Dart Flights
Standard, shaped, and charity flights in every style Horizon carries.
Shape changes how the dart flies, and it is the cheapest change you can make.
Buying guide
Dart Flights Buying Guide
A dart flight is the fin at the back of the dart that creates drag and keeps the point leading into the board. Larger flights are more stable, and slimmer flights are faster but less forgiving. Most everyday flights are 100 micron film, 0.1 mm thick. Horizon Darts stocks standard slot-in flights plus the Cosmo Fit Flight, L-Style and Condor systems, so you can match the shafts you already throw.
Which dart flight shape is best?
Standard is the best starting point, because its large surface area is the most stable and the most forgiving of an uneven release. Move to a smaller shape only when your throw is fast and flat enough that you no longer need the extra drag.
| Shape | How it flies | Try |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | Most drag and stability; suits a slower, loopier throw | Fit Flight Standard |
| Shape or Kite | A trimmed standard; a middle ground | Fit Flight Kite |
| Pear or Teardrop | Sits between standard and slim | Fit Flight TD (Pear) |
| Slim | Least drag; suits a hard, flat throw | Laserdart Flights, Slim |
Change one thing at a time. If a smaller shape makes your grouping wander, go back one size.
What does micron mean on dart flights, and which thickness should I buy?
Micron is the thickness of the flight film, not its weight. One micron is a thousandth of a millimeter, so a 100 micron flight is 0.1 mm (about 0.004 in) thick.
- 75 micron: the thinnest and cheapest, but it tears and creases quickly.
- 100 micron: the common all-round choice, like our Rock Hard Flights and the 100 micron Laserdart Flights.
- 150 micron and up: lasts longer and holds its shape after hits, like these 150 Micron Flights. The trade-off is stiffness, so a following dart is more likely to deflect off it.
If you tear flights every week, step up in thickness before you change shape.
What is the difference between No.2 and No.6 flights?
There is no universal answer, because No.2, No.6 and similar numbers are brand size names, not an industry standard. Sources disagree on which one is larger, so do not buy by the number alone.
Buy by shape instead. Compare the outline and any dimensions on the package with the flight you throw now, and stay with the same brand when you need an exact match. Some makers cross-reference for you: Condor describes its Axe 3 fin Shape as similar in size to a No.2 flight. If you are unsure, tell our team what you throw now and we can help you match it.
Fit Flight, L-Style or Condor: which flight system should I use?
Use a locking system if your flights keep falling out or splitting, and stay with standard flights if you want the widest choice of designs. Each system needs its own matching parts.
| System | How it attaches | Needs |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | Slides into a slotted shaft | Any standard shaft |
| Cosmo Fit Flight | Pushes onto the end of its own shaft | Cosmo Fit Shafts from our dart shafts |
| L-Style Champagne | A Champagne Ring locks flight to shaft; EZ flights have the ring built in | L-Shafts, like the L-Shaft Straight Locked |
| Condor | Flight and shaft are one molded piece | Nothing else; pick short, medium or long |
Fit Flights also come in an Air version that Cosmo says is about 33% lighter than a standard flight, like the Fit Flight Air Slim. For Condor, the Zero Stress Slim is an easy first set.
How do I put flights into dart shafts?
On a standard slotted shaft, open the flight so the four wings sit evenly, line the spine up with the slots and push it straight down until it seats. If the slot is too tight or the shaft fingers have closed up, the Dart Mate Tool or the Universal Tool opens the shaft for flight insertion and reshapes bent fingers.
- With Grip Rings: slide the ring onto the nylon shaft first, insert the flight, then push the ring down over the prongs. See Grip Rings.
- Cosmo Fit Flight: the flight pushes onto the end of a Fit Shaft instead of sliding into a slot.
- L-Style EZ flights: the Champagne Ring is molded into the flight, so it loads straight onto an EZ compatible shaft with no separate ring, like this L-Style EZ Flight Signature.
Molded, hard poly or fabric: which dart flights last longest?
For durability, look past plain film to molded, hard poly or fabric flights. Each one holds up better than a thin standard flight.
- Thermally molded: the shape is heat-set so the edges do not curl. Every Cosmo Fit Flight is made this way, and the Robson Plus TearDrop brings molding to standard shafts.
- Hard poly: a stiffer material that resists bending and cracking. See our Hard Poly Flights.
- Fabric: woven instead of film, so it resists creasing and tearing. Try the Fabric Flight.
- Dimpled film: the texture adds rigidity, as on the Dimplex Flight.
How often should dart flights be replaced?
Replace a flight as soon as it is split, bent, creased or loose in the shaft, not on a schedule. A damaged flight is one of the most common reasons a dart that was grouping well suddenly flies wrong.
How long a set lasts depends on how tightly you group: the closer your darts land, the more often they hit each other. Keep a spare set in your case, and a metal flight protector helps keep the fins square. If flights keep dropping out of standard shafts, the fix is usually a ring or a locking shaft from our gear and accessories.
Which flights fit Laserdarts?
Match the flight to the shafts that came on your set, because Laserdarts ships in more than one system. The moveable point Widow models, like the Black Widow Moveable Ringed, come with Cosmo Fit shafts and Widow flights, so replace them with Fit Flight Laserdart Widow flights.
The WidowMaker convertibles ship with L-Style WidowMaker flights, and the L-Style Laserdarts WidowMaker is the match. On standard slotted shafts, use regular Laserdart Flights, and Condor fans can run the Condor Zero Stress Widow.