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Published prices, sourced · Updated August 13, 2026

Flight academies in Louisiana

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 Louisiana flight schools

Showing 1–2 of 2 academies.

  • Owens Flight Training

    Part not stated

    Lafayette, LA· Two Louisiana bases, Lafayette and Opelousas. Lafayette carries the full ladder including the instrument, Cirrus and instructor courses; Opelousas lists Private, Commercial, flight instructor training and discovery flights.

    Lafayette (LFT) · Opelousas (OPL)

    Published prices

    Accelerated Program (zero time to MEI)
    $74,750
    Private Pilot
    $15,000
    Instrument
    $15,000
    Commercial
    $28,000
    Multi-Engine
    $4,000
    Certified Flight Instructor (CFI)
    $3,000
    Instrument Instructor (CFII)
    $3,000
    Multi-Engine Instructor (MEI)
    $6,600

    From Owens Flight Training's own pages·Source

    Published program price

    From$15K

    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

    Louisiana locations· 87 training centers nationwide

    Baton Rouge (BTR)

    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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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 Louisiana flight academies

How much does an accelerated flight academy cost in Louisiana?
The 2 Louisiana academies here that publish a flat program price run from $15,000 to $90,995, 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 Louisiana 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 Louisiana 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 Louisiana. 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.