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

[1] 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)[2] 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).

[3][4] Sports within the categories of air sports and their respective commissions are as follows:[1][5][6] Other aerial activities not governed by the FAI rules: