AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Amid a busy travel season and record-breaking year for the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agents are reminding travelers what they can and can't bring to the airport.
At AUS, TSA agents showed us what passengers tried to bring through but couldn't. Those items included a snowglobe, a decorative deer head, several knives, grenade-shaped objects, and more.
Items surrendered to TSA at AUS. Dec. 18, 2023 (KXAN Photo/Todd Bailey)
Items surrendered to TSA at AUS. Dec. 18, 2023 (KXAN Photo/Todd Bailey)
A common mistake people make is trying to bring water bottles through the TSA line. Liquids measuring more than 3.4 oz are prohibited in carry-ons and must be packed in checked luggage.
The TSA has a searchable, A-Z list relating to rules about specific items. Here are a few objects that are prohibited from passing through TSA lines in carry-on baggage:
Aerosol
Alcoholic beverages over 140 proof (greater than 70% alcohol)
Ammunition
Axes and hatches
Baseball bats
Battery powered wheel chairs and mobility devices (these are allowed in checked luggage with special instructions)
Bear bangers/bear spray
Box cutters
Brass knuckles
Butane
Compressed Air Guns
Darts
Drills and drill bits
Firearms (can be packed in checked luggage with special instructions)
Firecrackers/fireworks
Foam Toy Sword
Fuels
Golf Clubs
Gun Lighters
Gun Powder
Hammers
Hand grenades
Gel heating pad (electric heating pads are permitted)
Knives (permitted in checked luggage)
Lighter fluid
Magic 8 Ball (permitted in checked luggage)
Nail guns
Nunchucks
Parts of Guns and Firearms (can be packed in checked luggage with special instructions)
Pepper spray (permitted in checked luggage)
Realistic Replicas of Explosives or firearms
Samsung Galaxy Note 7
Screwdriver longer than 7 inches (permitted in checked luggage, and screwdrivers less than 7 inches are permitted in carry-on and checked luggage)
Spray paint
Stun Guns/Shocking Devices
Throwing stars
Walking sticks (permitted in checked luggage)
Some of these items are allowed to travel with you in checked luggage with special instructions. Read the TSA's list for more details and information.
If you're curious about specific items, you can reach out to the AskTSA team 365 days a year; live assistance is available from 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. (ET) using the below methods:
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