Accelerated academy · New York
What Academy of Aviation costs in New York
A full-time, integrated career program sold at a fixed price, not an hourly rate. Every figure below is Academy of Aviation's own published price, with the source and the date we read it. This is the published sticker, not a personalized quote.
AOA campuses in New York
Farmingdale (FRG) · White Plains (HPN) · Islip (ISP)
Nine campuses across five states (including the SunState brand)
Published program price
Published on request
The academy does not publish how hours beyond the estimate are billed. Confirm before enrolling.
Academy of Aviation publishes no career-program price on its site despite a nine-campus footprint, so request the full quote and how over-plan hours are billed 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 Academy of Aviation.
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No published price; financing is advertised through student lenders. The program runs Private through CFI/CFII/MEI, then instructing to the 1,500-hour airline minimum.
One of only four Delta Propel affiliate flight schools, also a Republic Airways cadet pathway. VA-approved vocational training at select campuses. Does not reduce the 1,500-hour airline minimum.
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- How much does Academy of Aviation cost?
- Academy of Aviation does not publish a single fixed figure for its 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 Academy of Aviation's program price?
- Academy of Aviation's published programs cover Private Pilot, Instrument Rating, Commercial Pilot, Multi-Engine (AMEL), Flight Instructor, Instrument Instructor and Multi-Engine Instructor. On what it excludes, the academy states: No published price; financing is advertised through student lenders. The program runs Private through CFI/CFII/MEI, then instructing to the 1,500-hour airline minimum.
- What happens if you need more hours than Academy of Aviation's program includes?
- The academy does not publish how hours beyond the estimate are billed. Confirm before enrolling. Academy of Aviation publishes no career-program price on its site despite a nine-campus footprint, so request the full quote and how over-plan hours are billed 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 Academy of Aviation 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 Academy of Aviation train in New York?
- Academy of Aviation lists 3 campuses in New York: Farmingdale (FRG), White Plains (HPN) and Islip (ISP). The published program price is national and does not change by campus, though living costs do.
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Figures are Academy of Aviation'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 Academy of Aviation. Disclaimer & removal policy.
Primary sources: academyofaviation.com