The flight training
cost report

$18,185

Private pilot certificate, all-in

At this edition's median trainer and instructor rates over the typical 72-hour completion ($15.6K to $20.7K).

$164/hr

Trainer aircraft, median rental

Across 475 schools in 50 states, published range $52 to $430.

$69/hr

Standard flight instruction, median

Billed on top of the aircraft rental. Range $25 to $235.

$395/hr

Multi-engine (twin), median

At the 139 schools publishing a twin rate.

282 of 475

Schools state a wet rate (fuel included)

Another 169 never say whether fuel is included, and 24 price dry.

$76,370

Aviation-degree flight fees, on top of tuition

Median across 47 degree programs ($49.5K to $145K).

$80,000

Accelerated-academy package, median

Across the 69 of 94 academies publishing a flat price ($34.3K to $125K).

A disclosed sample of institutions that publish their rates, not a national average. Every underlying figure traces to the institution's own published page with a verification date. Free to reuse with attribution under CC BY 4.0. Methodology, per-school sources and the current figures are on the live report.

Aggregates only. This edition never contained per-school rows, because any listed school can ask to be removed and an archived file cannot be recalled. Frozen 2026-08-31 from 475 checked schools.