Do children need a passport for domestic flights?

Question

Hello, on a trip which has 1 adult and 2 children, (13 and 9), from Illinois to Florida, do the children need a passport or other kind of photo I.D.? Do the passports have to be up-to-date? Or what kind of photo I.D. would they need?

Thank you.

Answer 1

No they do not.

I would carry there birth certificates just as a form of positive id.

Answer 2

Children travelling with an adult do not need I.D. for domestic flights.  See the TSA site below to read that only those persons over age 18 must present I.D.  I always felt teenagers should carry an i.D. as it is often hard to tell by looking, what their age is, and they need it for other things anyway...so I took them to the DMV and got them theor state i.D. cards at about 14.   Then they had thpse to use when they flew unacompaned.

Answer 3

No, you will only need a passport if you are flying out of the US.  And that means you can also  fly to Hawaii, Puerto Rico and St Thomas without one.