Security & Badging
Security
Safety and security are the top priorities at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. Phoenix Sky Harbor has multiple layers of security, some that you see and some that are more behind the scenes. The Transportation Security Administration, or TSA, oversees the security checkpoints at Phoenix Sky Harbor. There is also a Phoenix Police Airport Bureau located on-Airport, in addition to two Phoenix Fire Department Stations.
Police officers can be seen at all hours, seven days a week, patrolling the roadways in their vehicles, as well as inside the terminals on foot and even on bicycles. Phoenix Police officers at Phoenix Sky Harbor partner with explosive detection canines, which check unattended bags and other suspicious items.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES: Transportation Security Administration
Authorized Signatory Portal
Sign in to the IDMS Physical Identity and Access Management Portal.
If you ever have a question at Phoenix Sky Harbor, feel free to walk up to a police officer and ask - our officers know the Airport inside and out.
Phoenix Sky Harbor also has an operations staff that is responsible for safety and security on the curbs, inside of the terminals, and in the Air Operations Area where the runways and taxiways are located. Airport operations staff encourages all visitors to keep their eye out for suspicious activity and to report to an airport employee anything that seems out of place.
Phoenix Sky Harbor offers specific tips on how everyone can assist with airport security in a program called SOAR or Secure Our Airport Responsibly.
Security Training
Security training is mandatory for each applicant, except for those whose work-related duties require a public badge, and must be successfully completed before a badge can be issued.
Badging
Phoenix Sky Harbor’s PHX Badging Office provides its business partners and their employees with badging and fingerprinting services that are needed for employees to work at the airport.
Existing companies who are enrolling new badgeholders and/or renewing existing badgeholders are able to do so via a secure online system. New companies initially visit the PHX Badging Office to start the badge enrollment process.
Download the See Say Airport App
Keeping PHX clean, safe, and running smoothly are essential factors for our world-class facility. We have a tool for you to report maintenance issues and safety concerns: See Say Airport app lets you report maintenance issues, restrooms that need attention, suspicious activity and more, discreetly, and even anonymously if you wish. You can also include photos and videos. Your reports will be sent to airport dispatchers for action. All employees should download the See Say Airport app and use it to report items that need attention. If you haven’t already done so, download the app in the App Store for iOS or on the Google Play Store for Android. Or you can simply scan this QR code:
Badging Appointment
QLESS is a virtual queuing system that allows you to make appointments. Click "QLESS Appointment" button below to begin.
Download QLESS App
Badge Application Forms
Access and download application forms, study guides and rules and regulations.
New Company Setup
Before a security badge is issued to employees of a company, the company must establish an operational need to work in the restricted/secure and/or sterile areas of the airport.
Authorized Signatory Requirements
All Authorized Signers are (1) required to take Authorized Signer training and (2) to be in possession of an Airport security credential.
Background Checks
The Authorized Signers will be notified once the Security Threat Assessment and Criminal History Records Check clearance are received for each of their applicants.