Rates partly published · Renton, WA
Flight training at The Flight Academy
No instructor rate. The Flight Academy publishes rates for all 2 of its airplanes and nothing for instruction, so there is no total on this page.
Checked August 17, 2026 against AOPA flight school finder, The Flight Academy at KBFI.
- Based at
- Boeing Field/King County International(BFI)
- FAA part
- Not stated on their site
- Phone
- (206) 219-3720
- Website
- theflightacademy.com
Section 1What is published
The Flight Academy's own figures
Checked September 13, 2026 · Source
| Aircraft | Published rate | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Cirrus SR20 G7 | $450/hr | Per Hobbs hour, plus $150/hr consumables and Washington State sales tax. |
| Cirrus SR22T G7 | $675/hr | Per Hobbs hour, plus $200/hr consumables and Washington State sales tax. |
The rentals page prices the G7 fleet per Hobbs hour with a separate hourly consumables charge on top. The FAQ prices the older G6 fleet differently again, as hourly wet leases at $380 for an SR20 and $625 for an SR22T, and the SF50 Vision Jet at $1,500.
Section 2Why 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 The Flight Academy's rates. The middle of what 21 Washington schools charge, to hold your phone quote against.
- Trainer, medianWhat the airplane costsRange $114 to $225 per hour.
- $160
- Instruction, medianWhat the instructor costsAcross 21 schools with published rates.
- $65
From the schools here that publish full rate cards, the same sample behind the Flight Training Cost Report. The Flight Academy 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 Washington. Top awards reach $22,200.
- Museum of Flight Flight Training ScholarshipsUp to $14,000 · Check dates
- Youth Aviation Scholarship FundAmount varies · 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 The Flight Academy'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.
What does instruction cost per hour, and does a Platinum CSIP cost more?Missing from their site
The FAQ says ten full-time instructors, three of them Platinum CSIPs and three with Vision SF50 type ratings, and prices none of them. Cirrus schools commonly charge a premium for CSIP instruction.
Is the aircraft rate really the Hobbs figure plus the consumables figure?
The rentals page lists them as two separate lines, so an SR20 hour reads as $450 plus $150 plus tax rather than $450.
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 The Flight Academy 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
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Section 6Nearby schools
One other school flies from Boeing Field/King County International.
It publishes at least one rate, so there is something to compare before you call. BFI is the identifier to give when you ask.
- Alternate AirPublishes Cessna 150 at $95/hr, no instructor rateSeattle
21 Washington 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.
- 47 North AviationWenatchee, WA · Checked September 10, 2026$140/hr$65/hr instruction
- Aero Maintenance Flight CenterVancouver, WA · Checked August 17, 2026$120/hr$60/hr instruction
- All Sports AviationDeer Park, WA · Checked August 17, 2026$185/hr$75/hr instruction
- Arlington Flight ServicesArlington, WA · Checked August 17, 2026$152/hr$70/hr instruction
- Avian Flight CenterBremerton, WA · Checked September 16, 2026$168/hr$77/hr instruction
- Bellingham Aviation ServicesBellingham, WA · Checked September 8, 2026$175/hr$70/hr instruction
Section 7Sources
- That the school exists
- AOPA flight school finder, The Flight Academy at KBFIChecked August 17, 2026
- The rates above
- The Flight Academy rentals pageChecked September 13, 2026
Are you The Flight Academy? Send your rate card and this becomes a full listing with an estimate, free. Or have it removed.
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Other Washington flight schools
- 47 North Aviation · Wenatchee
- Aero Maintenance Flight Center · Vancouver
- All Sports Aviation · Deer Park
- Alternate Air · Seattle
- Arlington Flight Services · Arlington
- Avian Flight Center · Bremerton
- Bellingham Aviation Services · Bellingham
- Bergstrom Aircraft · Pasco
- Cascade Air · Kelso
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