Board policies
What a surfboard costs to fly, airline by airline.
The published board policy of 59 carriers, read line by line and verified 3 July 2026. Each airline's page carries the fee, the size line, the fine print, and which board bags clear it.
| Airline | Board fee | Size limit |
|---|---|---|
| Aer Lingus EI | $47 | Surfboards must not exceed 2.4 m in length |
| Aeroméxico AM | Not published | Not published |
| Air France AF | Not published | Surfboards longer than 107 cm and less than 300 cm accepted as specialty sports equipment; boards up to 107 cm travel as a normal checked bag |
| Air Mauritius MK | $0 | Up to 300 cm on the network (up to 200 cm on South Africa routes); on ATR-operated flights equipment length must not exceed 180 cm (dimension basis for the 300/200 cm figures not specified on page) |
| Air New Zealand NZ | $0 | Sporting items less than 2m (78.7in) long and up to 23kg (50lb) count as a standard bag; maximum oversize length on jet aircraft is 2.5m (98.4in) (pure length); regional turboprop maximum length 1.8m (70.9in) |
| Air Tahiti VT | Not published | Surfboards, kitesurfing boards and bodyboards accepted if they do not exceed 1.80m (70in) in length, subject to available space on the flight; boards 1.80m to 2m (70-78in) must be checked in as cargo; boards exceeding 2m (78in) cannot be accepted at all (limited hold size) |
| Air Tahiti Nui TN | $0 | Standard maximum length 200cm; listed sports equipment including surfboards accepted up to 250cm (pure length); over 250cm must go via freight service |
| Airlink / FlyAirlink 4Z | $0 | Surf, kite, paddle and skateboards: 'Provided they do not exceed 2m in length'; general sports items max 190 cm x 75 cm x 65 cm - items exceeding these must go as cargo |
| Alaska Airlines AS | $0 | maximum 125 in (10 ft 5 in) in length alone on 737/Airbus flights; maximum combined dimensions 115 in on Alaska flights 2000-3499 (regional) |
| American Airlines AA | $0 | 126 linear in |
| ANA (All Nippon Airways) NH | $0 | 115 linear in |
| Avianca AV | Not published | Bag of up to 3.7 m (12 ft) long (pure length) |
| Azul Linhas Aéreas AD | $46 | Maximum surfboard length 3.20 m; on ATR aircraft the limit is 1.90 m |
| Batik Air ID | $12 | 230 cm (jet aircraft, pure length); 200 cm if any Wings Air leg in the itinerary |
| Breeze Airways MX | Not accepted | Not published |
| British Airways BA | $0 | Surfboard up to 240 cm long x 75 cm wide accepted; boards within 190 x 75 x 65 cm travel as standard checked baggage; larger than 240 cm must go as cargo |
| Citilink QG | Not published | Not published |
| Copa Airlines CM | $150 | 115 linear in |
| Delta Air Lines DL | $0 | 115 linear in |
| easyJet U2 | $74 | No maximum length published; surfboards/windsurfers classed as large sports equipment tier |
| Emirates EK | $0 | 118 linear in |
| Fiji Airways FJ | Not published | 109 linear in |
| FlySafair FA | $16 | Sports equipment dimensions 190 x 75 x 65 cm per FlySafair's March 2026 media guide (official Help Desk snippet states max 250 x 80 x 75 cm - the two official sources differ) |
| French Bee BF | $130 | No explicit surfboard length cap stated on the large-sporting-equipment page; surfboards allowed up to a maximum of 32kg (the page's generic large-equipment dimension figure of 90 x 75 x 55 cm is not stated as applying to surfboards) |
| Frontier Airlines F9 | $75 | 15 feet (items which exceed 15 feet will not be accepted) - pure length; general checked-bag standard is 62 linear inches (L+W+H) |
| Garuda Indonesia GA | $0 | Not published |
| GOL Linhas Aéreas G3 | $36 | Baggage can be up to 292 cm long, regardless of width and height (pure length) |
| Hawaiian Airlines HA | $0 | 115 linear in |
| Iberia IB | $60 | 3.5 m maximum length (one surfboard/kiteboard/waveboard), subject to space on the flight |
| Icelandair FI | Not published | Not published |
