Accelerated academy · 6 states · Checked August 24, 2026
What US Aviation Academy costs
A full-time, integrated career program sold at a fixed price, not an hourly rate. Every figure below is US Aviation Academy's own published price, with the source and the date we read it, and it is the same at every campus. This is the published sticker, not a personalized quote.
Website usaviationacademy.com
Section 1Program price
Published program price
$103K
Accelerated Flight Training Program (zero to CFI)
Published as an average. Your real cost rises if you fly more than the average hours.
The accelerated-program price is estimated on typical student graduation times, in line with national averages, rather than FAA minimums. US Aviation's own pages quote different figures in different places (an accelerated-program figure of $103,000, a domestic-program figure under $82,000, and a cost guide citing the mid-$90,000s), so confirm the current quote for your campus and track 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 US Aviation Academy.
The programs, with sources
- Accelerated Flight Training Program (zero to CFI)
- $103,000
- PPL · IR · CPL · Multi · CFI · CFII · MEI
- August 24, 2026Source
- Published as a typical all-inclusive figure covering checkrides, books, supplies, and testing fees, estimated on typical graduation times. Housing is separate (about $800 per month where offered). Other US Aviation pages quote lower figures for related tracks, so treat this as the accelerated-track estimate and confirm.
- Part 141 academy with FAA self-examining authority, headquartered at Denton Enterprise Airport, TX, with campuses in six states. Does not reduce the 1,500-hour airline minimum.
Section 2Where it trains
US Aviation trains in 6 states, at 11 campuses it lists on its own site. The published price is the same at each; living costs are not. Each state has its own page with the campuses in it.
- US Aviation in FloridaFort Pierce
- US Aviation in GeorgiaPeachtree City (FFC)
- US Aviation in KansasKansas City
- US Aviation in MissouriCape Girardeau
- US Aviation in New YorkPoughkeepsie
- US Aviation in TexasDenton · Fort Worth · Conroe · San Marcos · New Braunfels · Kerrville
Section 3Paying for it
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- How much does US Aviation Academy cost?
- US Aviation Academy publishes $103,000 for its Accelerated Flight Training Program (zero to CFI), as listed on the academy's own pricing page (August 24, 2026). That is the published sticker for the program, not a personalized quote, and it is what the academy asks before the fees the sticker excludes.
- What is included in US Aviation Academy's program price?
- US Aviation Academy's published programs cover Private Pilot, Instrument Rating, Commercial Pilot, Multi-Engine (AMEL), Flight Instructor, Instrument Instructor and Multi-Engine Instructor. The academy states about 9 months to finish. On what it excludes, the academy states: Published as a typical all-inclusive figure covering checkrides, books, supplies, and testing fees, estimated on typical graduation times. Housing is separate (about $800 per month where offered). Other US Aviation pages quote lower figures for related tracks, so treat this as the accelerated-track estimate and confirm.
- What happens if you need more hours than US Aviation Academy's program includes?
- Published as an average. Your real cost rises if you fly more than the average hours. The accelerated-program price is estimated on typical student graduation times, in line with national averages, rather than FAA minimums. US Aviation's own pages quote different figures in different places (an accelerated-program figure of $103,000, a domestic-program figure under $82,000, and a cost guide citing the mid-$90,000s), so confirm the current quote for your campus and track 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 US Aviation Academy 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 US Aviation Academy train?
- US Aviation Academy trains in 6 states: Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Missouri, New York and Texas. Its own location list names 11 campuses, and each state has its own page here with the campuses in it. The published program price is national and does not change by campus, though living costs do.
Section 6Sources
Figures are US Aviation Academy'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. 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 US Aviation Academy. Disclaimer & removal policy.
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