Oakley produce some some of the most popular and highest quality snow goggles on the market. Three of their most popular models are the Flight Deck, Flight Path and Flight Tracker, but what is the difference between them? Let’s take an in-depth look…
Oakley Flight Deck and Flight Path goggles both have spherical lenses and are more expensive compared to Flight Tracker goggles which have toric lenses. Flight Deck goggles have a frame-less design, Flight Path goggles have a partial frame and Flight Tracker goggles have a full-frame.
| Flight Deck | Flight Path | Flight Tracker |
| Spherical lens | Spherical lens | Toric lens |
| Frame-less | Partial-frame | Full-frame |
| Available in medium and large | Available in large only | Available in small, medium and large |
There are several key similarities between the Flight Deck, Path and Tracker goggles:
- Adjustable strap with a silicone grip on the inside
- Triple-layer face foam
- Anti-fog lens coating
- Top and bottom venting
Flight Deck vs Path vs Tracker
There are five key differences between these three goggles:
- Frame design
- Lens shape
- Size options
- Price
- Colour options
Frame Design
One of the main aspects that differs between these three goggles is the rim design.
- Flight Deck – rimless design
- Flight Path – semi-rimless design (no rim on the bottom but a rim on the top and sides)
- Flight Tracker – full rim design
It’s really a personal preference as to whether you prefer the look and feel of framed vs frame-less goggles. The frame helps to provide more protection from the elements, whereas the frame-less design provides a wider field of view.
Flight Deck
Flight Path
Flight Tracker
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Lens Shape
The Flight Deck and Flight Path both have a spherical lens, whereas the Flight Tracker has a toric lens.
Spherical lenses curve on the horizontal and vertical axis and form a bubble shape. The advantages of spherical lenses are they they reduce glare and distortion on the edges, and provide a large surface area so don’t fog up very easily.
Toric lenses are a cross between spherical and cylindrical lenses. Toric lenses have some degree of curvature in the vertical plane so they are not as flat as cylindrical lenses but not as curved much as spherical lenses. This helps to provide a wider peripheral view, but with less distortion compared to cylindrical lenses.
Check out this article comparing snow goggle lens shapes to learn more about the pros and cons.
Size Options
Finally, the size options are different for each type of goggle:
- Flight Tracker: available in three sizes (L, M, and S)
- Flight Deck: available in two sizes (L and M)
- Flight Path: only available in L
Note: previously the sizes were referred to as XL/ XM/ XS. Oakley recently dropped the “X” to make the sizes more clear so they just refer to small, medium and large.
Of course, the large goggles are designed for larger heads/ faces, whilst the medium and small goggles are designed for average and smaller heads/ faces.
Here’s the difference in dimensions between each goggle type:
| Goggle Size | Flight Tracker | Flight Deck | Flight Path |
| L (Large) | 19 cm x 11 cm | 17.5 cm x 10.5 cm | 18 cm x 11 cm |
| M (Medium) | 17.5 cm x 10 cm | 17 cm x 9.5 cm | Not Available |
| S (Small) | 15 cm x 9.5 cm | Not Available | Not Available |
As you can see from the table, not only are different size options available for each type of goggles, but the dimensions within each size classification also differ.
The Flight Tracker model offers the largest and smallest both in terms of width and height, compared to the Flight Path and Flight Deck. The Flight Deck L is slightly smaller than the Flight Path L. This is due to the rim design.
The strap thickness also differs according to the size of the goggles. The “L” versions have a 50 mm thick strap, whereas the “M” and “S” straps are 40 mm thick.
Price Difference
The Oakley Flight Deck and Flight Path goggles are typically a very similar price, whereas the Oakley Flight Deck goggles are usually around $50 or £50 cheaper.
The prices of these goggles can change throughout the year so here are links to all the goggles on Amazon so you can check the current prices:
Check out this complete guide to the Oakley snow goggle lens colors so you can choose the best option.
