CLEAR opens 280 TSA PreCheck centers

CLEAR said on August 6 that it had 280 retail locations offering TSA PreCheck enrollment as of June 30, expanding a business the company began after becoming an authorized enrollment provider in 2024. The update appeared in CLEAR’s second-quarter earnings release, which also said the company had launched eGates at 50 airports “as of today” and remained on track for a networkwide rollout in 2026. TSA lists CLEAR alongside IDEMIA and Telos as authorized TSA PreCheck enrollment providers. The latest count gives a current baseline for a rollout that had been building through airports, transit hubs and retail stores. CLEAR said in August 2025 that it had expanded to more than 190 Staples stores and 62 airport-based enrollment and renewal locations. By March 31, 2026, the company said it had 277 retail TSA PreCheck locations; by June 30 that figure had risen to 280. (ir.clearme.com) ### Where are the 280 centers, and what do they actually do? TSA’s enrollment-center finder shows CLEAR locations as part of the federal PreCheck application network, with sites in airports and retail outlets. CLEAR’s own location page for TSA PreCheck says travelers can enroll in person or renew through participating sites nationwide. CLEAR’s TSA PreCheck page says applicants can pre-enroll online and then complete registration at a participating location, and that no appointment is necessary. (ir.clearme.com) The company says most existing TSA PreCheck members can renew directly through its website regardless of which provider handled their original enrollment. ### How does this fit with CLEAR’s airport business? (tsa.gov) CLEAR’s August 6 earnings release tied the enrollment expansion to a broader airport push. The company said it operated in 62 CLEAR+ airports as of June 30 and had launched eGates across 50 airports as of August 6. It also said CLEAR1 had “continued strong momentum across core verticals,” though the release did not break out airport-specific deployment numbers for that platform. (clearme.com) CLEAR markets CLEAR+ separately from TSA PreCheck. The company’s consumer materials say CLEAR+ uses identity verification to move members through a dedicated lane, while TSA PreCheck is the federal trusted-traveler program that can allow passengers to keep shoes, belts and light jackets on at screening. CLEAR says the two products can be used together. ### Why is CLEAR talking about biometrics and eGates at the same time? (ir.clearme.com) The company’s August 6 filing linked the 280-site enrollment footprint with a wider push to automate identity checks at airports. CLEAR said eGates were “on track for network wide rollout in 2026,” and an industry report published on August 5 said CLEAR was accelerating deployment of its CLEAR1 platform to scale biometric processing and integrate with PreCheck. (clearme.com) The company’s earnings release did not use that same wording, but it did say CLEAR1 was gaining momentum. TSA’s role remains the gatekeeper for PreCheck eligibility. The agency’s site says travelers apply through an authorized provider such as CLEAR and complete the enrollment process at a listed center. ### What should travelers watch next? August 6 is the clearest dated milestone in the company’s latest update: 280 retail PreCheck locations as of June 30 and eGates live at 50 airports as of that day’s earnings release. (ir.clearme.com) Travelers looking for the next step can track new enrollment sites through CLEAR’s TSA PreCheck location finder and future rollout details through the company’s investor updates. (tsa.gov)