Air travelers lacking proper identification now face additional time and expenses when going through airport security checkpoints.

Travelers without a Real ID now face new requirements at airport security. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem discussed the changes, calling them part of what she described as the Trump administration’s “golden age of travel.

Beginning February 1, 2026, TSA will allow travelers without a REAL ID to fly using a new $45 identity verification option.

Air travelers without a Real ID-compliant driver's license or passport will be required to pay a fee to get through airport security. The Transportation Security Administration announced Monday that starting on Feb. 1, 2026, travelers who do not present an ...

TSA Confirm ID, an alternative identity verification program for flyers without Real ID, began Feb. 1. Here's what it will cost travelers to use it.

The Transportation Security Administration still urges everyone across the nation to get their Real ID. Here's how.

Airline passengers flying out of Hawai‘i airports who do not have a REAL ID by Feb. 1 will soon have an option already available on the mainland. Travelers can pay a $45 fee to go through the Transportation Security Administration checkpoint using TSA ConfirmID,

Starting Feb. 1, 2026, air travelers without a REAL ID or acceptable identification can pay a $45 fee to verify their identity through the new TSA ConfirmID system for a 10-day travel period.

Beginning Feb. 1, travelers without Real IDs or other TSA-approved identification forms will need to pay $45 for domestic flights.