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 No Yes Please visit www.faa.gov for a complete list.

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
Common Lighters Yes No** Bought Inside the security Yes Yes
Torch Lighters * No No checkpoint*
Strike-anywhere Matches No *** No***
No No * More than 70 percent alcohol content (140 proof) is prohibited
Turpentine and Paint Thinner
No No from carry-on and checked luggage. Up to 5 liters of alcohol with
Realistic Replicas of Incendiaries
alcoholic content between 24 percent and 70 percent are allowed
* Torch lighters create a thin, needle-like flame that is hotter (reach- per person as carry-on if bought inside checkpoint.
ing 2,500 degrees Fahrenheit) and more intense than those from
common lighters. Torch lighters are often used for pipes and cigars,
and maintain a consistent stream of air-propelled fire regardless of More Information on Medication
the angle at which it is held. Torch lighters continue to be banned.
All medications in any form or type (for instance, pills, injectables,
** Lighters without fuel are permitted in checked baggage. Lighters or homeopathic) and associated supplies (syringes, Sharps
with fuel are prohibited in checked baggage, unless they adhere disposal container, pre-loaded syringes, jet injectors, pens, infusers,
to the Department of Transportation (DOT) exemption, which allows etc.) are allowed through the security checkpoint once they have
up to two fueled lighters if properly enclosed in a DOT approved been screened. Liquid, gel and/or aerosol medications are permit-
case. If you are uncertain as to whether your lighter is prohibited, ted in reasonable amounts and should be declared to a security
please leave it at home. officer at the checkpoint. We recommend that they are labeled to
assist with the screening process.
*** Up to 4 books of safety (non-strike anywhere) matches are
permitted as carry-on items, but all matches are prohibited in
checked baggage.
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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
form or dispenser must be labeled identifying the at check-in. Small arms ammunitions for personal use must be
Exceptions (in reasonable amounts over 3 ounces): medication or manufacturer’s name or securely packed in fiber, wood or metal boxes or other packaging
- Baby formula, breast milk and baby food. pharmaceutical label. specifically designed to carry small amounts of ammunition.
- Medications (liquid, gels and/or aerosol) Nitroglycerine pills or spray for Yes Yes Ask about limitations or fees, if any, that apply.
- Liquids (to include water, juice or liquid nutrients) or gels 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*
Note: The exceptions must be declared to a security officer at the checkpoint.
or manufacturer’s name or pharmaceutical label *Carried in checked luggage must be
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  metal with pointed tips and blades Yes Yes
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.