Sports Equipment

Sports equipment will be accepted as part of your checked baggage allowance and must meet piece, weight, and size limitations based on fare brand purchased. Applicable baggage fees and excess charges will apply.

Equipment Types

Hunting Equipment

Game

  • Antlers, horns and hides must be shipped as Cargo and will not be accepted as checked baggage.
  • Meat/fish will be accepted as part of your checked baggage allowance and must meet piece, weight, and size limitations (applicable baggage fees will apply).
  • Meat/fish must be packed in an undamaged leak-proof, hard-shell container with absorbent material and labeled as perishable.

Firearms

  • All firearms must be declared upon check-in and the declaration signed by the passenger.
  • Each gun case will be counted as part of your checked baggage allowance and may contain no more than 2 rifles. Applicable baggage fees and excess charges will apply.
  • Are ONLY accepted as checked baggage.
  • Must be unloaded.
  • Must be packaged in a locked, heavy-duty/hard sided non-see-through gun case (trigger lock is required for restricted firearms).

Ammunition

  • All ammunition must be declared upon check-in and the declaration signed by the passenger.
  • Is ONLY accepted as checked baggage.
  • Must be packaged in the manufacturer’s original container be securely packed separately from the firearm.
  • Must not weigh more than 5kg (11lbs) per passenger.
  • Only shells and cartridges are accepted (gunpowder and gunpowder pellets are not permitted).

Archery Equipment

Includes a bow and quiver of arrows suitably packed in a rigid and/or hard-shell container specifically designed for shipping. This ‘set’ will be considered as part of your checked baggage allowance and applicable baggage fees and excess charges will apply.

Fishing Equipment

Includes one rod case, and a tackle box. The fishing rod case must be a rigid and/or hard-shell container specifically designed for shipping. This ‘set’ will be considered as part of your checked baggage allowance and applicable baggage fees and excess charges will apply. Oversized fees will not be charged.

Golf Clubs

Includes a golf bag containing no more than 14 clubs packaged in a rigid/or hard-shell container specifically designed for shipping.  This will be considered as part of your checked baggage allowance and applicable baggage fees and excess charges will apply.

Hockey Equipment

Includes one equipment bag containing a maximum of two hockey sticks. Hockey stick(s) should be packaged in a rigid and/or hard-shell container specifically designed for shipping. These will be considered as part of your checked baggage allowance and applicable baggage fees and excess charges will apply.

Skis (Snow or Water)

Includes a set of snow/water skis meaning one pair of skis, poles and boots. The skis and poles must be packaged in a rigid and/or hard-shell container specifically designed for shipping. This ‘set’ will be considered as part of your checked baggage allowance and applicable baggage fees and excess charges will apply.

Snowboards

Includes one snowboard and one pair of boots. The snowboard must be packaged in a rigid and/or hard-shell container specifically designed for shipping. This ‘set’ will be considered as part of your checked baggage allowance and applicable baggage fees and excess charges will apply.

*Note: If items are not packaged as specified, they will only be accepted with a Limited Release Form (to be signed at check-in), releasing Calm Air of all liability.

Sports Equipment Subject to Excess Charges

Calm Air carries the following sports equipment as excess baggage, subject to availability of space and weight on the aircraft. These items will only be accepted with a Limited Release Form (to be signed at check-in), releasing Calm Air of all liability.

Bicycles

  • Fee of $100.00 CAD plus GST will be collected for all bicycles.

Handlebars must be fixed sideways, pedals removed, air from tires released and the bicycle placed in a rigid and/or hard-shell contained specifically designed for shipping. Please contact your local Calm Air Cargo office to ship the following oversized items, as they will not be accepted as checked baggage:

  • Canoes
  • Hang gliders
  • Kayaks
  • Luges
  • Pole-vaults
  • Windsurfers