How much does flight school cost in Georgia?

Across the 14 Georgia flight schools here that publish full rates, trainer rentals run $75 to $295 per hour and instruction $55 to $235 per hour, checked as recently as August 16, 2026. On each school's own published rates, PilotBound estimates a private pilot certificate between $11,255 and $37,245, with a median of $18,420. These are PilotBound estimates built on published rates, not quotes from the schools.

What is the cheapest flight school in Georgia?

West Georgia Flight School in Carrollton publishes the lowest trainer rental of the 14 Georgia schools listed here, $75 per hour for its Cessna 152, a wet rate, so fuel is included in the hourly figure, checked August 8, 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 Georgia flight school rates?

Every rate here is the school's own published figure, linked to its source and dated; the newest check in Georgia is August 16, 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.

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Published rates, sourced · Updated August 16, 2026

What flight training costs at Georgia 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.

Across the 14 Georgia schools here with published rates, trainer rentals run $75 to $295 per hour and instruction $55 to $235, and PilotBound's private pilot estimate lands between $11,255 and $37,245, with a median of $18,420.

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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 Georgia

lowest $9.7Khighest $42.5K

West Georgia Flight School
Part 61
Lowest in GA
Carrollton, GA·westgaflightschool.com
Published rates
$75/hr aircraft (wet)+$60/hr instructor
Checked August 8, 2026·Source
PilotBound estimate · Private
$11,255
range $9.7K – $12.8K
~72 hrs on their published rates, plus one-time fees.
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Dragonfly Aviation
Part not stated
Winder, GA·dragonflyav.com
Published rates
$140/hr aircraft (fuel basis not stated)+$60/hr instructor
Checked August 12, 2026·Source
These are Dragonfly's CLUB (member) rates, which are the only rates published for the whole fleet. The Diamond DA20 also carries a non-member rate of $155/hr against its $140 club rate, so budget a similar gap on the other aircraft; non-member rates for the rest are not published. The site does not say whether rates include fuel. Instruction is published as a RANGE that varies by aircraft ($60 to $100 on the Diamonds, $80 to $150 on the Cirrus); this estimate uses the low end of each, so confirm your instructor's rate.
PilotBound estimate · Private
$15,935
range $13.7K – $18.2K
~72 hrs on their published rates, plus one-time fees.
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Air Adventures Flight Instruction
Part not stated
Calhoun, GA·flyaafi.com
Published rates
$145/hr aircraft (wet)+$65/hr instructor
Checked August 8, 2026·Source
PilotBound estimate · Private
$16,585
range $14.3K – $18.9K
~72 hrs on their published rates, plus one-time fees.
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All2Fly Aviation Academy
Part not stated
Atlanta (Chamblee), GA·all2flyaviation.com
Published rates
$155/hr aircraft (wet)+$60/hr instructor
Checked August 12, 2026·Source
Aircraft rates are published as wet. All2Fly also advertises an approximate "zero to commercial in 9 to 12 months and $55,000" program on its homepage; that figure is a target rather than an itemised package, so this estimate prices the published hourly rates instead. The rate page also lists a registration fee of $250 and a ground-school kit at $390, neither of which is in the hourly estimate. Based at Dekalb-Peachtree (KPDK).
PilotBound estimate · Private
$17,015
range $14.6K – $19.4K
~72 hrs on their published rates, plus one-time fees.
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SkyWings Aviation
Part 61
Gainesville, GA·skywingsaviation.net
Published rates
$165/hr aircraft (wet)+$55/hr instructor
Checked August 16, 2026·Source
PilotBound estimate · Private
$17,445
range $15K – $19.9K
~72 hrs on their published rates, plus one-time fees.
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Newnan Flight Training
Part 61
Newnan, GA·newnanflighttraining.com
Published rates
$153/hr aircraft (wet)+$70/hr instructor
Checked August 16, 2026·Source
PilotBound estimate · Private
$17,451
