What flight training costs at Arizona flight schools
Every listing shows the school's own published rates with the source and date, next to an honest PilotBound estimate for your Private pilot certificate. Add any school to your plan to map your whole route on their real rates.
Search, filter by city, and sort by cost. Each card marks where it falls among the state's schools on cost. Estimates are ours, not quotes, and we are not affiliated with these schools. See a wrong number? Every card has a correct-this-listing link.
Totals to reach your Private goal at this pace. 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. How we estimate.
Private estimate range across Arizona
- Lowest in AZLargest fleet
Scottsdale, AZ·scottsdaleflighttraining.com
Published rates
$109/hr aircraft (dry, fuel billed separately)+$75/hr instructor
Verified June 2026·Source
Rates are dry (fuel billed separately) and based on Hobbs time. Scottsdale Airport adds a user fee (1% on rentals, 2.5% on instruction), and renters must carry non-owned hull insurance.
PilotBound estimate · Private
$12.5K–$16.6K
~72 hrs on their published rates, plus one-time fees. An estimate, not a quote.
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Alpha Air
Part 61Tucson, AZ·alphaaironline.com
Published rates
$135/hr aircraft (wet)+$65/hr instructor
Verified June 30, 2026·Source
Rates are wet (fuel and oil included; fuel bought away from base is refunded). Alpha Air is a non-profit flying club, so rates may require membership.
PilotBound estimate · Private
$13.6K–$18K
~72 hrs on their published rates, plus one-time fees. An estimate, not a quote.
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Alpha Kilo Aviation
Part 61Maricopa, AZ·alphakiloaviation.com
Published rates
$140/hr aircraft (wet)+$75/hr instructor
Verified June 30, 2026·Source
Rates are wet plus Arizona sales tax. Instruction is $60 to $75/hr depending on the instructor (chief instructor $75/hr).
PilotBound estimate · Private
$14.4K–$19.1K
~72 hrs on their published rates, plus one-time fees. An estimate, not a quote.
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Chandler Air Service
Part 61 & 141Chandler, AZ·aerobatics.com
Published rates
$147/hr aircraft (wet)+$72/hr instructor
Verified June 30, 2026·Source
The site does not state whether rates include fuel. A $500 to $1,000 advance deposit applies, and paying in advance earns a 5% to 10% discount.
PilotBound estimate · Private
$14.7K–$19.5K
~72 hrs on their published rates, plus one-time fees. An estimate, not a quote.
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Angel Aviation
Part 61Glendale, AZ·angelaviation.com
Published rates
$160/hr aircraft (wet)+$70/hr instructor
Verified June 30, 2026·Source
Rates are wet (fuel included, no surcharges). A 10-hour block lowers them to Cessna 172 $145, glass $160, TAA $175, and the Seneca $335.
PilotBound estimate · Private
$15.4K–$20.4K
~72 hrs on their published rates, plus one-time fees. An estimate, not a quote.
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Fly Goodyear
Part 61Goodyear, AZ·flygoodyear.com
Published rates
$165/hr aircraft (wet)+$78/hr instructor
Verified June 30, 2026·Source
Rates are wet. Instruction in your own aircraft is $85/hr. The Seneca twins are dual only (no solo rental).
PilotBound estimate · Private
$16.1K–$21.4K
~72 hrs on their published rates, plus one-time fees. An estimate, not a quote.
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How these estimates work
We apply one consistent method to every school: PilotBound's own completion-hours model, examiner-completion data where it exists (like the Private and Commercial) and FAA minimums where no credible public data exists (like the Instrument and CFI), times that school's published aircraft and instructor rates (linked on every card, with the date we verified them), plus the one-time fees most quotes leave out. Holding the hours model identical across schools means the only thing that changes card to card is the school's actual rates.
So the number is PilotBound's estimate, not the school's quote, and it will differ from a school's own cost figures, which are often based on FAA-minimum hours. The schools do not set or endorse it. The result is a range, not a promise.
Want a number tied to your own pace and aircraft choice? Run the estimator or read the full methodology.
These estimates are ours, not the schools' quotes, and we are not affiliated with the schools. A school can correct or remove its listing anytime. Disclaimer & removal policy.