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Published prices, sourced · Updated August 19, 2026

Flight academies in Virginia

Each academy's published fixed-price program cost, from its own pages. 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.

Rather train hourly and local? See Virginia flight schools

Showing 1–2 of 2 academies.

  • HOVA Flight Services

    Part 61 & 141

    Ashland, VA

    Ashland (OFP)

    Published prices

    Private Pilot Certificate
    $21,499
    Instrument Rating
    $14,100
    Commercial Pilot Certificate (Single Engine)
    $32,450
    Commercial Multi-Engine Add-On
    $5,900
    Certified Flight Instructor (CFI)
    $10,475

    From HOVA Flight Services's own pages·Source

    Published program price

    From$21.5K

    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

    Virginia locations· 87 training centers nationwide

    Leesburg (JYO) · Manassas (HEF) · Norfolk (ORF) · Richmond (RIC)

    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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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.

Common questions about Virginia flight academies

How much does an accelerated flight academy cost in Virginia?
The 2 Virginia academies here that publish a flat program price run from $21,499 to $90,995, each figure from the academy's own pricing page, checked August 19, 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 Virginia 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 Virginia 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 August 19, 2026 for Virginia. 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.