DJI Air 3S Fly More Combo (2026): All 6 US Kits Compared, and the $65 Gap That Decides It

Quick Answer: The DJI Air 3S Fly More Combo costs $1,399 with the DJI RC-N3 or $1,599 with the DJI RC 2 screen controller at djiusa.com, and both add two extra batteries (three total), the Battery Charging Hub, the ND8/32/128 filter set, two more propeller pairs and a shoulder bag to the $1,099 base kit. Unlike the Mavic 4 Pro, it is a genuine discount: the separately sold parts alone total $583 against a $300 premium. Skip the $1,334 Dual Battery Combo, which is only $65 cheaper and has one battery and no hub. No standard kit ships a charger.

The DJI Air 3S is sold in six US configurations on djiusa.com, plus a seventh “Fly More Combo Lite” on DJI’s own store that shares a price with one of them but not its contents. This guide lays out what each box contains, what each step up costs, and which upgrades are worth paying for. All prices and box contents were checked on November 4, 2026.

The six US Air 3S kits, side by side

Contents and prices below come from the What’s Included table on djiusa.com. Every kit includes a USB-C to USB-C PD cable and a gimbal protector, and none includes a power adapter except the Extended Flight Creator Combo.

Two kits do almost all the work in this lineup: the two Fly More Combos. The $200 between them buys a controller with a built-in screen; everything else in the box is identical. The four other kits are either a worse version of the Fly More Combo or a Fly More Combo with accessories added at full price.

What’s actually in the Fly More Combo box

According to djiusa.com’s What’s Included table, both Fly More Combos contain:

• 1× DJI Air 3S aircraft with 42GB of internal storage (per DJI’s specs page)
• 1× DJI RC-N3 (the $1,399 kit, with USB-C and Lightning RC cables) or 1× DJI RC 2 (the $1,599 kit)
• 3× Intelligent Flight Battery (4,276 mAh, 14.6 V, 62.5Wh, about 247 g each per DJI)
• 1× Battery Charging Hub
• 1× ND Filter Set (ND8/32/128)
• 3× spare propeller pairs
• 1× DJI Shoulder Bag
• 1× USB-C to USB-C PD cable and a gimbal protector

What is missing matters too. There is no power adapter in either kit, and DJI’s own hub page says plainly that “the charger is not included,” so plan on a USB-C PD charger of your own (DJI recommends 60W or more). There is no microSD card, so the 42GB internal drive is all you have on day one. At DJI’s maximum video bitrate of 130 Mbps, 42GB holds roughly 43 minutes of footage, slightly less than one 45-minute battery; DJI’s recommended card list tops out at 512GB V30 U3 A2 cards from Lexar and Kingston (see our drone microSD card guide). And there are no propeller guards; DJI sells one Air 3 Series Propeller Guard for $17 at djiusa.com.

The buy-separately math

On the Mavic 4 Pro Fly More Combo, the combo costs more than its separately sold parts. The Air 3S follows the older DJI rule instead, and by a wide margin, largely because djiusa.com prices the spare battery at $245.

Buying the Fly More Combo instead of the base kit and parts saves at least $283, before you put any value on the ND filters and the bag. The two batteries alone cost $190 more than the whole premium. That makes the base kit a poor starting point for anyone who will want more than one battery, which is nearly everyone: DJI’s 45-minute rating comes from a windless wind-tunnel run at a constant 32.4 km/h with the camera in photo mode, so real filming flights end sooner.

The $65 trap: Dual Battery Combo vs Fly More Combo

djiusa.com added the Dual Battery Combo in May 2026. At $1,334 (marked down from $1,344), it is the base kit plus one extra battery: $1,099 + $245 = $1,344, so the “sale” equals a $10 discount. The problem is the next kit up.

For $65 more, the Fly More Combo adds a third battery that costs $245 on its own, the $69 hub, the filters, two propeller pairs and the bag. Without the hub, the Dual Battery Combo also gives up the hub’s sequential charging and power-bank features. Unless a retailer discounts it far below the Fly More Combo, the Dual Battery Combo is the one Air 3S kit to rule out.

Same $1,599, two different boxes

DJI’s own US store does not list either Fly More Combo. It lists a DJI Air 3S Fly More Combo Lite (DJI RC 2) at $1,599, with $2,250 struck through. That is the same price as djiusa.com’s Fly More Combo (DJI RC 2), but the in-the-box lists differ:

The “Lite” kit is the weaker box at the same price. DJI’s store page also warns that the order ships from overseas and that the buyer may need to help with customs clearance. If you see “Fly More Combo Lite” on a listing, check for the bag and the propeller count before treating it as the same kit.

The charger only one kit includes

DJI’s Battery Charging Hub for the Air 3 series is a sequential charger. DJI’s specs page says “three batteries charged in sequence,” and the store page adds that the most-charged battery is topped up first. The hub’s USB-C input is rated at up to 5 A at 20 V, which works out to 100W, and DJI only publishes charging times per battery:

The hub has two tricks the box does not advertise. A long press of its button moves the remaining charge from the emptier batteries into the fullest one, which DJI calls power accumulation, and it can charge a phone or tablet at up to 82W as a power bank. For field charging from a DJI Power station, djiusa.com sells a $22 SDC cable it rates at 125W output to Air 3 and Air 3S batteries. Our drone battery charger guide explains why a generic hobby charger cannot replace the hub for sealed Intelligent Flight Batteries.

