Aerial photo of Manhattan Regional Airport, Manhattan, KS
Imagery: USDA NAIP

K-State Flying Club

Flight training from Private Pilot through Commercial Pilot at Manhattan Regional Airport.

Checked November 13, 2026 by Samip Shah

At a glance

  • 2 aircraft across 2 types.

Basics

CertificatesPrivate Pilot, Instrument Rating, Commercial Pilot
Websitekstateflyingclub.com

Aircraft and rates

2 aircraft · 2 types

A Cessna 172 Skyhawk
A Cessna 172 Skyhawk (N61967), not this school’s aircraft. Photo: Oleg Yunakov, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Cessna 172R Skyhawk

At this school
1
Built
1999
Rate
$140/hr
TailBuiltRate (wet)
N521KSCessna 172R1999$140/hr

Model and year from the FAA aircraft registry, November 13, 2026.

InstructionNot published

Rates are wet. Each member buys a $1,000 share, repurchased on leaving, plus a $100 fee and $100 a month. Membership is at capacity and new applicants join a waiting list. Instructors are paid directly.

Checked November 13, 2026 · K-State Flying Club aircraft page

Airport

Aerial photo of Manhattan Regional Airport

Manhattan Regional KMHK

Home field · 2 runways · longest 7,400 ft · concrete

View on the map

Aerial imagery: USDA NAIP imagery via the USGS National Map

Weather

320
flyable days a year
Jun to Oct
most flyable months
23 of 31
in January, the fewest
Flyable 320Low clouds or poor visibility 46
What counts as a flyable day

Clouds no lower than 3,000 feet and visibility of 5 miles or more (VFR weather) for at least half the hours between 9 am and 5 pm. Hourly observations from the airport's own weather station, 2016 to 2025. Source: Iowa Environmental Mesonet ASOS archive, Iowa State University.

Paying for it

Two ways to pay for it.

Win what you can first, then borrow only what is left.

Money you keepScholarships you could apply for43 open to anyone. Top awards reach $22,200.No Kansas-only awards in the directory yet.
43
Money you pay backLenders that fund flight trainingSix lenders, compared on the limits and rates they publish. That is what is on offer, not whether you would be approved.
6

What to ask when you call

Not on their website

  1. What do you charge per hour for flight instruction, and is ground instruction billed at the same rate?

    Ground instruction is often billed at a different rate.

Also ask

  1. Do you offer block rates or prepay discounts, and what is the refund policy if I stop partway?

    Block discounts are rarely published, and the refund terms matter more than the discount.

  2. What do you charge for the written test, the checkride, and the examiner's fee?

    The examiner's fee alone runs $800 to $1,200 in most of the country.

  3. How many trainers and how many full-time instructors do you have right now?

    Availability sets your pace, and pace drives your total more than the hourly rate.

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Sources

That the school exists
K-State Flying Club aircraft pageChecked November 13, 2026
Rates
K-State Flying Club aircraft pageChecked November 13, 2026

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