How much does Advanced International Aviation Academy cost?

Advanced International Aviation Academy publishes $13,849 for its Private Pilot Course (Cessna 150), as listed on the academy's own pricing page (September 24, 2026). It publishes 7 tracks in total, priced by how much flight experience you start with. That is the published sticker for the program, not a personalized quote, and it is what the academy asks before the fees the sticker excludes.

What is included in Advanced International Aviation Academy's program price?

Advanced International Aviation Academy's published programs cover Private Pilot, Instrument Rating, Commercial Pilot and Multi-Engine (AMEL). The headline track plans for about 42 flight hours. On what it excludes, the academy states: Excludes the one-time $225 enrolment fee, phase checks and tests at $178 each, solo preparation supervision at $65 per instructor hour, training documentation at $7.22 per training hour, an after-hours and weekend surcharge of $9.85 an hour, and full-service fuelling at $0.98 a gallon if requested.

Does going to Advanced International Aviation Academy lower the 1,500-hour airline requirement?

No. An accelerated academy does not reduce the 1,500-hour ATP minimum. Only a qualifying aviation degree does, under 14 CFR 61.160, which lowers it to 1,000 hours for a bachelor's or 1,250 for an associate's. What an academy sells is speed and a fixed price to the commercial certificate and instructor ratings, not a shortcut to the airlines. Most graduates then instruct to build the remaining hours.

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What Advanced International Aviation Academy's program costs

A full-time, integrated career program sold at a fixed price, not an hourly rate. Every figure below is Advanced International Aviation Academy's own published price, with the source and the date we read it. This is the published sticker, not a personalized quote.

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Section 1Program price

Published program price

$13.8K

Private Pilot Course (Cessna 150)

Minimum hours

Assumes the program's planned hours. Most students fly over the minimums, and the extra flight time is billed separately.

Each figure is published as an estimated total against a planned number of hours, and the academy bills as you go, per lesson, on the aircraft and instructor time actually used. The estimate is what the plan costs, not a cap.

The academy's own published price. It does not reduce the 1,500-hour airline minimum (only a qualifying degree does). Prices change. Confirm current figures with Advanced International Aviation Academy.

The programs, with sources

Private Pilot Course (Cessna 150): $13,849; PPL · 42 hrs; September 24, 2026Source; Excludes the one-time $225 enrolment fee, phase checks and tests at $178 each, solo preparation supervision at $65 per instructor hour, training documentation at $7.22 per training hour, an after-hours and weekend surcharge of $9.85 an hour, and full-service fuelling at $0.98 a gallon if requested.; 42 hours of flight instruction and tests, 220 hours of online course and labs at $1,000, and 102 hours of ground instruction at $6,018.
Private Pilot Course (Cessna 172): $14,682; PPL · 42 hrs; September 24, 2026Source; The same enrolment fee, test, supervision, documentation and surcharge lines as the Cessna 150 course.; The same course flown in the Cessna 172 rather than the 150.
Instrument Rating Course (Cessna 150 and ALSIM): $13,672; IR · 39 hrs; September 24, 2026Source; Excludes the enrolment fee and the same per-test, supervision and documentation lines.; 39 hours of flight instruction and tests, 225 hours of online course and labs at $1,200, and 90 hours of ground at $5,310. Requires an FAA Private Pilot certificate.
Instrument Rating Course (Cessna 172 and ALSIM): $14,277; IR · 39 hrs; September 24, 2026Source; Excludes the enrolment fee and the same per-test, supervision and documentation lines.
Commercial Pilot Course (Cessna 150, Piper Arrow and ALSIM): $36,206; CPL · 129 hrs; September 24, 2026Source; Excludes the enrolment fee and the same per-test, supervision and documentation lines.; 129 hours of flight instruction and tests, 375 hours of online course and labs at $1,200, and 274 hours of ground at $16,166. Requires an FAA Private Pilot certificate.
Commercial Pilot Course (Cessna 172, Piper Arrow and ALSIM): $39,006; CPL · 129 hrs; September 24, 2026Source; Excludes the enrolment fee and the same per-test, supervision and documentation lines.
Multi-Engine Pilot Course: $9,855; Multi · 18 hrs; September 24, 2026Source; Excludes the enrolment fee and the same per-test, supervision and documentation lines.; 18 hours of flight instruction and tests at $6,531, 105 hours of online course and labs at $1,200, and 36 hours of ground at $2,124. Requires an FAA Commercial certificate and an Instrument rating.

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Section 5Questions

How much does Advanced International Aviation Academy cost?: Advanced International Aviation Academy publishes $13,849 for its Private Pilot Course (Cessna 150), as listed on the academy's own pricing page (September 24, 2026). It publishes 7 tracks in total, priced by how much flight experience you start with. That is the published sticker for the program, not a personalized quote, and it is what the academy asks before the fees the sticker excludes.
What is included in Advanced International Aviation Academy's program price?: Advanced International Aviation Academy's published programs cover Private Pilot, Instrument Rating, Commercial Pilot and Multi-Engine (AMEL). The headline track plans for about 42 flight hours. On what it excludes, the academy states: Excludes the one-time $225 enrolment fee, phase checks and tests at $178 each, solo preparation supervision at $65 per instructor hour, training documentation at $7.22 per training hour, an after-hours and weekend surcharge of $9.85 an hour, and full-service fuelling at $0.98 a gallon if requested.
What happens if you need more hours than Advanced International Aviation Academy's program includes?: Assumes the program's planned hours. Most students fly over the minimums, and the extra flight time is billed separately. Each figure is published as an estimated total against a planned number of hours, and the academy bills as you go, per lesson, on the aircraft and instructor time actually used. The estimate is what the plan costs, not a cap. This is the question worth asking hardest at any accelerated academy, because the published price and the price a student who flies over the plan actually pays are two different numbers.
Does going to Advanced International Aviation Academy lower the 1,500-hour airline requirement?: No. An accelerated academy does not reduce the 1,500-hour ATP minimum. Only a qualifying aviation degree does, under 14 CFR 61.160, which lowers it to 1,000 hours for a bachelor's or 1,250 for an associate's. What an academy sells is speed and a fixed price to the commercial certificate and instructor ratings, not a shortcut to the airlines. Most graduates then instruct to build the remaining hours.

Section 6Sources

Figures are Advanced International Aviation Academy's own published program prices, shown with the date we read them. They are not a personalized quote, and a student's actual cost will differ with location premiums, the fees the sticker excludes, and pace. Published prices generally assume the program's planned hours; flight training often runs over the FAA minimums, and how extra hours are billed varies by academy (some hold a truly fixed cost, others charge an hourly rate for additional time). Confirm the overage policy with the academy. An accelerated academy does not lower the 1,500-hour airline minimum; only a qualifying degree does, under 14 CFR 61.160. PilotBound is not affiliated with Advanced International Aviation Academy. Disclaimer & removal policy.

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