What is the Icelandair carry-on size limit?

55 × 40 × 20 cm (21.5 × 15.5 × 8 in), 22 lb (10 kg), including wheels and handles.

What is the Icelandair personal item size?

40 × 30 × 15 cm (15.5 × 12 × 6 in); it must fit under the seat in front of you.

Icelandair carry-on and personal item size

Icelandair allows a free carry-on up to 55 × 40 × 20 cm (21.5 × 15.5 × 8 in), max 22 lb (10 kg) plus a free personal item up to 40 × 30 × 15 cm (15.5 × 12 × 6 in).

Personal item free

40 × 30 × 15 cm

15.5 × 12 × 6 in

Carry-on free

55 × 40 × 20 cm

21.5 × 15.5 × 8 in · 22 lb (10 kg)

Checked bag

23 kg

62 linear in (158 cm), 51 lb (23 kg)

Icelandair limits drawn to scale, front view; the personal item is about 42% of the carry-on's volume.

Icelandair basic fares

Economy Light includes no checked bag; Economy Standard and Flex include one 23 kg bag.

Icelandair bag rules worth knowing

Icelandair's carry-on is only 20 cm deep, shallower than the 23–25 cm most airlines allow.

How Icelandair compares

Carry-on size rank: 25 of 25 (44 L); personal item: 21 of 22 (18 L).

A bag at Icelandair's full carry-on size also fits the carry-on limit of Southwest, Frontier, Spirit, Allegiant, Sun Country, Air Canada, British Airways, Lufthansa, Ryanair, easyJet, Aer Lingus, Volaris, Turkish, but is too big for American, Delta, United, JetBlue and 7 more.

A maxed-out Icelandair personal item also passes as a personal item on American, Southwest, Frontier, Spirit, Allegiant and 15 more.

Will your bag fit Icelandair?

Length Width Depth Unit

Source: Icelandair, checked 2026-10-29.