Flying with a surfboard on Air New Zealand
Checked bag or sports fee · up to 250 cm · 32 kg.
- sporting items under 2 m and up to 23 kg count as a standard bag
- longer or heavier items pay oversize or overweight charges by size and weight
- max 2.5 m on jet aircraft and 32 kg
- domestic regional (turboprop) flights: max 1.8 m long
- bigger boards via a freight forwarder
Air New Zealand's sports baggage page · checked 2026-10. Rules and fees change: check before you fly.
Surf trips on Air New Zealand
Bali, Hawaii, Oahu, Fiji, Tahiti, Gold Coast, Sydney, Western Australia (Perth), New Zealand (Auckland), California, Los Angeles.