Mobile ID
Use your selfie through the airport
Save time at the airport and enjoy your travel experience sooner with Mobile ID. The program helps you move through different points of interest without handing over your boarding pass or ID. No more searching for everything you need while carrying your bags.
Use Mobile ID at:
- TSA PreCheck: Share your American Airlines Mobile ID QR code and scan your face at security to move through the checkpoint with ease.
- The Admirals Club® lounge: Skip the line for lounge entry with Mobile ID. Scan your face on a tablet to verify your membership.
American Airlines Mobile ID is available through Airside: Digital Identity App and accepted and verified by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and American Airlines for club services.
Download the app
- Download Airside from the App Store Opens another site in a new window that may not meet accessibility guidelines
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- Contact Airside support Opens another site in a new window that may not meet accessibility guidelines
Where to use
You can choose to share your American Airlines Mobile ID with TSA when you go through security*. You can revoke consent in Airside: Digital Identity App at any time.
How it works
On Airside: Digital Identity App, you’ll:
- Choose American Airlines Mobile ID in Services
- Create your Mobile ID for use at TSA security checkpoints by adding a selfie, plus your U.S. passport, driver's license or state ID**
- Add your AAdvantage® number and valid Known Traveler Number through TSA PreCheck to share with TSA on day of travel
Requirements include:
- Fly out of Washington Reagan (DCA)
- Have a valid Known Traveler Number / TSA PreCheck membership
- Have an AAdvantage® number
- Have a U.S. passport, driver’s license or state ID
- Consent for TSA to scan your QR code on the Airside app at security
Not an AAdvantage® member?
*American Airlines does not collect or process your personal information in connection with the TSA PreCheck process. For more information on TSA’s use of biometrics technology, please visit the TSA website.
**Driver’s license source data verification may go down or may not be supported for all states. If that's the case, you can enroll using your passport or try again later.
Share your Mobile ID from Airside: Digital Identity App with American Airlines for use at the Admirals Club® lounge. Skip the line and scan your face at the tablet near the entrance to verify your membership. This photo matches against the Mobile ID you shared from your device.
How it works
On Airside: Digital Identity App, you’ll:
- Choose American Airlines Mobile ID in Services
- Create your Mobile ID for use at Admirals Club by adding a selfie, plus your U.S. passport, driver's license or state ID*
- Add your AAdvantage® number when you consent for your Mobile ID to be shared with American Airlines and used on day of travel**
Requirements include:
- Fly out of Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)
- Have Admirals Club® membership
- Have a U.S. passport, driver’s license or state ID
- Allow your Mobile ID to be stored as an encrypted token for 48 hours during travel for lounge use
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*Driver’s license source data verification may go down or may not be supported for all states. If that's the case, you can enroll using your passport or try again later.
**American Airlines collects and processes your Mobile ID for use at the Admirals Club to verify membership and same-day travel.