TSA PreCheck at Small Airports
Dec 3, 2016, 2:23 pm
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EUG (Eugene, OR) has a Pre-check lane now.
It's let's you pass that huge backup of 3 people
They only have one screening station, so they give you a red card that allows you to keep your shoes and belt on and walk thru the metal detector vs. scanner. Your liquids and laptop must still come out.
Interesting and it did save me 45 seconds to tie my shoes.
It's let's you pass that huge backup of 3 people
They only have one screening station, so they give you a red card that allows you to keep your shoes and belt on and walk thru the metal detector vs. scanner. Your liquids and laptop must still come out.
Interesting and it did save me 45 seconds to tie my shoes.
The shared ID check station has two positions but only the left side will take Pre. The right side takes from the regular line even if there are Precheck pax waiting. No more bypass of regular pax by Pre.
After the id check, all pax go through the same X-ray machines (as before). Still have the yellow Precheck lite cards.
Dec 3, 2016, 2:33 pm
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TOL on 11/26-still PC lite (& I mean 'lite' since these people insist an iPAd is a 'large electronic/laptop' & must come out 
). This time they kept the 2 of us PC pax in a separate pen until the rest of the pax (about 6 at that time) were thru before we were allowed to go thru the checkpoint.
I sent a message thru the airport website telling them to than their TSA staff for reminding me why I avoid that airport as much as possible
). This time they kept the 2 of us PC pax in a separate pen until the rest of the pax (about 6 at that time) were thru before we were allowed to go thru the checkpoint. I sent a message thru the airport website telling them to than their TSA staff for reminding me why I avoid that airport as much as possible
Dec 3, 2016, 8:16 pm
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So has the TSA rolled Pre Check out to smaller airports? I flew out of CLL (College Station, TX) on Monday and they scanned my boarding pass at the ID check and I got the 3 beeps... since it's a small airport they didn't have a dedicated line, but I didn't have to take my shoes off or take liquids and laptop out. I was through security in under a minute.
Dec 6, 2016, 1:57 am
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There are a few variations of "PreCheck Lite", as it's sometimes referenced. Having a dedicated PreCheck lane at some of the smaller airports doesn't rule out the possibility of the screening being a variation of "PreCheck Lite" for those with the PreCheck indicator for their flight's boarding pass.
Jan 25, 2017, 7:21 pm
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FSD last Wed, 1/19, @ 5am-full PC, no issues, no waiting.
This is one of the few airports, btw, that has contractors handling this work instead of the 'real' TSA.
This is one of the few airports, btw, that has contractors handling this work instead of the 'real' TSA.
Mar 4, 2017, 6:11 am
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HTS on 3/2-PC lite w/the 'suggestion' to remove the laptop. Take the iPad out, too, since that will trigger a full bag check
ID checker gives the pax a laminated yellow card to indicate PC, in addition to telling the bag pusher, who is all of 3 feet away, that the pax is PC.
ID checker gives the pax a laminated yellow card to indicate PC, in addition to telling the bag pusher, who is all of 3 feet away, that the pax is PC.
Mar 4, 2017, 8:25 am
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While there is a dedicated PreCheck lane to wait for the ID checker, the carry-on luggage passes through the same x-ray machine that is used for the regular security screening lane. Thus, the actual screening is PreCheck light; light coats and shoes on, liquids and computers out.
Mar 8, 2017, 7:39 am
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FWIW, last time I was through VLD (Valdosta, GA--Nov 2016) they still didn't even give modified Pre/Pre-lite out. They always make an announcement about not having PreCheck. It's not too bad since they only have a WTMD, but it would be nice to keep jacket/shoes/belt on. I may be through again soon, so I'll get to see if they've advanced into modernity.
Mar 15, 2017, 12:09 am
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So much to my annoyance I saw an article in the paper last week that our podunk regional airport with its three daily flights is getting a NoS. I assume they'll still have the WTMD to screen pax who are unable to use NoS which hopefully means those of us with pre-check will still get sent through it instead of the <deleted>. Ugh. WTMD only was a big reason I frequently used our airport over going to OMA or FSD.
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Jul 13, 2017, 11:55 am
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Honestly, I don't mind Pre Check lite, as it means little, if any, chance of a secondary beep and need to opt out. I travel with a Surface. I take it out, in the case, and half the time I get asked why I take a tablet out. I tell them it is because there are times when morons secondary my bag for it and they roll their eyes.
One reason I don't mind Pre Check lite is because I usually stuff electronics in my jacket, and don't like putting that on the belt.
One reason I don't mind Pre Check lite is because I usually stuff electronics in my jacket, and don't like putting that on the belt.
Jul 19, 2017, 8:20 am
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Honestly, I don't mind Pre Check lite, as it means little, if any, chance of a secondary beep and need to opt out. I travel with a Surface. I take it out, in the case, and half the time I get asked why I take a tablet out. I tell them it is because there are times when morons secondary my bag for it and they roll their eyes.
Jul 19, 2017, 4:27 pm
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Yeah, I have the Pro 4 and same thing. It isn't hard to just take out, so I do.
Jul 27, 2017, 1:35 pm
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BTV back in April did not have it. They gave me this card with eyebrow raising quotations and I was allowed to keep my shoes on but had to take my laptop out
