Personal-item bag · 13.4 × 7.5 × 5.9 in (34 × 19 × 15 cm)
Fits 6.4 cm (2.5 in) to spare on the width
17 × 10 × 9 in personal item: who uses it, and bags that fit
17 × 10 × 9 in is 43.2 × 25.4 × 22.9 cm, about 25 litres. It's the exact personal item limit on United Airlines (personal item) and Copa Airlines (personal item).
A bag "fits" here when it has at least 1 cm (0.4 in) to spare on every side, turned whichever way works. 8 of the bags we track do; another 37 are within a centimeter.
Check your bag against 17 × 10 × 9 in
Bags that fit 17 × 10 × 9 in
Personal-item bag (5)
Personal-item bag · 11 × 8.9 × 4.9 in (28 × 22.5 × 12.5 cm)
Fits 2.9 cm (1.1 in) to spare on the width
Personal-item bag · 16.1 × 7.9 × 4.7 in (41 × 20 × 11.9 cm)
Fits 2.2 cm (0.9 in) to spare on the length
Personal-item bag · 16.1 × 7.9 × 5.1 in (40.9 × 20.1 × 13 cm)
Fits 2.3 cm (0.9 in) to spare on the length
Personal-item bag · 15.8 × 9.1 × 3.2 in (40.1 × 23.1 × 8.1 cm)
Fits 2.3 cm (0.9 in) to spare on the width
Duffel / weekender (2)
Duffel / weekender · 14.5 × 9.3 × 6.8 in (36.8 × 23.5 × 17.1 cm)
Fits 1.9 cm (0.7 in) to spare on the width
Duffel / weekender · 41 × 24 × 16 cm (16.1 × 9.4 × 6.3 in)
Fits 1.4 cm (0.6 in) to spare on the width
Tote (1)
Tote · 12 × 8 × 7 in (30 × 20 × 17 cm)
Fits 5.4 cm (2.1 in) to spare on the width
Other common sizes
- 55 × 40 × 20 cm
- 45 × 36 × 20 cm
- 22 × 14 × 9 in
- 56 × 45 × 25 cm
- 40 × 30 × 20 cm
- 18 × 14 × 8 in
- 40 × 20 × 25 cm
- 40 × 30 × 15 cm
- 50 × 40 × 20 cm
- 55 × 35 × 25 cm
- 56 × 36 × 23 cm
- 17 × 13 × 9 in
- 16 × 12 × 6 in
- 55 × 40 × 23 cm
- 40 × 30 × 25 cm
- 35 × 20 × 20 cm
Airline limits checked 5 October 2026; bag sizes are each brand's published dimensions. Airline staff have the final say at the gate.