Rates partly published · Wadsworth, OH
Flight training at Weltzien Skypark
No aircraft rate. Skypark publishes a $40/hr instructor rate and nothing for the airplanes, so there is no total on this page.
Checked September 13, 2026 against Skypark learn-to-fly page.
- Based at
- Weltzien Skypark Airport(15G)
- FAA part
- Not stated on their site
- Trains
- PPL · IR · CPL · CFII · Multi
- Phone
- 330-573-6437
- Website
- flyskypark.com
Section 1What is published
Skypark's own figures
Checked September 13, 2026 · Source
Flight instruction: $40/hr
Skypark publishes a full instructor rate card and no aircraft rate at all, which is the reverse of almost every other partial listing here. Instruction is $40/hr basic, described as the standard CFI rate recommended for initial training, $45/hr advanced for instrument and CFII work, and $50/hr for multi-engine. The site's own "Rental Rates" navigation link leads to a page that returns 404, so there is no fleet pricing to read. It is a privately owned public-use airport that also sells fuel, hangars and lodging.
Section 2Why there is no total
An estimate needs an aircraft rate.
A training total is hours multiplied by rates. With the airplanes 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.
Aircraft rateMissing from their site
The airplane is the biggest line on a training bill.
What to compare their answer against
Not Skypark's rates. The middle of what 13 Ohio schools charge, to hold your phone quote against.
- Trainer, medianWhat the airplane costsRange $109 to $195 per hour.
- $150
- Instruction, medianWhat the instructor costsAcross 13 schools with published rates.
- $55
From the schools here that publish full rate cards, the same sample behind the Flight Training Cost Report. Skypark is not in it.
Section 3Paying 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 for51 open to anyone, plus 2 in Ohio. Top awards reach $22,200.
- ORBAA Scholarship$5,000 – $8,500 · Check dates
- Mitchell Cary and Don Gum Memorial Aviation Scholarship$1,500 · National Aviation Heritage Area counties · Check dates
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- 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.
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Section 4What to ask
What to ask when you call
The marked ones are what Skypark's site never answers. The rest are what turns an hourly rate into a real bill.
What is the hourly rate on your cheapest trainer, and which airplane is that?Missing from their site
This is the number that is missing from the site, and it is the largest line on your bill.
Is that rate wet or dry, meaning does it include fuel?Missing from their site
A dry rate and a wet rate are not comparable. Dry rates can run $40 to $60 an hour lower for the same airplane.
What do your aircraft rent for per hour? The Rental Rates page on your site is broken.Missing from their site
The nav link is there in the header and it 404s, so the fleet pricing is either gone or moved. Instruction is already published.
Which aircraft would I train in, and do you have a twin on the field for the multi?
A $50/hr multi-engine instruction rate is published, which implies multi training happens here, but no aircraft is named anywhere.
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.
Called them? Send us what they said.
Send the number over and Weltzien Skypark gets a full listing with an estimate, marked as sourced by phone on the date you called.
Send what they told youSection 5In the app
Track your training at Skypark.
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Section 6Nearby schools
One other school flies from Weltzien Skypark Airport.
It does not publish a rate either, so that one is a phone call too. 15G is the identifier to give when you ask.
- NCB-AviationPublishes no ratesWadsworth
13 Ohio 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.
- Avit Flight AcademyWadsworth, OH · Checked August 7, 2026$145/hr$55 to $80/hr instruction
- Blue Sky Flight TrainingHamilton, OH · Checked September 8, 2026$151/hr$47 to $53/hr instruction
- Capital City AviationColumbus, OH · Checked September 5, 2026$185/hr$80 to $105/hr instruction
- Golden Eagle AviationSidney, OH · Checked September 5, 2026$150/hr$55/hr instruction
- GPE Flight Training CenterWilmington, OH · Checked September 8, 2026$155/hr$40 to $50/hr instruction
- Hogan Flying ServiceHamilton, OH · Checked September 5, 2026$130/hr$55 to $60/hr instruction
Section 7Sources
- That the school exists
- Skypark learn-to-fly pageChecked September 13, 2026
- The rates above
- Skypark instructors pageChecked September 13, 2026
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PilotBound is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Weltzien Skypark. School names are used only to identify the school. Rates shown are the school's own published figures with the date we checked them. This page carries no PilotBound estimate, because the school does not publish enough for one. Disclaimer & removal policy.
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