| Indonesia AirAsia QZ | $0 | must not exceed 277 cm or 109 in in length (pure length, in a recognized surfboard bag) |
| Japan Airlines JL | $200 | Not published |
| JetBlue B6 | $0 | no surfboard-specific length published; general checked-bag rules: over 62 in (157.48 cm) L+W+H is oversized, and bags over 80 inches (203.3 cm) L+W+H will not be accepted |
| Jetstar JQ | Not published | Oversized items must be under 2.3m including the surfboard bag (A320/A321 fleet: all domestic and some international flights); 2.77m on Boeing 787 Jetstar Airways (JQ) international flights |
| KLM KL | $0 | Bags longer than 300 cm cannot be transported; reservation required for bags longer than 107 cm |
| LATAM Airlines LA | $100 | Surf bag can be up to 320 cm long (10.4 ft), independent of width and height (general special-baggage limit is 300 linear cm) |
| Lion Air JT | $12 | 230 cm (jet aircraft, pure length); 200 cm if any Wings Air leg in the itinerary |
| Loganair LM | Not published | Surfboard: max length 170 cm (Embraer 145 and ATR 42/72 only); unable to carry on Twin Otter |
| Lufthansa LH | Not published | Not published |
| Qantas QF | $0 | 277cm (109in) in length (pure length); 240cm maximum bag dimensions on QantasLink Dash 8 (Q200/300) |
| Qatar Airways QR | $0 | 118 linear in |
| Royal Air Maroc AT | $130 | Sport equipment fee tiers: up to 23 kg/158 cm, up to 32 kg/203 cm, up to 32 kg/300 cm (dimension basis not specified on page; 158/203 cm figures match linear length+width+height tiers). Surfboards not named; kitesurf gear free up to 23 kg, max 220 x 40 x 40 cm |
| Ryanair FR | $65 | No maximum length published for surfboards (classed as large sporting equipment, hold only) |
| Singapore Airlines SQ | $0 | Odd-sized baggage should not exceed 200cm (length) x 75cm (width) x 80cm (height) (per-side limits, not linear sum) |
| South African Airways SA | $0 | Surfboards/kite surfing/paragliding - smaller than 200 cm; sporting equipment larger than 200 cm (and canoes, windsurfers, hang-gliders, kayaks) accepted strictly as cargo |
| Southwest Airlines WN | $0 | Not published |
| Spirit Airlines NK | Not accepted | Not published |
| SriLankan Airlines UL | $0 | No surfboard-specific maximum length stated; general oversized-baggage threshold is 158cm total dimension (height + length + width), above which acceptance is subject to aircraft type |
| Sun Country Airlines SY | Not published | Not published |
| TAP Air Portugal TP | $0 | 158 cm / 62 in (height + length + width) standard checked-bag limit; no pure length cap published — longer boards require prior confirmation with TAP that the equipment fits the aircraft hold door |
| Transavia (France & Netherlands) TO | $61 | Mast and board may not be longer than 3.60 metres |
| United Airlines UA | Not published | Not published |
| Virgin Australia VA | $0 | Maximum dimensions vary by aircraft type; oversized-items page lists 3.0 metres length for B737, with longer limits for other types (F100 6.0m, A320 up to 9.8m) depending on the flexibility of the item |
| Viva Aerobus VB | Not published | 126 linear in |
| Volaris Y4 | $71 | 98 linear in |
| Volotea V7 | $70 | No maximum length published for surfboards (special baggage, max 32 kg per item) |
| Vueling VY | $59 | Maximum length for special luggage: 2.70 m |
| Wings Air IW | $62 | 200 cm maximum (propeller/ATR aircraft, pure length) |
| ZIPAIR ZG | Not published | Sports equipment with a length of 292 cm or less can be checked when the width is 50 cm or less and the height is 60 cm or less (pure length; regular checked baggage otherwise capped at 203 cm sum of three dimensions) |
Fees are each way in USD where the airline publishes a figure. "Not published" means the airline states no board-specific number; standard baggage pricing usually applies. The deep dives: which airlines charge for a board and every bag measured against every limit, or check your own bag.
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