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Published prices, sourced · Updated September 24, 2026

Flight academy costs in Tennessee

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.

  • CTI Professional Flight Training

    Part 141

    Tennessee locations

    Millington (Memphis) (NQA)

    Published prices

    Professional Pilot Program through CFI (from zero time)
    $54,565
    Professional Pilot Program (zero time, to Commercial only)
    $43,679

    From CTI Professional Flight Training's own pages·Source

    Published program price

    From$43.7K

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

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  • ATP Flight School

    Part 141

    Tennessee locations· 87 training centers nationwide

    Memphis (OLV) · Nashville (MQY)

    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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  • Jet Access Flight Training

    Part 61 & 141

    Tennessee 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.

    Gallatin (XNX)

    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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  • Hawkins Flight Academy

    Part not stated

    Tennessee locations

    Shelbyville (SYI)

    Published programs

    Professional Pilot Program, Package 2 (zero to MEI)
    Not published
    Professional Pilot Program, Package 1 (zero to Commercial Multi)
    Not published

    From Hawkins Flight Academy's own pages·Source

    Published program price

    Not published

    Hawkins publishes these programs and not a price for any of its programs. 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 Tennessee, 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
$43.7K to $101K
Published starting prices, the academy's own figure
3 of 4
Academies publishing a program price
4
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Lowest published academy prices in Tennessee

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Common questions about Tennessee flight academies

How much does an accelerated flight academy cost in Tennessee?
The 3 Tennessee academies here that publish a flat program price run from $43,679 to $100,528, 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 Tennessee 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 Tennessee 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 Tennessee. 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.