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Martial Arts/Self Carry-on Checked Disabling Chemicals and Carry-on Checked
Defense Items Dangerous Items
Billy Clubs No Yes Chlorine - for pools and spas No No
Black Jacks No Yes Compressed Gas Cylinders - No No
Brass Knuckles No Yes including fire extinguishers
Liquid Bleach No No
Kubatons No Yes
Spillable Batteries - No No
Mace/Pepper Spray - No Yes except those in wheelchairs
One 118 ml or 4 fl. oz. container of mace or pepper spray is Spray Paint No No
permitted in checked baggage provided it is equipped with a safety Tear Gas No No
mechanism to prevent accidental discharge. Note: There are other hazardous materials that are regulated by the FAA.
Martial Arts Weapons Please visit www.faa.gov for a complete list.
No Yes
Night Sticks No Yes
Nanchakus No Yes Electronic Devices Carry-on Checked
Stun guns/Shocking Devices No Yes Camcorders Yes Yes
Throwing Stars No Yes Camera Equipment - Yes Yes
Note: Any sharp objects in checked baggage should be sheathed or wrapped
Checked baggage screening
to prevent injury to baggage handlers and security officers. equipment will damage undeveloped film in camera equipment.
We recommend that you place undeveloped film and cameras
containing undeveloped film in your carry-on baggage or ask the
Explosive Materials Carry-on Checked security officer to conduct a hand-inspection.
Blasting caps No No Laptop Computers Yes Yes
Dynamite No No Mobile Phones Yes Yes
Fireworks No No Pagers Yes Yes
Flares - in any form No No Personal Data Assistants (PDA's) Yes Yes
Note: It is recommended that you not pack fragile or expensive items in
Hand Grenades No No checked baggage. Check with your airline or travel agent for restrictions on
Plastic Explosives No No the use of these and other electronic items during your flight.
Realistic Replicas of Explosives No No
Flammable Items Carry-on Checked
Aerosol - any except for
personal care or toiletries in limited
quantities See Liquids, Gels and/or Aerosols
Fuels - including cooking fuels and No
No No
No
Additional Useful Information:
Alcohol
Brought from outside the
security checkpoint - unless in 3
Carry-on
NO
Checked
Yes
Prepare for Takeoff
any flammable liquid fuel
Gasoline No No
ounce containers or smaller,
carried in a 1 quart (1 liter), Permitted and Prohibited Items
Gas Torches No No plastic zip-top bag.*
Lighter Fluid No No
Lighters* No* No** Bought Inside the security Yes Yes
No ** No** checkpoint*
Strike-anywhere Matches
Turpentine and Paint Thinner No No
No No * More than 70 percent alcohol content (140 proof) is prohibited
Realistic Replicas of Incendiaries from carry-on and checked luggage. Up to 5 liters of alcohol with
*All lighters are prohibited as carry-on items. alcoholic content between 24 percent and 70 percent are allowed
Lighters without fuel are permitted in checked baggage. Lighters per person as carry-on if bought inside checkpoint.
with fuel are prohibited in checked baggage, unless they adhere
to the Department of Transportation (DOT) exemption, which allows
up to two fueled lighters if properly enclosed in a DOT approved More Information on Medication
case. If you are uncertain as to whether your lighter is prohibited, All medications in any form or type (for instance, pills, injectables,
please leave it at home. or homeopathic) and associated supplies (syringes, Sharps
** Up to 1 book of safety (non-strike anywhere) matches are disposal container, pre-loaded syringes, jet injectors, pens, infusers,
permitted as carry-on items, but all matches are prohibited in etc.) are allowed through the security checkpoint once they have
checked baggage. been screened. Liquid, gel and/or aerosol medications should be
declared to a security officer at the checkpoint and we recommend
that they are labeled to assist with the screening process.
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Permitted and Prohibited Items Medication and Carry-on Checked Carry-on Checked
Special Needs Devices Pool Cues No Yes
The prohibited and permitted items list is not intended to
Braille Note-taker, Slate and Yes Yes Ski Poles No Yes
be all-inclusive and is updated as necessary. To ensure Spear Guns
Stylus, Augmentation Devices No Yes
traveler's security, transportation security officers (TSOs) Diabetes - Note: Any sharp objects in checked baggage should be sheathed or
Yes Yes wrapped to prevent injury to baggage handlers and security officers.
may determine that an item not on the prohibited items chart Related Supplies and Equipment
is prohibited. In addition, the TSO may also determine that (once inspected to ensure prohibited items are not
Firearms, Guns
an item on the permitted chart is dangerous and therefore concealed) including: insulin and insulin loaded dispensing
products; vials or box of individual vials; jet injectors; pens; and Ammunition
may not be brought through the security checkpoint.
infusers; and preloaded syringes; and an unlimited number Ammunition
No Yes
of unused syringes, when accompanied by insulin; lancets; Check with your airline or travel agent
Liquids, Gels and/or Aerosols Carry-on Checked
to see if ammunition is permitted in
3 oz containers or smaller in a Yes Yes blood glucose meters; blood glucose meter test strips;
checked baggage on the airline you are flying.
