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Paper Airplane Designs

22 DESIGNS — EASY TO HARD — FREE
The best paper airplanes, with step-by-step folding instructions, diagrams, and videos. I've been designing, folding and testing paper airplanes since I was a kid — and sharing them online since the 1990s. Choose your skill level and start folding.

EASY — 7 designs

EASY

Classic Dart Paper Airplane

The original — everyone's first paper plane

EASY

The Swallow

Easy to fold, flies beautifully

EASY

Paper Rocket

Simple and fun to throw

EASY

Paper Helicopter

Spins down slowly — mesmerising

EASY

Paper Frisbee

Flies in circles — not a plane at all

EASY

Napkin Paper Airplane

For restaurants — fold it from a napkin

EASY

Origami Paper Airplane

Simple origami-style plane

MEDIUM — 11 designs

MEDIUM

Rapier Paper Airplane

Sleek dart — cuts through the air

MEDIUM

Floating Paper Airplane

Glides slowly and gracefully

MEDIUM

Flying Fish Paper Airplane

Distinctive look, great flyer

MEDIUM

Dmitri's Paper Airplane

Aerodynamic and elegant

MEDIUM

Dragon Paper Airplane

Looks fierce, flies far

MEDIUM

Edmonton Shadow Paper Plane

Canadian design — a real beauty

MEDIUM

Trapezium Paper Airplane

Unique shape, surprising flight

MEDIUM

Nose Heavy Paper Airplane

Weighted nose — flies far and fast

MEDIUM

Paper Blimp

Slow flyer — floats like a blimp

MEDIUM

Origami Paper Airplane II

More complex origami folds

MEDIUM

Origami Paper Airplane III

Advanced origami — worth the effort

HARD — 4 designs

HARD

Cobra Paper Airplane

Complex folds, stunning result

HARD

Lightning Paper Airplane

Very advanced — for serious folders

HARD

Nick's Paper Airplane

Competition design — precision required

HARD

Sabretooth Paper Airplane

Expert only — the ultimate challenge