Real ID Will Be Required To Fly Starting Next Week

Travelers at Sioux Falls Regional Airport may experience delays starting next week as TSA enforces REAL ID requirements at security checkpoints. Passengers using state-issued IDs that are not REAL ID compliant will be denied access.

By Christal Blue April 29, 2025 11:13 am

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MITCHELL, S.D. (MITCHELLNOW) You may face an unexpected delay in your next trip through the security checkpoint at the Sioux Falls airport. Starting next week, state-issued driver’s licenses or identification that is not ‘REAL ID” compliant will no longer be accepted by the TSA. Captain Adam Zishka of the Minnehaha County Sheriff’s office says without a REAL ID compliant ID card, you won’t be allowed to enter the security checkpoint. (:11) South Dakota Drivers Licenses have qualified for a number of years, but officials say only about 55-percent of Minnesota’s licenses are REAL ID compliant. For more Government stories from MitchellNow.com, Click Here.

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