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Status	Airline	Checkpoint	Date	Notes	Time	Wait
	AA	E16	2013-05-22	E16 is still good. But you may be called "handsome" by a greasy TSA smurf.	740a	10
	AA	A37	2013-04-25	Ck Pt busy. MMW. I requested patdown which was prompt, courteous and efficient. TSA agent carried my belongings over to patdown area.	430p	10
	F9	E16	2013-04-19	WTMD only	7p	0
	AA	D30	2013-04-15	Precheck with 0 people around - very fast	130p	0
	B6	E8	2013-04-14	All through MMW/ATR. Very quiet at 8:45am.
	VX	E15	2013-04-06	Still just the metal detector!		0
	F9	e15	2013-03-29	still good! E16 was also still wtmd only		10
	AA	A23	2013-03-28	since no one else has officially posted, the party is over at A23. checkpoint closed.
	AA	E16	2013-03-28	Still good. TDC didn't bat an eye at my AA boarding pass.
	US	E16	2013-03-16	still golden!
	US	E16	2013-03-16	still golden!
	US	E16	2013-03-16	still golden!
	UA	E15	2013-01-28	No scanners at this checkpoint. Thank you to previous posters for letting us know about this checkpoint!	400p
	AA	A23	2013-01-07	To the 12/27/12 post: I just flew out of DFW at A23 and there io body scanner. WTMD only.
	VX	E16	2012-12-28	No body scanners at this checkpoint!	430p
	AA	A23	2012-12-27	GAME OVER. MMW ATD @ A23. SDOO Possible, but not guaranteed. Very hard to keep an eye on possessions as they exit the XRay before you do if there is any sort of line.	650a	<5`
	UA	E16	2012-12-22	still safe at E16	1p	15
	AA	Terminal D from customs	2012-12-18
	DL	E16	2012-11-26	Still WTMD only! - I wasn't flying out this terminal and did get "random shoe screening", still fast and painless	130p	<5
	AA	A23	2012-11-11	still safe
	UA	E16	2012-10-24	As advertised, WTMD only! Go into terminal E thru door marked Gates 11-21. Sec Chkpoint is right there and Pre-Check is there too!	600a	5
	AA	A23	2012-10-11	walk through metal detector only
	US	E16	2012-10-11	Still no full body at E-16.	600a	10
	AA	A23	2012-10-04	Still WTMD only BUT there is no priority line and line moved very slow. TDC wanted to chat with everyone and was rude when I didn't play. I was punished by randomly failing the WTMD on my first try. Still, no scanners, so worth the wait if you aren't PreCheck eligible or are on an international itinerary.	4p	15
	AA	A36	2012-08-31	I got lucky, PreCheck worked. MMW for everyone else and a LONG regular line.	6p
	DL	B upstairs	2012-08-17	opt out to WTMD	1140a	1
	AA	c29	2012-07-23
	AA	A36	2012-07-22	One MMW line for regular pax. WTMD only line set aside for Pre-Check.	730p	10
	AA	A36	2012-07-20	Everyone except PreCheck went through MMW.
	AA	C30	2012-06-14	All passengers being sent thru the MMW scaller	200p	1
	UA	E16	2012-06-14	First, this website is awesome. What makes it awesome is the accuracy of intel. My flight was out of gate e5 instead of enter through e6, which I did visually verify is scanner city, I entered through e16 which was free of any body scanners.	500p	10
	AA	A23	2012-06-05	Still safe! WTMD only.	750a	6
	UA	E16	2012-05-16	No porn-o-scopes at this checkpoint	500p	2
	UA	E6	2012-05-03	Body scanner for everyone except pilots. One TSA agent (a small young man) asked a passenger "how are you?" and the passenger replied something like "good and you?", to which the TSA agent replied : "Hey I am great, when your job allows you to mess with people and they cannot mess with you, its pretty awesome" !!	900a	10
	AA	A23	2012-04-16	WTMD only	400p	10
	AA	A23	2012-04-09	Very crowded. Did sdoo and went thru wtmd. Other end mmw, many passed thru no opt outs as far as I could tell.	8a	15
	AA	A23	2012-04-09	Very crowded. Did sdoo and went thru wtmd. Other end mmw, many passed thru no opt outs as far as I could tell.	8a	15
	AA	a23	2012-03-01	still good
	DL	E16	2012-02-27	No scanners at this checkpoint.
	DL	E14	2012-02-16	WTMD only	1130a
	UA	E16	2012-01-16	Still good at E15.	230p	10
	AA	C21	2011-12-29	WTMD closed off, everyone directed to MMW scanner	700a
	UA	E16	2011-12-23	The party is over in terminal E :(	100p
	AS	E16	2011-12-15	E15 and E16 still good.	700p	5
	AA	A33	2011-12-03	Roughly 50-50%. People "randomly" assigned to a metal detector or a scanner.
	DL	E15	2011-11-30	Only WTMD. No hassles.	1130a
	AA	C	2011-11-27	In this instance we got in a line that had nobody in it in a room directly next to another that had a scanner and a line of people. I was glad it worked out well for me but lines before probably got put through the scanner by default.
	AA	C30	2011-11-23	WTMD to the left, but most being directed to the MMW.
	F9	E33	2011-11-23	WTMD left, MMW scanner right, but TSA was pulling some folks from the left into the scanner.
