Accelerated academy · Delaware
What flyGATEWAY Aviation Institute costs in Delaware
A full-time, integrated career program sold at a fixed price, not an hourly rate. Every figure below is flyGATEWAY Aviation Institute's own published price, with the source and the date we read it. This is the published sticker, not a personalized quote.
flyGATEWAY campuses in Delaware
New Castle (ILG)
Five campuses across Delaware and Pennsylvania
Published program price
Published on request
The academy does not publish how hours beyond the estimate are billed. Confirm before enrolling.
flyGATEWAY publishes no price for its career programs, so request the full quote and the overage policy in writing before enrolling.
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 flyGATEWAY Aviation Institute.
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No published price. Full-time pace of two flights a day, five days a week, through Private, Instrument, Commercial single and multi, CFI, CFII, and MEI in about 6 months; a 12-month flexible Career Pilot Program is also offered.
Nonprofit aviation institute headquartered at Wilmington-New Castle (ILG), DE with four Pennsylvania campuses. Does not reduce the 1,500-hour airline minimum.
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- How much does flyGATEWAY Aviation Institute cost?
- flyGATEWAY Aviation Institute does not publish a single fixed figure for its Fast Track Career Pilot Program (from zero time), so we do not list one rather than guess. You will need to request pricing from the academy directly. When you do, ask what the number excludes and how hours beyond the program's plan are billed, which is where academy costs usually move.
- What is included in flyGATEWAY Aviation Institute's program price?
- flyGATEWAY Aviation Institute's published programs cover Private Pilot, Instrument Rating, Commercial Pilot, Multi-Engine (AMEL), Flight Instructor, Instrument Instructor and Multi-Engine Instructor. The academy states about 6 months to finish. On what it excludes, the academy states: No published price. Full-time pace of two flights a day, five days a week, through Private, Instrument, Commercial single and multi, CFI, CFII, and MEI in about 6 months; a 12-month flexible Career Pilot Program is also offered.
- What happens if you need more hours than flyGATEWAY Aviation Institute's program includes?
- The academy does not publish how hours beyond the estimate are billed. Confirm before enrolling. flyGATEWAY publishes no price for its career programs, so request the full quote and the overage policy in writing before enrolling. 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 flyGATEWAY Aviation Institute 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.
- Where does flyGATEWAY Aviation Institute train in Delaware?
- flyGATEWAY Aviation Institute lists one campus in Delaware: New Castle (ILG). The published program price is national and does not change by campus, though living costs do.
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Figures are flyGATEWAY Aviation Institute'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 flyGATEWAY Aviation Institute. Disclaimer & removal policy.
Primary sources: flygateway.org