Independent flight-school directory
Explore flight schools, pilot-training programs, and introductory flying experiences across countries. Compare qualifications, locations, costs, and course requirements.
697 researched schools · 1368 verified programs · 601 training airports · 19 countries so far. See coverage and gaps.
I want to try flying
Short introductory flights from schools that publish what is included. No licence needed.
Browse discovery flightsI want to train as a pilot
Private, commercial, integrated and modular courses, with the exact qualification each prepares for.
Browse pilot-training pathwaysCategories follow what you are trying to achieve. Course length is a filter, not a category.
A short introductory flight. Not a course.
226 programs
Licence courses for flying for yourself.
579 programs
Commercial, integrated, modular and airline-oriented routes.
289 programs
Instrument, multi-engine and instructor courses.
68 programs
From a first lesson to professional courses.
117 programs
Schools with at least one approval checked against an aviation-authority record and at least one verified program, ordered by how many of their programs publish a price. This is not a quality ranking.
Flying club · Roudnice nad Labem, Czechia
Prague-registered flight school (s.r.o.) flying mainly from Roudnice nad Labem, with a published price list for PPL, LAPL, CPL, instrument, multi-engine and a 0-ATPL modular route; site mainly in Czech.
Flying club · Toussus-le-Noble, France
Non-profit flying club (association loi 1901) at Toussus-le-Noble near Paris, affiliated to the FFA. It trains private pilots and offers professional and instructor courses to licence holders.
Independent flight school · Parafield, Aldinga, Australia
South Australian school at Parafield Airport and Aldinga Aerodrome offering trial flights through to CPL, with Tecnam P-Mentor trainers and published trial flight and RPL/PPL estimates.
Independent flight school · Port Macquarie, Australia
Port Macquarie flight school offering trial flights and RPC/RPL, PPL, CPL, multi-engine, instrument, night and instructor training with published minimum costs.
Independent flight school · Mannheim, Germany
Family-run flight school founded in 2018, training PPL(A), LAPL(A) and VFR night pilots near Mannheim.
Professional flight academy · Megara, Greece
Athens-based pilot academy running integrated and modular airline-pathway courses, flying from Megara (Pachi) and GA Ikaros airfields; recruits local and international students.
Training airports with the most researched schools.
KFRG · 7 schools
YSBK · 6 schools
Cascais · 4 schools
EDFE · 4 schools
Johannesburg · 4 schools
Durban · 4 schools
Sabadell · 3 schools
EGLK · 3 schools
Every price on this site shows its currency, type (hourly rate, discovery flight, package), date, what it includes and what it excludes. Hourly rates and package totals are never ranked against each other, and there is no “cheapest” label.
Licence names and privileges differ by country. Each program keeps the official local qualification, the issuing authority and whether the school's approval is verified, merely stated, or a declaration rather than an approval.
What the training airport changes: airspace, weather, traffic, facilities, access and cost. A neutral checklist for comparing training locations.
How to compare flight training packages on equal terms: inclusions, hour assumptions, currency, payment terms and what happens when plans change.
What a discovery flight is, what it is not, and how it relates to starting formal pilot training and logging flight time.
What online ground school can and cannot do: theory and exam preparation only, how it fits with approved training, and what to check before enrolling.