FIGAS currently publishes a 20 kg personal baggage allowance for visitors. The easiest way to stay within it is to weigh the empty luggage first, build a small layering system, avoid duplicate clothing and decide your camera kit before adding convenience items.
Use a weight budget
Assign rough portions of the allowance to luggage, clothing, footwear, toiletries and electronics. Weigh the finished bag at home rather than relying on volume. Compression cubes can shrink clothes but do not reduce weight.
Wear the bulkiest practical items
On travel days, wearing your main boots and outer layer can reduce luggage bulk, but passenger body weights are also part of FIGAS flight planning. Always provide accurate information when requested.
Declare likely excess early
Official visitor guidance asks travelers to notify FIGAS if they expect to exceed their allowance. Accurate advance weights improve planning, but carriage of excess baggage cannot be guaranteed.
Pack for laundry, not every day
Quick-drying base layers and repeatable midlayers are more efficient than a unique outfit for every day. See our complete Falklands packing list before cutting essentials.
A simple 20 kg packing budget
Weigh the empty bag first, then allocate rough limits to clothing, footwear, toiletries and electronics before packing. Wear the heaviest sensible boots and outer layer on flight day, but do not fill pockets with unsafe amounts of gear. Leave margin for items acquired during the trip. If camera equipment makes the allowance unrealistic, declare expected excess to FIGAS rather than hiding weight.
