Air speed, or lateral air movement, is the maximum rate at which a character can move left or right while in midair. Air speed, air acceleration, falling speed, and gravity are factors of how far a character can recover.
Air speed is often confused with how far a character can travel without landing. Characters with low falling speeds tend to be able to travel farther in the air simply due to hitting the ground later, not due to travelling through the air faster. As a result, characters with higher falling speeds are often perceived as having lower air speeds.
Super Smash Bros. air speed ranking
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Melee air speed ranking
| Rank | Character | Air speed |
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| 1 | Jigglypuff | 1.35 |
| n/a | Giga Bowser | 1.22 |
| 2-3 | Yoshi | 1.2 |
| 2-3 | Mewtwo | 1.2 |
| 4 | Captain Falcon | 1.12 |
| 5 | Peach | 1.1 |
| 6-9 | Donkey Kong | 1 |
| 6-9 | Link | 1 |
| 6-9 | Young Link | 1 |
| 6-9 | Mr. Game & Watch | 1 |
| 10 | Zelda | 0.95 |
| 11 | Ness | 0.93 |
| 12-14 | Dr. Mario | 0.9 |
| 12-14 | Marth | 0.9 |
| 12-14 | Roy | 0.9 |
| 15 | Samus | 0.89 |
| 16 | Mario | 0.86 |
| 17-18 | Pikachu | 0.85 |
| 17-18 | Pichu | 0.85 |
| 19-20 | Fox | 0.83 |
| 19-20 | Falco | 0.83 |
| 21-22 | Bowser | 0.8 |
| 21-22 | Sheik | 0.8 |
| 23-24 | Ganondorf | 0.78 |
| 23-24 | Kirby | 0.78 |
| 25 | Ice Climbers | 0.7 |
| 26 | Luigi | 0.68 |
Brawl air speed Ranking
| Rank | Character | Air speed |
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| 1 | Yoshi | 1.316 |
| 2 | Jigglypuff | 1.269 |
| 3-4 | Wario | 1.222 |
| 3-4 | Wolf | 1.222 |
| 5 | Captain Falcon | 1.18 |
| 6 | Sonic | 1.1092 |
| 7-9 | Donkey Kong | 1.081 |
| 7-9 | Squirtle | 1.081 |
| 7-9 | Mr. Game and Watch | 1.081 |
| 10 | Lucas | 1.05 |
| 11-13 | Bowser | 1.034 |
| 11-13 | Zero Suit Samus | 1.034 |
| 11-13 | Marth | 1.034 |
| 14-17 | Zelda | 0.987 |
| 14-17 | Samus | 0.987 |
| 14-17 | Charizard | 0.987 |
| 14-17 | Lucario | 0.987 |
| 18 | Ness | 0.9588 |
| 19-21 | Mario | 0.94 |
| 19-21 | Toon Link | 0.94 |
| 19-21 | Snake | 0.94 |
| 22 | Ike | 0.9212 |
| 23 | Pikachu | 0.9118 |
| 24-26 | Peach | 0.893 |
| 24-26 | Falco | 0.893 |
| 24-26 | Pit | 0.893 |
| 27-28 | Fox | 0.89 |
| 27-28 | R.O.B. | 0.89 |
| 29 | Kirby | 0.85 |
| 30-31 | Ganondorf | 0.846 |
| 30-31 | Sheik | 0.846 |
| 32 | Diddy Kong | 0.8272 |
| 33 | Olimar | 0.82 |
| 34 | Link | 0.8084 |
| 35 | Ice Climbers | 0.7708 |
| 36-37 | Meta Knight | 0.752 |
| 36-37 | Ivysaur | 0.752 |
| 38 | Luigi | 0.7332 |
| 39 | King Dedede | 0.658 |
SSB4 air speed ranking
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| Rank | Character | Air speed |
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| 1 | Yoshi | 1.28 |
| 2 | Jigglypuff | 1.269 |
| 3 | Mewtwo | 1.25 |
| 4 | Roy | 1.24 |
| 5 | Wario | 1.21 |
| 6-7 | Mii Brawler & Zero Suit Samus | 1.2 |
| 8 | Greninja | 1.18 |
| 9-11 | Donkey Kong, Mario, & Sonic | 1.15 |
| 12-13 | Mr. Game & Watch & Ryu | 1.12 |
| 14-19 | Captain Falcon, Cloud, Duck Hunt, Lucas, Mega Man, & Sheik | 1.1 |
| 20 | Lucario | 1.09 |
| 21-23 | Bowser Jr., Ike, & R.O.B. | 1.08 |
| 24 | Shulk | 1.06 |
| 25 | Mii Gunner | 1.05 |
| 26-27 | Pac-Man & Zelda | 1.04 |
| 28 | Samus | 1.03 |
| 29-30 | Lucina & Marth | 1.02 |
| 31-34 | Bowser, Little Mac, Robin, & Rosalina | 1.0 |
| 35 | Meta Knight | 0.99 |
| 36-38 | Bayonetta, Corrin, & Wii Fit Trainer | 0.97 |
| 39-40 | Fox & Mii Swordfighter | 0.96 |
| 41 | Ness | 0.9588 |
| 42 | Peach | 0.95 |
| 43 | Dr. Mario | 0.943 |
| 44-45 | Toon Link & Villager | 0.94 |
| 46 | Falco | 0.93 |
| 47 | Charizard | 0.92 |
| 48 | Pikachu | 0.9118 |
| 49 | Palutena | 0.91 |
| 50-51 | Dark Pit & Pit | 0.89 |
| 52-53 | Diddy Kong & Link | 0.88 |
| 54 | Olimar | 0.82 |
| 55 | Kirby | 0.8 |
| 56 | Ganondorf | 0.79 |
| 57 | Luigi | 0.73418 |
| 58 | King Dedede | 0.63 |