Carry On Luggage Size Chart: Ideal Guide to Airline Carry On Dimensions

There is no one standard carry on luggage size or international carry on size. Each airline comes up with their own restrictions on size, weight, and number of items allowed in the cabin. This can make things rather confusing!

In order to help you figure out the right carry on dimensions, we’ve compiled the ultimate guide to hand luggage sizes and weight restrictions. You’ll find carry-on restrictions and limitations for more than 170 airlines worldwide right here in the only carry-on luggage size chart you’ll ever need.

So if you’ve ever found yourself asking, how big is a carry on bag, we’ve got you covered. A carry on bag is as big as the limits set by the airline you’re flying. And you’ll find those carry on luggage sizes by airline below.

And if you’re a little confused about all the different terms involved with carry on luggage, we’ve got a list of FAQs after the airline luggage chart.

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Carry-On Luggage Size Chart by Airline

Chart and airline pages updated as of October 2019, unless otherwise noted on individual airline pages. All information is pulled from airline websites as a resource. Airline websites are the authority and can change at any time. We are not responsible for discrepancies.

Using the carry-on luggage size chart:

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• Check the FAQs about carry on size and more after the airline carry on size chart.

Airline	Dimensions (H x W x D) (inches)	Dimensions (H x W x D) (cm)	Weight (lbs)	Weight (kg)	Personal Item Allowed	Important Notes
Aegean Airlines	22 x 17.7 x 9.8	56 x 45 x 25	17.6	8
Aer Lingus	21.5 x 15.5 x 9.5	55 x 40 x 24	22	10
Aeroflot	21.6 x 15.7 x 9.8	55 x 40 x 25	22	10
Aerolineas Argentinas	21.6 x 13.7 x 9.8	55 x 35 x 25	18	8
Aeroméxico	21.5 x 15.7 x 10	55 x 40 x 25	22	10
Air Asia	22 x 14 x 9	56 x 36 x 23	15.4	7
Air Astana	22 x 17.7 x 9.8	56 x 45 x 25	17.6	8
Air Austral	21.6 x 17.7 x 7.8	55 x 45 x 20	22	10
Air Baltic	21.6 x 15.7 x 9	55 x 40 x 23	17.6	8
Air Canada	21.5 x 15.5 x 9	55 x 40 x 23
Air China	22 x 16 x 8	55 x 40 x 20	11	5
Air Corsica	21.5 x 13.5 x 10	55 x 35 x 25	17.6	8
Air Europa	21.5 x 15.5 x 9.5	55 x 35 x 25	22	10
Air France	21.7 x 13.8 x 9.9	55 x 35 x 25	26	12
Air India	22 x 14 x 10	55 x 35 x 25	17.6	8
Air Italy	21.5 x 15.7 x 7.8	55 x 40 x 20	17.6	8
