Pacific Coastal Airlines carry-on size and personal item rules

Pacific Coastal Airlines carry-on allowance by fare

Pacific Coastal Airlines 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 Pacific Coastal Airlines carry-on rules

• Among the 11 verified airlines from North America, Pacific Coastal Airlines has the 5th largest cabin bag allowance; the strictest is Air North (38×22×54 cm).
• In volume terms the Pacific Coastal Airlines cabin bag reaches about 49.1 L; 54 of the 170 airlines with published sides allow a bigger box.
• Among the 189 verified airlines that include a measured cabin bag, Pacific Coastal Airlines sits at rank 48; 74% of them allow a smaller total than its 116.8 cm (46 in).
• Compared with the 11 airlines from North America on this site, whose cabin bags average 117.5 cm (46.3 in) in total, Pacific Coastal Airlines allows 0.6 cm (0.3 in) less.
• Tested against Pacific Coastal Airlines' 9×15.5×21.5 in limit, a standard US carry-on of 22 × 14 × 9 in (55.9 × 35.6 × 22.9 cm) is 1.3 cm (0.5 in) too big on the length.
• A typical European cabin case of 55 × 40 × 20 cm (21.7 × 15.7 × 7.9 in) is 0.6 cm (0.2 in) too big on the width (and 1 other limit) when measured against Pacific Coastal Airlines' 9×15.5×21.5 in.
• 10 kg (22 lb) for the cabin bag: 126 of the 177 airlines with a published limit are stricter than Pacific Coastal Airlines, 48 are more generous.
• Compared with Pacific Coastal Airlines' 116.8 cm (46 in): at YVR, WestJet allows 2.5 cm (1 in) less in total (114.3 cm (45 in)); at YVR, Air Canada allows 1.2 cm (0.5 in) more in total (118 cm (46.5 in)).

Pacific Coastal Airlines personal item: what fits under the seat

• Pacific Coastal Airlines' fare also includes a cabin bag, so the personal item comes on top of it.
• Filled as a box, Pacific Coastal Airlines' 6×13×17 in personal item holds about 21.7 litres, above the median of 18 L across the 105 airlines that publish three personal item sides.
• Against the 11 airlines from North America that publish a personal item size (average 94.6 cm in total), Pacific Coastal Airlines allows 91.4 cm, more than 30% of them.
• Pacific Coastal Airlines sets a separate 22 lb (10 kg) limit for the personal item; only 31 of the 220 verified airlines publish a weight for this bag.
• By volume, the 6×13×17 in personal item on Pacific Coastal Airlines is 44% of the 9×15.5×21.5 in cabin bag: about 21.7 L against 49.1 L.
• A soft 40 × 30 × 20 cm (15.7 × 11.8 × 7.9 in) under-seat bag is 4.8 cm (1.9 in) too big on the depth against Pacific Coastal Airlines' 6×13×17 in personal item limit.
• With 91.4 cm in total, the Pacific Coastal Airlines personal item is bigger than 82 and smaller than 23 of the 108 verified airlines that publish a personal item size.
• Other personal item limits at the same airport: Air Canada at YVR (33×43×16 cm) and WestJet at YVR (16×6×13 in), against 6×13×17 in on Pacific Coastal Airlines.

Pacific Coastal Airlines carry-on questions

Does Pacific Coastal Airlines have a weight limit for carry-on bags?

Yes. On every fare, Pacific Coastal Airlines sets 22 lb (10 kg) for the cabin bag and 22 lb (10 kg) for the personal item.

Will a 22 × 14 × 9 in carry-on fit Pacific Coastal Airlines' limit?

No: against Pacific Coastal Airlines' 9×15.5×21.5 in limit, a hard 22 × 14 × 9 in (55.9 × 35.6 × 22.9 cm) case is 1.3 cm (0.5 in) too big on the length.

How big can a personal item be on Pacific Coastal Airlines?

Pacific Coastal Airlines allows a personal item of 6 × 13 × 17 in (15.2 × 33 × 43.2 cm), up to 22 lb (10 kg) on every fare, stowed under the seat in front.

Airlines related to Pacific Coastal Airlines

• Air Canada carry-on size — also flies from YVR
• WestJet carry-on size — also flies from YVR
• Air North carry-on size — also based in the same country
• Canadian North carry-on size — also based in the same country
• Air Transat carry-on size — also based in the same country

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Official sources

• https://www.pacificcoastal.com/carry-on/ — checked on 8 October 2026

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