# Instant ice packs using ammonium nitrate · FAA (air transport) — Flying with restricted items: FAA, TSA and IATA baggage and air cargo rules

For Instant ice packs using ammonium nitrate, authority is FAA (air transport); restriction type is restricted; scope is carry-on and checked baggage; conditions is Allowed when carried for medical purposes such as the treatment of sporting injuries, recorded from its source on 2026-08-10.

- **Item or substance:** Instant ice packs using ammonium nitrate
- **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:** Allowed when carried for medical purposes such as the treatment of sporting injuries.

## What the source says

> Instant/rapid ice packs that are activated by force, when used for medical/first aid purposes. These items are allowed in carry-on or checked baggage, when carried for medical purposes such as the treatment of sporting injuries.

## Source

- https://www.faa.gov/hazmat/packsafe/instant-ice-packs

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/).