Air Macau	22 x 14 x 9	56 x 36 x 23	15.4	7
Air Malta	21.5 x 15.5 x 8	55 x 40 x 20	22	10
Air Mauritius	45.2 linear	115 linear	15.4	7
Air Moldova	19.6 x 15.7 x 9.8	50 x 40 x 25	17.6	8
Air New Zealand	46.5 linear	118 linear	15	7
Air Serbia	21.6 x 15.7 x 9	55 x 40 x 23	17.6	8
Air Tahiti	17 x 13 x 7	45 x 35 x 20	11	5
Air Tahiti Nui	45 linear	115 linear	22	10
Air Transat	20 x 16 x 9	51 x 40 x 23	22	10
Air Vanuatu	18.9 x 13.3 x 9	48 x 34 x 23	11	5
Alaska Airlines	22 x 14 x 9	56 x 36 x 23
Alitalia	21.5 x 13.5 x 10	55 x 35 x 25	17.6	8
Allegiant Air	22 x 14 x 9	55.9 x 35.6 x 22.9
American Airlines	22 x 14 x 9	56 x 36 x 23
ANA	22 x 16 x 10	55 x 40 x 25	22	10
Armenia Aircompany	21.6 x 15.7 x 7.8	55 x 40 x 20	15.4	7
Asiana Airlines	21.6 x 15.7 x 7.8	55 x 40 x 20	22	10
Astra Airlines	19.6 x 11.8 x 7.8	50 x 30 x 20	15.4	7
Atlantic Airways	19.5 x 15.5 x 10	50 x 40 x 25	17.6	8
Atlas Global	22 x 17.7 x 9.8	56 x 45 x 25	17.6	8
Aurigny	21.6 x 14.1 x 7.8	55 x 36 x 20	22	10
Austrian Airlines	21.5 x 15.5 x 9	55 x 40 x 23	17.6	8
Avianca Airlines	22 x 14 x 10	55 x 35 x 25	22	10
Azerbaijan Airlines	21.6 x 15.7 x 9	55 x 40 x 23	22	10
Azores Airlines	21.6 x 15.7 x 7.8	55 x 40 x 20	17	8
Azul	45.2 linear	115 linear	22	10
Bahamasair	22 x 14 x 9	55.8 x 35.5 x 22.9	20	9
Bangkok Airways	22 x 14 x 9	56 x 36 x 23	11	5
Belavia	21.6 x 15.5 x 8	55 x 40 x 20	17.6	8
BH Air	23.6 x 15.7 x 11.8	60 x 40 x 30	15.4	7
Blue Air	21.6 x 15.7 x 7.8	55 x 40 x 20	22	10
Blue Panorama Airlines	21.5 x 15.5 x 8	55 x 40 x 20	22	10
British Airways	22 x 18 x 10	56 x 45 x 25	51	23
Brussels Airlines	21.5 x 15.5 x 9	55 x 40 x 23	26.5	12
Bulgaria Air	21.6 x 15.7 x 7.8	55 x 40 x 20	22	10
Cambodia Angkor Air	22 x 11 x 9	56 x 36 x 23	15	7
Cape Air	45 linear	114.3 linear	20	9
Caribbean Airlines	22 x 14 x 9	56 x 35 x 23	22	10
Carpatair	21.7 x 15.7 x 7.9	55 x 40 x 20	11	5
Cathay Pacific	22 x 14 x 9	56 x 36 x 23	15	7
Cayman Airways	24 x 16 x 11	60.9 x 40.6 x 27.9	15	6.8
Cebu Pacific	22 x 14 x 9	56 x 36 x 23	15.4	7
China Airlines	22 x 14 x 9	56 x 36 x 23	15.4	7
China Eastern	21.6 x 15.8 x 7.9	55 x 40 x 20	22	10
China Southern	45 linear	115 linear	11	5
Condor	21.5 x 15.5 x 8	55 x 40 x 20	17.6	8
Copa Airlines	22 x 14 x 10	56 x 36 x 26	22	10
Corsair International	21.5 x 15.5 x 8	55 x 40 x 20	26.5	12
Croatia Airlines	21.5 x 15.5 x 8	55 x 40 x 20	17.6	8
Cubana	45 linear	115 linear	11	5
Czech Airlines	22 x 17.5 x 9.5	55 x 45 x 25	17.6	8
Delta Air Lines	22 x 14 x 9	56 x 35 x 23
