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Old May 1, 2013 | 9:54 am
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Originally Posted by channa
With EWR, I think you can hit the PreCheck if you're PreCheck eligible.

At IAD, you would clear mid-field, and there is no PreCheck there.
Problem is that a domestic connection off of an international inbound flight isn't going to be PreCheck eligible in the majority of cases, thanks to the TSA's criteria for PreCheck. There are some exceptions reported, but IME these are very rare.
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