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Prohibited Items Policy

Prohibited items include but are not limited to:


  • Alcoholic beverages
  • Ammunition
  • Avalanche rescue backpacks
  • Camping stoves and fuel containers
  • Chemical Agent Monitoring Equipment
  • Disabling devices (e.g., mace, pepper spray)
  • Dry ice (carbon dioxide, solid)
  • E-cigarettes and vaporizers
  • Electro shock weapons (e.g., Tasers)
  • Fuel cells and fuel cell cartridges
  • Gas cartridges and gas cylinders (non-flammable, non-toxic)
  • Hair styling equipment containing hydrocarbon gas cartridges
  • Insulated packagings with refrigerated liquid nitrogen
  • Internal combustion or fuel cell engines
  • “Strike anywhere” matches or lighters powered by lithium batteries without safety caps
  • Battery-powered wheelchairs or similar mobility devices (unless preapproved)
  • Flammable aerosols, lighter fuel, or lighter refills
  • Liquid oxygen systems
  • Security-type cases containing dangerous goods (e.g., lithium batteries or pyrotechnics)
  • Specimens packed with small amounts of flammable liquids
  • Mercury thermometers