American Airlines personal item size
Verified 28 September 2026
American Airlines (AA) includes one personal item of 18 × 14 × 8 in (45.7 × 35.6 × 20.3 cm) on All fares, to be stowed under the seat in front. On every American Airlines fare it comes on top of the cabin bag. Verified on 28 September 2026 from the official American Airlines baggage page.
Is the personal item free on every American Airlines fare?
| Fare | Personal item | Cabin bag |
|---|---|---|
| All fares | 18×14×8 in | Also included |
What fits under the seat on American Airlines
- American Airlines' fare also includes a cabin bag, so the personal item comes on top of it.
- Filled as a box, American Airlines' 18×14×8 in personal item holds about 33 litres, above the median of 18 L across the 56 airlines that publish three personal item sides.
- Against the 8 airlines from North America that publish a personal item size (average 95.1 cm in total), American Airlines allows 101.6 cm, more than 71% of them.
- American Airlines' personal item (18×14×8 in, about 33 L) holds 73% of the volume of its cabin bag (about 45.4 L).
- With 101.6 cm in total, the American Airlines personal item is bigger than 52 and smaller than 1 of the 57 verified airlines that publish a personal item size.
- Other personal item limits at the same airport: JetBlue at JFK (17×13×8 in) and United Airlines at ORD (9×10×17 in), against 18×14×8 in on American Airlines.
- Among 6 oneworld airlines with a published personal item size, American Airlines allows the largest (18×14×8 in); Royal Air Maroc allows the smallest (40×30×15 cm).
American Airlines personal item questions
- Is the personal item free on every American Airlines fare?
- Yes: all 1 American Airlines fare on this page includes a personal item.
- Can a 40 × 30 × 20 cm bag be a personal item on American Airlines?
- A soft 40 × 30 × 20 cm (15.7 × 11.8 × 7.9 in) under-seat bag fits, but with only 0.3 cm (0.1 in) to spare on the depth against American Airlines' 18×14×8 in personal item limit.
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Official sources
- https://www.aa.com/web/i18n/travel-info/baggage/carry-on-baggage.html — checked on 28 September 2026