The two October combos are sums, not deals

djiusa.com published two new Air 3S kits on October 23, 2026. Both cost exactly the sum of the site’s own standalone prices:

• Wide-Angle Landscape Combo, $1,734 = Fly More Combo (DJI RC 2) ($1,599) + Air 3S Wide-Angle Lens ($69) + Air 3 Series Propeller Guard ($17) + Lexar Professional 1066x 64GB microSD ($49). Saving: $0.
• Extended Flight Creator Combo, $1,774.99 = Fly More Combo (DJI RC-N3) ($1,399) + a fourth battery ($245) + DJI Power 140W GaN Charger ($69.99 list) + Lexar 64GB card ($49) + Low-Noise Propellers ($12). Saving: $0, and with the charger on sale at $52.49 on November 4, buying the same parts separately came to $1,757.49, $17.50 less than the combo.

The Wide-Angle Lens is the one add-on here with a clear use: djiusa.com says it widens the main camera’s field of view to 114 degrees, against the 84 degrees DJI lists for the 24 mm main camera. Note also that the Extended Flight Creator Combo ships the RC-N3, not the RC 2, despite the “Creator” name, and that its 140W charger cannot charge the hub faster than a 100W adapter would. If you want four batteries with a screen controller, the Fly More Combo (DJI RC 2) plus one $245 battery comes to $1,844.

Where to buy an Air 3S kit in the US

Four facts frame US buying in late 2026:

• djiusa.com is a licensed reseller, not DJI. Its About page describes it as “an independent company, not the official DJI US website,” operating as an authorized reseller under license from DJI. It listed all six kits in stock on November 4.
• DJI’s own store is out of stock. store.dji.com listed only the $1,099 base kit and the $1,599 Fly More Combo Lite, both out of stock, along with the $245 battery and $69 hub.
• Refurbished stock comes and goes. djiusa.com lists a refurbished Fly More Combo (DJI RC 2) at $1,279, which was sold out when we checked.
• The Air 3S can still be sold here. It received FCC authorization before the FCC added DJI to its Covered List on December 23, 2025, which blocks new DJI models, not existing ones.

For protection plans on a $1,399 to $1,599 kit, see our DJI Care Refresh guide.

Who should buy which kit

• Buy the Fly More Combo (DJI RC-N3), $1,399, if you are happy flying with your phone as the screen. It is the best value in the lineup and the only kit where the extras clearly cost less than buying them later.
• Buy the Fly More Combo (DJI RC 2), $1,599, if you want a built-in 700-nit screen. The $200 step is $169 less than the RC 2 costs on its own. See our DJI RC 2 review and DJI RC-N3 guide for the controller differences.
• Buy the base kit, $1,099, only if you already own Air 3 batteries and the Air 3 hub. DJI’s FAQ confirms both work, though Air 3 batteries lose the Off-State QuickTransfer feature.
• Skip the Dual Battery Combo unless it is discounted well below $1,399, and skip the two October combos unless you want exactly those add-ons, since they save nothing.

Whichever kit you choose, the Air 3S weighs 724 g per DJI, so it needs FAA registration and Remote ID from the first flight, and a Part 107 certificate for any paid work. Our Air 3S accessories guide covers what to add once the box arrives.

By the numbers

• $1,099 / $1,334 / $1,399 / $1,599 / $1,734 / $1,774.99: the six US Air 3S kit prices on djiusa.com as of November 4, 2026.
• $300 vs $583: the Fly More Combo’s premium over the base kit, against the standalone price of the two batteries, hub and two propeller pairs it adds, before ND filters and bag.
• $65: the gap between the Dual Battery Combo and the Fly More Combo (DJI RC-N3), which buys a $245 battery, the $69 hub, ND filters, two propeller pairs and a bag.
• About 60 minutes per battery: DJI’s rated charging time on the hub with its 100W USB-C adapter; the hub charges three batteries in sequence and no standard kit includes the adapter.
• 45 and 41 minutes: DJI’s rated maximum flight and hover times per 62.5Wh battery, measured in windless conditions at sea level.

The bottom line

The DJI Air 3S Fly More Combo is the kit to buy, and on this drone it is a real bargain: $300 over the base kit buys at least $583 of separately sold parts, plus ND filters and a bag. Pick the $1,399 RC-N3 version unless you want the RC 2’s built-in screen for $200 more, budget for a USB-C charger because no standard kit includes one, and skip the $1,334 Dual Battery Combo, which is $65 cheaper for a much thinner box. Next, read the full DJI Air 3S review, see what changed in DJI Air 3 vs Air 3S, or compare it with the step-up in DJI Air 3S vs Mavic 4 Pro.