TSA Sends Site Survey Teams to 21 Additional Airports

TSA 87-02
Monday August 26 2002
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The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will send site survey teams to 21 airports during the week of Aug. 26 to conduct initial studies to federalize passenger security and baggage screening checkpoints.

Airport federalization is a three-step process that involves:

• A site survey to determine the best design of the checkpoint and baggage screening areas
• Checkpoint and baggage screening reconfiguration to best facilitate security and safety
• Deployment of a general screening workforce.

To date TSA's contractor Lockheed Martin has visited 396 airports to assess checkpoint configuration and Boeing-Siemens another of TSA's contractors has visited 251 airports to assess the location for explosives detection equipment.

The TSA which has responsibility for civil aviation security will deploy federal passenger screeners to all commercial airports by Nov. 19 2002 and is responsible for having checked baggage-screening equipment in place by Dec. 31 2002.

The TSA will begin site assessments to fully deploy a federal screening workforce and for installation of explosives detection devices at the following airports:

• Fort Smith Municipal Airport (FSM) Fort Smith AR #
• Montrose County Airport (MTJ) Montrose CO
• Valdosta Municipal Airport (VLD) Valdosta GA
• Southeast Iowa Regional Airport (BRL) Burlington IA *
• Dubuque Regional Airport (DBQ) Dubuque IA *
• Ottumwa Industrial Airport (OTM) Ottumwa IA *
• Sioux Gateway Airport (SUX) Sioux City IA *
• Waterloo Municipal Airport (ALO) Waterloo IA *
• Bloomington - Normal Airport (BMI) Bloomington IL *
• Williamson County Airport (MWA) Marion IL *
• Greater Peoria Airport (PIA) Peoria IL *
• University Of Illinois - Willard Airport (CMI) Savoy IL *
• Hancock County Bar Harbor Airport (BHB) Trenton ME
• Lebanon Municipal Airport (LEB) West Lebanon NH
• Tompkins County Airport (ITH) Ithaca NY
• Enid Woodring Municipal Airport (WDG) Enid OK
• Eugene Airport/Mahlon Sweet Field (EUG) Eugene OR
• Ellington Field (EFD) Houston TX
• Laredo International Airport (LRD) Laredo TX *
• Norfolk International Airport (ORF) Norfolk VA
• Walla Walla Regional Airport (ALW) Walla Walla WA

 

Editor's Note: A blank indicates airports receiving passenger security screening site survey teams; * Indicates airports receiving explosive detection equipment site survey teams; # Indicates airports receiving both passenger security screening and explosive detection equipment site survey teams.