Massport and the Transportation Security Administration have developed an ID Security Badge program for L. G. Hanscom Field. All students and renter pilots must be able to obtain a Massport-issued SIDA badge for access to the airfield. New students and those who don’t have a badge will have to be escorted by a flight instructor or other badged company employee until one is obtained. An application is required along with a fee of $75.00 payable to Massport. These applications can be picked up in our office or the Massport badge office in the Civil Air Terminal, or downloaded here.

Fingerprinting is done at the State Police office on the first floor of the Civil Air Terminal every Tuesday from 10 AM -1 PM and 5-8 PM and on Thursday from 10 AM – 1 PM. Please wait at least one week after submitting the application before going to get fingerprinted.

After fingerprinting, you must attend SIDA training before the badge can be issued. Interactive training sessions are conducted in Massport Office, Room 306 of the Civil Air Terminal, Tuesday and Thursday from 9 AM to 4 PM. Please call the Airport Badging office at 781-869-8020 to schedule SIDA training at least one week after fingerprinting.