Airport SIDA id badge
QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS(2024 LATEST
UPDATE)
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
• 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.
This color SIDA badge holders who do NOT have an "E" or an "A" printed on their badge are NOT
authorized to escort others in the SIDA or Sterile areas of the terminals.
Yellow badge - ANSWER SIDA
• Allow access to the Sterile areas and the SIDA and are sponsored by authorized signatory airlines.
• Authorized to enter the SIDA via an Employee Portal.
* ONLY this color SIDA badge holders with an "E" printed on the badge may escort others while in the
SIDA or Sterile areas of the terminals.
This color SIDA badge holders who do NOT have an "E" printed on their badge are NOT authorized to
escort others in the SIDA or Sterile areas of the terminals
Possessing a DFW Airport Badge is: - ANSWER a privilege, not a right, and you MUST follow certain rules
to maintain that privilege.
QUESTIONS &
ANSWERS(2024 LATEST
UPDATE)
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
• 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.
This color SIDA badge holders who do NOT have an "E" or an "A" printed on their badge are NOT
authorized to escort others in the SIDA or Sterile areas of the terminals.
Yellow badge - ANSWER SIDA
• Allow access to the Sterile areas and the SIDA and are sponsored by authorized signatory airlines.
• Authorized to enter the SIDA via an Employee Portal.
* ONLY this color SIDA badge holders with an "E" printed on the badge may escort others while in the
SIDA or Sterile areas of the terminals.
This color SIDA badge holders who do NOT have an "E" printed on their badge are NOT authorized to
escort others in the SIDA or Sterile areas of the terminals
Possessing a DFW Airport Badge is: - ANSWER a privilege, not a right, and you MUST follow certain rules
to maintain that privilege.
