IATA Airline Approved Pet Carrier Travel Crates

Transporting your pet overseas takes a lot of planning and both comfort and safety will be prime concerns for any pet lover. So choosing a secure travel crate for your pet’s journey by air is essential for your animal’s welfare and your peace of mind.

We get lots of enquiries from customers regarding which is the correct size pet carrier for their animal so we have provided this easy guide calculator to help you chose the optimum IATA airline approved pet carrier.

This calculator is based on the latest IATA Live Animal Regulations. Individual airlines may use slightly different or impose additional criteria.
In all cases we strongly recommend you check with your chosen air carrier.

Click to view airline approved dog crates, airline carriers for cats and other similar sized animals.

For  further information on IATA Live Animal Regulations, please click here.

 

Calculating Correct Pet Carrier Sizes

Measure you pet as accurately as possible as shown in the diagram.

To calculate the correct size of an approved pet carrier for airline travel, insert the measurements of your pet in the relevant boxes provided (remember to indicate whether the measurements are in centimetres or inches) and click on the ‘CALCULATE’ button.

A. Distance from the tip of the nose to the root of the tail: B. Distance from the ground to the elbow joint*: *(Not required for cats – enter 0) C. The width at the widest point of the animal: D. From the ground to the tip of the ears, or wherever else is the highest point of the animal. (The rule is that it must not touch the top when standing in the container.) These dimensions are in:      cminches   Based on these sizes, the recommended carrier for your pet is: Enter all values to find Your Recommended Pet Carrier (click to view our recommendation) The container’s internal length must be at least: The container’s internal width must be at least: The container’s internal height must be at least:

Please note the following important details: The pet carrier must be strong enough to protect your pet during transport, be secure enough to contain it and have sufficient ventilation on all four sides, to ensure the air quality in the container will not deteriorate. The door of the pet carrier must be secured in such a manner that it will not open accidentally or your pet cannot open it during handling and transport. Your pet’s nose and paws should not be able to fit through any ventilation opening or door mesh. The pet carrier must have a water pot and a food container accessible from the outside. Fibreboard or wiremesh containers are not suitable as pet carriers for air transportation.

 

Vari Kennel Pet Carrier Sizes

Vari-Kennel	Size (External)	Size (Internal)	Weight
Small	21″ x 16″ x 15″ 53 x 40 x 38cm	18.75″ x 13.5″ x 14″ 47 x 34 x 35cm	4kg
Small 24	24″ x 16.7″ x 14.5″ 61 x 42 x 37cm	21.5″ x 15″ x 13.5″ 54 x 38 x 34cm	4kg
Medium	28″ x 20.5″ x 21.5″ 71 x 52 x 54cm	24.25″ x 18.25″ x 19.5″ 62 x 46 x 49cm	6kg
Inter	32″ x 22.5″ x 24″ 81 x 57 x 61cm	29.5″ x 19.75″ x 23.5″ 75 x 50 x 59cm	7kg
Large	36″ x 25″ x 27″ 91 x 64 x 68cm	32.5″ x 22.25″ x 26″ 82 x 56 x 66cm	9kg
X-Large	40″ x 27″ x 30″ 102 x 68 x 76cm	36.25″ x 24.75″ x 28.8″ 92 x 63 x 73cm	12kg
Giant	48″ x 32″ x 35″ 122 x 81 x 89cm	44″ x 29″ x 32.5″ 112 x 73 x 82cm	24kg

January 2021