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Flight academy costs by state

Accelerated, full-time academies with their published fixed-price program cost. Each figure is the academy's own published number, dated and linked. An academy is the fastest route to the certificates, but it does not lower your 1,500-hour airline minimum. Only a qualifying degree does that.

academies listed
16

academies listed

states covered
35

states covered

published program price
from $12K

published program price

Alabama: 1 academy, from $91KArkansas: 1 academy, from $91KArizona: 6 academies, from $73.2KCalifornia: 1 academy, from $91KColorado: 1 academy, from $91KConnecticut: 1 academy, from $91KFlorida: 8 academies, from $12KGeorgia: 1 academy, from $91KIdaho: 1 academy, from $91KIllinois: 1 academy, from $91KIndiana: 1 academy, from $91KKansas: 2 academies, from $91KKentucky: 1 academy, from $91KLouisiana: 1 academy, from $91KMassachusetts: 1 academy, from $91KMaryland: 1 academy, from $91KMichigan: 1 academy, from $91KMinnesota: 2 academies, from $65KMissouri: 1 academy, from $91KNorth Carolina: 1 academy, from $91KNebraska: 1 academy, from $91KNew Jersey: 1 academy, from $91KNew Mexico: 1 academy, from $91KNevada: 1 academy, from $91KNew York: 1 academy, from $91KOhio: 1 academy, from $91KOklahoma: 1 academy, from $91KOregon: 1 academy, from $66.9KPennsylvania: 1 academy, from $91KSouth Carolina: 1 academy, from $91KTennessee: 2 academies, from $43.7KTexas: 2 academies, from $73.2KUtah: 1 academy, from $91KVirginia: 1 academy, from $91KWisconsin: 1 academy, from $91K
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35 states listed so far, or tap a state on the map. National academies are listed under their headquarters state. We add academies as we verify their published prices.

How these costs work

An academy sells a fixed-price program, not an hourly rate, so there is no calculator here. For each academy we list its own published package prices, with the date we read them and a link to the source. The sticker usually excludes some fees (exams, examiner fees, location premiums, supplies), and we note that on each program. The price is the academy's, not ours, and a student's actual cost will differ. PilotBound is not affiliated with the academies, and an academy can correct or remove its listing anytime. Disclaimer & removal policy.

Want all five paths side by side (Part 61, Part 141, an academy, a 2-year or a 4-year degree)? Use the cost comparison.