Surfboard policy · AF
Flying with a surfboard on Air France
Air France takes surfboards with no published fee figure.
The fine print
Page fetch blocked (airfrance.us/airfrance.com timed out for both WebFetch and curl); confirmed via official-domain snippets from airfrance.us special-baggage and US fees pages. Snippets state: sports equipment up to 23 kg counts as a standard bag EXCEPT surfboards with length >107 cm and <300 cm; boards 107-300 cm cannot be checked as part of the ticketed baggage allowance and are charged the specialty rate; special rates may apply if notified in advance. Weight figure (23 kg) is the standard-bag sports-equipment rule, not a board-specific cap.
Will your bag clear it?
Air France publishes a length figure rather than a linear cap, so the comparison depends on your bag's own numbers. Check your exact bag: we hold the measured dimensions of 128 board bags and print a verdict per airline.
Fair questions
Does Air France charge for surfboards?
Air France publishes no fee figure for boards. Surfboards >107 cm are charged as a 'specialty' item at a specific sports-equipment rate that varies by route (exact USD amount not published on the pages reachable; AF says amount depends on trip and is payable at the airport / via baggage calculator)
What is Air France's surfboard size limit?
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.
Does a board bag count as a checked bag on Air France?
No. The board is handled outside the standard checked-bag allowance. Surfboards >107 cm are charged as a 'specialty' item at a specific sports-equipment rate that varies by route (exact USD amount not published on the pages reachable; AF says amount depends on trip and is payable at the airport / via baggage calculator)
Airline policies change without notice, and the operating carrier's policy is the one that counts, not the airline that sold the ticket. Confirm on the airline's baggage page before you fly. Fees across all 59 carriers: which airlines charge for a board. Size math: every bag against every limit.
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