Airport SIDA id badge Exam 2026
Questions and Answers
Purpose of ID Badges - Answer -• provide access into restricted areas allowing you
to access certain secured gates and doors required by your job
• lets other employees know that you are authorized to work at the airport
The badge identifies: - Answer -• who you are
• the company you work for
• the areas you are authorized to access.
Only Blue, Red and Yellow colored employee ID badges provide authorized access
to the SIDA.
EXCEPTIONS to the airport ID badge display rules - Answer -• airports generally
allow Federal Aviation Administration safety inspectors on the ramp as long as
they display proper Federal ID
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, • airline pilots and cockpit flight crew members may also be in the vicinity, or
footprint, of their aircraft without an airport SIDA badge. However, they must be in
uniform and display a valid airline badge for the airline that employs them.
• TSA Transportation Security Inspectors may enter and be present in the SIDA
without displaying identification in order to inspect or test security compliance, but
they must be able to produce either proper Federal ID or a valid SIDA badge when
challenged.
White badge - Answer -Employee/Contractor ID badge
• Allows access to DFW Board buildings and are sponsored by the Airport Board.
* NOT authorized for access through TSA checkpoints or Employee portals
* NOT authorized for unescorted access through AOA gates, in the SIDA or the
Sterile areas of the terminals.
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Questions and Answers
Purpose of ID Badges - Answer -• provide access into restricted areas allowing you
to access certain secured gates and doors required by your job
• lets other employees know that you are authorized to work at the airport
The badge identifies: - Answer -• who you are
• the company you work for
• the areas you are authorized to access.
Only Blue, Red and Yellow colored employee ID badges provide authorized access
to the SIDA.
EXCEPTIONS to the airport ID badge display rules - Answer -• airports generally
allow Federal Aviation Administration safety inspectors on the ramp as long as
they display proper Federal ID
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, • airline pilots and cockpit flight crew members may also be in the vicinity, or
footprint, of their aircraft without an airport SIDA badge. However, they must be in
uniform and display a valid airline badge for the airline that employs them.
• TSA Transportation Security Inspectors may enter and be present in the SIDA
without displaying identification in order to inspect or test security compliance, but
they must be able to produce either proper Federal ID or a valid SIDA badge when
challenged.
White badge - Answer -Employee/Contractor ID badge
• Allows access to DFW Board buildings and are sponsored by the Airport Board.
* NOT authorized for access through TSA checkpoints or Employee portals
* NOT authorized for unescorted access through AOA gates, in the SIDA or the
Sterile areas of the terminals.
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