Frontier, Sun Country and Breeze set a carry-on weight limit of 35 lb. JetBlue says it has none. The other airlines here print no carry-on weight on their pages, which isn’t the same as saying there’s no limit.
By airline
Carry-on and personal item weight limits, as of October 2026
Airline
Carry-on weight
Personal item weight
American Airlines
Not on its page
Not on its page
Delta Air Lines
Not on its page
Not on its page
United Airlines
Not on its page
Not on its page
Southwest Airlines
Not on its page
Not on its page
Alaska Airlines
Not on its page
Not on its page
JetBlue
No weight limit
Not on its page
Frontier Airlines
35 lb
35 lb
Allegiant Air
Not on its page
Not on its page
Hawaiian Airlines
Not on its page
Not on its page
Sun Country Airlines
35 lb
Not on its page
Breeze Airways
35 lb
Not on its page
Avelo Airlines
Not on its page
Not on its page
Not on its page: the airline’s carry-on page gives no weight figure. Ask the airline before you fly with a heavy bag, and pack only what you can lift into the bin.
Lifting it yourself
Alaska says you need to be able to lift your own bag into the overhead bin. JetBlue asks that items can be lifted into the bin if no one is there to help, when they don’t fit under the seat.
The suitcase’s own weight
Empty weight of makers’ carry-ons, and what’s left under a 35 lb limit, as of October 2026
Carry-on
Empty weight
Left for packing
Monos Carry-On
6.6 lb / 2.99 kg
28.4 lb
Monos Carry-On Plus
6.9 lb / 3.13 kg
28.1 lb
Away The Carry-On
7.5 lb
27.5 lb
Away The Bigger Carry-On
7.9 lb
27.1 lb
Travelpro Maxlite 5 Compact Carry-On Spinner
5.1 lb
29.9 lb
Travelpro Maxlite 5 International Carry-On Spinner
5.3 lb
29.7 lb
Travelpro Maxlite 5 Carry-On Rollaboard (22 inch)
5.4 lb
29.6 lb
Samsonite Upscape Spinner expandable 55cm
2.3 kg
about 29.9 lb
Empty weights are each maker’s own figure. Pounds worked out from a maker’s kilograms are marked about.
Weigh the packed bag at home with a luggage scale if your airline sets a limit. Checked bags have their own weight limits: see the checked bag size chart.
Common questions
How much can I pack under a 35 lb carry-on limit?
35 lb minus the suitcase's own weight. Among the makers' carry-ons here, that leaves from 27.1 lb in Away The Bigger Carry-On (7.9 lb empty) to 29.9 lb in Travelpro Maxlite 5 Compact Carry-On Spinner (5.1 lb).
Is there a weight limit for a personal item?
Frontier limits a personal item to 35 lb. The other airlines here print none for a personal item.
Airline limits come from each airline’s own baggage pages, read in October 2026. Suitcase weights come from each maker’s own product pages. Checked against published data from Travelpro, JetBlue, Frontier Airlines, Sun Country Airlines and Avelo Airlines (plus 11 more).
See all 24 sources
American Airlines, Carry-on bags (aa.com)
Delta Air Lines, Carry-On Baggage (delta.com)
United Airlines, Carry-on bags (united.com)
Southwest Airlines, Carryon and Personal Item Policy (support.southwest.com)
JetBlue, Carry-On Bags: garment bags and weight (jetblue.com)
General guidance from airline, TSA and FAA rules, checked on the date shown. Rules change, and the airline and security officers decide on the day: check your airline before you fly.