How much does flight school cost in Bartow?

Across the 2 Bartow flight schools here that publish full rates, trainer rentals run $150 to $179 per hour and instruction $55 to $65 per hour, checked as recently as September 12, 2026. On each school's own published rates, PilotBound estimates a private pilot certificate between $16,365 and $19,033, with a median of $17,699. These are PilotBound estimates built on published rates, not quotes from the schools.

What is the cheapest flight school in Bartow?

Bartow Flying Service in Bartow publishes the lowest trainer rental of the 2 Bartow schools listed here, $150 per hour for its Piper Archer II, a wet rate, so fuel is included in the hourly figure, checked September 1, 2026. The lowest hourly rate is not automatically the lowest total: instructor rates, fuel basis, and the hours you actually fly decide that, which is what the per-school estimates on this page hold constant.

How current are these Bartow flight school rates?

Every rate here is the school's own published figure, linked to its source and dated; the newest check in Bartow is September 12, 2026, and each card and school page shows the exact date its rates were read. The directory is re-checked on a monthly cycle. A school can correct or remove its listing anytime.

Which Bartow airports have flight schools?

One field carries the listed schools: Bartow Executive Airport (BOW) with 2. A school that does not state its field on the pages we read is counted in Bartow without one.

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Published rates, sourced · Updated September 12, 2026

What flight training costs at Bartow flight schools

2 schools train out of Bartow. All of them publish a full rate card, shown with the source and the date it was read, next to a PilotBound estimate for your Private pilot certificate.

Across the 2 Bartow schools here with published rates, trainer rentals run $150 to $179 per hour and instruction $55 to $65, and PilotBound's private pilot estimate lands between $16,365 and $19,033, with a median of $17,699.

One field: Bartow Executive Airport (BOW). Whole state instead? Florida flight schools

Flight school costs in Bartow, in numbers

Computed from the 2 Bartow schools that publish both an aircraft and an instructor rate, on the same method every card below uses.

$17,699: Median PilotBound Private estimate across the 2 schools with published rates
$150 to $179: Published trainer rental, per hour
$55 to $65: Published instruction, per hour
2 of 2: Schools publishing a full rate card (aircraft and instructor)

Lowest published trainer rates in Bartow

Bartow Flying Service · $150/hr Piper Archer II, Bartow
Orlandi Flight Center · $179/hr Cessna 172K, Bartow

Airports with Bartow flight schools

Bartow Executive Airport (BOW)Bartow Flying Service·Orlandi Flight Center

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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 Bartow

lowest $14.1Khighest $21.7K

Bartow Flying Service
Part not stated
Lowest in FL
Bartow, FL·bartow-airport.com/27/Flight-Service-School
Published rates
$150/hr aircraft (wet)+$55/hr instructor
Checked September 1, 2026·Source
Rates are published wet per tail. Instruction is $55/hr for both private and advanced work; owner-aircraft instruction is $65/hr and is not used here.
PilotBound estimate · Private
$16,365
range $14.1K – $18.7K
~72 hrs on their published rates, plus one-time fees.
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Orlandi Flight Center
Part 61
Largest fleet
Bartow, FL·orlandiflightcenter.com
Published rates
$179/hr aircraft (wet)+$65/hr instructor
Checked September 12, 2026·Source
Aircraft rates are per hour wet. Orlandi runs two bases in two states: Bartow, Florida (KBOW) and a New Jersey location (1N7); this entry prices the Florida base. Instruction is tiered by instructor seniority: $65 line, $75 senior, $85 assistant chief or chief. Pre-flight briefing and post-flight debriefing are included in the instructor rate at no extra charge. Headset rental is $3/hr.
PilotBound estimate · Private
$19,033
range $16.4K – $21.7K
~72 hrs on their published rates, plus one-time fees.
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Common questions about Bartow flight schools

How much does flight school cost in Bartow?: Across the 2 Bartow flight schools here that publish full rates, trainer rentals run $150 to $179 per hour and instruction $55 to $65 per hour, checked as recently as September 12, 2026. On each school's own published rates, PilotBound estimates a private pilot certificate between $16,365 and $19,033, with a median of $17,699. These are PilotBound estimates built on published rates, not quotes from the schools.
What is the cheapest flight school in Bartow?: Bartow Flying Service in Bartow publishes the lowest trainer rental of the 2 Bartow schools listed here, $150 per hour for its Piper Archer II, a wet rate, so fuel is included in the hourly figure, checked September 1, 2026. The lowest hourly rate is not automatically the lowest total: instructor rates, fuel basis, and the hours you actually fly decide that, which is what the per-school estimates on this page hold constant.
How current are these Bartow flight school rates?: Every rate here is the school's own published figure, linked to its source and dated; the newest check in Bartow is September 12, 2026, and each card and school page shows the exact date its rates were read. The directory is re-checked on a monthly cycle. A school can correct or remove its listing anytime.
Which Bartow airports have flight schools?: One field carries the listed schools: Bartow Executive Airport (BOW) with 2. A school that does not state its field on the pages we read is counted in Bartow without one.

Estimates use the same method as every Florida school page: PilotBound's own completion-hours model times each school's published rates, plus the one-time fees most quotes leave out. They are ours, not the schools' quotes, and we are not affiliated with the schools. How these estimates work·Disclaimer & removal policy