany International Airport security checkpoint. Five of the top 10 busiest days at the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoint took place last month. “Our officers are…

DULLES, Va. – It was an extremely busy April at Washington Dulles International (IAD) and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) checkpoints. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at both airports recorded their…

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Officials with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC) and the Alaska Department of Administration today reminded the public that starting Wednesday, May 7, 2025, …

BILLINGS, Montana – Officials with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and Billings Logan International Airport (BIL) today reminded the public that starting Wednesday, May 7, 2025, every air traveler 18 years of age and older will…

NEWARK, N.J. – A Philadelphia man was arrested by police after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers intercepted the man’s handgun when he entered a security checkpoint in Terminal A at Newark Liberty International Airport on Monday…

PHILADELPHIA —  Starting on May 7, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will no longer accept state-issued identifications that are not REAL ID compliant at TSA security checkpoints. All airline passengers 18 years and older,…

ALLENTOWN, Pa. —  New technology that confirms the validity of a traveler’s identification (ID) and confirms their flight information in real time is now in use at the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) security checkpoint at Lehigh…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A Raleigh County, W.Va., man was cited by police on Saturday, April 26, after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at West Virginia International Yeager Airport (CRW) intercepted the man’s gun at the airport…