# Electronic cigarettes, vaping devices · FAA (air transport) — Flying with restricted items: FAA, TSA and IATA baggage and air cargo rules

For Electronic cigarettes, vaping devices, authority is FAA (air transport); restriction type is restricted; scope is carry-on only; not allowed in checked bags; conditions is Must be carried on one's person or in carry-on baggage; passengers must prevent accidental activation of the heating element, recorded from its source on 2026-08-10.

- **Item or substance:** Electronic cigarettes, vaping devices
- **Authority:** FAA (air transport) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Restriction type:** restricted _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Scope:** carry-on only; not allowed in checked bags _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Conditions:** Must be carried on one's person or in carry-on baggage; passengers must prevent accidental activation of the heating element.

## What the source says

> Electronic smoking devices when carried by passengers or crewmembers must be carried on one's person or in carry-on baggage. Electronic smoking devices are battery powered and have a heating element that vaporizes liquid. Passengers are required to take effective measures for preventing accidental activation of the heating element of the device when transporting the devices.

## Source

- https://www.faa.gov/hazmat/packsafe/e-cigarettes-vaping

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/).