This might help you out from my website: https://theworldisaccessible.com/flying_with_a_wheelchair/

Look online with the airline but when u call to book your ticket let them know you are handicapped and if you have your own wheelchair let them know you would like help getting to your gate and let them know if u need help getting on the plane. I needed help once flying from Wisconsin to Pennsylvania and it was great. I also flew to Japan and got help with escort right thru customs. It was so nice seeing they knew right where to go. And got thru the special line that was faster. Hope this helps

I’ve been flying with a power wheelchair since 1992, mostly by myself.

Get to the airport an hour early. For example, if the airport/airline says to check in two hours early, get there three hours early. You will need that extra time to check in/tag your wheelchair. I strongly suggest that you get it tagged at the check-in counter before security and not at the gate. Make sure you know the weight of your wheelchair. (If you’re seeing your doctor before the trip, ask to use their wheelchair scale then. Add a sticker, with the weight in pounds and kilograms legibly written on it, to your wheelchair.)

Unless you can safely walk through the TSA line, you will be patted down by an agent that is the same gender. It is for everyone’s safety to be patted down. Horrible people have tried to bring illegal items hidden in wheelchair tubing, so they have to pat you down. The agent will explain what they’ll do. If you think they’re being invasive, speak up. Cameras are watching you, so they’ll see and hear your concerns.

Once you get past security, go directly to your gate. Don’t stop to eat, look at the artwork, go ‘duty free’ shopping, etc., before going to the gate. Let the gate agent know what flight you’ll be on so they know, in advance, the equipment and staff they’ll need to board you. Sometimes, the gate may be used by another carrier before your flight. If so, wait for your airline’s agent to arrive to tell them. Once you alert them, then you can look around, shop, etc. If you don’t need to do that, stay near the gate so the agent doesn’t forget about you.

You will be boarding first, but deplaning last. If you can, stick to direct or non-stop flights. If you absolutely have no choice but to have connecting flights, allow two hours between flights. That’ll give everyone enough time to get to your next flight without rushing and causing damage to you and/or your wheelchair.

There are many tips to flying with a wheelchair, but these are just a few for you as a wheelchair user, not ‘wheelchair bound’.