Could someone give me a list of Prohibited and permitted items on an airplane?

Answer 1

Google is your friend

http://www.airsafe.com/danger.htm

Answer 2

Can I take it?
Carry-on Checked
Personal Items
Cigar CuttersYesYes
CorkscrewsYesYes
Cuticle CuttersYesYes
Eyeglass Repair Tools - (including screwdrivers)YesYes
Eyelash Curlers YesYes
Knitting and Crochet NeedlesYesYes
Knives - except for plastic or round bladed butter knivesNoYes
Nail ClippersYesYes
Nail Files YesYes
Personal care or toiletries with aerosols, in limited quantities - (such as hairsprays, deodorants)YesYes
Safety Razors (including disposable razors) YesYes
Scissors - plastic or metal with blunt tipsYesYes
Scissors - metal with pointed tips and blades shorter than four inches in lengthYesYes
Toy Transformer RobotsYesYes
Toy Weapons - (if not realistic replicas)YesYes
TweezersYesYes
Umbrellas - (allowed in carry-on baggage once they have been inspected to ensure that prohibited items are not concealed)YesYes
Walking Canes - (allowed in carry-on baggage once they have been inspected to ensure that prohibited items are not concealed)YesYes
Note Some personal care items containing aerosol are regulated as hazardous materials. The FAA regulates hazardous materials. This information is summarized at www.faa.gov, click on Passengers, then Preparing to Fly.
Medication and Special Needs Devices
Braille Note-Taker, Slate and Stylus, Augmentation DevicesYesYes
Diabetes-Related Supplies/Equipment - (once inspected to ensure prohibited items are not concealed) including: insulin and insulin loaded dispensing products; vials or box of individual vials; jet injectors; pens; infusers; and preloaded syringes; and an unlimited number of unused syringes, when accompanied by insulin; lancets; blood glucose meters; blood glucose meter test strips; insulin pumps; and insulin pump supplies. Insulin in any form or dispenser must be properly marked with a professionally printed label identifying the medication or manufacturer’s name or pharmaceutical label. YesYes
Nitroglycerine pills or spray for medical use - (if properly marked with a professionally printed label identifying the medication or manufacturer’s name or pharmaceutical label)YesYes
Ostomy Scissors - All scissors with blades four inches or less YesYes
Prosthetic Device Tools and Appliances - including drills and drill bits, allen wrenches, pullsleeves used to put on or remove prosthetic devices, if carried by the individual with the prosthetic device or his or her companionYesYes
Can I take it?Carry-onChecked
Electronic Devices
CamcordersYesYes
Camera Equipment - the checked baggage screening equipment will damage undeveloped film in camera equipment. We recommend that you either put undeveloped film and cameras containing undeveloped film in your carry-on baggage or take undeveloped film with you to the checkpoint and ask the screener to conduct a hand-inspection. Yes Yes
Laptop ComputersYesYes
Mobile PhonesYesYes
PagersYesYes
Personal Data Assistants (PDA’s)YesYes
Note Check with your airline or travel agent for restrictions on the use of these and other electronic items during your flight.
Sharp Objects
Box CuttersNoYes
Ice Axes/Ice PicksNoYes
Knives - except for plastic or round bladed butter knivesNoYes
Meat CleaversNoYes
Razor-Type Blades - such as box cutters, utility knives, razor blades not in a cartridge, but excluding safety razors.NoYes
SabersNoYes
Scissors – metal with pointed tips and blades shorter than four inchesYesYes
SwordsNoYes
Note Any sharp objects in checked baggage should be sheathed or securely wrapped to prevent injury to baggage handlers and inspectors.
Sporting Goods
Baseball BatsNoYes
Bows and Arrows NoYes
Cricket BatsNoYes
Golf ClubsNoYes
Hockey SticksNoYes
Lacrosse SticksNoYes
Pool CuesNoYes
Ski PolesNoYes
Spear Guns NoYes
Can I take it?Carry-onChecked
Guns and Firearms
Ammunition - Check with your airline or travel agent to see if ammunition is permitted in checked baggage on the airline you are flying. If ammunition is permitted, it must be declared to the airline at check-in. Small arms ammunitions for personal use must be securely packed in fiber, wood or metal boxes or other packaging specifically designed to carry small amounts of ammunition. Ask about limitations or fees, if any, that apply.NoYes
BB gunsNoYes
Compressed Air GunsNoYes
Firearms - firearms carried as checked baggage MUST be unloaded,packed in a locked hard-sided container, and declared to the airline at check-in.NoYes
Flare GunsNoNo
Gun LightersNoNo
Gun PowderNoNo
Parts of Guns and FirearmsNoYes
Pellet GunsNoYes
Realistic Replicas of FirearmsNoYes
Starter PistolsNoYes
Note Check with your airline or travel agent to see if firearms are permitted in checked baggage on the airline you are flying. Ask about limitations or fees, if any, that apply. All of the firearms listed above, as well the frame or receiver of such firearms, carried as checked baggage, MUST be unloaded, packed in locked hard-sided gun case, and declared to your airline at check-in."
Tools
Axes and HatchetsNoYes
Cattle ProdsNoYes
CrowbarsNoYes
HammersNoYes
Drills and drill bits - (including cordless portable power drills)NoYes
Saws - (including cordless portable power saws)NoYes
Tools - (greater than seven inches in length)NoYes
Tools - (seven inches or less in length)YesYes
Screwdrivers - (seven inches or less in length)YesYes
Wrenches and Pliers - (seven inches or less in length)YesYes
Note Any sharp objects in checked baggage should be sheathed or securely wrapped to prevent injury to baggage handlers and security screeners.
Martial Arts/Self Defense Items
Billy ClubsNoYes
Black JacksNoYes
Brass KnucklesNoYes
KubatonsNoYes
Mace/Pepper Spray - One 118 ml or 4 Fl. oz. container of mace or pepper spray is permitted in checked baggage provided it is equipped with a safety mechanism to prevent accidental discharge. For more information visit www.faa.gov, click on Passengers, then Preparing to Fly. No Yes
Martial Arts WeaponsNoYes
Night SticksNoYes
NunchakusNoYes


