- 1 Hand Carry on + 1 Personal Item
- 22 x 14 x 9 inches
- MAX 8 KG Weight
You can bring one small carry-on bag plus one personal item per passenger as long as the carry-on bag fits comfortably in the sizer without being forced and does not exceed overall dimensions of 45 inches (length + width + height).
The maximum dimensions cannot exceed any of the following measurements:
22″ long x 14″ wide x 9″ tall or 115cm (56 x 36 x 23 cm).
The size limitation of your luggage is calculated by adding the total outside dimensions of each bag, length + width + height.
Carry-on roller board bags, duffle bags, large backpacks, or other personal items that don’t fit in the overhead bins or under the seat must be checked at the gate and placed in the cargo compartment on American Eagle planes.
All carry-on items should be stowed in an overhead bin.
AMERICAN AIRLINES Personal Bag Rules
The personal item must be smaller than your carry-on bag and must fit under the seat in front of you.
Personal items includes:
- Purse
- Briefcase
- Laptop bag
Additional items that will be allowed above and beyond the restrictions listed above include:
- Outerwear such as coats/wraps/hats
- Book or newspaper
- Small bag of food
- Approved safety seat for lap or ticketed child
- Pillow or blanket
- Diaper bag for lap or ticketed child
- Duty free items
- Medical devices for passengers such as wheelchairs, walkers etc

AMERICAN AIRLINES (AA) Checked Luggage Policies
- Paid Checked Luggage Only. Starting from $30
- 62 in / 158 cm Total
- Economcy MAX 23 KG Weight. First / Business 32 KGS Max
American Airlines’ (AA) standard checked baggage luggage policy details follow:
- 2 bags standard, up to 10 bags maximum for US domestic, Transatlantic, and Transpacific, up to 5 bags maximum if your travel includes Brazil, Caribbean Central America, Mexico, and South America.
- Maximum dimensions: 62 inches or 157 centimeters (length + width + height).
- Maximum weight: 50 pounds or 23 kilograms
AMERICAN AIRLINES (AA) Checked Luggage Fees
- US domestic (including Canada, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and US Virgin Islands:
First bag: $30.00 USD
Second bag: $40.00 USD - Caribbean, Central America, and Mexico:
First bag: $30.00 USD
Second bag: $40.00 USD - Brazil:
First bag: Free
Second bag: Free - South America:
First bag: Free
Second bag: Free - Transatlantic:
First bag: Free
Second bag: $100.00 USD - Transpacific:
First bag: Free
Second bag: Free
American Airlines (AA) Excess Baggage Fees
American Airlines (AA) excess checked baggage / hold luggage fees follow:
- US domestic (including Canada, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and US Virgin Islands:
Third bag: $150.00 USD
Fourth bag +: $200.00 USD per bag - Caribbean, Central America, and Mexico:
Third bag: $150.00 USD
Fourth bag +: $200.00 USD per bag - Brazil:
Third bag: $85.00 USD
Fourth bag +: $85.00 USD per bag - South America
Third bag: $150.00 USD
Fourth bag +: $200.00 USD per bag - Transatlantic:
Third bag: $200.00 USD
Fourth bag +: $200.00 USD per bag - Transpacific:
Third bag: $200.00 USD
Fourth bag +: $200.00 USD per bag
What is American Airlines’ (AA) fee for overweight baggage?
American Airlines (AA) will charge the following for bags that are greater than the standard 50 pounds or 23 kilograms:
- 51 to 70 pounds or 24 to 32 kilograms: $100.00 USD extra per bag
- 71 to 100 pounds or 33 to 46 kilograms: $200.00 USD extra per bag
- Bags exceeding 100 pounds or 46 kilograms will not be accepted as checked baggage / hold luggage.
American Airlines (AA) fee for oversize baggage?
American Airlines (AA) will charge the following fees for any bags between 62-125 inches or 158-320 centimeters:
- $200 – U S domestic, the Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, South America, and Transpacific
- $150 – Brazil and Transatlantic.
American Airlines (AA) Sports equipment Fees
Sports equipment such as skis, golf bags, fishing equipment, hockey, and lacrosse equipment will be accepted up to American Airlines’ (AA) size and weight limits and will count as one checked bag/hold bag. Associated fees might be applied.
What are the American Airline Restricted Items?

