Flying with a surfboard on Porter Airlines
Counts as a checked bag · up to 203 cm · 32 kg. Fee: Normal checked-bag fee for your fare; no oversize fee if the bag holds only equipment; overweight fees above 23 kg (amounts not seen).
- only boards up to 80 in (203 cm, 6'8") long are accepted, so shortboards and small fishes only
- the general rule refuses items over 203 cm (80 in) combined length + width + height; the surfboard line says 80 in long, so check before booking
- max 32 kg (70 lb)
- the board counts as one piece of your checked allowance
- boards per bag, packing rules and advance notice not seen
Porter Airlines's sports baggage page · checked 2026-11. Rules and fees change: check before you fly.
Surf trips on Porter Airlines
Costa Rica, Guanacaste, Costa Rica (San José), Mexico, Sayulita (Puerto Vallarta), Mexico, Baja (Los Cabos), California, Los Angeles.