Temporary TSA Pre✓ Application Center Opens at CWA

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) on Oct. 27, announced that a temporary TSA Pre✓ application center will be open at Central Wisconsin Airport (CWA) from Nov. 14–18.   

The TSA Pre✓ application center will be located at the airline ticket counter. The hours are Monday, Thursday and Friday from 8 a.m. – 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. – 5 p.m., and Tuesday and Wednesday from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. – 7 p.m.

TSA Pre✓ is an expedited screening program that enables members to leave on their shoes, light outerwear and belt in designated screening lanes. Passengers also can keep their laptop in its case and their 3-1-1 compliant liquids/gels bag in a carry-on. A TSA Pre✓ lane at CWA has been operational since March 2015.

Applicants are strongly encouraged to make an appointment and pre-enroll at www.fly-cwa.org or https://www.tsa.gov/precheck. Walk-ins also will be accepted on a space-available basis.  After pre-enrolling, travelers must visit the application center at CWA to provide fingerprints and proof of citizenship or legal residency using valid required identity and citizenship/immigration documentation. They also will pay the $85 fee, which covers a five-year membership. Approved members will receive a Known Traveler Number (KTN) that can be accessed online in about a week.

“This is a great opportunity for travelers in central Wisconsin to apply for TSA Pre✓,” said Mark Lendvay, TSA federal security director for Wisconsin. “There are permanent application centers in Green Bay and Madison, but we’re pleased to provide this more convenient opportunity to get signed up right here at CWA.”