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Published prices, sourced · Updated August 27, 2026

Flight academy costs in Missouri

Each academy's published 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.

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Showing 1–3 of 3 academies.

  • Short Final Aviation

    Part not stated

    Missouri locations· Instructors at Branson, Missouri and Harrison, Arkansas.

    Branson

    Published prices

    Commercial Pilot (non-pilot to Commercial)
    $60,500
    Private Pilot
    $18,000
    Instrument Rating
    $18,000

    From Short Final Aviation's own pages·Source

    Published program price

    From$18K

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

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  • ATP Flight School

    Part 141

    Missouri locations· 87 training centers nationwide

    St. Louis (SUS)

    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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  • US Aviation Academy

    Part 141

    Missouri locations· Eleven US campuses across six states

    Cape Girardeau

    Published prices

    Accelerated Flight Training Program (zero to CFI)
    $103,000

    From US Aviation Academy's own pages·Source

    Published program price

    From$103K

    Published as an average. Your real cost rises if you fly more than the average hours.

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Weighing an academy against Part 61, Part 141, or a degree? Every published price is also ranked cheapest first, academy by academy.

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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 Missouri flight academies

How much does an accelerated flight academy cost in Missouri?
The 3 Missouri academies here that publish a flat program price run from $18,000 to $103,000, each figure from the academy's own pricing page, checked August 27, 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 Missouri 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 Missouri 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 27, 2026 for Missouri. 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.