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Published prices, sourced · Updated August 13, 2026

Flight academies in Illinois

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 Illinois flight schools

Showing 1–3 of 3 academies.

  • ATP Flight School

    Part 141

    Illinois locations· 87 training centers nationwide

    Chicago (West Chicago) (DPA) · Chicago (Wheeling) (PWK)

    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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  • Illinois Aviation Academy

    Part 141

    West Chicago, IL

    West Chicago (DPA)

    Published prices

    Part 141 career track (sum of published course estimates)
    $97,809

    From Illinois Aviation Academy's own pages·Source

    Published program price

    From$97.8K

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

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  • Jet Access Flight Training

    Part 61 & 141

    Illinois locations· Six airports across four states. The published pricing sheet names Indianapolis Regional (MQJ), Columbus Municipal (BAK) and Indianapolis Executive at Zionsville (TYQ) in Indiana, Bolton Field near Columbus, Ohio (TZR), Music City Executive at Gallatin, Tennessee (XNX) and Quincy Regional, Illinois (UIN). AOPA additionally lists Indiana locations at Frankfort and Shelbyville that the pricing sheet does not name.

    Quincy (UIN)

    Published prices

    Accelerated Professional Flight 1 + Instructor Add-On 1 (zero time)
    $100,528
    Accelerated Professional Flight 1 + Instructor Add-On 2 (zero time, adds MEI)
    $109,703
    Accelerated Professional Flight 2 + Instructor Add-On 1 (Private already held)
    $74,415

    From Jet Access Flight Training's own pages·Source

    Published program price

    From$101K

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

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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 Illinois flight academies

How much does an accelerated flight academy cost in Illinois?
The 3 Illinois academies here that publish a flat program price run from $90,995 to $100,528, each figure from the academy's own pricing page, checked August 13, 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 Illinois 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 Illinois 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 13, 2026 for Illinois. 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.