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March 03, 2025 - Philadelphia, PA

Shapiro Administration Urges Pennsylvanians to Prepare Now for May 7 REAL ID Deadline

With just two months remaining until the May 7 federal REAL ID enforcement deadline, officials from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT), the Philadelphia International Airport, American Automobile Association (AAA), and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) are encouraging Pennsylvanians to prepare now to ensure they can fly domestically without disruptions.
These efforts reflect the Shapiro Administration's commitment to ensuring residents have the information and opportunities they need to comply with the federal deadline.

Getting a REAL ID is optional in Pennsylvania, but beginning May 7, travelers will need a REAL ID-compliant driver's license or ID card, or another form of federally-acceptable identification (such as a valid passport or military ID) to board a domestic commercial flight, and enter military bases and other federal facilities that require ID at the door. More than 2.5 million Pennsylvanians have gotten a REAL ID driver's license or ID card since they became available in the state in 2019.

"As the weather starts getting warmer, we know many Pennsylvanians have made exciting travel plans," said PennDOT Secretary Mike Carroll. "With federal REAL ID enforcement beginning on May 7, your travel planning should include making sure you have proper ID to fly. If you want to keep using your driver's license or photo ID card to fly domestically, you'll need to upgrade to a REAL ID if you haven't already."

Speakers Include:
Atif Saeed, Chief Executive Officer for the Philadelphia International Airport
Gerardo "Jerry" Spero, Federal Security Director for Pennsylvania, TSA
Mike Carroll, Secretary, PennDOT
Jana Tidwell, Manager, Public and Government Affairs, Pennsylvania & Delaware, AAA



