Flying with a surfboard on Air Canada
Sports fee · up to 203 cm · 32 kg. Fee: $50 CAD/USD (plus taxes) handling charge per surfboard, per one-way flight, plus any excess baggage charges (one Air Canada page); another Air Canada page lists CA/US$100.00 - $120.00.
Booking: Pre-register at time of booking (at least 24 h before); space available only
- each board counts as one piece toward your checked-bag allowance
- two boards in one container pay two handling fees
- fee waived on Latitude or Business fares within Canada and Canada-US, and for Aeroplan elites within their allowance
- max 203 cm long and under 277 cm total dimensions
- hard case preferred; soft bags accepted, and you may sign a limited release
- Air Canada's own pages disagree on the fee; confirm when booking
Air Canada's sports baggage page · checked 2026-10. Rules and fees change: check before you fly.
Surf trips on Air Canada
Tenerife South, Azores, São Miguel, Lisbon, Ericeira, Peniche, West Ireland (Shannon), Costa Rica, Guanacaste, Costa Rica (San José), Mexico, Sayulita (Puerto Vallarta), Mexico, Puerto Escondido, Mexico, Baja (Los Cabos), Peru (Lima), Barbados, Hawaii, Oahu, Hawaii, Maui, Sydney, New Zealand (Auckland), Rio de Janeiro, California, San Diego, California, Los Angeles, Chile (Santiago, for Pichilemu).