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What flight training costs at Mississippi flight schools

Across the 6 Mississippi schools here with published rates, trainer rentals run $119 to $165 per hour and instruction $50 to $85, and PilotBound's private pilot estimate lands between $14,713 and $18,895, with a median of $16,910.

20 schools listed · Updated October 12, 2026

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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 Mississippi$12.7K$21.5K

  • New Heights Aviation

    Part not stated
    Lowest in MSLargest fleet

    Batesville, MS·flynha.com

    $119/hr aircraft (fuel basis not stated)·$65/hr instructor

    Checked October 12, 2026·Source

    Instruction is $65/hr for ground and flight alike, and $75/hr if you fly your own aircraft, which is the reverse of the usual arrangement and worth knowing if you own one. The site does not say whether rental includes fuel. A simulator is $45/hr and is not modeled. New Heights states that prices exclude checkride fees, and makes a point of not running the clock unnecessarily.

    PilotBound estimate, Private

    $14,713

    range $12.7K to $16.8K

    ~72 hrs on their published rates, plus one-time fees.

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  • Majestic Aviation

    Part not stated

    Columbia, MS·majesticaviation.com

    $140/hr aircraft (wet)·$50/hr instructor

    Checked October 4, 2026·Source

    Rates are wet and published per aircraft. All instruction is $50/hr. A simulator is $59/hr, or $100 for a two-hour block.

    PilotBound estimate, Private

    $15,355

    range $13.2K to $17.5K

    ~72 hrs on their published rates, plus one-time fees.

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  • Coast Aero Ventures

    Part not stated

    Ocean Springs, MS·coastaeroventures.com

    $150/hr aircraft (wet)·$60/hr instructor

    Checked October 4, 2026·Source

    Rates are wet. The fleet is all light-sport aircraft, and flight instruction is $60/hr. Block rates are offered and not published.

    PilotBound estimate, Private

    $16,655

    range $14.3K to $19K

    ~72 hrs on their published rates, plus one-time fees.

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  • Hesler-Noble Flying School

    Part not stated

    Laurel, MS·learntoflylaurel.com

    $145/hr aircraft (fuel basis not stated)·$75/hr instructor

    Checked October 12, 2026·Source

    STANDARD rates are modeled. Hesler-Noble also publishes a block-commitment tier that takes the 172 to $165/hr and instruction to $65/hr, and it works both through a worked example so the saving is visible rather than implied. Instruction is the same price for flight and ground. The site does not say whether rental includes fuel.

    PilotBound estimate, Private

    $17,165

    range $14.8K to $19.6K

    ~72 hrs on their published rates, plus one-time fees.

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  • Apollo Flight Training

    Part 61

    Gulfport, MS·flyapollo.com

    $159/hr aircraft (fuel basis not stated)·$85/hr instructor

    Checked October 12, 2026·Source

    Both rates are published twice, retail and block, and the RETAIL figures are modeled: the aircraft is $159/hr retail against $139/hr on a block, and instruction is $85/hr retail against $72/hr. Blocks are bought in $1,875 increments, so the discount costs a substantial commitment up front. The site does not say whether fuel is included. Apollo operates under Part 61 using a Part 141 curriculum, which is not the same as holding a Part 141 certificate. A multi-engine rating is advertised and no twin is published, so the multi legs stay hidden.

    PilotBound estimate, Private

    $18,753

    range $16.1K to $21.4K

    ~72 hrs on their published rates, plus one-time fees.

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  • Sky Shark Flight Academy

    Part 61

    Kiln, MS·skysharkfa.com

    $165/hr aircraft (wet)·$80/hr instructor

    Checked October 12, 2026·Source

    Rates are published WET, and STANDARD rates are modeled. Sky Shark also sells a ten-hour block that takes the aircraft to $155/hr, which the school describes as saving $100 per block; instruction is $80/hr whether or not you buy one. Rental without an instructor carries sales tax on top, and card payments carry a 3% fee. Flight reviews and instrument proficiency checks are offered alongside the certificate courses.

    PilotBound estimate, Private

    $18,895

    range $16.2K to $21.5K

    ~72 hrs on their published rates, plus one-time fees.

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  • Below: schools without a full published rate card. They cannot be priced, so they sit at the end of a cost sort.

  • Air Venture Flight Center

    Part not stated

    Olive Branch, MS·OLV·air-venture.com

    Checked September 20, 2026·Source

    Air Venture refers to "our standard rate sheet" for scenic flights without ever showing it. No aircraft or instruction rate appears anywhere on its site. Its fleet is described only as Cessna, Piper and Beechcraft, with no model named.

    No PilotBound estimate

    Air Venture does not publish an aircraft rate and an instructor rate

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  • Aspire Aviation

    Part not stated

    Moss Point, MS·PQL·aspireaviation.net

    No PilotBound estimate

    Aspire does not publish an aircraft rate and an instructor rate

    What to ask Aspire

  • Cloud Nine Aviation

    Part not stated

    Picayune, MS·MJD

    No PilotBound estimate

    Cloud Nine does not publish a website, an aircraft rate and an instructor rate

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  • Cool Breeze Aviation

    Part not stated

    Kiln, MS·M13

    No PilotBound estimate

    Cool Breeze does not publish a website, an aircraft rate and an instructor rate

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  • Cotton Belt Aviation

    Part not stated

    Greenwood, MS·GWO

    No PilotBound estimate

    Cotton Belt does not publish a website, an aircraft rate and an instructor rate

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  • FletchAire

    Part not stated

    Diamondhead, MS·66Y

    No PilotBound estimate

    FletchAire does not publish a website, an aircraft rate and an instructor rate

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Flight school costs in Mississippi, in numbers

Computed from the 6 Mississippi schools that publish both an aircraft and an instructor rate, on the same method every card above uses. The 14 listings without a full rate card are left out of every figure.

Median PilotBound Private estimate across the 6 schools with published rates
$16,910
Published trainer rental, per hour
$119 to $165
Published instruction, per hour
$50 to $85
Schools publishing a full rate card (aircraft and instructor)
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Lowest published trainer rates in Mississippi

Airports with more than one Mississippi flight school

Discovery flights in Mississippi

7 Mississippi schools publish a discovery flight price, median $100. See each price with its source

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 Mississippi flight schools

How much does flight school cost in Mississippi?

Across the 6 Mississippi flight schools here that publish full rates, trainer rentals run $119 to $165 per hour and instruction $50 to $85 per hour, checked as recently as October 12, 2026. On each school's own published rates, PilotBound estimates a private pilot certificate between $14,713 and $18,895, with a median of $16,910. These are PilotBound estimates built on published rates, not quotes from the schools.

What is the cheapest flight school in Mississippi?

New Heights Aviation in Batesville publishes the lowest trainer rental of the 6 Mississippi schools listed here, $119 per hour for its Cessna 150, a rate that does not say whether fuel is included, checked October 12, 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 Mississippi flight school rates?

Every rate here is the school's own published figure, linked to its source and dated; the newest check in Mississippi is October 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, and 14 more schools in Mississippi are listed without an estimate because they do not publish a full rate card. A school can correct or remove its listing anytime.