REAL ID - Syracuse Hancock International Airport

Airport Traffic Heads Up
I-81 northbound will be reduced to one lane between Exit 26 (Mattydale) and Exit 27-28 (Syracuse Airport/Taft Rd/N Syracuse)
from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily beginning Monday, June 23, through Friday, June 27, to facilitate bridge work.

REAL ID

REAL ID
Extension

Travelers should be advised that after May 7, 2025 (deadline extended again), only Enhanced licenses or REAL IDs will be accepted as forms of identification for boarding a domestic flight (unless you already have a Passport).

More information can be found in this December 2022 Press Release from the Department of Homeland Security.

Additional information can be found on the New York State DMV website here.

For more general background about the history of REAL ID, visit the DMV’s Federal REAL ID page here.

For a complete list of acceptable IDs to board an aircraft click here.