PilotBound estimate · Anchorage, AK
What flight training at Angel Aviation Alaska costs
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A two-seater. $140/hr on a 10-hour block.
PilotBound estimate · Private
Examiner dataCost of your Private at Angel Aviation Alaska
range $15.3K – $20.3K · about 6 months at 2×/week
Priced on Angel Aviation's published rates: Cessna 152 at $150/hr + $80/hr instruction, checked August 6, 2026.
Against a minimums quote
+$7,000 on Angel Aviation's own rates. Quotes usually price the 40-hour minimum; almost nobody finishes there.
Where it goes
One-time fees ($2,375)
- Knowledge (written) test$175
- Checkride / DPE fee$800
- Medical certificate$150
- Headset$700
- Ground school / test prep$300
- Books, charts & supplies$250
Examiner records (DPE dataset).
The hourly flying is priced on Angel Aviation Alaska's published rates. About $2,375 of this is one-time fees (written test, examiner/DPE checkride, medical, gear), typical national estimates, not Angel Aviation Alaska's prices, and several are set by third parties.
Estimates use PilotBound's own completion-hours model, examiner-completion data where it exists and FAA minimums where it does not, applied to each school's published rates. They are PilotBound estimates, not the school's quote, and will differ from a school's own figures. Full methodology and sources →
What Angel Aviation publishes
checked August 6, 2026Both aircraft are published twice, at an hourly rate with no minimum and a lower BLOCK rate on a 10-hour minimum; the no-minimum figures are modeled. Instruction is $80/hr. A Redbird FMX simulator is $50/hr with no minimum and no block rate, and is not modeled. Applicable taxes are excluded, and every rental requires a checkout charged at the current hourly rate, which is a real first-flight cost most schools do not state. Further rates of $220, $380 and $400 appear on the site against aircraft this listing could not identify, so the fleet is wider than the two aeroplanes shown here.
Not published: the examiner's checkride fee, whether rates include fuel. Listed as missing rather than guessed.
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Add to my planEstimates use Angel Aviation Alaska's published Cessna 152 and instructor rates (checked August 6, 2026), shown in USD for planning only. Real cost varies by student, weather, and pace. An honest range, not a quote.
PilotBound is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Angel Aviation Alaska. School names are used only to identify the school. Estimates use PilotBound's own completion-hours model, examiner-completion data where it exists and FAA minimums where it does not, applied to each school's published rates. They are PilotBound estimates, not the school's quote, and will differ from a school's own figures. Disclaimer & removal policy.
Common questions about Angel Aviation Alaska
- How much does it cost to get a private pilot license at Angel Aviation Alaska?
- Angel Aviation Alaska publishes $150 per hour for the Cessna 152 and $80 per hour for instruction on it, checked August 6, 2026. Applied to those published rates, PilotBound estimates a private pilot certificate at about $17,815, in a range of $15,300 to $20,300. That covers roughly 72 hours of flying and instruction plus the one-time fees most quotes leave out, including the written test, the examiner's checkride fee, a medical, and study materials. It is a PilotBound estimate built on the school's published rates, not a quote from Angel Aviation Alaska.
- How long does it take to get a private pilot license at Angel Aviation Alaska?
- Flying twice a week, PilotBound estimates about 6 months at Angel Aviation Alaska to reach the private pilot checkride, at roughly 72 hours. Pace is the single biggest variable: flying once a week typically stretches the timeline and raises the total, because time between lessons gets spent re-learning. Weather, aircraft availability, and instructor turnover all push the same direction.
- Is Angel Aviation Alaska a Part 61 or Part 141 flight school?
- Angel Aviation Alaska trains under both Part 61 and Part 141, so you can pick the structured FAA-approved course or the flexible path. Part 141 is the one that matters for VA benefits and for the lower paper minimum on the private certificate; Part 61 is the one that bends around a full-time job.
- Do Angel Aviation Alaska's aircraft rates include fuel?
- Angel Aviation Alaska publishes $150 per hour for the Cessna 152, a rate that does not say whether fuel is included. Ask before you budget: if the rate turns out to be dry, fuel adds roughly $30 to $60 per hour on top. PilotBound's estimate uses the rate exactly as published. Rates checked August 6, 2026.
- What ratings can you train for at Angel Aviation Alaska?
- Angel Aviation Alaska trains Private Pilot, Instrument Rating and Commercial Pilot. Instruction is $80 per hour across the ratings it teaches. PilotBound's estimator on this page prices any of these paths on Angel Aviation Alaska's own published rates.
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