1 quart (1 liter), plastic zip-top bag. insulin pumps; and insulin pump supplies. Insulin in any
If ammunition is permitted, it must be declared to the airline
Exceptions: form or dispenser must be labeled identifying the at check-in. Small arms ammunitions for personal use must be
- Baby formula/milk (to include breast milk) and baby food in medication or manufacturer's name or securely packed in fiber, wood or metal boxes or other packaging
containers if a baby or small child is traveling. pharmaceutical label. specifically designed to carry small amounts of ammunition.
- Medications (liquid, gels and/or aerosol) Nitroglycerine pills or spray for Yes Yes
- Liquids (to include water, juice or liquid nutrients) or gels
Ask about limitations or fees, if any, that apply.
medical use - if properly marked BB Guns No Yes
for diabetic or other medical needs.
with a professionally printed label identifying the medication Compressed Air Guns - No Yes*
or manufacturer's name or pharmaceutical label *Carried in checked luggage must be
Note: The exceptions must be declared to a security officer at the checkpoint. Prosthetic Device Tools Yes Yes without compressed air cylinder.
and Appliances - including drills Firearms - Carried as checked No No
Personal Items and drill bits, allen wrenches, pull sleeves used to put on or baggage MUST be unloaded, packed
Cigar Cutters Yes Yes remove prosthetic devices, if carried by the individual with the in a locked hard-sided container,
Corkscrews Yes Yes prosthetic device or his or her companion and declared to the airline at check-in.
Cuticle Cutters Yes Yes Ostomy Scissors Yes Yes Flare Guns No No
Eyeglass Repair Tools - Yes Yes Gun Powder No No
including screwdrivers Sharp Objects Carry-on Checked Parts of Guns and Firearms No Yes
Eyelash Curlers Yes Yes Box Cutters No Yes Pellet Guns No Yes
Knitting and Crochet Needles Yes Yes Ice Axes/Ice Picks No Yes Realistic Replicas of Firearms No Yes
Knives - except for plastic or Knives - except for plastic or No Yes Starter Pistols No Yes
No Yes
round bladed butter knives round bladed butter knives Note: Check with your airline or travel agent to see if firearms are permitted in
checked baggage on the airline you are flying. Ask about limitations or fees, if
Nail Clippers Yes Yes Meat Cleavers No Yes any, that apply. All of the firearms listed above, as well the frame or receiver of
Nail Files Yes Yes Razor-type Blades - such as box No Yes such firearms, carried as checked baggage, MUST be unloaded, packed in
Safety Razors - including disposable Yes Yes cutters, utility knives, razor blades locked hard-sided container and declared to your airline at check-in.
Scissors - not in a cartridge, but excluding safety razors.
plastic or metal with blunt tips Yes Yes Sabers No Yes Tools Carry-on Checked
metal with pointed tips and blades Yes Yes Scissors - Axes and Hatchets No Yes
shorter than four inches in length plastic or metal with blunt tips Yes Yes Cattle Prods No Yes
Toy Transformer Robots Yes Yes metal with pointed tips and blades Yes Yes Crowbars No Yes
Toy weapons - if not realistic shorter than four inches in length Hammers
Yes Yes No Yes
replicas Swords No Yes Drills and Drill Bits - including
Note: Any sharp objects in checked baggage should be sheathed or
Tweezers Yes Yes wrapped to prevent injury to baggage handlers and security officers.
cordless, portable power drills No Yes
Umbrellas - allowed in carry-on Yes Yes Saws - including cordless, portable
baggage once inspected to ensure power saws No Yes
Sporting Goods Carry-on Checked Tools -
prohibited items are not concealed
Baseball Bats No Yes greater than seven inches in length No Yes
Walking Canes - allowed in carry-on Yes Yes Bows and Arrows No Yes seven inches or less in length Yes Yes
baggage once inspected to ensure
Cricket Bats No Yes Wrenches and Pliers - Yes Yes
prohibited items are not concealed
No Yes Golf Clubs No Yes seven inches or less in length
Snow globes -
Hockey Sticks No Yes Note: Any sharp objects in checked baggage should be sheathed or wrapped
and like decorations regardless of size or amount of liquid to prevent injury to baggage handlers and security officers.
Lacrosse Sticks No Yes
inside, even with documentation.