Apollo Flight Training
Part 61 flight training from Private Pilot through Flight Instructor at Gulfport Biloxi International Airport.
Rates checkedChecked October 12, 2026 by Samip Shah, CFI, CFII, AGI
At a glance
- Trains in the Cessna 172P.
- A private pilot certificate here, flying 2x a week, is estimated at $18,753.
Basics
| Training rules | Part 61 |
|---|---|
| Certificates | Private Pilot, Instrument Rating, Commercial Pilot, Multi-Engine (AMEL), Flight Instructor |
| Website | flyapollo.com |
| Phone | (228) 687-1500 |
Aircraft and rates
Cessna 172P
$139/hr on a block.
- Rate (fuel basis not stated)
- $159/hr
Instruction and rate notes
Checked October 12, 2026Rates shown are retail. On a block the aircraft drops from $159/hr to $139/hr and instruction from $85/hr to $72/hr. Blocks are bought in $1,875 increments. Apollo trains under Part 61 using a Part 141 curriculum, which isn't the same as holding a Part 141 certificate. A multi-engine rating is advertised but no twin is priced.
The examiner's checkride fee is paid separately. The website doesn't say whether rates include fuel.
Airport
Gulfport Biloxi KGPT
Home field · 2 runways · longest 9,002 ft · concrete and asphalt
Aerial imagery: USDA NAIP imagery via the USGS National Map
Weather
In an average year, January to June has 151 flyable days out of 181. That is the six months your estimate covers, marked under the chart.
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.
What it costs
Certificate
Flying
Airplane
Cessna 172P
Hours
$139/hr on a block.
Where this comes from
Examiner records (DPE dataset).PilotBound estimate
$18,753
Usually $16,100 to $21,400 · about 6 months
- Airplane72 hrs in Cessna 172P × $159/hr$11,448
- Instructor58 hrs dual × $85/hr$4,930
One-time feesWritten test, checkride, medical, headset and more$2,375
- Knowledge (written) test$175
- Checkride / DPE fee$800
- Medical certificate$150
- Headset$700
- Ground school / test prep$300
- Books, charts & supplies$250
The hourly flying is priced on Apollo Flight Training's published rates. The one-time fees are typical national figures, not Apollo Flight Training's prices, and several are set by third parties.
Discovery flight
$99
Checked November 3, 2026
30 minutes at the controls of a Cessna 172.
Paying for it
Two ways to cover $18,753.
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What to ask when you call
Not on their website
Do the published aircraft rates include fuel, or is fuel billed separately?
Two rates that look the same can differ by the cost of fuel.
Also ask
What gets billed on top of the hourly rates, and roughly how much per hour does it add?
Ask for the all-in hourly number, not the base rate.
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.
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.
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.
In the app
Track it against Apollo's rates.
Apollo Flight Training's rate card is in the PilotBound app. Choose Apollo when you set up and the app prices your training at its rates, then tracks every flight you log against the projection.
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Questions
How much does it cost to get a private pilot license at Apollo Flight Training?
Apollo Flight Training publishes $159 per hour for the Cessna 172P and $85 per hour for instruction on it, checked October 12, 2026. Applied to those published rates, PilotBound estimates a private pilot certificate at about $18,753, in a range of $16,100 to $21,400. That covers roughly 72 hours of flying and instruction plus the one-time fees most quotes leave out, including the written test, the examiner's checkride fee, a medical, and study materials. It is a PilotBound estimate built on the school's published rates, not a quote from Apollo Flight Training.
How long does it take to get a private pilot license at Apollo Flight Training?
Flying twice a week, PilotBound estimates about 6 months at Apollo Flight Training to reach the private pilot checkride, at roughly 72 hours. Pace is the single biggest variable: flying once a week typically stretches the timeline and raises the total, because time between lessons gets spent re-learning. Weather, aircraft availability, and instructor turnover all push the same direction.
Is Apollo Flight Training a Part 61 or Part 141 flight school?
Apollo Flight Training trains under Part 61, the flexible path. There is no FAA-approved syllabus to follow, so lessons can be scheduled around your life and adapted to your pace. The tradeoff is a slightly higher paper minimum for the private certificate (40 hours versus 35) and, for most students, no VA benefit eligibility.
Do Apollo Flight Training's aircraft rates include fuel?
Apollo Flight Training publishes $159 per hour for the Cessna 172P, a rate that does not say whether fuel is included. Ask before you budget: if the rate turns out to be dry, fuel adds roughly $30 to $60 per hour. Rates checked October 12, 2026.
What ratings can you train for at Apollo Flight Training?
Apollo Flight Training trains Private Pilot, Instrument Rating, Commercial Pilot, Multi-Engine (AMEL) and Flight Instructor. Instruction is $85 per hour across the ratings it teaches. PilotBound's estimator on this page prices any of these paths on Apollo Flight Training's own published rates.
Sources
Estimates use Apollo Flight Training's published Cessna 172P and instructor rates (checked October 12, 2026), shown in USD for planning only. Real cost varies by student, weather, and pace. A range, not a quote.
PilotBound is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Apollo Flight Training. School names are used only to identify the school. 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. Methodology · Disclaimer & removal policy.
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