Kite bag policy
Winair kiteboard bag policy
WMSint Maarten / Caribbean (Windward Islands)winair.sx
Not confirmed
Whether a kite bag counts inside the allowance is not settled.
What it costs and what fits
- Max weight
- 23 kg
- Max L+W+H
- 157 cm
- Pieces
- 1st checked bag included only on Prime or Value fare families; on Saver or Lite fares the 1st bag is charged too (USD 15 online / 25 airport on SAB/EUX and AUA-CUR/BON-CUR routes, USD 30 / 40 on other flights, one-way, 2026)
- Small aircraft
- Winair operates De Havilland DHC-6 Twin Otters on short inter-island hops with very small cargo compartments; a full-length surfboard or kiteboard bag is unlikely to fit and no dedicated sports-equipment policy is published -- treat as a case-by-case call with the airline before booking, not a standard product.
- Filed as
- Winair publishes no sports-equipment or kiteboard-specific category;
- long items fall under general checked baggage, constrained hard by the small cargo holds of its DHC-6 Twin Otter fleet.
- Home region
- Sint Maarten / Caribbean (Windward Islands)
Policy as of September 2026 · Winair’s own policy page
Before you pack
2 points
- Because no fee or explicit acceptance policy for kite/board equipment is published, contact Winair directly before booking -- do not assume a board bag will be accepted on a Twin Otter service.
- If flying to a Winair destination for kiting, consider whether a connecting larger-aircraft carrier can get equipment closer to the final island before a short Winair hop.
What riders report at the counter
1 report
- OneMileAtATime's Winair trip report and Winair's own guidance note passengers should pack compactly and favor soft bags over hard-shell cases to fit the small cargo compartments -- consistent with the general small-aircraft constraint, though not specific to kite/board gear.