# Alcoholic beverages under 140 proof (more than 24% but not more than 70% ABV) · FAA (air transport) — Flying with restricted items: FAA, TSA and IATA baggage and air cargo rules

For Alcoholic beverages under 140 proof (more than 24% but not more than 70% ABV), authority is FAA (air transport); restriction type is restricted; scope is carry-on and checked baggage; conditions is Must be in unopened retail packagings; checked quantity limits 5 L (1.3 gallons) per packaging and 5 L total per passenger, recorded from its source on 2026-08-10.

- **Item or substance:** Alcoholic beverages under 140 proof (more than 24% but not more than 70% ABV)
- **Authority:** FAA (air transport) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Restriction type:** restricted _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Scope:** carry-on and checked baggage _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Conditions:** Must be in unopened retail packagings; checked quantity limits 5 L (1.3 gallons) per packaging and 5 L total per passenger.

## What the source says

> In unopened retail packaging, containing more than 24% but not more than 70% alcohol by volume (up to 140 proof) Quantity limits: 5 L (1.3 gallons) per packaging and 5 L total per passenger.* Must be in unopened retail packagings.

## Source

- https://www.faa.gov/hazmat/packsafe/alcoholic-beverages

Last verified: 2026-08-10. Review by: 2027-08-10.
Part of [Flying with restricted items: FAA, TSA and IATA baggage and air cargo rules](https://referencesource.org/air-travel-item-restrictions/).