	AA	C	2011-11-11	Friends of mine told me that most/all going through Terminal C were required to be scanned. They said all Terminal C security points have the radiation machines.
	AA	C8	2011-10-13	No self-selection, about half the passengers were sent to MMW, others to the metal detector. The MMW has the updated software installed.
	AA	C31	2011-10-11	MMW machine in use, people randomly directed into it.
	DL	E16	2011-10-05	only a metal detector
	AA	C8	2011-09-29	Left lane fed WTMD. Right lane, some got directed to MMW.
	AA	D6-D22	2011-09-26	7 am, all lines were using the scanner.
	AA	A23	2011-09-22	A23 is the place to go! No scanner and no line.
	WN		2011-09-06
	AA	B26	2011-08-24	2 lanes one with metal detector and one with scanner - looked like you could chose your own
	AA	B	2011-08-19	Scanner was down when I processed. Such a shame because I love them! Especially with the new software that will hopefully eliminate the people with no hobbies complaints about how privacy violating the originals were.
	AA	A21	2011-08-18	Early afternoon, WTMD only. MMW machine was roped off.
	AA	A23	2011-08-16	only metal detector, no line.
	AA	D6-D22	2011-08-08	8 am, all lines were using the metal detector
	AA		2011-08-03	They scanned EVERYONE. They made no exceptions, even for the elderly woman in a wheelchair and the toddlers in front of me.
	US	E16	2011-08-03	Still just a metal detector. Use this entrance and it's a short walk to the US Airways gates.
	US	E16	2011-07-28	1:30 PM - No Line - Straight through the metal detector. Ahh freedom.
	AA	A21	2011-07-14	2:30 pm: scanner not in use.
	AA	B9	2011-07-14
	AA	A23	2011-05-28	Good to go at this gate, all others at A have converted
	AA	A23	2011-05-27	At Terminal A - use the NEW, temporary A23 checkpoint while construction is in progress. A23 has metal detectors only. However, the checkpoint right next to it has MMW scanners so don't get confused. Also, the 5/24 post below is in error - There is no backscatter at DFW, only MMW and 2 of 3 checkpoints at Terminal A have scanners.
	AA	A23	2011-05-25	Only metal detector here A23. Others have MMW. A12 was scanner free but shut down due to remodelling. Make sue to choose A23 for now to avoid scanners.
	AA	A	2011-05-24	1 of 3 security enterances used BSK
		E16	2011-05-24	Still metal detector only.
	US	E33	2011-05-24	Left lane leads to metal detector, right lane to the scanner. Couldn't tell if TSA was directing folks, or if it was fully self-select. Short walk to E16 checkpoint, which has shorter lines and only a metal detector.
	AA	a23	2011-05-18	There is only a metal detector at this checkpoint
	DL	e12	2011-05-02	still no scanners at e12
	AA	A15	2011-04-29	I think that most of the "A" checkpoints had no scanners.
	AA	A12	2011-04-28	A12 is still safe, but the checkpoint will be shut down completely in the near future, maybe Mid-May.
	UA		2011-04-22	try not to line up with scanner, but still a risk to be scanned. Scanners did not necessarily help l-3's profits go up. their stock has declined since the scanners. KEEP OPTING OUT!!!! MAKE L-3 GO BANKRUPT!
	AA	A12	2011-03-27	A12 no scanner. Millimeter wave machine noted at checkpoint near A20
		E8	2011-03-08	E15 & E17 checkpoints are a short walk away, and are stil scanner free
	AA	A12	2011-03-07	No scanners
	DL	E15	2011-02-28	No body scanners at this checkpoint.
	AA	A12	2011-02-22
	AA	A21	2011-02-22	Scanner blocked off
	AA	C30	2011-02-21	Most in Scanner, WTMD if person in front is slow getting scanned
	AA	C	2011-02-20	All scanners blocked off
		E16	2011-02-10	Metal detector only at this checkpoint
	FL	Terminal A near A12	2011-01-23	Checkpoint A12 has no scanner, other checkpoints at terminal A have one millimeter wave machine.
	AA	C Gate (3 zones)	2011-01-11	Had to go to another security zone that had a Metal Detector operational. You can get through, but need to work at it. Get to DFW early, scout out the entrances. There is slight risk they might close the metal detector line after you entered the security line. ALSO, could not tell if they forced people to one line or another.
	AA		2011-01-01	Scanner vs. Metal Detector determined by which line chosen for carry-on scan.
	UA	terminal E	2010-12-31	aggressive tsa with scanner use at times
	AS	Terminal E, near Virgin Air/Alaska checkin	2010-12-29	Just metal detectors
	FL	E33	2010-12-26	MMW installed for the lefthand lane, but roped off and turned off. Righthand lane seemed to be clear.
		Terminal A	2010-12-24	Scanners not observed
	AA	terminal b	2010-12-24	2 lines, metal detector or backscatter. �choose your own. �
	AA		2010-12-23
		Terminal A	2010-12-13	Scanners installed, not in use
		Terminal A	2010-12-13	Scanners installed, not in use
	AA	B (B10? not sure)	2010-11-30	Metal detector only at this checkpoint, line moved very quickly. �After passing through, I noticed another (closed) checkpoint in B that had a crated scanner awaiting installation.
		Terminal D	2010-10-07	Scanners installed, in use for some passengers