Fastest wingsuit flight speed (FAI performance record)

What to remember

Chris Geiler flew a wingsuit at 326.8 km/h (203.1 mph) on 26 October 2021, a performance record recognised by the FAI. Speed is one of the three measures of performance flying, along with horizontal distance and time.

The other two performance records belong to Alexey Galda: 5.572 km of horizontal distance on 25 August 2023, then 112.0 seconds of flight on 17 August 2025.

A wingsuit turns free fall into a glide. Fabric stretched from arms to torso, and from one leg to the other, adds surface area: vertical speed drops and horizontal speed climbs. Each jump begins from a plane or a fixed point and finishes once the parachute opens. The FAI recognises two competition disciplines, performance flying and acrobatic flying, which is judged from a camera flyer's footage.