The deadline to obtain a REAL ID-compliant form of identification is here.. Starting Wednesday, May 7, most adults will need a REAL ID to board federally regulated commercial aircraft, access ...

After years of reminders, the REAL ID requirement is upon us, well most of us. Starting this Wednesday, May 7, most U.S. adults will need a REAL ID to board federally regulated commercial aircraft ...

In a June 4 post, the TSA debunked long-standing rumors on social media and warned people that Costco membership cards do not qualify as a REAL ID. “We love hotdogs and rotisserie chickens as much as ...

Starting on May 7, 2025, REAL ID-compliant identification or a valid passport or passport card will be required for any adult U.S. resident to: Board federally regulated commercial aircraft ...

If you are traveling domestically, the TSA says, you will need only one valid form of identification. This can be a Real ID or an acceptable alternative such as a passport, but you do not need both.

With FlightRadar24 and Plane Finder, you can also point your phone camera at an aircraft in the sky and the apps will tell you about it, even at night — kind of like Shazam for airplanes.

Signs are currently posted at airports nationwide reminding the public that REAL ID-compliant licenses or other acceptable forms of identification will be mandatory for commercial air travel ...

As of May 7, 2025, every traveler over the age of 18 must present a REAL ID-compliant driver's license or identification card (or a valid passport or passport card) to board a commercial aircraft ...

Nearly 1 in 4 close calls involve military aircraft, data shows 02:36. Nearly one out of every four of the more than 8,000 near midair collisions in U.S. airspace reported from 1987 to 2021 ...