Lighters (absorbed liquid and butane) · FAA (air transport)
For Lighters (absorbed liquid and butane), authority is FAA (air transport); restriction type is restricted; scope is carry-on only; not allowed in checked bags; conditions is Limited to one lighter per passenger in carry-on or on one's person; a lighter must be removed from any bag checked at the gate, recorded from its source on 2026-08-10.
- Item or substance
- Lighters (absorbed liquid and butane)
- Authority
- FAA (air transport) our reading
- Restriction type
- restricted our reading
- Scope
- carry-on only; not allowed in checked bags our reading
- Conditions
- Limited to one lighter per passenger in carry-on or on one's person; a lighter must be removed from any bag checked at the gate.
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What the source says
Absorbed liquid and butane lighters are limited to one lighter per passenger in carry-on or on one's person. When a carry-on bag is checked at the gate or at planeside, any lighter in the carry-on must be removed from the bag and kept with the passenger in the aircraft cabin.
— faa.gov, retrieved 2026-08-10
Source
- faa.govhttps://www.faa.gov/hazmat/packsafe/lighters