Love the new colour Dark Moss
"My "go to" for shorts. They are light weight and whilst I wear them every week, I get 5-10 years use out of them. These shorts will be perfect for my hiking trip in Thailand. Love them."
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Women's Flight Shorts - Meteor
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Adventure shorts that offer durability, sun protection, water repellency and stretch.
On your adventures from dusk till dawn our lightweight Flight Shorts will last the journey. They're packed with multiple benefits like durability, sun protection, water repellency and stretch. Wear them on your next roadie, overlander or OE. These Flight Shorts come in a standard fit, are quick drying and have all the pockets you'll need to hold your travel essentials.
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UPF ratings show how well fabric shields skin from the sun’s rays—50+ means excellent protection.
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UPF 50+
Treated with DWR to encourage water to bead off the fabric's surface. While it doesn't provide full waterproof protection, it offers good protection against getting damp conditions.
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Water repellent
Product ID: A1706/O4U
Product details
General
Weight
260 g (size 10)
Product ID
A1706-O4U
Activity
Adventure Travel
Design Features
Durable
- Contain highly durable nylon for a hard wearing pair of shorts.
Protective
- Offer excellent UPF 50+ sun protection from exposure to ultraviolet rays.
Water repellent
- Water Repellent finish which encourages water to bead off its surface.
Freedom of movement
- Designed with four way stretch to give you a full range of motion.
- Contain highly durable nylon.
- Elastane for four way stretch.
- Ultraviolet Protection Factor (UPF) 50+.
- Durable Water Repellent (DWR) finish.
- Ten inch inseam length.
- Five pockets.
- Hidden pocket.
- Standard fit.
Reviews
Overall rating: 4.766129 / 5 from 248 reviews.
AI Generated Review Summary
The Women's Flight Shorts - Meteor are highly regarded for their lightweight, durable, and quick-drying fabric. Customers appreciate their stylish look, comfortable fit, and deep, handy pockets. The shorts offer excellent sun protection and water repellency, making them ideal for travel.
Summary topics
- Fabric Quality: 5%
- Drying Speed: 6%
- Aesthetic Appeal: 10%
- Fit Accuracy: 27%
- Weight: 6%
Review topics: ["fit","size","weight","length","weather","quality","fabric","pockets","material","looks","wear","pants","delivery","feel","comfort","value","style","stretch","colour","shirt","service","features","shorts","drying","pair","cut","garment","women","ironing","wash"].
Review highlights
- "Great light weight cool easy to wash" —
- "Love the pockets, great fabric and so comfortable" —
- "Good quality, light weight , quick dry, comfortable to wear daily n convenient for travel in hot climate." —
Reviews
Navy colour looks smart
"Perfect size 12 they look good. Light and easy to wear I’ve worn them for a month in Mexico lots of climbing and walking. I just love the side pocket with zip so secure."
Shorts
"Very good delivery and basically on time."
Women’s Flight Shorts
"My flight shorts are an excellent fit and so very comfortable …. I love them and I now have four pairs"
Comfortable!!
"Great shorts, very comfortable. Nicer material than previous shorts from Kathmandu. Bought a second pair!"
Great wardrobe addition
"The flight shorts are so handy. They look slightly dressy but are practical for walking/hiking. So light for travelling, easy to wash and quick drying."
Great
"Fit well Nice colour Will be good for my African Safari"
Quality and Appealing
"A positive purchase. They fit well, with comfortable material, so I bought a second pair."
Women's Flight shorts
"Despite the confusion about what colour "Meteor" is, navy, these are great shorts. They're a little longer than others I have. The stretch makes them super comfortable, they are non-creasing so great for traveling. They are lightweight. There are plenty of pockets which is handy too."
Great fit shorts
"They are a good travel short, very comfortable"
Q&A
Material and care
Materials
Composition
- Main: 96% Nylon 4% Elastane
- Exclusive of Decoration
Care instructions
- Cold machine wash
- Wash with similar colours
- Do not use fabric softener
- Do not bleach
- Line dry or cool tumble dry
- Cool iron
- Do not dry clean
Delivery and returns
Delivery
Rates
Standard shipping:
- Free to all members within Australia. Simply sign in or create an account to access free delivery.
- If you are not a member, a flat rate of $12 is charged for standard delivery.
Express shipping
- A flat rate of $20 within Australia.
AU Delivery
Standard Delivery (Business Days):
- ACT: 1-4 days (All areas)
- NSW 1-4 Days (Metro) | 4-6 days (Non-metro)
- VIC: 1-3 days (Metro) | 3-6 days (Non-metro)
- QLD: 2-6 days (Metro) | 6-15 days (Non-metro)
- SA: 2-4 days (Metro) | 4-6 days (Non-metro)
- WA: 4-6 days (Metro) | 6-12 days (Non-metro)
- TAS: 3-6 days (Metro) | 12-18 days (Non-metro)
- NT: 3-7 days (Metro) | 13-16 days (Non-metro)
Express Delivery (Business Days):
- ACT: 1-2 days (All areas)
- NSW 1-2 Days (Metro) | 2-3 days (Non-metro)
- VIC: 1-2 days (All areas)
- QLD: 1-2 days (Metro) | 2-4 days (Non-metro)
- SA: 1-2 days (Metro) | 2-4 days (Non-metro)
- WA: 1-2 days (Metro) | 3-6 days (Non-metro)
- TAS: 1-2 days (Metro) | 2-4 days (Non-metro)
- NT: 3-5 days (All areas)
We use AusPost as our delivery partner, and you can read more in our help centre.
Returns
Returning an item
We offer 60-day returns in Australia for change of mind as long as all items are unused, in original packaging (with tags attached), and you have proof of purchase.
Either pop into your local store or post it back to us.
Read more about returns in our help centre.