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Airport ID Badges
Anyone who needs regular or unescorted access to the airfield must carry an airport photo ID badge, issued through the Badging Office on the second floor of the terminal.
Who Needs One
Anyone who needs regular access inside the Air Operations Area, or unescorted access of any kind, must have an airport photo ID badge.
A SIDA badge requires a TSA Security Threat Assessment and an FBI criminal history check, which means fingerprints. An AOA badge requires only the TSA Security Threat Assessment, with no fingerprints.
Contact
The Badging Office
Airport Badging Office
Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., closed on national holidays. Badge appointments: extension 107. Airport Administration: option 0. Fax 231-222-5118. Ask for Lori Suhy, the alternate airport security coordinator.
727 Fly Don't Drive, Traverse City, Michigan 49686, second floor of the terminal
Fees
- SIDA badge
- $75.00
- AOA badge
- $30.00
- Lost, first badge
- $75.00
- Lost, second badge
- $150.00
- Lost, third badge
- $300.00
- Renewal, AOA
- $15.00, every other year
- Renewal, SIDA
- $75.00, every other year
- Expired renewal, AOA
- $30.00
- Expired renewal, SIDA
- $75.00
A service charge of 1.5% applies to overdue payments. Return a badge to the Administration Office as soon as it is no longer needed.
Identification
What to Bring
- First ID
- Valid driver's license, state ID or passport
- Second ID
- Passport, Social Security card, or birth certificate with a seal
One ID must be government-issued and one must include a photo. Non-U.S. citizens present a passport and an Alien Registration Card or I-94 arrival and departure card. U.S. citizens born abroad present a passport and a Certificate of Naturalization or Certification of Birth Abroad, form DS-1350.
Training
Badge training runs by appointment only, Tuesday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Applicants present their application documents and IDs before signing up.
Training includes a security video and an electronic test on the airport's security rules and procedures. Anyone who fails the test can repeat the training after 24 hours, at the next available appointment.
Forms
Five documents go with a badge application. Each one is published in the records library, and the Badging Office supplies the current set at your appointment.