Can You Fly Without a REAL ID? The deadline is here: As of May 7, 2025, travelers 18 and older need a REAL ID to board domestic flights (and visit specific federal facilities) if they plan to use ...

Starting Wednesday, May 7, a regular ID won’t cut it for travelers looking to fly within the U.S. Congress passed the REAL ID Act in 2005, and the deadline has finally arrived after about 20 years.

Wednesday is the day Real ID enforcement start for domestic travel, those without face additional screening by everyone should be able to fly, but TSA officials said.

Your driver's license might not cut it as the airport starting Wednesday. Here's what to know about REAL ID as it goes into ...

Those without a REAL ID "may be diverted to a different line, have an extra step", the head of the DHS said Tuesday. “But people will be allowed to fly,” Noem said.

Your driver's license might not cut it as the airport starting Wednesday. Here's what to know about REAL ID as it goes into ...

Those without a REAL ID "may be diverted to a different line, have an extra step", the head of the DHS said Tuesday. “But people will be allowed to fly,” Noem said.