Icelandair carry-on size and personal item rules

Icelandair carry-on allowance by fare

Icelandair checked baggage by fare

Checked baggage verified 11 October 2026. Your booking confirmation shows the exact allowance for your trip.

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What to know about Icelandair carry-on rules

• From KEF, Icelandair mainly connects Iceland with United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Germany and France.
• Among the 43 verified airlines from Europe, Icelandair has the 25th largest cabin bag allowance; the strictest is Loganair (40×35×18 cm).
• As a box, Icelandair's 55×40×20 cm limit holds about 44 litres, the 117th largest volume of the 170 airlines that publish three cabin bag sides.
• Icelandair ranks 50th of 189 verified airlines by cabin bag size in the standard fare: its 115 cm (45.3 in) total is bigger than 19% of them.
• Icelandair's cabin bag totals 115 cm (45.3 in), 1.7 cm (0.7 in) less than the average of the 43 verified airlines from Europe (116.7 cm (45.9 in)).
• A standard US carry-on of 22 × 14 × 9 in (55.9 × 35.6 × 22.9 cm) is 2.9 cm (1.1 in) too big on the depth (and 1 other limit) when measured against Icelandair's 55×40×20 cm.
• Tested against Icelandair's 55×40×20 cm limit, a typical European cabin case of 55 × 40 × 20 cm (21.7 × 15.7 × 7.9 in) matches the limit exactly (0 cm margin).
• Icelandair's 10 kg (22 lb) limit for the cabin bag is stricter than 9 of the 177 airlines that publish a cabin weight limit, and looser than 129 of them.
• Icelandair's official text counts wheels and handles in the 55×40×20 cm cabin bag limit.

Icelandair personal item: what fits under the seat

• Icelandair's fare also includes a cabin bag, so the personal item comes on top of it.
• Filled as a box, Icelandair's 30×40×15 cm personal item holds about 18 litres, right at the median of 18 L across the 105 airlines that publish three personal item sides.
• Against the 48 airlines from Europe that publish a personal item size (average 87.2 cm in total), Icelandair allows 85 cm, more than 4% of them.
• Icelandair's personal item (30×40×15 cm, about 18 L) holds 41% of the volume of its cabin bag (about 44 L).
• A soft 40 × 30 × 20 cm (15.7 × 11.8 × 7.9 in) under-seat bag is 5 cm (2 in) too big on the depth against Icelandair's 30×40×15 cm personal item limit.
• With 85 cm in total, the Icelandair personal item is bigger than 17 and smaller than 54 of the 108 verified airlines that publish a personal item size.

Icelandair carry-on questions

Does Icelandair have a weight limit for carry-on bags?

Yes. On every fare, Icelandair sets 10 kg (22 lb) for the cabin bag. Icelandair publishes no weight limit for its personal item, only a size.

Will a 55 × 40 × 20 cm carry-on fit Icelandair's limit?

Yes: against Icelandair's 55×40×20 cm limit, a hard 55 × 40 × 20 cm (21.7 × 15.7 × 7.9 in) case matches the limit exactly (0 cm margin).

How big can a personal item be on Icelandair?

Icelandair allows a personal item of 30 × 40 × 15 cm (11.8 × 15.7 × 5.9 in) on every fare, stowed under the seat in front.

Do wheels and handles count in Icelandair's carry-on size?

Yes. Icelandair's official page says the 55×40×20 cm limit includes wheels and handles.

Route guides with Icelandair

• Carry-on from the USA to Europe: why a 22 × 14 × 9 in bag can be too big

Airlines related to Icelandair

• Aer Lingus carry-on size — full-service airline from Europe
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• Atlantic Airways carry-on size — full-service airline from Europe
• Azores Airlines carry-on size — full-service airline from Europe
• British Airways carry-on size — full-service airline from Europe
• Finnair carry-on size — full-service airline from Europe

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Official sources

• https://www.icelandair.com/support/baggage/overview/#carry-on — checked on 7 October 2026
• https://www.icelandair.com/support/baggage/overview/#personal-item — checked on 7 October 2026

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