easyJet	22 x 17.7 x 9.8	56 x 45 x 25
Edelweiss	21.6 x 15.7 x 9	55 x 40 x 23	17.6	8
Egypt Air			17.6	8
El Al	22 x 17.7 x 9.8	56 x 45 x 25	17.6	8
Emirates	22 x 15 x 8	55 x 38 x 20	15	7
Ethiopian Airlines	21.6 x 15.7 x 9	55 x 40 x 23	15.4	7
Etihad Airways	19.6 x 15.7 x 9.8	50 x 40 x 25	15	7
Eurowings	21.5 x 15.5 x 9	55 x 40 x 23	17.6	8
Eva Air	22 x 14 x 9	56 x 36 x 23	15	7
Fiji Airways	21.6 x 15.7 x 9	55 x 40 x 23	15	7
Finnair	22 x 18 x 10	56 x 45 x 25	17.5	8
Flybe	21.5 x 13.7 x 7.8	55 x 35 x 20	22	10
Frontier Airlines	18 x 14 x 8	46 x 35.5 x 20
Garuda Indonesia	22 x 14 x 9	56 x 36 x 23	15.4	7
Georgian Airways	45.2 linear	115 linear	17.6	8
GOL Airlines	21 x 13 x 9	55 x 35 x 25	22	10
Gulf Air	17 x 15 x 12	45 x 40 x 30	13.2	6
Hainan Airlines	21.6 x 15.7 x 7.8	55 x 40 x 20	11	5
Hawaiian Airlines	22 x 14 x 9	55.9 x 35.6 x 23	25	11
Helvetic Airways	21.5 x 15.5 x 8	55 x 40 x 20	11	5
HK Express	22 x 14 x 9	56 x 36 x 23	15.4	7
Hong Kong Airlines	22 x 14 x 9	56 x 36 x 23	15	7
Iberia	21.5 x 17.7 x 9.8	56 x 45 x 25
Icelandair	21.6 x 15.7 x 7.8	55 x 40 x 20	22	10
IndiGo Airlines	21.6 x 13.7 x 9.8	55 x 35 x 25	15.4	7
Interjet	21 x 15 x 9	55 x 40 x 25	22	10
Japan Airlines	22 x 16 x 10	55 x 40 x 25	22	10
Jet Time	21.5 x 15.5 x 8	55 x 40 x 20	11	5
Jet2.com	22 x 17.7 x 9.8	56 x 45 x 25	22	10
JetBlue Airways	22 x 14 x 9	55.88 x 35.56 x 22.86
Jetstar	22 x 14 x 9	56 x 36 x 23	15.4	7
Kenya Airways	21.5 x 13.7 x 9.8	55 x 35 x 25	26.4	12
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines	21.5 x 13.5 x 10	55 x 35 x 25	26	12
Korean Air	21.5 x 15.7 x 7.8	55 x 40 x 20	25	12
Kulula.com	22 x 14 x 9	56 x 36 x 23	15.4	7
Kuwait Airways	22 x 14 x 9	56 x 36 x 23	15.4	7
Lao Airlines	24 x 12 x 7	60 x 30 x 18	15.4	7
LATAM Airlines	21 x 14 x 9	55 x 35 x 25	17	8
LIAT Airlines	21 x 14 x 8	53 x 35 x 20	15	7
Loganair	15.7 x 13.7 x 7	40 x 35 x 18	13	6
LOT Polish Airlines	21.5 x 15.5 x 9	55 x 40 x 23	17.6	8
Lufthansa	21.5 x 15.7 x 9	55 x 40 x 23	17.6	8
Luxair	21.6 x 15.7 x 9	55 x 40 x 23	17.6	8
Malaysia Airlines	22 x 14 x 9	56 x 36 x 23	15	7
Mango Airlines	22 x 14 x 9	56 x 36 x 23	15.4	7
Maya Island Air			15	6.8
MIAT Mongolian Airlines	21.6 x 15.7 x 7.8	55 x 40 x 20	11	5
Montenegro Airlines	21.5 x 15.7 x 7.8	55 x 40 x 20	17.6	8
NokAir	22 x 14 x 9	56 x 36 x 23	15.4	7
Norwegian	21.5 x 15.9 x 9	55 x 40 x 23	22	10
Olympic Air	21.5 x 15.5 x 9	55 x 40 x 23	17.6	8
Oman Air	45 linear	115 linear	15.4	7
Peach	19.6 x 15.7 x 9.8	50 x 40 x 25	15.4	7
