Secure Flight/APIS Information

Advance Passenger Information Security (APIS), also known as Secure Flight Passenger Data, provides security information to customs and immigration officials.

APIS is an industry standard and IATA requires airlines to provide this information and in APIS SSRs. There are three types of SSR codes:

  • DOCS for passport and Secure Flight information
  • DOCA for address information
  • DOCO for visa, redress number, known traveler number, or place of birth information

The Secure Flight program requires the airlines to provide US Transportation Security Agency (TSA) with specific passenger information on name, date of birth, and gender.

To meet the Secure Flight program data requirements, the existing SSR DOCS and SSR DOCO can be used to transmit the required information. These SSRs were part of the IATA resolution 760a, which resulted in the development of the Advanced Passenger Information (APIS) SSRs.

Secure Flight information is required for:

  • All flights with an origin or destination in the United States.
  • All flights that travel in US air space.

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) of the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued the Secure Flight Final Rule. The TSA determines if the information provided on a passenger matches a person on their No Fly or Selectee lists and transmits results back to airlines. This rule requires airlines, not travel agencies, to send passenger information on existing bookings 72 hours prior to departure, to be vetted against the TSA watch list.

Adding Secure Flight Information

In Smartpoint, there are several ways to enter and manage APIS data:

  • In the Security tab of the Customer Information for the PNR/Booking File.
  • Using the APIS Manager.
  • As terminal formats.

More Information

For more information, terminal equivalents, and examples:

Travelport+ (1G)

Apollo (1V)