Air sports

The term "air sports" covers a range of aerial activities, including air racing, aerobatics, aeromodelling, hang gliding, human-powered aircraft, parachuting, paragliding and skydiving.

Recognized and regulated air sports
Many air sports are regulated internationally by the Switzerland-based Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) and nationally by aero clubs such as the National Aeronautics Association (NAA) and the Royal Aero Club (RAeC). The FAI has separate commissions for each air sport. For example, the commission for ballooning is the Commission Internationale de l'Aérostation (CIA).

Sports within the categories of air sports and their respective commissions are as follows:

Motorized

 * Aerobatics (CIVA)
 * Aeromodelling (CIAM)
 * Air racing (GAC)
 * Drone racing (CIAM)
 * Flyboarding
 * Powered hang gliding (CIMA)
 * Powered paragliding (CIMA)
 * Rally flying (GAC)
 * Rotorcraft (CIG)
 * Ultralight aviation (CIMA)

Wind/Gliding

 * Ballooning (CIA)
 * Cluster ballooning
 * Hopper ballooning
 * Canopy piloting (ISC)
 * Gliding (IGC)
 * Hang gliding (CIVL)
 * Human-powered flying (CIACA)
 * Kiteboarding/kitesurfing
 * Kiting
 * Kite fighting
 * Paragliding (CIVL)

Gravity

 * BASE jumping
 * Cliff jumping
 * Bodyflight
 * Bungee jumping
 * High diving
 * Parachuting/skydiving (ISC)
 * Banzai skydiving
 * Skysurfing
 * Trapeze
 * Wingsuit flying (ISC)

Other activities
Other aerial activities not governed by the FAI rules:
 * Rocket Racing League (an attempt to create a new air sport)

Competitions

 * Reno Air Races
 * FAI World Grand Prix
 * World Air Games