Restricted Items – See the list of items that may not be carried on board including European Union rules for transporting animal products.
Battery Tips – Carry spare lithium batteries for laptops, phones and cameras in your carry-on bag with the terminals covered/insulated.
Items marked with a green “” are OK to pack as noted.
Items marked with a red “” are prohibited from your carry-on and/or checked baggage.
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Pottery, Glass, or Wood | ![]() |
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Printer and Toner Cartridges (16 oz or greater, to/from Canada) |
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Internal Combustion Engines (Outboard motors, chainsaws, generators, gas powered weed eaters) | ![]() |
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Liquids, Gels, or Aerosols (Purchased Beyond the Security Checkpoints) | ![]() |
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Liquids, Gels, or Aerosols (3.4 oz. (100ml) or Less packed per TSA regulations) | ![]() |
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Liquids, Gels, or Aerosols (More than 3.4 oz. (100ml) and/or not packed per TSA regulations) | ![]() |
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Alcohol (More than 3.4 oz.) | ![]() |
Restrictions |
Breast Milk | ![]() |
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Camping/Outdoor Equipment (containing camp stoves with the residue of flammable liquid, camp fuel cylinders, strike-anywhere matches, insect sprays, propane heaters, etc.) |
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Explosives (Fireworks, gunpowder, signal flares, sparklers, or other explosives) |
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Flammable Liquids or Solids (Fuel, paints, lighter refills, strike anywhere matches, Sterno, self-heating meals such as MREs) |
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Household Items (Drain cleaners, solvents, other caustic or corrosive solids or liquids) |
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Lithium Batteries (Checked bags may only contain batteries installed in electronic devices) | ![]() |
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Matches/Lighters (One book of safety matches or one common lighter) | ![]() |
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Other Hazardous Materials (Gasoline-powered tools, wet-cell batteries, radioactive materials, poisons, infectious substances) |
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Personal Air Purifiers | ![]() |
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Pool Chemicals (containing hazardous, oxidizing or reactive materials.) |
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Sharp Objects (Knives, cutting instruments – including carpet knives, box cutters, folding or retractable blades, with a cutting edge of more than four inches, pliers larger than seven inches) |
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Styrofoam Containers | ![]() |
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Weapons (Firearms, ammunition, mace, tear-gas, or pepper spray) |
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TSA’s recently announced changes to its Prohibited Items list, including allowing small pocket knives on aircraft, has been temporarily delayed. For more information visit tsa.gov

Extra AA Baggage Travel Information
Strollers that are large, non-collapsible or over 20 lbs. must be checked at the ticket counter.
Customers with pets travelling as checked baggage are required to present a valid health certificate.
If you’re checking a bag, be sure you are familiar with baggage cutoff times and check-in recommendations as well as security checkpoints, options for obtaining a boarding pass, premium security checkpoints and more.
Please note that more than one baggage charge may apply to a particular bag. For example a second checked bag that is overweight would incur both a second checked bag charge and an overweight bag charge. If that bag was also oversize, it would incur an oversize charge as well.
Attention First and Business Class Customers
First and Business Class the ability to check three bags at no charge when traveling on American or connecting with British Airways or Iberia.
American Airlines Baggage Tips
- Be familiar with American Airlines’ baggage fees and rules before you take off.
- Limit the number of bags you take and reduce the potential for additional baggage fees by sharing luggage.
- Pack light and consider using a compression device to fit all of your items into a smaller space.
- Joining the AA rewards program or frequent flier program may allow you to check bags for free.
- Consider Compression Packing to remove all the excess air.
AA Carry on Summary

More Baggage Allowance info from AA

What about medicine and insulin pens
The carry-on weight is wrong. There is no carry on weight for American Airlines as long as the bag meets size regulations.
Can I carry on my wedding dress fir my destination wedding in Mexico/cancun and will they hang it for me?
Does my portable oxygen count as an item?