F 1 Can a student visa travel freely in the United States?

Of course. As long as you have an ID card issued by the government, you can fly in America. This is usually a driver's license, otherwise there is also a state ID (for people without a driver's license).

A driver's license is enough. You only need a driver's license, not a passport, to fly in China. It's enough to check your driver's license at the security check, not your passport.

But you should be aware that in some States, the driver's license is valid. Your I94 should say D/S, right? The expiration date of the driver's license is likely to be the same as the expiration date of the visa (you may need to spend some time explaining to others at the vehicle management office that your identity is D/S, and the visa is only used when entering the country ... Good luck), so it may not be useful, because an expired driver's license is useless.