Lithium camera battery on plane

Can you carry lithium batteries on a plane?

According to civil aviation regulators, spare lithium metal (non-rechargeable) or lithium-ion (rechargeable) batteries should be carried by passengers in their carry-on baggage. Keeping these batteries with you is essential as loose lithium batteries in the cargo hold can pose a fire hazard without anyone available to intervene and stop the fire.

How many lithium batteries can a plane use?

The FAA has set specific limits for lithium batteries on airplanes. For lithium metal batteries, the limit is 2 grams of lithium per battery, while for lithium-ion batteries, the limit is 100-watt hours per battery. These limits cover most of the lithium batteries used in everyday electronic devices, including cameras.

Can you take camera batteries on a plane?

Yes, when they are spare, loose, and uninstalled, you can and must pack camera batteries in carry-on luggage. Be wary. If your carry-on is gate-checked because of a lack of space in the overhead bins you must remember to remove any camera batteries and take them with you into the cabin.

Can you put lithium ion batteries in a camera?

Let’s move to lithium-ion. Lithium-ion batteries are in just about everything that we use and this is where the restrictions start to be a little strange. First off, any batteries that go in cameras and are in cameras can be left in the cameras and they are considered no problem whatsoever.

Can lithium batteries cause a fire on a plane?

Smoke and fire incidents involving lithium batteries can be mitigated by the cabin crew and passengers inside the aircraft cabin. If carry-on baggage is checked at the gate or planeside, spare lithium batteries, electronic cigarettes, and vaping devices must be removed from the baggage and kept with the passenger in the aircraft cabin.

What batteries can be carried on a camera?

Consumer-sized batteries (up to 2 grams of lithium per battery) may be carried. This includes all the typical non-rechargeable lithium batteries used in cameras (AA, AAA, 123, CR123A, CR1, CR2, CRV3, CR22, 2CR5, etc.) as well as the flat round lithium button cells.