Which US airports require face coverings? And which do not?
 

This is a query about airports, not airlines. The major carriers, I believe, all require face coverings during flights, and of their employees when at work.

This query is prompted by a flight from JFK to GSP yesterday with a connection in CLT.

JFK, and all other NYC airports controlled by the Port Authority, require face coverings of anyone using their facilities: https://www.panynj.gov/port-authorit...s-updates.html As far as I could tell everyone at JFK was wearing a face covering.

CLT and GSP seem to have mixed policies, but the commonality is that both do not require passengers to wear face coverings. It appeared to me that about 50% of the passengers in the terminals at CLT and GSP were wearing face coverings. CLT did not respond to my specific query about face coverings of employees or tenants. I noticed some workers at CLT without face coverings, so maybe they are not required. GSP requires masks if its employees, "information center representatives, maintenance and facilities, police and fire departments and airport administration", but only "encourages . . . business partners, such as airlines, ground transportation companies and restaurant and gift shop operators to adopt similar policies."

So, which US airports require face coverings. And which do not?

It's all a joke. As long as staff aren't enforcing the rules/wearing masks themselves, airport/airline mandates are useless [OMNI comment redacted].

Also, another loophole is being hungry. If you're eating/drinking, the mask is off.

Does LAX require it? I'm flying into and out of LAX next month. I hope they do require it.

Right now, LAX requires face coverings.

David

Add MSP to the list where face coverings are required.

PIT Airport requires face masks.

--Jon

at least some of the reason of variation between airport requirements is probably due to whether or not airport management has authority to issue such an order. Some airports are run by an independent airport authority (such as IAD/DCA in Washington, DC) that intrinsically has legal authority to make such edicts. Other airports are run by a state or municipal entity (such ORD/MDW that are managed as a department of the City of Chicago) whose legislative body or executive might not have given authority to issue such an edict (for a variety of reasons).

Not in any way arguing with the above post, but just because ORD and MDW came up, I thought I'd mention for those who may be wondering - they are both requiring face coverings in the terminal.

It helps to look at some of the earlier posts to see how our COVID prevention policies and attitudes have evolved over this year (although some people's behavior has not). I guess now this is not even a question anymore.