# Torch lighters (butane, blue flame, jet flame lighters) · FAA (air transport) — Flying with restricted items: FAA, TSA and IATA baggage and air cargo rules

For Torch lighters (butane, blue flame, jet flame lighters), authority is FAA (air transport); restriction type is prohibited; scope is carry-on and checked baggage; conditions is Not allowed in carry-on or checked bags, recorded from its source on 2026-08-10.

- **Item or substance:** Torch lighters (butane, blue flame, jet flame lighters)
- **Authority:** FAA (air transport) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Restriction type:** prohibited _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Scope:** carry-on and checked baggage _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Conditions:** Not allowed in carry-on or checked bags.

## What the source says

> Torch Lighters Torch lighters (a.k.a. Butane lighters, blue flame lighters, jet flame lighters) are not allowed in the cabin or in checked baggage by both the Hazardous Materials Regulations and TSA security rules.

## 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/).