4.4(7,400)Amazon rating$75.99500+ bought last month
Our verdict
The Petmate Sky Kennel is an airline-compliant travel crate built for dogs in the 15 to 30 lb range, and with 7,400 reviews at a 4.4 star average plus roughly 500 buyers a month, it's one of the more trusted names in air travel crates.
Owners flying with a small to medium dog who need a crate that meets typical airline cargo requirements, or anyone who wants a heavy duty kennel for car travel.
Skip if
Your dog weighs more than 30 lbs, or you only need an everyday at-home crate rather than one built specifically for travel.
Our scorecard
4.4/5overall
Owner rating4.4/5
4.4 average across 7,400 owner ratings
Popularity4.4/5
7,400 owner reviews, more than most models here
The overall score is owner satisfaction weighted by how many reviews back it, so a high rating from few reviews counts for less. The bars below show where this model stands against the other dog and cat food, health, gear and grooming we track in this category on price, popularity and size. Context, not marks against it, and our read of the data, not a lab test.
Overview
["The Petmate Sky Kennel is built specifically for air travel, sized at 28 inches and rated for dogs between 15 and 30 lbs. Petmate markets it as heavy duty and airline compliant, and it's made in the USA rather than imported.", "This is the kind of crate you reach for when your dog needs to fly cargo or meet a specific airline's crate requirements, not a general purpose home crate, so the sizing and compliance claims matter more here than they would with a basic wire crate.", "At $75.99, with 7,400 reviews and a 4.4 star average plus around 500 units bought in the past month, it's a well established and frequently purchased option in the travel crate space."]
Pros
Airline compliant sizing for the 15-30 lb weight range
Made in the USA
Marketed specifically as heavy duty for travel use
Large, consistent review base of 7,400 reviews at 4.4 stars
Strong recent purchase volume, about 500 a month
Cons
Only fits dogs in the 15-30 lb range, not suited to very small or large dogs
Not designed as a collapsible at-home crate
No published interior dimension or ventilation spec beyond the overall 28-inch size
Performance notes
Petmate doesn't list a detailed spec sheet for interior dimensions or ventilation on this listing, so if your dog is at the upper end of the 15-30 lb range, it's worth double-checking against your airline's crate rules before you fly. The core selling points called out directly in the product name are airline compliance, a heavy duty build, and USA manufacturing.
What buyers say
At 7,400 reviews with a 4.4 star average and roughly 500 bought in the last month, this is a heavily reviewed, steadily selling crate, the kind of track record you want before trusting a crate with air travel.
Petmate markets it as airline compliant, but individual airlines can set their own crate rules, so always confirm sizing and requirements with your specific airline before you book travel.
What size dog fits in this crate?
It's built for dogs in the 15 to 30 lb range at 28 inches, so it suits small to medium dogs rather than very small toy breeds or larger dogs.
Is it just for flying, or can I use it at home too?
It's designed and marketed for air travel, but a heavy duty kennel like this can also work as a secure at-home or car crate, though it won't collapse flat for storage the way a wire crate does.
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