TSA intends to expand the PreCheck Touchless ID program to 65 airports by the end of the spring.
Touchless ID lanes are currently in 15 airports: Atlanta, Dallas-Fort Worth, Chicago O'Hare, Detroit, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Newark, New York JFK, New York LaGuardia, Phoenix, Salt Lake City, Seattle, San Francisco and Washington Reagan National.
PreCheck members are able to go hands-free through the security checkpoint, pausing only briefly for a photo that is biometrically verified against a passport image.
As the TSA expands the program during the first half the year, its priority airports will be Houston Bush Intercontinental, Washington Dulles, Boston, Palm Beach, Miami, Orange County (Calif.), Dallas Love Field, Kansas City, Houston Hobby, Fort Lauderdale, San Jose (Calif.), Sacramento, Anchorage, Baltimore, Orlando and Long Beach.
The remaining 34 airports will come next.
Participating airlines are Alaska, American, Delta, Southwest and United. TSA members must opt in to the program by providing their known traveler number and their passport on their airline's app or website.
TSA says Touchless screening takes 10 seconds or less, halving the identity verification time compared to standard TSA PreCheck lanes.