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Published prices, sourced · Updated September 24, 2026

Flight academy costs in North Carolina

Each academy's published program cost, from its own pages. 3 of the 4 publish a figure; the rest are listed with their program and no price. 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 1–4 of 4 academies.

  • M2A Aviation Academy

    Part 61 & 141

    Pikeville, NC

    Pikeville (Goldsboro) (GWW)

    Published prices

    Professional Pilot Track (zero to CFII)
    $77,000

    From M2A Aviation Academy's own pages·Source

    Published program price

    From$77K

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

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  • ATP Flight School

    Part 141

    North Carolina locations· 87 training centers nationwide

    Charlotte (Concord) (JQF) · Greensboro (GSO) · Raleigh-Durham (RDU) · Sanford (TTA) · Winston-Salem (INT)

    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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  • Blue Line Aviation

    Part 61 & 141

    North Carolina locations· Smithfield, NC and Winter Haven, FL

    Smithfield

    Published prices

    Career Pilot Program, Standard Track (from zero experience)
    $120,000
    Career Pilot Program, Extended Track (from zero experience)
    $130,000

    From Blue Line Aviation's own pages·Source

    Published program price

    From$120K

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

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  • Academy of Aviation

    Part 141

    North Carolina locations· Nine campuses across five states (including the SunState brand)

    Gastonia (AKH)

    Published programs

    Career Pilot Program (from zero time)
    Not published

    From Academy of Aviation's own pages·Source

    Published program price

    Not published

    AOA publishes this program and not a price for its program. The page below has the questions to ask for it.

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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.

Flight academy costs in North Carolina, in numbers

Each figure is the academy's own published starting price for its zero-experience program; PilotBound does not estimate an academy package. The 1 that quote per student is counted but carry no figure.

$91K
Median published starting price across the 3 that publish one
$77K to $120K
Published starting prices, the academy's own figure
3 of 4
Academies publishing a program price
3
With campuses in other states too

Lowest published academy prices in North Carolina

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Academies based in North Carolina

Common questions about North Carolina flight academies

How much does an accelerated flight academy cost in North Carolina?
The 3 North Carolina academies here that publish a flat program price run from $77,000 to $120,000, each figure from the academy's own pricing page, checked September 24, 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 North Carolina 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 North Carolina 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 September 24, 2026 for North Carolina. 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.