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 Your first checked bag at Delta for travel within the United States, U.S. Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico is free. Find out about baggage allowances on flights, what’s considered special baggage, restrictions, and more. Please review our excess luggage policy.

Regardless of where you’re going, you’ll want to make sure what you’re bringing is allowed. Here are the rules.

Carry-on Luggage
All Delta passengers are allowed one carry-on bag, one checked bag, and one personal item. Excess charges apply for excess, oversize, or overweight items.

How large can your carry-on bag be?

Must weigh less than 40 pounds (18 kg)
Can’t exceed 45 inches (length + width + height)
Must fit easily in our SizeWise® unit (approximately 22″x14″x9″)
Must fit in an overhead bin or underneath the seat in front of you

What counts as a personal item?

Purses, briefcases, camera cases, and diaper bags
Laptop computers (can’t be checked and must be carried on)
Items of a similar or smaller size to those above

What else can you bring onboard?

Food items for immediate consumption
Assistive devices such as wheelchairs or crutches
One box or bag of duty free merchandise, A coat, jacket, or umbrella
There may be more limits to carry-on baggage based on available space and additional restrictions on certain flights. If you have additional questions, please see a check-in agent for help.

Checked luggage
When traveling within the United States, U.S. Virgin Islands, or Puerto Rico you can check one bag, per passenger, free of charge.
When traveling to or from cities outside the United States you can check two bags, per passenger, free of charge.
If you have additional bags to check, you may incur excess luggage fees.

Each bag must:

Weigh 50 pounds (22.5 kg) or less
Not exceed 62 inches when you total length + width + height

If you have a special item:

Each special item you’re checking counts as one bag.
When checking in online, you don’t have to tell us what the special item is—you just have to let us know you have one.
An agent will determine any possible charges for your item when you bring it to the baggage drop.

Exceptions:

Business Elite® and First Class passengers are allowed 3 checked bags at no charge up to 70 lbs.
Active duty military personnel with traveling orders will be allowed to check 2 bags up to 70lbs at no additional charge.

Passengers traveling to or from Key West, Florida are limited to only one checked bag.
The free weight allowance is 70 pounds (32 kg) for tickets purchased in Brazil, or for tickets purchased in Japan when traveling to/from Brazil.

With the exception of original factory-sealed boxes that will be accepted on a standby basis, we do not accept boxes as checked baggage to Central or South America (except Brazil, Mexico, and Chile) at any time of the year.

Your first checked bag at Delta for travel within the United States, U.S. Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico is free. Find out about baggage allowances on flights, what’s considered special baggage, restrictions, and more. Please review our excess baggage policy.