It’s always exciting to go traveling with your Onewheel and many riders plan vacations around Onewheeling, but traveling with a Onewheel on a plane can be tricky. Onewheel boards contain larger Lithium-Ion battery packs included in them which classifies them as a Dangerous Good.
Current Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) size limits state that “Lithium ion (rechargeable) batteries are limited to a rating of 100 watt hours (Wh) per battery. These limits allow for nearly all types of lithium batteries used by the average person in their electronic devices.”
The FAA goes on to state “With airline approval, passengers may also carry up to two spare larger lithium ion batteries (101–160 Wh) or Lithium metal batteries (2-8 grams).
The only Onewheel in our current line up with a battery less than 160 Wh is the Onewheel Pint with a 147 Wh battery. This means you may be able to fly with your Onewheel Pint if you get the approval of the airline you are planning to travel with. We recommend reaching out to them well in advance to obtain the necessary approval before showing up to the airport.
You can also remove the battery from your Onewheel and ship it seperately via ground or sea freight and reinstall it once you are at your destination, or you can buy a new battery from Onewheel.com and have a spare battery waiting at your destination. By removing the battery, your Onewheel should be safe to travel with, however, you may need to prove to the airline or FAA that the board's battery has been removed. If you are not sure how to remove your Onewheel's battery, we recommend watching this video. If you are reinstalling the previous battery that was inside the board, no additional steps are required. However, if you are installing a new battery, or swapping between batteries with different serial numbers, you will need to reactivate them via the Onewheel App.
For more information, please visit the FAA website and see the attached FAQ. If you are traveling out of the country, we recommend checking with the destination country’s aviation administration for more information.