Pegasus Airlines	21.5 x 15.5 x 8	55 x 40 x 20	17.6	8
Philippines Airlines	22 x 14 x 9	56 x 36 x 23	15	7
Porter Airlines	17 x 13 x 6	43 x 33 x 16	20	9
Qantas	22 x 14 x 9	56 x 36 x 23	15	7
Qatar Airways	20 x 15 x 10	50 x 37 x 25	15	7
Ravn Alaska	18 x 14 x 10	45.7 x 35.5 x 24.5	20	9
REX Regional Express Airlines	19 x 13 x 9	48 x 34 x 23	15.4	7
Royal Air Maroc	45 linear	115 linear	22	10
Royal Brunei Airlines	22 x 15 x 8	55 x 38 x 20	15	7
Royal Jordanian Airlines	20 x 16 x 9	51 x 41 x 23	15.4	7
Ryanair	15.7 x 9.8 x 7.8	40 x 25 x 20
S7 Airlines	21.6 x 15.7 x 9	55 x 40 x 23	22	10
SAS Scandinavian Airlines	21.6 x 15.7 x 9	55 x 40 x 23	17.6	8
Saudia Airlines	45 linear	115 linear	15.4	7
Scoot Airlines	21.2 x 14.9 x 9	54 x 38 x 23	22	10
Singapore Airlines	45.2 linear	115 linear	15.4	7
SmartWings	22 x 17.7 x 9.8	56 x 45 x 25	17.6	8
South African Airways	22 x 14 x 9	56 x 36 x 23	17.6	8
Southwest Airlines	24 x 16 x 10	61 x 40.6 x 25.4
SpiceJet	21.6 x 13.7 x 9.8	55 x 35 x 25	15.4	7
Spirit Airlines	18 x 14 x 8	45 x 35 x 20
Spring Airlines	15.7 x 11.8 x 7.8	40 x 30 x 20	11	5
Sri Lankan Airlines	22 x 14 x 9	56 x 36 x 23	15.4	7
Sun Country Airlines	17 x 13 x 9	43.1 x 33 x 22.8
SunExpress	21.5 x 15.5 x 8	55 x 40 x 20	16	8
Sunwing Airlines	20 x 16 x 9	51 x 40 x 23	11	5
Swiss International Air Lines	21.5 x 15.5 x 9	55 x 40 x 23	17.6	8
TAP Portugal	22 x 16 x 8	55 x 40 x 20	17	8
TAROM	21.6 x 15.7 x 7.8	55 x 40 x 20	22	10
Thai Airways	22 x 18 x 10	56 x 45 x 25	15	7
Thai Lion Air	15.7 x 11.8 x 7.8	40 x 30 x 20	15.4	7
TigerAir Australia	21.2 x 14.9 x 9	54 x 38 x 23	15.4	7
Transavia	17.7 x 15.7 x 9.8	45 x 40 x 25	22	10
Tropic Air			15	6.8
TUIfly	21.6 x 15.7 x 7.8	55 x 40 x 20	13.2	6
Turkish Airlines	21.6 x 15.7 x 9	55 x 40 x 23	17.6	8
Ukraine International Airlines	21.6 x 15.7 x 7.8	55 x 40 x 20	15.4	7
United Airlines	22 x 14 x 9	56 x 35 x 23
UTair	21.6 x 15.7 x 7.8	55 x 40 x 20	22	10
Vanilla Air	21.6 x 15.7 x 9.8	55 x 40 x 25	15.4	7
Vietnam Airlines	22 x 14 x 9	56 x 36 x 23	26	12
Virgin Atlantic Airways	22 x 14 x 9	56 x 36 x 23	22	10
Virgin Australia	18.9 x 13.3 x 9	48 x 34 x 23	15.4	7
VivaAerobus	21.6 x 15.7 x 7.8	55 x 40 x 20	22	10
Volaris	22.4 x 15.7 x 12.9	57 x 40 x 33	22	10
Vueling	21.6 x 15.7 x 7.8	55 x 40 x 20	22	10
WestJet	21 x 15 x 9	53 x 38 x 23
Wizz Air	15.7 x 11.8 x 7.8	40 x 30 x 20	22	10
Xiamen Airlines	21.6 x 15.7 x 7.8	55 x 40 x 20	11	5
XL Airways France	21.7 x 13.8 x 9.8	55 x 35 x 25	22	10

