Can you bring a drone on Delta Air Lines?
Not fully confirmed
Short answer: In carry-on bags, the Delta Air Lines rule allows it, with battery capacity up to 160 Wh, but the TSA and FAA rules are not confirmed; in checked bags, the Delta Air Lines rule allows it, with battery capacity up to 160 Wh, but the TSA and FAA rules are not confirmed (reviewed 2026-10-27). Check with the TSA and your airline before you fly.
Short answer: not available right now. Some of the rules below are being rechecked against their official sources, so we do not sum them up. The rules that are still current are listed below; check the official sources before you travel.
This page puts Delta Air Lines' own rules for a drone next to the security screening (TSA) and dangerous goods (FAA) rules for flights departing the United States. All of them apply at once when Delta Air Lines operates the flight, and you need to meet every one. Each rule is listed as its official source states it, with the date we last reviewed it.
Most recent review on this page: 2026-10-27.
What Delta Air Lines adds to the TSA and FAA rules
Delta Air Lines policy
Allowed, with the conditions listed
Drone on Delta (carry-on): lithium-battery powered devices are allowed as carry-on or checked baggage; at most 160 Wh per battery. The page does not name this item; its general statement on lithium-battery powered devices is applied.
- Limits
- Battery capacity: up to 160 Wh
Being rechecked: we are comparing this rule with its source again, so it is not shown. Check the official source below.
Source: Delta Air Lines: Battery or Fuel-Powered Items. Reviewed on 2026-10-27.
Allowed, with the conditions listed
Drone on Delta (checked baggage): lithium-battery powered devices are allowed as carry-on or checked baggage; at most 160 Wh per battery. The page does not name this item; its general statement on lithium-battery powered devices is applied.
- Limits
- Battery capacity: up to 160 Wh
Being rechecked: we are comparing this rule with its source again, so it is not shown. Check the official source below.
Source: Delta Air Lines: Battery or Fuel-Powered Items. Reviewed on 2026-10-27.
Check your own drone
The item checker combines these rules for the values of your own item and gives a result for a Delta Air Lines flight. Battery rules use watt-hours (Wh): the Wh calculator works it out from the Wh, or the mAh and rated voltage, printed on the battery.
Related pages
Official sources
- Delta Air Lines: Battery or Fuel-Powered Items (source checked on 2026-10-01)
This page lists rules as the official sources state them, for travel departing the United States. It is not a decision about your item: security officers and your airline make the final call, and rules can change after the review dates shown. Destination customs and quarantine rules are not checked. See the terms and disclaimer.