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All 24 flight schools

Listed alphabetically. Nobody pays to be listed or placed higher. Rates are as each school's page states them, and the fuel label matters: wet means fuel is included, dry means it is not.

Published rates and the school's own private pilot estimate
SchoolFuel in the aircraft rateTrainer rate per hourInstruction per hourOne dual hourIts own private pilot estimate
Accelerated Flight School
Van Nuys, California
Wet (fuel included) Not published $35 $165 None on the page
Air Trek North
Minneapolis area, Minnesota
Wet (fuel included) Not published $105 Not worked out None on the page
ATP Flight School
Location not stated
Fuel not stated Not published Not published Not worked out None on the page
AZ Flight Training
Arizona (city not shown on the home page)
Fuel not stated $135 (Cessna 172 (cost example)) $65 $200 $8,900
Butte Aviation
Butte, Montana
Fuel not stated Not published Not published $195 $7,800
California Flight School
California (city not shown on the page we read)
Fuel not stated Not published Not published Not worked out $9,000
CFI Sacramento
Sacramento Executive Airport, California
Wet (fuel included) $220 (Cessna 172N) $55 to $65 $275 to $285 $10,900
Dragonfly Aviation
Winder, Georgia (KWDR)
Fuel not stated $155 (Diamond DA20) $60 to $100 $215 to $255 None on the page
Epic Flight Academy
Location not stated
Fuel not stated Not published $115 $298.20 $36,147
Essence Flight School
Van Nuys, California
Fuel not stated Not published Not published Not worked out $10,900
Illinois Aviation Academy
West Chicago, Illinois
Fuel not stated $206.45 (Plane (single-engine trainer)) $76.18 $282.63 $19,346.59
Mississippi Aviation Academy
Mississippi (city not shown on the rate page)
Dry (fuel extra) $190 (Cessna 172) Not published Not worked out None on the page
Parrish Aviation
North Texas
Fuel not stated Not published $60 to $90 Not worked out None on the page
Pensacola Air Flight School
Pensacola International Airport, Florida
Fuel not stated $180 (Piper Warrior) $60 $240 None on the page
Phoenix Flight Academy
Spanish Fork, Utah
Wet (fuel included) $155 (Training aircraft) $50 $205 $9,400
Pilot Rise
Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas
Wet (fuel included) $165 (Cessna 172) $70 $235 None on the page
Pinnacle Aviation
Palomar Airport, San Diego area, California
Fuel not stated $215 (Cessna 172R G650) $85 $300 None on the page
Roadrunner Flight School
Farmington, New Mexico (KFMN)
Fuel not stated $150 (Cessna 172) $65 $215 $11,248
Scottsdale Executive Flight Training
Scottsdale Airport, Arizona
Dry (fuel extra) $129 (Cessna 172K) $75 $204 None on the page
SimpliFly
Mesa, Arizona
Fuel not stated Not published Not published Not worked out $18,000
Tailwinds Academy
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Wet (fuel included) $225 (Cessna 172N N862TW) $90 $315 $23,000
Texas State Aviation
San Marcos, Texas
Fuel not stated $145 (Cessna 172L) $70 $215 None on the page
Vegas Aviation
Las Vegas, Nevada
Fuel not stated $175 (Cessna 172) $60 $235 $17,285
Windborne Flight
Wind Point area, Wisconsin
Wet (fuel included) $211 (Piper Archer N1242H) $80 $291 $17,000

One dual hour is the trainer rate plus the flight instruction rate, worked out only when the page gives both, or the school's own combined figure. See how we compare for what it does and does not mean. Categories: schools with hourly rates, program prices and ranges.