Longest horizontal wingsuit flight distance in performance competition

What to remember

On 25 August 2023, in performance competition, Alexey Galda flew 5,572 m horizontally in a wingsuit, or 5.572 km (3.462 mi). Two years later, on 17 August 2025, he also set the performance record for flight time, with 112.0 seconds.

A wingsuit is a suit with fabric wings between the arms and torso and between the legs. The added surface reduces vertical speed and increases horizontal speed, producing a controllable glide. A flight may start from an aircraft or from a fixed BASE object, and normally ends with a parachute opening.

The Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) recognises two international competition disciplines: performance flying and acrobatic flying. Performance flying measures time, horizontal distance and horizontal speed. For speed, the performance record was 326.8 km/h (203.1 mph), set by Chris Geiler on 26 October 2021.