range $15K – $19.9K
~72 hrs on their published rates, plus one-time fees.
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Airventures
Part not stated
Columbus, GA·airventures.net
Published rates
$170/hr aircraft (wet)+$65/hr instructor
Checked August 8, 2026·Source
Airventures' published aircraft rates are wet; 9% sales tax is added to aircraft rental (instruction is tax-exempt) per their site.
PilotBound estimate · Private
$18,385
range $15.8K – $21K
~72 hrs on their published rates, plus one-time fees.
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Horizon Aviation
Part not stated
Peachtree City, GA·horizonaviationga.com
Published rates
$175/hr aircraft (wet)+$60/hr instructor
Checked August 16, 2026·Source
Horizon's rates are 10-hour-block (fuel included); a walk-up rate is not published. Only the Cherokee has a published hourly rate ($175). The $195/hr Archer figure is our own estimate derived from Horizon's published 40-hour course totals ($10,200 in the Archer vs $9,400 in the Cherokee), not a rate Horizon posts. Confirm it with the school before budgeting.
PilotBound estimate · Private
$18,455
range $15.9K – $21K
~72 hrs on their published rates, plus one-time fees.
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Augusta Aviation, Inc.
Part not stated
Augusta, GA·augustaaviation.com
Published rates
$185/hr aircraft (fuel basis not stated)+$70/hr instructor
Checked August 16, 2026·Source
Augusta Aviation's published rates are wet; sales tax is added on top per their site.
PilotBound estimate · Private
$19,755
range $17K – $22.5K
~72 hrs on their published rates, plus one-time fees.
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Skybound Aviation
Part 61 & 141
Largest fleet
Atlanta (Chamblee), GA·skybnd.com
Published rates
$205/hr aircraft (wet)+$70/hr instructor
Checked August 8, 2026·Source
PilotBound estimate · Private
$21,195
range $18.2K – $24.2K
~72 hrs on their published rates, plus one-time fees.
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Spirit Aviation
Part not stated
Thomson, GA·spirit-aviation.com
Published rates
$217/hr aircraft (fuel basis not stated)+$73/hr instructor
Checked August 16, 2026·Source
Spirit Aviation does not say whether its published rates include fuel. This estimate uses the rate exactly as published, so ask before you budget: a dry rate adds roughly $30 to $60 per hour once fuel is on top.
PilotBound estimate · Private
$22,204
range $19.1K – $25.3K
~72 hrs on their published rates, plus one-time fees.
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Dependable Aviation
Part not stated
Dallas (Douglasville), GA·flydependable.com
Published rates
$215/hr aircraft (wet)+$80/hr instructor
Checked August 12, 2026·Source
Dependable prices its whole fleet at one rate: $215/hr wet, fuel included, for the Cessna 172 or either Piper Cherokee. Instruction is a flat $80/hr. The school also publishes whole-program estimates ($17,000 to $20,000 for the Private, $14,000 to $16,000 for the Instrument) which this hourly estimate does not use.
PilotBound estimate · Private
$22,495
range $19.3K – $25.6K
~72 hrs on their published rates, plus one-time fees.
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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.

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.

Common questions about Georgia flight schools

How much does flight school cost in Georgia?: Across the 14 Georgia flight schools here that publish full rates, trainer rentals run $75 to $295 per hour and instruction $55 to $235 per hour, checked as recently as August 16, 2026. On each school's own published rates, PilotBound estimates a private pilot certificate between $11,255 and $37,245, with a median of $18,420. These are PilotBound estimates built on published rates, not quotes from the schools.
What is the cheapest flight school in Georgia?: West Georgia Flight School in Carrollton publishes the lowest trainer rental of the 14 Georgia schools listed here, $75 per hour for its Cessna 152, a wet rate, so fuel is included in the hourly figure, checked August 8, 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 Georgia flight school rates?: Every rate here is the school's own published figure, linked to its source and dated; the newest check in Georgia is August 16, 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.