Can I take it?Carry-onChecked
Martial Arts/Self Defense Items
Stun Guns/Shocking DevicesNoYes
Throwing StarsNoYes
Note Any sharp objects in checked baggage should be sheathed or securely wrapped to prevent injury to baggage handlers and security screeners.
Explosive Materials
Blasting CapsNoNo
DynamiteNoNo
FireworksNoNo
Flares (in any form)NoNo
Hand GrenadesNoNo
Plastic Explosives NoNo
Realistic Replicas of ExplosivesNoNo

Flammable Items
Aerosol - (any except for personal care or toiletries in limited quantities)NoNo
Fuels - (including cooking fuels and any flammable liquid fuel)NoNo
GasolineNoNo
Gas TorchesNoNo
Lighter FluidNoNo
Lighters * No * No *
Strike-anywhere Matches ** No ** No **
Turpentine and Paint ThinnerNoNo
Realistic Replicas of IncendiariesNoNo
*All lighters are prohibited as carry-on items. Lighters without fuel are permitted in checked baggage. Lighters with fuel are prohibited in checked baggage, unless they adhere to DOT exemptions, which allows up to two fueled lighters if properly enclosed in a DOT approved case. If you are uncertain as to whether your lighter is prohibited, please refrain from bringing it to the airport. ** Up to 4 books of safety (non-strike anywhere) matches are permitted as carry-on items, but all matches are prohibited in checked baggageNote There are other hazardous materials that are regulated by the FAA. This information is summarized at www.faa.gov, click on Passengers, then Preparing to Fly.
Disabling Chemicals and Other Dangerous Items
Chlorine for Pools and SpasNoNo
Compressed Gas Cylinders - (including fire extinguishers)NoNo
Liquid BleachNoNo
Spillable Batteries - (except those in wheelchairs)NoNo
Spray PaintNoNo
Tear GasNoNo
Note There are other hazardous materials that are regulated by the FAA. This information is summarized at www.faa.gov, click on Passengers, then Preparing to Fly.