# Lighters (absorbed liquid and butane) · FAA (air transport) — Flying with restricted items: FAA, TSA and IATA baggage and air cargo rules

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, 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:** 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.

## 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.

## Source

- https://www.faa.gov/hazmat/packsafe/lighters

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/).