FAQs about carry-on luggage

Keep reading for answers to all your questions about carry on luggage!

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What is carry on luggage?

Carry-on luggage is any bag you bring with you on the airplane. It stays with you, as opposed to checked luggage, which goes in the cargo area of the plane. Carry-on luggage is sometimes referred to as cabin luggage or hand luggage, depending on what country you’re from.

What size is carry on luggage?

This isn’t always an easy question to answer because carry-on luggage size varies from airline to airline. So if you’re trying to determine what size luggage is carry on, you’ll need to look at the airline you’re flying with.

Lucky for you, we’ve put together the most comprehensive carry-on size chart on the internet with over 170 airlines from around the world. Scroll back up to view the chart if you haven’t looked at it already.

What are the dimensions for carry on luggage?

The dimensions for carry on luggage are found by measuring your bag’s height X width X depth. It’s important to know how to measure carry on luggage so you’ll know if your suitcase or backpack will fit within the airline’s carry on luggage rules.

To measure your bag, measure from where it sits on the floor up to the highest point on the bag, when the handle is retracted. This is because the wheels and handles must be included to get the proper carry on dimensions.

Note that some luggage companies will list a suitcase as a 22 inch suitcase, as an example, when in reality that 22 inch height only includes the body of the suitcase, not the wheels and handles. Remember the airline carry on dimensions are what matter.

What is TSA carry-on size?

Just as there is no one standard carry-on luggage size, there is no TSA carry-on size. Your carry-on bags must fit through the X-ray machines, although the exact size of the machines may vary from one airport to another.

Follow your airline’s rules about what size carry-on luggage they allow, including other airline carry on luggage rules such as luggage weight and number of items allowed. Check out our carry-on luggage size chart above for more info.

What is international carry on size?

There is no official international carry on size. Occasionally you’ll find an airline with different carry on rules for international flights vs domestic flights, but the actual size allowed still depends on the airline.

Some non-US airlines have smaller hand luggage size limits than US-based airlines. This is often what people are referring to when they say international carry on size.

If you will be flying with multiple airlines, which often happens with connecting flights on an international itinerary, check the carry-on size allowances for each airline you will be flying with and go by the most restrictive/smallest carry-on size allowed.

What is the weight limit for carry on luggage?

As with size, the weight limit for carry on luggage varies from airline to airline. Some airlines are more strict than others, while a few even simply state that you must be able to lift your luggage into the overhead compartment without assistance from an airline employee.

It’s always best to check the airline’s carry-on luggage weight allowance and take note of whether the weight limit includes your personal item or if there’s a separate weight limit for the personal item.

Our carry-on size chart includes weight limits for over 170 airlines, and you can find more information about number of items and how the weight limit is applied by clicking the name of the airline on the chart.

What is a personal item?

Many, but not all, airlines allow passengers to bring their main carry-on luggage plus a personal item into the cabin with them. A personal item is a smaller bag like a purse, briefcase, laptop bag, etc.

It generally needs to be small enough to fit under the seat in front of you, but some airlines give specific personal item dimensions. Sometimes the airline also specifies a weight limit for the personal item that is separate from the weight limit of the main carry on bag, but sometimes the combined weight limit is given. And some airlines don’t specifically list a weight limit for the personal item.

What is allowed in a carry on bag?

Many items are allowed in a carry on bag, such as clothing, shoes, most electronics, etc. Toiletries and other liquids are allowed as long as each container is 3.4 ounces/100ml or smaller and all containers fit into a 1 quart/1 liter zip top bag. You are also allowed to bring an empty water bottle of any size, but the key is that it must be empty!

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