Air traveler safety is our top priority at Pittsburgh International Airport. The Allegheny County Airport Authority continues to prioritize safety measures while also providing the best possible customer service.
Preparing for travel doesn’t have to be stressful. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) offers current travel tips to ensure your experience is safe and enjoyable. You are encouraged to keep these travel tips in mind to help facilitate the security screening process during your next airport visit.
Planning ahead and packing properly can speed up the screening process and ease your airport travel experience. Know what you can pack in your carry-on and checked baggage before arriving at the airport by reviewingTSA’s guidelines. Even if an item is generally permitted, it may be subject to additional screening or not allowed through the checkpoint if it triggers an alarm during the screening process, appears to have been tampered with, or poses other security concerns.
The REAL ID Act requires changes to state standards, procedures and requirements for the issuance of driver’s licenses and identification cards.
Pennsylvanians now need a REAL ID-compliant driver’s license, photo ID card, or another form of federally acceptable identification (such as a valid passport or military ID) to board a domestic commercial flight.
Medications in pill or other solid forms must undergo security screening. You can facilitate this screening by clearly labeling medication. Medication can undergo a visual or X-ray screening and may be tested for traces of explosives.
Before the screening begins, inform the TSA officer that you have medically necessary liquids and/or medications. Place them in a bin or bowl separate from other property, along with accessories associated with your liquid medication such as freezer packs, IV bags, pumps, and syringes.
Ice packs, freezer packs, gel packs, and other accessories may be presented at the screening checkpoint in a frozen, partially frozen, or melted state to keep medically necessary items cool. All items, including supplies associated with medically necessary liquids such as IV bags, pumps, and syringes, must be screened before they will be permitted into the secure area of the airport.
TSA allows larger amounts of medically necessary liquids, gels, and aerosols in reasonable quantities for your flight, but you must declare them to TSA officers at the checkpoint for inspection.
Remove medically necessary items from your carry-on bag, and place them in a bin or bowl. If a medically necessary liquid, gel, or aerosol alarms additional screening will be required. If the alarm cannot be resolved, the item may not be allowed.
TSA officers may test liquids, gels, or aerosols for explosives or concealed prohibited items. If officers are unable to use screening technology to clear these items, you may be asked to open them for Vapor Analysis. Screening will never include placing anything into the medically necessary liquid.
Inform the TSA officer if you do not want your liquid medication to be screened by X-ray or opened. Additional steps will be taken to clear the liquid, and you or the traveling guardian will undergo additional screening procedures, which may include AIT screening, a pat-down, and additional screening of your carry-on property.