Rates partly published · West Jordan, UT
Flight training at Nightline Air
No instructor rate. Nightline publishes rates for all 2 of its airplanes and nothing for instruction, so there is no total on this page.
Checked September 13, 2026 against Nightline Air FAQ.
- Based at
- South Valley Regional Airport(SVR)
- FAA part
- Part 61
- Trains
- PPL · IR · CPL · CFI · CFII
- Phone
- 801-215-9095
- Website
- nightlineair.com
Section 1What is published
Nightline's own figures
Checked September 13, 2026 · Source
| Aircraft | Published rate | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Piper Cherokee | $175/hr | |
| Piper Archer | $185/hr |
An FAA-approved BATD is published at $55/hr. Neither is an instruction rate.
Section 2Discovery flight
$140
Checked September 13, 2026
45 minutes.
Section 3Why 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 Nightline's rates. The middle of what 9 Utah schools charge, to hold your phone quote against.
- Trainer, medianWhat the airplane costsRange $130 to $210 per hour.
- $165
- Instruction, medianWhat the instructor costsAcross 9 schools with published rates.
- $65
From the schools here that publish full rate cards, the same sample behind the Flight Training Cost Report. Nightline is not in it.
Section 4Paying 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. Top awards reach $22,200.No Utah-only awards in the directory yet.
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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 5What to ask
What to ask when you call
The marked ones are what Nightline'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.
Do the published aircraft rates include fuel, or is fuel billed separately?
The site does not say, and it is the difference between two rates that look identical and are not.
What does instruction cost per hour, and is it the same for the Private, the Instrument and the CFI?Missing from their site
Nothing on the site prices instruction, and Nightline trains all the way through CFII, where rates commonly step up.
Do the Cherokee and Archer rates include fuel?
The FAQ gives the hourly figures without saying whether they are wet or dry, and that difference is real money over 60 hours.
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 Nightline Air gets a full listing with an estimate, marked as sourced by phone on the date you called.
Send what they told youSection 6In the app
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Section 7Nearby schools
3 other schools fly from South Valley Regional Airport.
2 of them publish at least one rate. SVR is the identifier to give when you ask.
- Upper Limit AviationFull rate card, Cessna 152 at $140/hr and $75/hr instructionWest Jordan
- Aerotech AviationPublishes no ratesWest Jordan
- Randon AviationPublishes a $185/hr aircraft rate, no instructor rateWest Jordan
9 Utah 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.
- Airmotive ServiceBrigham City, UT · Checked September 10, 2026$152/hr$68/hr instruction
- Ascend AviationWoods Cross, UT · Checked September 10, 2026$130/hr$60/hr instruction
- Clear Creek AviationRichfield, UT · Checked September 10, 2026$200/hr$65/hr instruction
- Cornerstone AviationSalt Lake City & Ogden, UT · Checked September 8, 2026$210/hr$80/hr instruction
- Cut and Snip FlyersOgden, UT · Checked August 9, 2026$200/hr$60/hr instruction
- Pilot MakersProvo, UT · Checked September 10, 2026$210/hr$70 to $85/hr instruction
Section 8Sources
- That the school exists
- Nightline Air FAQChecked September 13, 2026
- The rates above
- Nightline Air FAQChecked September 13, 2026
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Other Utah flight schools
- Above View Flight Training · St. George
- Aerotech Aviation · West Jordan
- Airgyro Aviation · Spanish Fork
- Airmotive Service · Brigham City
- America West Flight Training Academy · Hurricane
- American Aviation · Salt Lake City
- Ascend Aviation · Woods Cross
- Axiom Aviation · Ogden
- Centerline Aviation · Spanish Fork
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