Flight

Flight (also known as Human Flight Potential) is the ability to defy gravity and fly.

Uses
Judging from the effects seen in Hiros, users can fly at supersonic speeds. If this is true, a side-effect of Flight may include some protection from extremes of temperature and atmospheric pressure, as well as the capability to perceive their surroundings while flying at such speeds. This may also explain how Nathan was able to survive Peter's nuclear explosion above New York City in How to Stop an Exploding Man.

Nathan seems to fly involuntarily when in danger. For example, he instinctivly flew out of his about to crash car in Six Months Ago.

Users are able to carry a passenger, however, with little experience, they may struggle to do so. Nathan was unable to fly while carrying  Peter   in Genesis, but is now able to carry  Matt and Peter seperately without trouble, even carrying them as far as Haiti and Mexico. West could carry Claire easily, but initally had trouble with Noah.

West can apparently fly to altitudes of 30,000 feet or more for at least short periods without serious discomfort.

Weaknesses
Flight can be temporarily disabled by Umbrakinesis.

With little experience, users may struggle to carry a passenger.

Notable Users

 * Aiden
 * Angie
 * April Clifton
 * Donna
 * Fiona
 * Nathan Petrelli (synthetic, deceased)
 * Peter Petrelli (absorbed, lost)
 * Rob Brewer
 * Sylar (absorbed)
 * ​Sylar (Explosion Timeline) (absorbed)
 * West Rosen
 * A Chinese man (deceased)
 * An unnamed boy
 * Arthur Petrelli   (possibly, absorbed, deceased)

Trivia

 * According to the episode commentary for The Kindness of Strangers, West's Flight is supposed to have a "more lyrical, Peter Pan quality" than Nathan's.
 * According to Joe Pokaski and Aron Coleite, if West and Nathan had a flying race around the world, Nathan would win because he has the age and experience.
 * Flight is Peter's most commonly replicated ability, having replicated it six times so far: three times from Nathan, twice from Sylar and once from West Rosen.
 * In the Exposed Timeline, Flight is shown to be one of the abilities granted by the Genetic Modification Formula.