Items Prohibited
on Aircraft
European aviation security
regulations
The information in this brochure is fully compliant with
existing European regulations, which lay down the measures
for the implementation of the common basic standards for
aviation security.
For more information on security laws and measures applicable
to aviation security, please visit:
the EU’s webpage: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/es/index.htm
the webpage of Aena Aeropuertos, S.A.:
www.aena-aeropuertos.es, Security section.
September 2011 editiona
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Items prohibited in
passengers’ hand luggage
Passengers are not authorized to take into the
Restricted Security Area or aircraft cabins any items
that may jeopardize the health of passengers or crew,
or the safety of aircraft and property. Prohibited
items include:
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FIREARMS
All types of firearms (guns, revolvers, rifles, shot
guns, etc.)
Replica or imitation firearms
Parts of firearms (except viewfinders and
telescopic sights)
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OTHER TYPES
OF WEAPONS
Compressed air guns and rifles
and pellet shotguns
Flare guns
Starter pistols
Toy guns of any kind
BB guns
Industrial bolt and nail guns
Crossbows
Slings and slingshots
Harpoons and spear guns
Slaughter guns
Stun guns, cattle prods, or laser guns
Lighters shaped like firearms
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SHARP OR PIERCING
OBJECTS
Axes and hatchets
Arrows and darts
Crampons
Harpoons and javelins
Ice axes and picks
Switchblades or locking blades of any length
Ice skates
Knives, including religious knives, with blades over 6 cm in length and made from metal or any other strong material and that might be used as a weapon
Razor blades or shaving knives (except for safety razors or disposable razors in cartridges)
Sabers, swords and walking stick swords
Cleavers
Machetes Scalpels
Scissors with blades more than 6 cm long
Throwing stars
Ski and hiking poles
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Drills
Drill bits
TOOLS THAT CAN BE
USED AS SHARP OR
CUTTING WEAPONS
Professional knives or blades
Saws
Screwdrivers
Crow bars
Hammers
Pliers
Wrenches
Welding lamps, etc.
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BLUNT
INSTRUMENTS
Baseball and softball bats
Rigid or flexible poles and canes
(clubs, truncheons, canes, etc.)
Cricket bats
Golf sticks
Hockey sticks
Lacrosse sticks
Kayak and canoe paddles
Skateboards
Billiards cues
Fishing rods
Martial arts equipment (brass knuckles, poles, clubs, flails, nunchucks, kubatons, kubasaunt, etc.)
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CHEMICAL AND TOXIC
SUBSTANCES
Acids and alkalis (for example, wet batteries that may leak)
Corrosive or bleaching substances (mercury, chlorine, etc.)
Disabling or incapacitating sprays (mace, pepper spray, tear gas, etc.)
Radioactive material (for example, isotopes for medical or commercial uses)
Poisons
Materials that are infectious or that pose a biolo
gical risk (for example, infected blood, bacteria and viruses)
Flammable or spontaneously combusting materials
Fire extinguishers
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EXPLOSIVE AND
FLAMMABLE SUBSTANCES
Ammunition
Blasting caps
Detonators and fuses
Explosives and explosive
devices
Replicas or imitation explosives and explosive
devices
Mines and other military explosives
All types of grenades
Gas and large-volume gas cylinders (butane,
propane, acetylene, oxygen, etc.)
Fireworks, all types of flares or pyrotechnic
devices (including firecrackers and toy percussion
caps)
Matches (except safety matches)
Smoke bombs
Flammable combustible liquids (gasoline,
diesel, lighter fluid, alcohol, ethanol, etc.)
Spray paint
Paint thinner
Alcoholic beverages containing over 70% alcohol
by volume (140 proof)
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LIQUIDS
The amount of liquid that may be taken through
the security checkpoint is restricted to the
following:
Liquids in individual containers with a maximum
capacity of 100 milliliters each, which are in turn
packed inside a single, transparent re-sealable
plastic bag of no more than a one-liter capacity.
The containers must fit comfortably in the bag,
which must be able to be completely closed.
Only one bag per passenger is permitted. It is
recommended that passengers prepare the bags
before arriving at the airport so that they can be
presented at the security checkpoint separately
from the rest of the hand luggage.
Liquids that must be used during the journey*
for special medical or dietary purposes, including
baby food. Medicine and special foods must
also be presented separately at the security
checkpoint.
Liquids and gels (drinks, perfumes, cosmetics)
purchased at commercial outlets (stores,
bars, cafeterias) located beyond the security
checkpoints of any airport in the European Union
*journey= flight + stay + return flight
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or other authorized non-EU countries*, or on
an EU airline. These items must be properly
packaged in an approved sealed bag, which
must remain sealed until the final destination is
reached. Proof must be provided that they were
purchased that same day (or within the previous
36 hours for authorized non-EU countries). The
personnel of commercial establishments and
crew members will provide passengers with all
the information required on transporting any
liquids or gels that are purchased.
Gels, pastes, lotions and the contents of
pressurized containers are considered liquids.
Examples: toothpaste, hair gel, soap, perfume,
shaving cream, aerosols, liquid deodorant, spray
deodorant, liquid lipstick, creams and other items
of similar consistencies.
*a list of authorized non-EU countries is available
on the Aena Aeropuertos, S.A. website: www.aenaaeropuertos.es
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Additional measures:
Items different from those listed above may
also be prohibited. A reasonable effort will
be made to inform passengers about such
items before the baggage check-in process is
completed.
Security personnel may deny access to the
Restricted Security Area and to the aircraft
cabin to any person in possession of an item
that is not specifically prohibited but which
raises their suspicion.
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Items prohibited in
checked luggage
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THE FOLLOWING ITEMS
CANNOT BE PLACED IN
LUGGAGE HOLDS
Explosives (including detonators, fuses, grenades, mines and explosives)
Gases: propane and butane
Flammable liquids (including gasoline and methanol)
Flammable solids and reagents (including magnesium, lighters, fireworks and flares)
Oxidizing agents and organic peroxides (including bleach and car body repair kits)
Toxic or infectious substances (including rat poison and infected blood)
Radioactive material (including isotopes for medical or commercial use)
Corrosives (including mercury and car batteries)
Engine parts that have been exposed to fuel
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Additional measures:
Items different from those listed above may
also be prohibited. A reasonable effort will
be made to inform passengers about such
items before the baggage check-in process is
completed.
Security personnel may forbid the transport
of checked baggage containing an item that
is not specifically prohibited but which raises
their suspicion.
Current European laws, which lay down the measures for
the implementation of the common basic standards for
aviation security, list the prohibited articles, separating
them into those prohibited articles that passengers cannot
take into restricted security areas or into aircraft cabins,
and prohibited articles that passengers cannot transport in
checked baggage.
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