Deb -
I suspect that you can't check it as baggage either. Check the baggage information on the airline's web site. For example, this is from the American Airlines site (and the United Airlines site had something similar):
Flammable Liquids or Solids: Fuel, paints, gas torches (including micro-torches and torch lighters), flammable glues/epoxies - Not allowed
--- Denise