50 Best Rock Songs About Jets
Top Rock Tracks That Soar Like Jets
There’s something strange about the sound of flight. The grind of engines, the blur of motion, the way it all hums like freedom with a little danger stitched in. Jet songs hit that pulse—half escape, half adrenaline. You can almost smell the burnt fuel and the static of altitude in some of these tracks. They’re not clean-cut anthems for takeoff. They’re reckless, loud, a little drunk on the idea of leaving something behind. The feeling sneaks in when the drums start to climb and the guitars scream open air.
Not every song here talks directly about planes or engines, but they still catch the same rush. Some tracks sound like a boarding pass to nowhere, others like turbulence you can dance through. You get a mix of swagger and speed, that full-throttle blur before everything drops quiet again. The edge is part of the fun—like running through the runway lights in your head. It’s the kind of mood that could sit next to pop, rock, country, and R&B songs on someone’s late-night playlist and still hold its own.
These tracks pull at that restless energy, the kind that lives somewhere between takeoff and landing. They’re messy, fast, maybe even a little cliché in the best way. Not every lyric matches the theme, but the spirit’s there—wild and metallic and hungry for air. Here are the best rock songs that capture the jet-fueled feeling perfectly.
Top 10 Aviation Rock Songs
1. 'Jet Airliner' by Steve Miller Band
2. 'Danger Zone' by Kenny Loggins
3. 'Learning to Fly' by Pink Floyd
4. 'Aces High' by Iron Maiden
5. 'Aeroplane' by Red Hot Chili Peppers
6. 'Rocket Man (I Think It's Going to Be a Long, Long Time)' by Elton John
7. 'Fly Away' by Lenny Kravitz
8. 'Learn to Fly' by Foo Fighters
9. 'Eight Miles High' by The Byrds
10. 'Jet' by Paul McCartney and Wings
Classic Rock Songs Featuring Flight Theme #11 to 20
11. 'Back in the U.S.S.R.' by The Beatles
12. '747 (Strangers in the Night)' by Saxon
13. 'Time for Me to Fly' by REO Speedwagon
14. 'Flying High Again' by Ozzy Osbourne
15. 'Space Oddity' by David Bowie
16. 'The Zephyr Song' by Red Hot Chili Peppers
17. 'Turbulence' by Bowling for Soup
18. 'Fly By Night' by Rush
19. 'Given to Fly' by Pearl Jam
20. 'Jet Boy' by New York Dolls
Hard Rock Songs About Air Travel and Speed #21 to 30
21. 'Jet City Woman' by Queensrÿche
22. 'Leaving on a Jet Plane' by Peter, Paul and Mary
23. 'Flying' by The Beatles
24. 'Aeroplane Blues' by The Black Keys
25. 'Snoopy vs. the Red Baron' by The Royal Guardsmen
26. 'Wings of a Dream' by Gamma Ray
27. 'Big Jet Plane' by Angus & Julia Stone
28. 'Fly Like an Eagle' by Steve Miller Band
29. 'Paper Planes' by M.I.A.
30. 'Free Falling' by Tom Petty
Rock Songs List About Soaring and The Sky #31 to 40
31. 'In the Early Morning Rain' by Gordon Lightfoot
32. 'Wheels Ain't Coming Down' by Slade
33. 'High Flight' by John Denver
34. 'The Last Flight' by Iron Savior
35. 'Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground' by Willie Nelson
36. 'Flying High' by Free
37. 'Airplane' by Plain White T's
38. 'Rocket Ship' by The Presidents of the United States of America
39. 'Stukas Over Disneyland' by The Dickies
40. 'Learning How to Fly' by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
More Rock and Roll Songs About Planes #41 to 50
41. 'Jet Black' by The Stranglers
42. 'Low Flying Birds' by Gary Brooker
43. 'No More Fear of Flying' by Gary Brooker
44. 'Come Fly With Me' by Frank Sinatra
45. '707' by Steve Miller Band
46. 'Blue Sky' by The Allman Brothers Band
47. 'Airplanes' by B.o.B. featuring Hayley Williams
48. 'The Aviator' by The Rolling Stones
49. 'Leaving All Behind' by Anubis Gate
50. 'Gone' by The Bouncing Souls
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