Colour Options
Although pretty much every colour of frame/ lens is available for all three goggles there are some colourways that are specific to each model:
- Factory pilot white strap + hi pink lens: Flight Deck only
- Poseidon haze strap + sapphire iridium lens: Flight Deck only
- Grey terrain strap + black iridium lens: Flight Deck only
- Red blaze strap + rose gold iridium lens: Flight Deck only
- Jasmine crystal strap + sage gold iridium lens: Flight Deck only
- Grey terrain strap + gold iridium lens: Flight Path only
- Blue aura strap + sapphire iridium lens: Flight Path only
- Red ember strap + torch iridium lens: Flight Path only
- Matte white strap + dark grey lens: Flight Path only
- Red aura strap + torch iridium lens: Flight Tracker only
- I am artist strap + sapphire iridium lens: Flight Tracker only
- Multicolour strap + sapphire iridium lens: Flight Tracker only
- Navy cascade strap + sapphire iridium lens: Flight Tracker only
- Purple blaze strap + snow garnet lens: Flight Tracker only
- Brown habitat strap + rose gold iridium lens: Flight Tracker only
- Matte black strap and snow rose lens: Flight Deck and Path only
- Matte black strap + dark grey lens: Flight Deck and Path only
- Matte white strap + rose gold iridium lens: Flight Deck and Path only
- Matte white strap + hi pink iridium lens: Flight Deck and Path only
- Matte white strap + garnet lens: Flight Deck and Path only
- Redline strap + dark grey lens: Flight Deck and Tracker only
| Colourway | Flight Deck | Flight Path | Flight Tracker |
| Matte black strap + black iridium lens | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Matte black strap + sapphire iridium lens | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Matte black strap + torch iridium lens | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Matte black strap + jade iridium lens | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Matte black strap + sage gold iridium lens | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Matte black strap + rose gold iridium lens | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Matte black strap + snow rose lens | Yes | Yes | No |
| Matte black strap + hi-pink lens | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Matte black strap + persimmon lens | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Matte black strap + dark grey lens | Yes | Yes | No |
| Matte black strap + clear lens | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Matte black strap + snow garnet lens | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Factory pilot black strap + sapphire iridium lens | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Factory pilot white strap + hi pink lens | Yes | No | No |
| Matte white strap + torch iridium lens | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Matte white strap + jade iridium lens | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Matte white strap + sapphire iridium lens | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Matte white strap + rose gold iridium lens | Yes | Yes | No |
| Matte white strap + hi pink lens | Yes | Yes | No |
| Matte white strap + snow garnet lens | Yes | Yes | No |
| Matte white strap + dark grey lens | No | Yes | No |
| Celeste strap + jade iridium lens | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Dark brush strap + dark grey lens | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Poseidon strap + sapphire iridium lens | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Poseidon haze strap + sapphire iridium lens | Yes | No | No |
| Redline strap + torch iridium lens | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Redline strap + dark grey lens | No | Yes | No |
| Ultra purple strap + hi pink lens | Yes | No | Yes |
| Grey terrain strap + black iridium lens | Yes | No | No |
| Grey terrain strap + gold iridium lens | No | Yes | No |
| Red blaze strap + rose gold iridium lens | Yes | No | No |
| Jasmine crystal strap + sage gold iridium lens | Yes | No | No |
| Blue aura strap + sapphire iridium lens | No | Yes | No |
| Red aura strap + torch iridium lens | No | No | Yes |
| Red ember strap + torch iridium lens | No | Yes | No |
| I am artist strap + sapphire iridium lens | No | No | Yes |
| Multicolour strap + sapphire iridium lens | No | No | Yes |
| Navy cascade strap + sapphire iridium lens | No | No | Yes |
| Purple blaze strap + snow garnet lens | No | No | Yes |
| Brown habitat strap + rose gold iridium lens | No | No | Yes |
Check out my comparison between Oakley Flight Deck and Fall Line goggles.