b'36 LAS SPECIAL REPORT SECURITYHarry Reid Intl Tests Self-Service Checkpoint BY RONNIE WENDTFor 23 years, TSA has screenedWhile the concept of self-screening passengers and their belongingsis certainly novel, the technologies FACTS&FIGURESat U.S. airports to help keep airthe system uses are anything but. Project: Self-Service Security Checkpointtravel safe. The traffic is staggering, with anVanderlande Industries developed the average 2.5 million people passing throughlane-based system prototype using Location: Harry Reid Intl Airport, in Las Vegas checkpoints at more than 430 airports eachexisting technologiesaugmenting familiar Terminal: 3 day, and even more during holidays andcomputed tomography X-ray machines Cost: Part of TSA-funded project to test new equipment other surges. with off-the-shelf self-service components. at its Innovation CheckpointThe sheer volume can easily lead toBy combining them, Vanderlande created a Scope: Prototype self-service screening system developedfrustrating delays for travelers, but newsystem designed to streamline checkpoint under TSA & Dept. of Homeland Security Science &ideas and technology to improve thelines and reduce manual screenings. Technology Directorate; Engineer: Rohde & Schwarz USA Inc.process are always in the works. One of theRosemary many being considered recently took a giantVassiliadis, director Checkpoint Lane System: Vanderlande Industries Inc. leap from the lab to the field. If the prototypeof Aviation for Clark Baggage Scanning Machines: Analogic Corp. pans out as many hope, it could prompt aCounty, considers Computed Technology X-ray Machines formajor paradigm shift for U.S. air travel.LAS the perfect place Passenger Screening: Analogic Corp. In March, TSA began testing a self- to test this potentially Automated Exit Doors: dormakaba USA Inc. service screening system at Harry Reidgroundbreaking Stanchions, Queue Design & Wayfinding: LaviInternational Airport (LAS) in Las Vegas.technology because itROSEMARY VASSILIADISIndustries Inc.The idea is similar to self-checkoutis a busy airport that Innovation Checkpoint Installed: 2019 lanes at a grocery store: Consumersserves a mix of business and leisure traffic. 3 Self-Service Development Contracts initiate an automated function onceIts daily average of 158,000 passengers Awarded: 2021 performed by employees. But instead ofprovides ample opportunities to analyze Prototype System Installed: 1st quarter 2024scanning barcodes on canned soup andsystem efficiency, track flow, measure frozen pizzas, the system at LAS allowsthroughput and gather input from users Available for Passenger Use: March 2024 and TSA personnel. passengers to self-initiate full-body scans Key Benefits: System allows passengers to screen at ownof themselves and their carry-on items for pace; flow is designed to streamline checkpoint lines& reduce need for manual screenings by TSA officers security purposes.May | June 2024AirportImprovement.com'