Few of us want to check our bags, for both financial and logistical reasons, but what actually constitutes an acceptable carry-on bag at airlines? As you might suspect, each airline is different.
Thanks to the folks at ROAM luggage, who did the research and sent me the following chart that finally outlines — for most airlines — what each carrier will accept as carry-on on their flights, both in terms of baggage size and weight.
Their chart lists some dimensions in traditional height x width x depth (inches) measurements and others in linear measurements which are more common for international airlines.
(Linear measurement is the sum total of your bag’s dimensions.)
Airline |
Size (inches) |
Max. Weight (lbs) |
|
Adria Airways
|
21.5 x 15.5 x 9 |
17.6 |
| Aegean Airlines
|
22 x 17.7 x 9.8 | 17.6 |
| AeroMexico
|
22 x 14 x 9 | 22 |
| Air Asia
|
22 x 14.1 x 9 | 15.4 |
| Air Baltic
|
21.6 x 15.7 x 7.8 | 17.6 |
| Air Canada
|
22.5 x 15.5 x 9.5 | 22 |
| Air France
|
21.5 x 13.75 x 9.75 | 26.5 |
| Air New Zealand
|
46.5 (linear) | 15 |
| Airtran Airways
|
24 x 16 x 10 | n/a |
| Alaska Airlines
|
24 x 17 x 10 | n/a |
| Alitalia
|
21.7 x 13.8 x 9.9 | 17.6 |
| Allegiant Air
|
22 x 14 x 9 | 25 |
| All Nippon Airways
|
22 x 16 x 10 | 22 |
| American Airlines
|
22 x 14 x 9 | n/a |
| Austrian Airlines
|
21.5 x 15.5 x 9 | 17.6 |
| British Airways
|
22 x 18 x 10 | 51 |
| Brussels Airlines
|
21.5 x 15.5 x 9 | 26.5 |
| Delta Airline
|
22 x 14 x 9 | n/a |
| El Al Israel Airlines
|
21.2 x 17.7 x 9.8 | 15.4 |
| Emirates
|
22 x 15 x 8 | 15 |
| Ethiopian Airlines
|
21.6 x 15.7 x 9 | 15.4 |
| Fiji Airways
|
21.6 x 15.7 x 9 | 15 |
| Frontier Airlines
|
24 x 15 x 10 | 35 |
| Hawaiian Airlines
|
22 x 14 x 9 | 25 |
| Hong Kong Airlines
|
22 x 14 x 9 | 15.4 |
| IATA
|
21.5 x 13.5 x 7.5 | n/a |
| Iberia
|
21.5 x 17.7 x 9.8 | n/a |
| Icelandair
|
21.6 x 15.7 x 7.8 | n/a |
| Japan Airlines
|
22 x 16 x 10 | 22 |
| Jetblue Airways
|
22 x 14 x 9 | n/a |
| KLM
|
21.5 x 13.5 x 10 | 26 |
| Korean Air
|
21.6 x 15.7 x 7.8 | 25 |
| Lufthansa
|
21.6 x 15.7 x 9 | 17 |
| Nok Air
|
22 x 14 x 9 | 15.4 |
| Norwegian Air
|
21.6 x 15.7 x 9 | 33 |
| Philippine Airlines
|
45 (linear) | 15 |
| Qantas Airways
|
22 x 14 x 9 | 15 |
| Saudi Arabian Airlines
|
45 (linear) | 19.8 |
| Scandinavian Airlines
|
22 x 16 x 9 | 18 |
| Singapore Airlines
|
45 (linear) | 15 |
| Southwest Airlines
|
24 x 16 x 10 | 50 |
| Spirit Airlines
|
22 x 18 x 10 | n/a |
| Sun Country Airlines
|
24 x 16 x 11 | 35 |
| Thai Airways
|
22 x 18 x 10 | 15 |
| United Airlines
|
22 x 14 x 9 | n/a |
| US Airways
|
22 x 14 x 9 | 50 |
| Virgin America
|
24 x 16 x 10 | 50 |
