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Apply for access authorization for security areas of the airport

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If you want to work in security areas at an airport, you need access authorization (e.g. an airport ID card). This requires a positive background check and various training courses.

  • Basic information

    If you want to work in a security area at an airport, you need access authorization. You will usually receive an airport ID card as proof of this. The ID card allows you to move around the airport unaccompanied in the areas relevant to your work. You may not give your ID card to any other person. If you lose your ID card or it is stolen, you must report this immediately to the airport issuing office.

    You do not need access authorization at an airport if you are working outside the security areas, for example in the generally accessible entrance hall.

    You usually apply for access authorization via the airport operator. The regulation applies to persons who regularly have to enter the security area of an airport, for example for

    • security checks
    • check-in
    • transportation
    • the inspection of air freight.

    The security area includes

    • Parts of an airport where screened passengers may be present shortly before departure
    • Parts of an airport where checked baggage is located or transported through
    • Areas of an airport where aircraft and other aircraft are parked
    • for boarding and disembarking as well as loading and unloading

    The regulation therefore also applies to

    • Pilots,
    • student pilots and trainee pilots,
    • Members of airport-based clubs,
    • student interns and trainees,
    • Suppliers of goods and similar suppliers,
    • traders and business people and
    • employees of cleaning companies.

    Requirements

    • You need a positive background check.
    • You must have completed various training courses.

  • Procedure

    A positive background check is required in order to obtain access authorization. The required background check must be applied for separately if it is not already available. Further information on this can be found in the service "Performing a background check in air traffic". This can be found under "Further information".

    Apply for access authorization in writing:

    • Use the application form provided under "Forms".
    • Complete the form pages and obtain confirmation from your employer. You can then submit the application to the airport operator yourself or have it submitted by your employer.
    • The airport operator will check whether your application is necessary for operational reasons.
    • If necessary, the airport operator will forward the application for the background check to the aviation security authority.
    • The aviation security authority will inform you of the result with a notification. Your employer and the airport operator will also be informed of the result, but will not receive a detailed explanation.
    • If the result is positive and the airport operator also sees no grounds for obstruction, it will issue you with an airport ID card, provided the other requirements are met.
    • You must appear in person to collect your airport ID card from the airport operator.
    • Please note that the airport ID card is valid for a limited period of time and only for certain areas in the security zone of the airport.
    • Please note that the airport operator may revoke your access authorization at a later date if there are reasons for doing so, for example if your background check is affected.

    More information

    If the result of the background check is negative, you cannot obtain access authorization and therefore no airport ID card.

    Legal remedy:

    Objection

  • Necessary Documents
    • Copy of identity card on both sides or copy of passport
    • Training certificates
    • Notification that you have passed the background check (if already available)
    • Copy of the notification of the previous background check or an equivalent check (if already available)

  • Competent Department

  • Forms

  • Fees / Costs

    gebührenfrei

  • Deadlines & processing time

    What deadlines must be paid attention to?

    1 month Before starting work in connection with a background check, but sometimes a longer or shorter period is possible depending on the airport.
    5 years period of validity.
    It can then be extended if the necessary requirements are met. In justified cases, your access authorization (ID card) may also be withdrawn, especially if doubts arise as to your reliability within the meaning of the Aviation Security Act.

    How long does it take to process

    3 days bis 6 weeks

  • Legal Bases

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The official information in German is complete and correct. 08.04.2026

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