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Airline Policies and Flying with Firearms
Below are links to the firearms transportation policies of the twelve largest airlines by number of passengers
transported. Click on the airlines name to access their firearms policy. Most airlines go by what the
Transportation Security Administration states is Federal Policy on transporting firearms in aircraft. Some
tweak it slightly by only allowing the transport of 1, 2 or 3 firearms per person. Amount or weight
restrictions on ammunition and allowing ammo in the same locked case as the firearm. The federal policies
give you all the info you need on how to have the firearm packed and how the ammo has to be transported.
Note: Every airport I have traveled through has slightly different protocols on what to do with the bag once
you declare your firearm and lock the case inside your checked bag. Some wouldn’t let me touch it again
and took it along with me to TSA. Some let me take it to TSA while I had one airport just take it and put it
on the luggage belt behind them. Follow the directions of the person you are checking in with. I would also
have a printed copy of the TSA and that Airlines baggage info on transporting firearms and ask for a
supervisor if things don’t go right. I will put one tip here. Firearms have been stolen out of checked
suitcases at airports. I have taken a cable lock and passed it thru the material inside my soft sided suitcase
and around the handle that extends to carry the suitcase. Locking it in a loop I then take another cable lock
and after declaring my firearm and locking the gun case I put that cable lock thru the handle on the gun case
and through the other cable lock loop. That way they just can’t open the bag and take the gun case but must
take the whole suitcase. No it will not stop all thefts but it will stop most. It was an eye opener to see how
easy it is to open a suit case even when locked and closed without leaving a trace. Even those zippers on the
soft sided can be locked and still zipped open and closed easily. Have a quality hard sided case with quality
lock/s on it is the most important thing.
List of all North American Airlines
Air Canada
Alaska Airlines
Allegiant Air FAQ “Can I Travel With a Firearms?”
American Airlines
Delta Air Lines
Frontier Airlines
JetBlue
Southwest Airlines
Spirit Airlines Scroll down to page 26
United Airlines
Sun Country Airlines Scroll down to Firearms and Ammunition
Alaska Airlines
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Rules on Transporting Firearms in Aircraft
Links Checked: 3/15/2024
