No, your Costco card cannot be used as a substitute for a REAL ID. What Tennesseans should know about travel Story by Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean • 12h ...

The REAL ID Act, passed in 2005, sets security standards for issuing sources of identification, such as driver's licenses. Congress passed the REAL ID Act in response to the September 11 attacks.

Nation World No, TSA doesn't allow Costco cards as REAL ID alternatives A Costco card is good for many things, but it can't replace a REAL ID at airport security.

We love hotdogs & rotisserie chickens as much as the next person but please stop telling people their Costco card counts as a REAL ID because it absolutely does not. — TSA (@TSA) June 4, 2025 ...

A Costco membership card can get you lots of toilet paper and a rotisserie chicken for $4.99, but it cannot pass as ID at an airport security checkpoint. A new warning from the Transportation ...

Costco cards good for 'hot dogs & rotisserie chickens,' not airports, TSA says The deadline for travelers to obtain a Real ID for domestic flights and accessing federal facilities was May 7.

Nation World No, TSA doesn't allow Costco cards as REAL ID alternatives A Costco card is good for many things, but it can't replace a REAL ID at airport security. Credit: AP ...

Nation World TSA pushes back on popular food blog's claim about using Costco cards at airport security A Costco card is good for many things, but it can't replace a REAL ID at airport security.

Updated: 3:28 PM CDT June 3, 2025 WASHINGTON — The TSA is trying to shut down misleading rumors that travelers can use their Costco membership cards as REAL ID replacements at airport security.