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Published prices, sourced · Updated September 24, 2026

Flight academy costs in Texas

Each academy's published program cost, from its own pages. 9 of the 13 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 1–9 of 13 academies.

  • Monarch Air

    Part 141

    Denison, TX

    Denison (GYI)

    Published prices

    Private Pilot Program (Part 141)
    $10,822
    Instrument Rating Program (Part 141)
    $9,838
    Commercial Program (Part 141)
    $14,625

    From Monarch Air's own pages·Source

    Published program price

    From$10.8K

    Assumes the program's planned hours. Most students fly over the minimums, and the extra flight time is billed separately.

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  • Sky Safety

    Part 141

    San Antonio, TX

    San Antonio (SSF)

    Published prices

    Career Pilot Program
    $66,000
    Accelerated Multi-Engine Add-On Program
    $9,500
    Private Pilot
    $16,000
    Instrument Rating
    $12,400

    From Sky Safety's own pages·Source

    Published program price

    From$16K

    Assumes the program's planned hours. Most students fly over the minimums, and the extra flight time is billed separately.

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  • Thrust Flight

    Part 141

    Texas locations· Five campuses across Texas and Arizona

    Addison (Dallas) (ADS) · Denison · Conroe (Houston) · Burleson (Fort Worth)

    Published prices

    Zero Time to Airline (from zero experience)
    $120,000
    Zero Time to Airline (with instrument rating)
    $96,000
    Zero Time to Airline (with commercial certificate)
    $73,200

    From Thrust Flight's own pages·Source

    Published program price

    From$73.2K

    Assumes the program's planned hours. Most students fly over the minimums, and the extra flight time is billed separately.

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  • Skymates Flight Academy

    Part 141

    Arlington, TX

    Arlington

    Published prices

    Airline Domestic Program (zero to MEI)
    $80,000

    From Skymates Flight Academy's own pages·Source

    Published program price

    From$80K

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

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  • Splendid Aviation

    Part not stated

    Corpus Christi, TX

    Corpus Christi (CRP) · Victoria (VCT)

    Published prices

    Zero to Commercial Multi-Engine Pilot
    $85,000

    From Splendid Aviation's own pages·Source

    Published program price

    From$85K

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

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  • ATP Flight School

    Part 141

    Texas locations· 87 training centers nationwide

    Austin (AUS) · Georgetown (GTU) · Arlington (GKY) · McKinney (TKI) · Denton (DTO) · Fort Worth (FTW) · Houston (Conroe) (CXO) · Houston (Ellington) (EFD) · Houston (Sugar Land) (SGR) · San Antonio (Stinson) (SSF) · New Braunfels (BAZ)

    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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  • Parrish Aviation Flight Academy

    Part 141

    Dallas, TX

    Dallas (RBD) · Fort Worth (T67)

    Published prices

    Full Career Program (Cessna 172)
    $99,951
    Full Career Program (Sling NGT)
    $104,950

    From Parrish Aviation Flight Academy's own pages·Source

    Published program price

    From$100K

    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

    Texas locations· Eleven US campuses across six states

    Denton · Fort Worth · Conroe · San Marcos · New Braunfels · Kerrville

    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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  • LIFT Academy (Republic Airways)

    Part not stated

    Texas locations· Four US campuses, owned by Republic Airways

    Galveston

    Published prices

    Career Pathway (from zero time)
    $120,000
    Career Pathway (entering with a Private certificate)
    $89,125
    Career Pathway (entering with Private and Instrument)
    $64,945

    From LIFT Academy (Republic Airways)'s own pages·Source

    Published program price

    From$120K

    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.

Flight academy costs in Texas, 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 4 that quote per student are counted but carry no figure.

$85K
Median published starting price across the 9 that publish one
$10.8K to $120K
Published starting prices, the academy's own figure
9 of 13
Academies publishing a program price
8
With campuses in other states too

Lowest published academy prices in Texas

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Academies based in Texas

Common questions about Texas flight academies

How much does an accelerated flight academy cost in Texas?
The 9 Texas academies here that publish a flat program price run from $10,822 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 Texas 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 Texas 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 Texas. 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.