The following Portable Oxygen Concentrators, “POC’”s, are on the FAA Approved POC list in accordance with Special Federal Aviation Regulation (SFAR) No. 106, 14 CFR Part 121:

• AirSep LifeStyle (If equipped with sticker: “RTCA/DO-160″ Section 21 Category M Compliant)*
• AirSep FreeStyle
• Delphi RS-00400 (EVO Central Air)
• DeVilbiss iGo *
• Inogen One
• Inogen One G2
• International Biophysics Corporation’s LifeChoice
• Invacare Solo2
• Invacare XPO2
• Oxlife Independence
• Respironics EverGo
• SeQual Eclipse*

Airline Portable Oxygen Travel Policies

While the FAA ruling defines which Portable Oxygen Concentrators are approved for Airline travel in the United States and Flights terminating in the United State, each airline has some latitude in what documentation is required.

Generally speaking there are some basic rules that apply for traveling with your portable oxygen concentrator by air.

Non US based Carriers will require a Medical Certificate of Fitness for Air Travel, Form MEDIF, or Medical Information Form to be filled out and presented to the airline 72 hours prior to departure.

Each Form MEDIF, though requesting the same information is specific to the carrier. Most Non US Based Carriers follow FAA guidelines as far as which Portable Oxygen Concentrators are allowed on board.  It is best to check the link below for your specific airline.

US Based Carriers will require a Portable Oxygen Concentrator Travel Document, sometimes called a Physician’s Consent Form.  Many airlines have made the document specific to their brand, while other carriers use a generic form.  The data requested on the form itself is all the same, typically require the form written on your doctor’s letterhead. Some airlines,, do not want a generic from, check the links below for carrier information.

The FAA Phsyician Travel form documents: (at a minimum)

1 The users ability to operate the Portable Oxygen Concentrator

2 The users ability to recognize and respond appropriately to the any POC alarms.

3 If the user is unable to comply with the previous requirements, a traveling companion must accompany the user who is capable of operating the portable oxgyen concentrator)

4 When the POC will be used

• During Taxi
• During Take-Off
• In-Flight
• During Landing

5 The user brings an ample supply of fully charged batteries to power the POC for the duration of the flight and ground connection time, plus an additional 50%.  

For Example, If you are traveling from Los Angeles to New York non-stop, and your ground connection and airline travel time is 6 hours total, you would want to travel with 9 hours of battery. If you were using a SeQual Eclipse 3 with on a pulse setting of 24 mL per breath, you would need 2 batteries total.

6. Additionally, the form may document that the Portable Oxygen Concentrator you are Renting is in good working order. It is alway best to rent a portable oxygen concentrator from a company that limits the amount of times a unit can be rented for a flight. GoAssured limits the number of time any portable oxygen concentrator can be rented to a maximum of 15 rentals. This avoids many of the problems associated with renting from other companies were a concentrator is rented until it does not work any more. Don’t get stuck with someone’s old rental stock.

Airline Travel Chart, Polices, and Forms