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Published prices, sourced · Updated August 19, 2026

Flight academies in Colorado

Each academy's published fixed-price program cost, from its own pages. An academy is full-time and integrated, the fastest route to the certificates, but it does not lower your 1,500-hour airline minimum. These are published prices, not quotes.

Rather train hourly and local? See Colorado flight schools

Showing 1–5 of 5 academies.

  • Direct Connect Flight Academy

    Part 61 & 141

    Peyton, CO

    Peyton (FLY)

    Published prices

    Private Pilot (Part 141)
    $16,645
    Instrument Rating (Part 141)
    $17,628
    Commercial Single-Engine (Part 141)
    $36,738
    Multi-Engine Commercial Add-On (Part 141)
    On request
    ATP Multi-Engine (Part 61)
    $4,715

    From Direct Connect Flight Academy's own pages·Source

    Published program price

    From$16.6K

    The academy does not publish how hours beyond the estimate are billed. Confirm before enrolling.

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  • The Flight School at Colorado Springs

    Part 61

    Colorado Springs, CO

    Colorado Springs (COS)

    Published prices

    Zero to CFI pre-pay packages (Private through CFI/CFII)
    $45,424

    From The Flight School at Colorado Springs's own pages·Source

    Published program price

    From$45.4K

    The academy does not publish how hours beyond the estimate are billed. Confirm before enrolling.

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  • American Flight Schools

    Part not stated

    Colorado locations

    Englewood (APA) · Broomfield (BJC) · Watkins (CFO)

    Published prices

    Flight Level 1
    $79,900
    Flight Level 2 (adds multi-engine Commercial)
    $89,900
    Flight Level 3 (adds CFII)
    $92,900
    Flight Level 4 (adds MEI)
    $99,900

    From American Flight Schools's own pages·Source

    Published program price

    From$79.9K

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

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  • ATP Flight School

    Part 141

    Colorado locations· 87 training centers nationwide

    Colorado Springs (COS) · Denver (APA) · Broomfield (BJC) · Fort Collins (FNL)

    Published prices

    Airline Career Pilot Program (from zero time)
    $123,995
    Airline Career Pilot Program (credit for solo)
    $100,995
    Airline Career Pilot Program (with private certificate)
    $90,995

    From ATP Flight School's own pages·Source

    Published program price

    From$91K

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

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  • Arapahoe Flight Club

    Part 141

    Colorado Springs, CO

    Colorado Springs (COS)

    Published prices

    Fixed-Wing Career Track
    $98,601

    From Arapahoe Flight Club's own pages·Source

    Published program price

    From$98.6K

    The academy does not publish how hours beyond the estimate are billed. Confirm before enrolling.

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Figures are each academy's own published program prices, dated. They are not quotes, and an academy does not lower the 1,500-hour airline minimum. PilotBound is not affiliated with the academies. Disclaimer & removal policy.

Common questions about Colorado flight academies

How much does an accelerated flight academy cost in Colorado?
The 5 Colorado academies here that publish a flat program price run from $16,645 to $98,601, each figure from the academy's own pricing page, checked August 19, 2026. The packages differ in ratings covered, included hours, and overage policy, so the sticker is where the comparison starts, not where it ends.
Does an accelerated academy in Colorado get you to the airlines faster?
It compresses the training itself, but it does not lower the 1,500-hour ATP minimum. Only a qualifying aviation degree does that, under 14 CFR 61.160, which lowers the restricted-ATP minimum to 1,000 hours for a bachelor's or 1,250 for an associate's. Most academy graduates instruct to build the remaining hours, often at the academy that trained them.
Are these Colorado academy prices current?
Each figure is the academy's own published program price with a link to the source and the date we read it, most recently August 19, 2026 for Colorado. Prices are re-checked on a monthly cycle, and an academy can correct or remove its listing anytime. A published sticker is not a personalized quote; confirm the current price with the academy before you budget.