Security Badge Process

GREEN BADGE – South Air Cargo Facilities

If obtaining an Airport Security Badge for the South Air Cargo facilities, persons must:

First, obtain and complete Form A. The form must then be signed by the company’s “Authorized Representative”. In addition, the applicant must complete and sign Form B within the presence of a Notary Public. The Notary must stamp the form with their seal (Fees for the notary are the responsibility of the applicant). Form E and the Privacy Act Notice will also need to be completed. Next, the applicant must schedule an appointment to have a Criminal History Records Check (CHRC) completed, via a fingerprint process. Please contact the Airport Badging Office at 515-256-5005 to scheduled this appointment. The applicant will bring Forms A, B, E & Privacy Act Notice, as well as two forms of Government issued identification, one having to be a photo ID, to the fingerprinting session. Please reference the Identity and Employment Verification Chartto ensure proper ID is presented at the time of fingerprinting.

The fingerprint results are normally returned to the Airport Badging Office within twenty four hours. In certain circumstances, this process may take longer. In addition to the CHRC, all applications will be submitted to the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) so they may conduct a Security Threat Assessment (STA). The processing time for this background check can take anywhere from three days to two weeks.

Once both background check results have been returned to the Airport Badging Office, the Operations Assistant will call the applicant and set up enrollment in the Security Training Class.

Airport Security Training is conducted on an appointment basis only and is offered via individual computer training, located within the Airport Operations office. The applicant must bring photo identification to verify their legitimacy to take the training and must check-in at the Airport Badging Office, Room 207, prior to their scheduled appointment.

Once the training has been completed the applicant will be provided his/her Airport Security Identification Badge.

Please reference the Badge Fees to see costs associated with Airport Security Badges. In addition, an $11.00 fee for the Security Threat Assessment processing will be assessed to all Airport ID badges issued.