SIDA BADGE CERTIFICATION EXAM
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS 2026
▶ EXCEPTIONS to the airport ID badge display rules. Answer: • airports
generally allow Federal Aviation Administration safety inspectors on the
ramp as long as they display proper Federal ID
• airline pilots and cockpit flight crew members may also be in the vicinity,
or footprint, of their aircraft without an airport SIDA badge. However, they
must be in uniform and display a valid airline badge for the airline that
employs them.
• TSA Transportation Security Inspectors may enter and be present in the
SIDA without displaying identification in order to inspect or test security
compliance, but they must be able to produce either proper Federal ID or a
valid SIDA badge when challenged.
▶ White badge. Answer: Employee/Contractor ID badge
• Allows access to DFW Board buildings and are sponsored by the Airport
Board.
* NOT authorized for access through TSA checkpoints or Employee portals
* NOT authorized for unescorted access through AOA gates, in the SIDA or
the Sterile areas of the terminals.
▶ Green badge. Answer: Non-SIDA
• Allows access into the Sterile areas of the airport terminals after
successfully completing the TSA screening process.
, * NOT authorized to use the Employee Portals or to be unescorted in the
SIDA.
▶ Blue badge. Answer: SIDA
• Allows access to the Sterile areas and the SIDA and are sponsored by the
Airport Board.
• Most (but not all) of this color SIDA badges may be authorized to enter
the SIDA via an Employee Portal.
* ONLY this color SIDA badge holders with an "E" or an "A" printed on the
badge may escort others while in the SIDA or Sterile areas of the terminals.
This color SIDA badge holders who do NOT have an "E" or an "A" printed
on their badge are NOT authorized to escort others in the SIDA or Sterile
areas of the terminals.
▶ Red Badge. Answer: SIDA
• Allows access to the Sterile areas and the SIDA and are sponsored by
authorized governmental agencies.
• Authorized to enter the SIDA via an Employee Portal.
* ONLY this color SIDA badge holders with an "E" or an "A" printed on the
badge may escort others while in the SIDA or Sterile areas of the terminals.
This color SIDA badge holders who do NOT have an "E" or an "A" printed
on their badge are NOT authorized to escort others in the SIDA or Sterile
areas of the terminals.
▶ Yellow badge. Answer: SIDA
• Allow access to the Sterile areas and the SIDA and are sponsored by
authorized signatory airlines.
• Authorized to enter the SIDA via an Employee Portal.
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS 2026
▶ EXCEPTIONS to the airport ID badge display rules. Answer: • airports
generally allow Federal Aviation Administration safety inspectors on the
ramp as long as they display proper Federal ID
• airline pilots and cockpit flight crew members may also be in the vicinity,
or footprint, of their aircraft without an airport SIDA badge. However, they
must be in uniform and display a valid airline badge for the airline that
employs them.
• TSA Transportation Security Inspectors may enter and be present in the
SIDA without displaying identification in order to inspect or test security
compliance, but they must be able to produce either proper Federal ID or a
valid SIDA badge when challenged.
▶ White badge. Answer: Employee/Contractor ID badge
• Allows access to DFW Board buildings and are sponsored by the Airport
Board.
* NOT authorized for access through TSA checkpoints or Employee portals
* NOT authorized for unescorted access through AOA gates, in the SIDA or
the Sterile areas of the terminals.
▶ Green badge. Answer: Non-SIDA
• Allows access into the Sterile areas of the airport terminals after
successfully completing the TSA screening process.
, * NOT authorized to use the Employee Portals or to be unescorted in the
SIDA.
▶ Blue badge. Answer: SIDA
• Allows access to the Sterile areas and the SIDA and are sponsored by the
Airport Board.
• Most (but not all) of this color SIDA badges may be authorized to enter
the SIDA via an Employee Portal.
* ONLY this color SIDA badge holders with an "E" or an "A" printed on the
badge may escort others while in the SIDA or Sterile areas of the terminals.
This color SIDA badge holders who do NOT have an "E" or an "A" printed
on their badge are NOT authorized to escort others in the SIDA or Sterile
areas of the terminals.
▶ Red Badge. Answer: SIDA
• Allows access to the Sterile areas and the SIDA and are sponsored by
authorized governmental agencies.
• Authorized to enter the SIDA via an Employee Portal.
* ONLY this color SIDA badge holders with an "E" or an "A" printed on the
badge may escort others while in the SIDA or Sterile areas of the terminals.
This color SIDA badge holders who do NOT have an "E" or an "A" printed
on their badge are NOT authorized to escort others in the SIDA or Sterile
areas of the terminals.
▶ Yellow badge. Answer: SIDA
• Allow access to the Sterile areas and the SIDA and are sponsored by
authorized signatory airlines.
• Authorized to enter the SIDA via an Employee Portal.
