Checked baggage policy
Baggage allowance changes
Travelers with tickets purchased on or after March 29, 2016 will be subject to fees for 3rd bags in Business and select First Class flights.
How many bags can you take?
Check up to 10 bags if your trip is:
- Domestic
- Transatlantic
- Transpacific
Check up to 5 bags if you’re traveling to / through / from:
- Mexico / Caribbean / Central America*See footnote
- South America*See footnote
- Brazil*See footnote
- Learn more about bag limitations
- Find out which countries are included in each region Opens in a new window
*There are seasonal and year-round baggage restrictions
Weight and size
We calculate the size limits of your bag by adding the total outside dimensions of each bag, length + width + height.
For all regions, your checked baggage allowance is:
- Dimension: 62 in / 158 cm
- Weight: 50 lbs / 23 kgs
Excludes Brazil, for which your allowance is:
- Dimension: 62 in / 158 cm
- Weight: 70 lbs / 32 kgs
What will it cost?
Complimentary bags
In some cases, you won't have to pay the baggage fees for up to 3 bags. Find out if this applies to you.
1st checked bag is complimentary for:
- Eligible AAdvantage® Aviator™ and Citi® / AAdvantage® cardmembers (on domestic American Airlines operated flights)
- AAdvantage Gold
- oneworld Ruby
- Alaska MVP members
- Cap Haitien, Haiti (CAP)
- San Salvador, El Salvador (SAL)
- Guadalajara, Mexico (GDL)
- Leon, Mexico (BJX)
- Guatemala City, Guatemala (GUA)
- Kingston, Jamaica (KIN)
- San Pedro Sula, Honduras (SAP)
- Managua, Nicaragua (MGA)
- Mexico City, Mexico (MEX)
- Monterrey, Mexico (MTY)
- Panama City, Panama (PTY)
- Port Au Prince, Haiti (PAP)
- Santiago, Dominican Rep (STI)
- Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (SDQ)
- Tegucigalpa, Honduras (TGU)
- Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago (POS)
1st and 2nd checked bags are complimentary for:
- AAdvantage Platinum
- oneworld Sapphire members
- Alaska Airlines MVP Gold
- Confirmed Business Class customers*
- Argentina
- Bolivia
- Brazil
- Chile
- China
- Colombia
- Ecuador
- El Salvador
- Japan
- Peru
- Panama
- South Korea
- Uruguay
- Venezuela
1st, 2nd and 3rd checked bags are complimentary for:
- Confirmed First Class customers on 3-cabin aircraft*
- AAdvantage Executive Platinum
- oneworld Emerald
- Alaska Airlines MVP Gold 75K
- Active U.S. military and/or dependents with ID traveling on orders (1st - 5th bags free of charge)
- Active U.S. military with ID on personal travel
*For tickets purchased beginning March 29, 2016
Charges
| Region | Bag 1 | Bag 2 | Bag 3 | Bag 4+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic | $25 | $35 | $150 | $200 |
| Mexico / Caribbean / Central America | $25 | $40 | $150 | $200 |
| Brazil | $0 | $0 | $85 | $85 |
| South America | $0 | $0 | $150 | $200 |
| Transatlantic | $0 | $100 | $200 | $200 |
| Transpacific | $0 | $0 | $200 | $200 |
If your region is not listed, we can still help:
All baggage fees are non-refundable and apply per person, each way.
What else can you travel with?
You’re also allowed to check:
Restricted items
There are some items that are only allowed in checked baggage or your carry-on. Check to see how to pack and travel with restricted items.