What flight training costs at Florida 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.

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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 Florida

$11K more affordablepricier $41.9K

Sky Chiefs Aviation
Part 61
Lowest in FL
Williston, FL·skychiefsaviation.com
Published rates
$105/hr aircraft (wet)+$50/hr instructor
Verified June 30, 2026·Source
A $10/hr fuel surcharge applies (effective June 2022). Instruction in your own aircraft is $75/hr.
PilotBound estimate · Private
$11K–$14.6K
~72 hrs on their published rates, plus one-time fees. An estimate, not a quote.
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PilotBound is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Sky Chiefs Aviation. School names are used only to identify the school.
CrossAirOcean
Part 61
Zephyrhills, FL·crossairoceanusa.com
Published rates
$115/hr aircraft (wet)+$65/hr instructor
Verified June 30, 2026·Source
PilotBound estimate · Private
$12.4K–$16.4K
~72 hrs on their published rates, plus one-time fees. An estimate, not a quote.
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Central Florida Flight Training
Part 61
Zephyrhills, FL·centralfloridaft.com
Published rates
$120/hr aircraft (wet)+$60/hr instructor
Verified June 30, 2026·Source
The Cessna 182 (Technically Advanced, 300HP) used for the commercial's complex/TAA hours is $300/hr wet including the required CFII, and is not available for solo flight.
PilotBound estimate · Private
$12.4K–$16.5K
~72 hrs on their published rates, plus one-time fees. An estimate, not a quote.
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PilotBound is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Central Florida Flight Training. School names are used only to identify the school.
Deland Aviation
Part 61
DeLand, FL·delandaviation.com
Published rates
$125/hr aircraft (wet)+$75/hr instructor
Verified June 30, 2026·Source
PilotBound estimate · Private
$13.5K–$17.9K
~72 hrs on their published rates, plus one-time fees. An estimate, not a quote.
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CFTAR (Center for Flight Training and Rental)
Part 61
Naples, FL·cftar.org
Published rates
$150/hr aircraft (wet)+$90/hr instructor
Verified June 30, 2026·Source
PilotBound estimate · Private
$15.8K–$20.9K
~72 hrs on their published rates, plus one-time fees. An estimate, not a quote.
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PilotBound is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by CFTAR (Center for Flight Training and Rental). School names are used only to identify the school.
North Florida Flight School
Part 61
Quincy, FL·northfloridaflightschool.com
Published rates
$160/hr aircraft (wet)+$80/hr instructor
Verified June 30, 2026·Source
PilotBound estimate · Private
$15.9K–$21.1K
~72 hrs on their published rates, plus one-time fees. An estimate, not a quote.
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TakeFlight Professional Flight Training
Part 61
Fort Lauderdale, FL·takeflight.us
Published rates
$179/hr aircraft (wet)+$69/hr instructor
Verified June 30, 2026·Source
Standard rates shown. A $1,000 account block lowers them to Cherokee $169/hr, DA40 $189/hr, and instruction $59/hr.
PilotBound estimate · Private
$16.5K–$21.9K
~72 hrs on their published rates, plus one-time fees. An estimate, not a quote.
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EB Flight Training
Part 61
Daytona Beach, FL·ebflight.com
Published rates
$200/hr aircraft (wet)+$85/hr instructor
Verified June 30, 2026·Source
Rates are wet. Fuel is reimbursed at $6.15/gal if you refuel away from base.
PilotBound estimate · Private
$18.6K–$24.7K
~72 hrs on their published rates, plus one-time fees. An estimate, not a quote.
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St Pete Air
Part 61
Largest fleet
St. Petersburg, FL·stpeteair.org
Published rates
$206/hr aircraft (wet)+$103/hr instructor
Verified June 30, 2026·Source
Standard rates shown; flying-club members pay about 12% less. All rates are wet.
PilotBound estimate · Private
$19.9K–$26.4K
~72 hrs on their published rates, plus one-time fees. An estimate, not a quote.
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Dare to Dream Aviation
Part 61
Pompano Beach, FL·flydaretodream.com
Published rates
$229/hr aircraft (dry, fuel billed separately)+$95/hr instructor
Verified June 30, 2026·Source
This estimate uses Dare to Dream Aviation's published dry rates. It does not include fuel or landing fees, which Dare to Dream Aviation bills separately per their website.
PilotBound estimate · Private
$20.9K–$27.7K
~72 hrs on their published rates, plus one-time fees. An estimate, not a quote.
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Modern Aero
Part 61
St. Augustine, FL·modern.aero
Published rates
$350/hr aircraft (dry, fuel billed separately)+$160/hr instructor
Verified June 30, 2026·Source
This estimate uses Modern Aero's published dry rates. It does not include fuel or landing fees, which Modern Aero bills separately per their website.
PilotBound estimate · Private
$31.6K–$41.9K
~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.