Flight training at Monmouth Area Flying Club
Lakewood, NJ · Rates partly published
No instructor rate. Monmouth Area Flying Club publishes rates for all 4 of its airplanes and nothing for instruction, so there is no total on this page.
Checked September 13, 2026 against Monmouth Area Flying Club site.
- Based at
- Lakewood Airport(N12)
- FAA part
- Not stated on their site
- Phone
- 732-451-4585
- Website
- flymafc.com
What is published
Monmouth Area Flying Club's own figures
Checked September 13, 2026 · Source
| Aircraft | Published rate | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Cessna 172 (N4287Q)1971 | $89/hrdry | Hobbs, DRY. N93KK is the same. |
| Cessna 172N (N738NY)1977 | $97/hrdry | Hobbs, DRY. |
| Cessna 172S (N61WT)2005 | $100/hrdry | Hobbs, DRY. G1000 glass, dual-axis autopilot. |
| Diamond DA40-180 (N285DS)2003 | $100/hrdry | Hobbs, DRY. |
Airframes built 1971 to 2005. Years of manufacture from the FAA aircraft registry, read October 21, 2026.
Every rate is billed on the Hobbs and DRY, so fuel is bought on top. Dues are $80 a month. Instruction must come from a club instructor, and the club says those typically charge $35 to $60 an hour, a range rather than a rate, so no instructor figure is recorded.
Why there is no total
An estimate needs an instructor rate.
A training total is hours multiplied by rates. With instruction unpriced there is nothing to multiply, and we will not fill the gap with a plausible number: every figure on this site carries a link that shows it today.
Instructor rateMissing from their site
Instruction is the second biggest line on a training bill, after the airplane.
What to compare their answer against
Not Monmouth Area Flying Club's rates. The middle of what 12 New Jersey schools charge, to hold your phone quote against.
- Trainer, medianWhat the airplane costsRange $90.15 to $400 per hour.
- $187
- Instruction, medianWhat the instructor costsAcross 12 schools with published rates.
- $80
From the schools here that publish full rate cards, the same sample behind the Flight Training Cost Report. Monmouth Area Flying Club is not in it.
Paying for it
Two ways to pay for it.
Win what you can first, then borrow only what is left. Neither figure assumes anything about you: one is what our scholarship directory holds, the other is what the lenders publish.
- Money you keepScholarships you could apply for50 open to anyone. Top awards reach $22,200.No New Jersey-only awards in the directory yet.
- 50
- 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
What to ask when you call
The marked ones are what Monmouth Area Flying Club's site never answers. The rest are what turns an hourly rate into a real bill.
What do you charge per hour for flight instruction, and is ground instruction billed at the same rate?Missing from their site
This is the number that is missing from the site. Ground is often billed separately and at a different rate.
Does the instructor rate change for the Instrument, Commercial, or CFI, or is it flat across everything?Missing from their site
Plenty of schools charge more for advanced instruction. A flat rate quoted for the Private can climb later.
Your published rates are dry. Roughly what does fuel add per hour on the trainer?
The published figures leave fuel out, so they understate the real hourly cost until you add it.
What does a club instructor actually charge?Missing from their site
The club gives a $35 to $60 range for its instructors rather than a rate.
Do you offer block rates or prepay discounts, and what is the refund policy if I stop partway?
Block discounts are common and rarely published. The refund terms matter more than the discount.
What do you charge for the written test, the checkride, and the examiner's fee?
The DPE fee alone runs $800 to $1,200 in most of the country and is almost never in a quoted hourly rate.
How many trainers and how many full-time instructors do you have right now?
Availability decides your pace, and pace decides your total more than the hourly rate does.
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Nearby schools
One other school flies from Lakewood Airport.
It publishes at least one rate, so there is something to compare before you call. N12 is the identifier to give when you ask.
- Jersey Aero ClubPublishes Piper Warrior PA-28-161 at $119/hr, no instructor rateLakewood
12 New Jersey schools publish a full rate card.
Each one has an estimate built on its own published rates. Listed alphabetically, because ordering them by price would be a ranking this page is not making.
- 609 Aviation Flight TrainingRio Grande, NJ · Checked October 8, 2026$205/hr$65/hr instruction
- Alexandria FieldPittstown, NJ · Checked October 8, 2026$90.15/hr$40 to $45/hr instruction
- Beyond AviationLumberton, NJ · Checked September 14, 2026$150/hr$80/hr instruction
- Certified FlyersMorristown, NJ · Checked October 16, 2026$140/hr$103 to $136/hr instruction
- Costanzo AirFairfield, NJ · Checked October 16, 2026$205/hr$105 to $140/hr instruction
- Elite Flight ExperienceWall Township, NJ · Checked October 8, 2026$400/hr$140/hr instruction
Sources
- That the school exists
- Monmouth Area Flying Club siteChecked September 13, 2026
- The rates above
- Monmouth Area Flying Club fleet pageChecked September 13, 2026
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