Nike Air Flight 89

The Nike Air Flight ’89 is a performance basketball model first released in 1989. It and Jordan 4 are frequently cited as sister models, sharing a release year and developed under the then-unified Nike Basketball/Jordan team. Even to the untrained eye, they share a ton of the same technology and aesthetic principles in their design; the nearly identical sole units are a dead giveaways. Returning to shelves in 2022, the new run for the model through 2024 has seen it equally venture towards brand new editions and references to archival Nike Basketball colorways. Below you’ll find our latest coverage of the Nike Air Flight ’89, including release dates, new colorways and official images.

Nike Air Flight 89

The Nike Air Flight ‘89 Low Freshens Up For Summer 2025

Across product lines like the Spizike and Uptempo, a host of Beaverton products have transformed in the past year and chance, shifting from their typical...

By Matt Varga March 20, 2025
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The “NAI-KE” Series Continues On The Nike Air Flight 89 Low

Nike is celebrating its longstanding presence in China by reprising its “NAI-KE” series. Aside from recent Footscape Wovens, the “NAI-KE” design theme almost exclusively falls...

By Andrew Rizzo February 19, 2025
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The Nike Air Flight 89 Low Evokes Legendary “Oreo” Colorways

With the Air Jordan 4 cresting to become the most sought-after model in the Jumpman catalog, Beaverton made a shrewd play in the middle of...

By Matt Varga November 25, 2024
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Nike Keeps Up The Air Flight 89 Low Introduction In “Hyper Royal”

When they go high, Nike goes low… at least with some of their legacy silhouettes. The Spizike Low and Air More Uptempo Low elucidate a...

By Matt Varga November 15, 2024
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The Nike Air Flight 89 Taps Into Its Jordan DNA With “Bred”

Quiet as kept, the Nike Air Flight 89 Low has been holding down fans of the retro hoops aesthetic with a steady stream of versatile...

By Andrew Rizzo November 15, 2024
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The Nike Air Flight ’89 Goes Low With “Cargo Khaki”

A low-cut revolution has already hit the Spizike Low & Air More Uptempo Low. How far will chopdowns spread in the Swoosh catalog? An answer...

By Matt Varga October 10, 2024
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The Air Jordan 4’s Sister Model Surfaces In “Gorge Green”

Air Jordans dominate every conversation about basketball shoes from the late 1980s and 90s, but Nike’s archive is far deeper. In 2019, Nike brought back...

By Andrew Rizzo September 20, 2024
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After Stüssy Collab, Nike Is Bringing Back The Air Flight ‘89 Low

Stüssy makes a strong case for being one of if not the most influential brands to ever collaborate with Nike. Top shelf projects like 2005’s...

By Andrew Rizzo August 27, 2024
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“Burgundy Crush” Accents The Nike Air Flight 89

The Air Jordan 4 isn’t the only retro basketball shoe celebrating its 35th anniversary this year. It’s sister silhouette, the Nike Air Flight 89, continues...

By Andrew Rizzo June 27, 2024
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