Oklahoma Travelers Without Real ID Must Pay $45 TSA Fee

New requirement aims to cover costs of alternative identity verification system.

Published on Feb. 1, 2026

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Starting February 1, Oklahoma travelers without a Real ID will have to pay a $45 fee to cover the cost of an alternative identity verification system called TSA Confirm ID. The verification is active for 10 days, so if travelers have a round-trip flight, they will need to pay the fee twice.

Why it matters

This new fee is part of the federal government's push to have all travelers use Real ID-compliant identification, such as a driver's license, by the May 2023 deadline. The $45 charge is meant to offset the costs for TSA to manually verify the identity of travelers who do not have a Real ID.

The details

The $45 TSA Confirm ID fee applies to Oklahoma travelers who do not have a Real ID-compliant driver's license or other approved identification. The verification is only valid for 10 days, so travelers with round-trip flights will need to pay the fee twice. TSA says the fee is necessary to cover the added costs of manually verifying the identity of travelers who do not have Real ID.

  • The new $45 TSA Confirm ID fee for Oklahoma travelers without Real ID goes into effect on February 1, 2026.

The players

TSA

The Transportation Security Administration, a federal agency responsible for security in the nation's transportation systems.

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What’s next

Travelers in Oklahoma are encouraged to obtain a Real ID-compliant driver's license or other approved identification before the May 2023 federal deadline to avoid having to pay the $45 TSA Confirm ID fee.

The takeaway

This new fee highlights the importance for Oklahoma travelers to obtain a Real ID-compliant form of identification before the federal deadline to avoid additional costs and potential delays at airport security checkpoints.