SIDA PRACTICE SOLUTION 2026 SOLVED
ITEMS CONFIRMED A+
◉ 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
• 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.
◉ Green badge Answer: Non-SIDA
• Allows access into the Sterile areas of the airport terminals after
successfully completing the TSA screening process.
* NOT authorized to use the Employee Portals or to be unescorted in
the SIDA.
◉ Blue badge Answer: SIDA
• Allows access to the Sterile areas and the SIDA and are sponsored
by the Airport Board.
ITEMS CONFIRMED A+
◉ 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
• 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.
◉ Green badge Answer: Non-SIDA
• Allows access into the Sterile areas of the airport terminals after
successfully completing the TSA screening process.
* NOT authorized to use the Employee Portals or to be unescorted in
the SIDA.
◉ Blue badge Answer: SIDA
• Allows access to the Sterile areas and the SIDA and are sponsored
by the Airport Board.
