Flight

Hawkman — Flies on Nth metal, an anti-gravity alloy, with his wings providing steering rather than lift

Silver Surfer — Travels faster than light through vacuum without a vessel, using the board as a focus rather than an engine

Jean Grey — Flies by applying her own telekinesis to herself rather than by any separate ability

Storm — Flies by generating and riding the wind currents she controls

Human Torch — The plasma sheath that makes him a fire user also provides his propulsion

Martian Manhunter — Flies unaided as one component of a generalist power set

Superman — Flies under his own power with no visible means of propulsion

Superman — Operates unaided in vacuum, needing no air for extended periods

Wonder Woman — Flies unaided, a later addition that replaced the invisible plane

Wonder Woman — Operates in space alongside Superman and Green Lantern

Iron Man — Repulsor-driven flight at supersonic speed inside atmosphere

Iron Man — Reaches orbit under armour power

Iron Man — Operates in vacuum with the armour sealed

Thor — Flies by throwing Mjolnir and holding on, not by independent levitation

Thor — Crosses interplanetary distances under his own power

Goku — Flies by ki control rather than by any physical means

Jean Grey — Flies by applying telekinesis to herself rather than by a separate power

Magneto — Flies by acting on the Earth's magnetic field rather than on himself

Storm — Rides wind currents she generates rather than flying under her own power

Storm — Carries passengers on wind at altitude

Green Lantern — Flies unaided in vacuum, the ring supplying air and protection

Green Lantern — Crosses interstellar distances on patrol as routine duty

Green Lantern — Maintains flight while unconscious, the ring acting on its own

Firestorm — Flies under his own power, unaided, at altitude

Silver Surfer — Crosses interstellar distances faster than light on the board

Silver Surfer — Survives unprotected in vacuum and inside stars

Vision — Flies by reducing his own mass rather than by thrust

Namor the Sub-Mariner — Ankle wings carry him in air, uniquely among Atlanteans

Namor the Sub-Mariner — Operates at depth and in air within a single engagement

Starfire — Flies unaided at speeds that cross atmosphere, powered by absorbed solar energy

Starfire — Operates unprotected in space

Black Bolt — Flies by manipulating the same particle field, not by wings or thrust

Human Torch — Flies while ablaze, propelled by his own controlled flame

Hawkman — Nth metal harness grants flight and counters gravity

Hawkman — Manoeuvres in combat with wings rather than by simple levitation

Obsidian — Moves through the air as a shadow rather than by flight in a physical body

Obsidian — Covers distance in shadow faster than he could physically travel

Graviton — Flies by acting on gravity around himself rather than by thrust

Graviton — Operates at altitude while manipulating ground-level gravity simultaneously

Banshee — Rides his own sonic output to fly, rather than by wings or levitation

Polaris — Flies by acting on the planet's magnetic field

Polaris — Operates at altitude while manipulating metal at ground level

Tatsumaki — Flies by applying her telekinesis to herself

Tatsumaki — Operates in the air throughout an engagement rather than landing

Peter Petrelli — Flies after absorbing the ability from his brother

Peter Petrelli — Carries another person while flying

Amazo — Flies using a copied ability rather than his own construction

Amazo — Retains copied abilities after the source has left

Silver Banshee — Flies unaided, part of the banshee transformation

Silver Banshee — Pursues targets across distance without tiring

Doctor Polaris — Flies by acting on the planet's magnetic field

Doctor Polaris — Operates at altitude while manipulating ground-level metal

Cosmic Boy — Levitates himself magnetically rather than flying under his own power

Cosmic Boy — Manoeuvres in space using ambient magnetic fields

Ryuk — Moves through the air and through solid walls without effort

Ryuk — Follows Light continuously without ever being detected by the investigation

Vegeta — Flies by ki control, standard for his species

Vegeta — Fights in space and in atmosphere without adjustment

Frieza — Flies and manoeuvres in vacuum without protection

Frieza — Reaches planetary escape velocity unaided

Gohan — Flies by ki control from early childhood

Gohan — Fights in the air and in space without adjustment

Portgas D. Ace — Propels himself through the air on his own fire

Portgas D. Ace — Creates a boat of fire to travel across water

Supergirl — Flies unaided in atmosphere and vacuum

Supergirl — Operates in deep space without protection

Shazam — Flies with the speed of Mercury, another of the six

Shazam — The power is granted by a wizard, not earned or born, and can be withdrawn

Sinestro — Flies unaided in vacuum, the ring providing life support

Sinestro — Crosses interstellar distances to command his own Corps

General Zod — Flies unaided in atmosphere and space

General Zod — Imprisoned in the Phantom Zone, which is why he survives Krypton's destruction

General Zod — Commands Kryptonian forces in space combat

Green Goblin — The glider is technology he built, not a power

Green Goblin — Fights Spider-Man in the air, which negates the mobility advantage

War Machine — Supersonic flight in atmosphere and operation in vacuum

War Machine — He is a trained officer, so his tactics differ from Stark's improvisation

Falcon — Powered wings give controlled flight, technology rather than a mutation

Falcon — Manoeuvres in combat at speeds that make him hard to hit

Falcon — He was the first African-American superhero in mainstream comics without 'Black' in his name

Bizarro — Flies unaided, part of the copied power set

Bizarro — His inverted speech is a genuine cognitive difference, not an affectation

John Stewart — Flies unaided in vacuum, ring-supported

John Stewart — Patrols an interstellar sector as routine duty

Superboy — Flight is the telekinesis applied to himself

Superboy — Later develops genuine Kryptonian abilities alongside the field

War Machine — Carries heavier armour and still matches Iron Man's airspeed

Katsuki Bakugo — Propels himself through the air on controlled explosions

Katsuki Bakugo — Sustains flight long enough to cross a battlefield

Katsuki Bakugo — Uses gauntlets that store sweat for a single far larger blast