COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Archers, it’s time to aim for the horizon. Registration is now open for the 2026 USA Archery Flight Nationals, taking place September 3–6, at the legendary Bonneville Flight Range, set on the vast Bonneville Salt Flats.
Flight archery is a test of distance, precision, and ingenuity. Unlike traditional target competitions, the goal is simple: see how far your arrow can fly. Competitors push the limits of bow design, arrow construction, and shooting technique across open salt flats, with some shots traveling over 1,000 meters.
The event welcomes all USA Archery and World Archery Flight Divisions, including compound, recurve, and longbow, giving athletes the freedom to experiment with different equipment setups for each round.
Specialized shoot times are reserved for extreme-distance bows such as foot bows, crossbows, and unlimited flight bows, ensuring safety while providing the space needed to measure and retrieve long-flying arrows. Exhibition rounds are also available for archers looking to test new setups beyond the official competition. Participation is open to all USA Archery members, with temporary memberships available for foreign competitors.
Set against the stark, otherworldly landscape of western Utah, the USA Archery Flight Nationals offers more than a competition - it’s a spectacle of skill, innovation, and pure archery excitement. Watch your arrows soar across the salt flats and be part of a national tradition that celebrates the art and science of shooting for distance.
The Bonneville Flight Range, located on the iconic Bonneville Salt Flats in western Utah, has been a central hub for flight archery and distance shooting for decades. Its wide-open, flat terrain provides ideal conditions for safely launching arrows over extraordinary distances, attracting competitors from across the United States and around the world. The venue has hosted countless national and international competitions, where records have been set and broken, making it a legendary site in the history of flight archery.
Beyond archery, the Salt Flats themselves are famous for land speed records, motorcycle and automotive testing, and high-speed vehicle trials, adding to the location’s reputation as a place where humans challenge the boundaries of possibility. This same dramatic terrain now provides the perfect stage for flight archery, where innovation, skill, and raw power come together in a visually stunning spectacle.
Today, the Bonneville Flight Range continues to be the premier destination for flight archery, combining technical challenge with the dramatic, otherworldly beauty of the Utah salt flats. Competitors have the rare opportunity to push the limits of equipment and technique while standing on one of the most iconic and extreme landscapes in the United States.
