American Airlines hand luggage allowance

American Airlines hand luggage rules

• American publishes its limits in inches (22 x 14 x 9 in carry-on; 18 x 14 x 8 in personal item), giving 56 x 36 x 23 cm and 45 x 35 x 20 cm as its own metric equivalents; the cm values in this record are converted from the published inches.
• "The total size of your carry-on, including the handles and wheels, cannot exceed 22 x 14 x 9 inches."
• The personal item must fit under the seat in front of you.
• No carry-on or personal item weight limit is published on this page.
• Items that do not count toward the allowance: one diaper bag per child, a breast pump, a small soft-sided cooler of breast milk, child safety seats, strollers, and medical or mobility devices.

Liquids

Defers to TSA rules; the page states that TSA allows certain duty-free liquids through security in a carry-on bag if they are packaged in a security tamper-evident bag. No 3-1-1 figures are given on this page itself.

Source: Carry-on bags − Travel information − American Airlines. Checked 20 September 2026.

Remember that the liquids rule that applies to you is set by the airport you fly from, not the airline. Check your departure airport before you pack.

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