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Security and services inside the Dallas Love Field terminal.

Short answer

The TSA checkpoint is open from 4 am until the last flight departure, daily. Wi-Fi is free throughout the terminal. Three information booths are staffed by Love Helpers, and the Airport Communications Center answers 24 hours a day.

In detail

What to expect at the checkpoint and what the terminal offers on both sides of it.

  1. Checkpoint hours.

    4 am to the last flight departure, daily. The airport notes the hours can change with passenger counts.

  2. Pack for screening.

    Liquids must be in containers of 3.4 ounces or less per item, except medications and infant and child nourishment. Electronics larger than a cell phone come out of the bag. Shoes, jackets and hats come off.

  3. Bring the right ID.

    Passengers 18 and older must show REAL ID compliant identification or another acceptable ID, such as a passport.

  4. Get help inside.

    Three information booths are staffed by Love Helpers. The Airport Communications Center is staffed 24 hours a day at (214) 670-5683.

  5. Wi-Fi, cash and carts.

    Wi-Fi is free: choose "DAL Free WiFi" and watch a short ad. Six Frost Bank ATMs are in the terminal, three before security and three after. Baggage carts can be rented.

  6. Pets and smoking.

    Pets traveling with customers stay in crates, except service animals. One animal relief area is past security and two are outside the terminal. The smoking area is on the upper-level curb outside the main entrance.

Tip. All public restrooms are wheelchair accessible, and all seven family restrooms have an oversized changing station.

Call the station if

  • You need support at screening for a disability or medical condition: TSA Cares is +1 (855) 787-2227
  • You want to bring someone to the gate, which needs a gate pass from the airline
  • You left something at the checkpoint: Lost and Found is (214) 670-4227
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Dallas Love Field Airport Airport · 8008 Herb Kelleher Way, Dallas, TX 75235 (214) 670-5683Updated