Security Info

SECURITY INFO AT CHENNAI AIRPORT

Security at Chennai Airport is managed by the Airport Security Force (ASF) and various other agencies.

The following items that are banned for carriage on person/hand baggage on board flights operating from civil airports in India; and Indian Registered aircrafts from foreign airports :

Personal Items

  • Lighters
  • Scissors-metal with pointed tips
  • Realistic replica of toy weapon

Sharp Objects

  • Box Cutter
  • Ice Axes/ Ice Picks
  • Knives (any length and type except round-bladed, butter, and plastic cutlery)
  • Meat Cleavers
  • Razor-Type Blades such as box cutters, utility knives, razor blades not in a cartridge, but excluding safety razors
  • Sabers
  • Sword
  • Scissors – metal with pointed tips

Sporting Goods

  • Baseball Bats
  • Bows and Arrows
  • Cricket Bats
  • Golf Clubs
  • Hockey Sticks
  • Lacrosse Sticks
  • Pool Cues
  • Ski Poles
  • Spear Guns

Guns and Firearms

  • Ammunition
  • BB guns
  • Compressed Air Guns
  • Firearms
  • Flare Guns
  • Gun Lighters
  • Gun Powder
  • Parts of Guns and Firearms
  • Pellet Guns
  • Realistic Replicas of Firearms
  • Starter pistols

Tools

  • Axes and hatchets
  • Cattle Prods
  • Crowbars
  • Hammers
  • Drills (including cordless
  • portables power drills)
  • Saws (including cordless portable power saws)
  • Screwdrivers (except those in eyeglass repair kits)
  • Tools (including but not limited to wrenches and pliers)
  • Wrenches and Pliers

Martial Arts / Self Defense Items

  • Billy Clubs
  • Black Jacks
  • Brass Knuckles
  • Kubatons
  • Mace/ Pepper Spray
  • Martial Arts Weapons
  • Night Sticks
  • Nunchakus
  • Martial Arts/ Self Defense Items
  • Stun Guns/ Shocking Devices
  • Throwing Stars

Explosive Materials

  • Blasting Caps
  • Dynamite
  • Fireworks
  • Flares (in any form)
  • Hand Grenades
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Realistic Replicas of Explosives

Flammable items

  • Liquid/Aerosol/Gel/Paste or items of similar consistency (Allowed separately, in small quantities required for the duration of journey, in one clear transparent re-sealable one liter size plastic bag. Each item should, however, not exceed 100 ml in quantity).
  • Exception : Medicine/inhaler accompanied by prescription and baby food.
    Fuels (Including cooking fuels and any flammable liquid fuel)
  • Gasoline
  • Gas Torches
  • Lighter Fluid
  • Strike-anywhere Matches
  • Turpentine and paint Thinner
  • Realistic Replicas of Incendiaries

Disabling Chemicals and other Dangerous Items

  • Chlorine for Pools and Spas
    Compressed Gas Cylinders (including fire extinguishers)
  • Liquid Bleach
    Spillable Batteries (except those in wheelchairs)
  • Spray Paint
    Tear Gas

 

What items are not allowed in Chennai airport?
 
Sharp Objects
  • Box Cutter.
  • Ice Axes/ Ice Picks.
  • Knives (any length and type except round-bladed, butter, and plastic cutlery)
  • Meat Cleavers.
  • Razor-Type Blades such as box cutters, utility knives, razor blades not in a cartridge, but excluding safety razors.
  • Sabers.
  • Sword.
  • Scissors – metal with pointed tips.