Passport Acceptance Offices in Flagstaff, Arizona

Perched at 7,000 feet in the pines of northern Arizona, Flagstaff is the seat of Coconino County and the gateway to the Grand Canyon, the San Francisco Peaks, and Route 66 road trips. It is also a college town, home to Northern Arizona University, so the mix of students, faculty, and outdoor travelers keeps demand for passports steady year-round.

Three federally designated passport acceptance facilities serve the Flagstaff area, and between them they cover very different audiences. The Coconino County Superior Court Clerk handles applications downtown at the courthouse, the Flagstaff Main Post Office runs USPS passport appointments on the north side of town, and NAU's Center for International Education accepts applications on campus with photos available on site.

All three witness your signature on Form DS-11 and forward your paperwork to a State Department processing center. None of them prints passports on the spot, and Arizona has no walk-in passport agency of its own, so it is worth applying several weeks before any trip. For a broader look at how passports work across the state, see our Arizona passport guide.

Because none of Flagstaff's facilities issue passports on site and there is no walk-in agency anywhere in Arizona, urgent travelers within about two weeks of departure generally book an appointment at a regional agency in a neighboring state, such as Los Angeles or San Diego. For routine trips, apply early: standard processing runs several weeks. Compare all three local offices on our Flagstaff directory page before you go.