The Shapiro Administration and transportation partners remind Pennsylvanians of the May 7 REAL ID Deadline. When the deadline takes effect, Pennsylvanians will need either a REAL ID-compliant driver's license or identification card or another form of federally-accepted identification such as a passport, to board domestic flights, enter certain federal facilities that require a ID, or enter military bases. Philadelphia, PA, March 3, 2025.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/27274_dot_REALID_01.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Atif Saeed, Chief Executive Officer for the Philadelphia International Airport, reminds Pennsylvanians to prepare for the upcoming federal REAL ID deadline on May 7, 2025, in Philadelphia, PA on March 3, 2025.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/27274_dot_REALID_02.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Atif Saeed, Chief Executive Officer for the Philadelphia International Airport, reminds Pennsylvanians to prepare for the upcoming federal REAL ID deadline on May 7, 2025, in Philadelphia, PA on March 3, 2025.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/27274_dot_REALID_03.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Gerardo Jerry Spero, TSA Federal Security Director for Pennsylvania and Delaware, reminds Pennsylvanians to prepare for the upcoming federal REAL ID deadline on May 7, 2025, in Philadelphia, PA on March 3, 2025.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/27274_dot_REALID_04.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Gerardo Jerry Spero, TSA Federal Security Director for Pennsylvania and Delaware, reminds Pennsylvanians to prepare for the upcoming federal REAL ID deadline on May 7, 2025, in Philadelphia, PA on March 3, 2025.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/27274_dot_REALID_05.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Gerardo Jerry Spero, TSA Federal Security Director for Pennsylvania and Delaware, reminds Pennsylvanians to prepare for the upcoming federal REAL ID deadline on May 7, 2025, in Philadelphia, PA on March 3, 2025.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/27274_dot_REALID_06.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> PennDOT Secretary Mike Carroll reminds Pennsylvanians to prepare for the upcoming federal REAL ID deadline on May 7, 2025, in Philadelphia, PA on March 3, 2025.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/27274_dot_REALID_07.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> PennDOT Secretary Mike Carroll reminds Pennsylvanians to prepare for the upcoming federal REAL ID deadline on May 7, 2025, in Philadelphia, PA on March 3, 2025.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/27274_dot_REALID_08.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> PennDOT Secretary Mike Carroll reminds Pennsylvanians to prepare for the upcoming federal REAL ID deadline on May 7, 2025, in Philadelphia, PA on March 3, 2025.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/27274_dot_REALID_09.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> PennDOT Secretary Mike Carroll reminds Pennsylvanians to prepare for the upcoming federal REAL ID deadline on May 7, 2025, in Philadelphia, PA on March 3, 2025.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/27274_dot_REALID_10.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> PennDOT Secretary Mike Carroll reminds Pennsylvanians to prepare for the upcoming federal REAL ID deadline on May 7, 2025, in Philadelphia, PA on March 3, 2025.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/27274_dot_REALID_11.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Jana Tidwell, Manager of Public and Government Affairs for AAA Pennsylvania and Delaware, reminds Pennsylvanians to prepare for the upcoming federal REAL ID deadline on May 7, 2025, in Philadelphia, PA on March 3, 2025.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/27274_dot_REALID_12.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Jana Tidwell, Manager of Public and Government Affairs for AAA Pennsylvania and Delaware, reminds Pennsylvanians to prepare for the upcoming federal REAL ID deadline on May 7, 2025, in Philadelphia, PA on March 3, 2025.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/27274_dot_REALID_13.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Jana Tidwell, Manager of Public and Government Affairs for AAA Pennsylvania and Delaware, reminds Pennsylvanians to prepare for the upcoming federal REAL ID deadline on May 7, 2025, in Philadelphia, PA on March 3, 2025.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/27274_dot_REALID_14.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> PennDOT Secretary Mike Carroll reminds Pennsylvanians to prepare for the upcoming federal REAL ID deadline on May 7, 2025, in Philadelphia, PA on March 3, 2025.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/27274_dot_REALID_15.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> PennDOT Secretary Mike Carroll reminds Pennsylvanians to prepare for the upcoming federal REAL ID deadline on May 7, 2025, in Philadelphia, PA on March 3, 2025.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/27274_dot_REALID_16.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> PennDOT Secretary Mike Carroll reminds Pennsylvanians to prepare for the upcoming federal REAL ID deadline on May 7, 2025, in Philadelphia, PA on March 3, 2025.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/27274_dot_REALID_17.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> The Shapiro Administration and transportation partners remind Pennsylvanians of the May 7 REAL ID Deadline. When the deadline takes effect, Pennsylvanians will need either a REAL ID-compliant driver's license or identification card or another form of federally-accepted identification such as a passport, to board domestic flights, enter certain federal facilities that require a ID, or enter military bases. Philadelphia, PA, March 3, 2025.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/27274_dot_REALID_18.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> The Shapiro Administration and transportation partners remind Pennsylvanians of the May 7 REAL ID Deadline. When the deadline takes effect, Pennsylvanians will need either a REAL ID-compliant driver's license or identification card or another form of federally-accepted identification such as a passport, to board domestic flights, enter certain federal facilities that require a ID, or enter military bases. Philadelphia, PA, March 3, 2025.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/27274_dot_REALID_19.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> The Shapiro Administration and transportation partners remind Pennsylvanians of the May 7 REAL ID Deadline. When the deadline takes effect, Pennsylvanians will need either a REAL ID-compliant driver's license or identification card or another form of federally-accepted identification such as a passport, to board domestic flights, enter certain federal facilities that require a ID, or enter military bases. Philadelphia, PA, March 3, 2025.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/27274_dot_REALID_20.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> PennDOT Secretary Mike Carroll reminds Pennsylvanians to prepare for the upcoming federal REAL ID deadline on May 7, 2025, in Philadelphia, PA on March 3, 2025.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/27274_dot_REALID_21.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Gerardo Jerry Spero, TSA Federal Security Director for Pennsylvania and Delaware, reminds Pennsylvanians to prepare for the upcoming federal REAL ID deadline on May 7, 2025, in Philadelphia, PA on March 3, 2025.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/27274_dot_REALID_22.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> The Shapiro Administration and transportation partners remind Pennsylvanians of the May 7 REAL ID Deadline. When the deadline takes effect, Pennsylvanians will need either a REAL ID-compliant driver's license or identification card or another form of federally-accepted identification such as a passport, to board domestic flights, enter certain federal facilities that require a ID, or enter military bases. Philadelphia, PA, March 3, 2025.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/27274_dot_REALID_23.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Gerardo Jerry Spero, TSA Federal Security Director for Pennsylvania and Delaware, reminds Pennsylvanians to prepare for the upcoming federal REAL ID deadline on May 7, 2025, in Philadelphia, PA on March 3, 2025.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/27274_dot_REALID_24.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Gerardo Jerry Spero, TSA Federal Security Director for Pennsylvania and Delaware, reminds Pennsylvanians to prepare for the upcoming federal REAL ID deadline on May 7, 2025, in Philadelphia, PA on March 3, 2025.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/27274_dot_REALID_25.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> Gerardo Jerry Spero, TSA Federal Security Director for Pennsylvania and Delaware, reminds Pennsylvanians to prepare for the upcoming federal REAL ID deadline on May 7, 2025, in Philadelphia, PA on March 3, 2025.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/27274_dot_REALID_26.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a> PennDOT Secretary Mike Carroll reminds Pennsylvanians to prepare for the upcoming federal REAL ID deadline on May 7, 2025, in Philadelphia, PA on March 3, 2025.<br><a href="https://filesource.amperwave.net/commonwealthofpa/photo/27274_dot_REALID_27.JPG" target="_blank">⇣ Download Photo</a>