Flying distance of the particles atomized by use of a centrifuge was investigated. Numerical calculations sup-ported the experimental results that the finer powders flied shorter than coarser powders. However, the calculated flying distance became a couple of times greater than that observed. Three different hypotheses on the discrepancy of the flight distance were discussed, i.e. (i) the effect of counter flow, (ii) the reduction of centrifugal force transmitted to the droplet and (iii) the increase of the drag force to the flying droplet. The increase of the drag force caused by deformation of the droplet at the moment of departure from the rotating disk explained reasonably the experimental results.