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Passengers on domestic flights should have a Real ID compliant license or other form of identification to fly starting this week. Reports from John Glenn International Airport in Columbus indicate it's going smoothly and the TSA is offering other screening options for people without the ID.

The REAL ID law goes into effect following the passage of a law 20 years ago. In Ohio, REAL IDs have a dark gray circle, with a white star in the center in the upper right corner.

You don't have to get a REAL ID in Ohio - you can still get a standard drivers' license, but there are restrictions on its use.

Ohioans and all other Americans who don't get that identification will have to bring along extra proof of ID before getting on a domestic flight.

The Dept. of Homeland Security has pushed back the enforcement deadline for REAL ID from Oct. 1, 2020 to Oct. 1, 2021 in light of the coronavirus pandemic.

Only a small percentage of Ohio's licensed drivers and identification card holders have opted to get a new federally compliant ID needed in the future for…

Starting Oct. 1, 2020, travelers will need a REAL ID-compliant driver's license or other accepted form of ID to pass through security.