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Highland Aviation

Inverness, United Kingdom

Overview

Scottish flying school at Inverness Airport teaching the UK LAPL(A) and PPL(A), night, IMC and instructor courses on a Piper and Cessna fleet, and describing itself as the most northerly approved training organisation in the UK.

Trading / official name
Highland Aviation
Legal identity
Highland Aviation Training Limited
Headquarters
Unit 101, Inverness Airport, Inverness, IV2 7JB, Inverness, Scotland
Operational status
Operating (as shown on its official website)
Languages
English
International applicants
Accepted, as publishedThe school is accredited by the British Accreditation Council as a Short Course Provider, which it says allows it to sponsor international students via the Standard Visitor Visa route.
Accommodation
Not stated
Website
highlandaviation.com
Contact
info@highlandaviation.com01667460361

Accepting international applicants does not establish immigration permission or visa eligibility. Check the official government sources for your country of study.

Training bases and airports

A base is where flight training actually takes place. Programs, fleet and approvals are attached to a base only where the source says so.

Authority records and approval status

  • Verified in authority recordUK CAAUK approved training organisation (ATO)Approval

    Reference: GBR.ATO.0378

    Scope: Listed courses: Class Rating Instructor Single-Engine; Class Rating Single Engine Piston (Land); Flight Instructor (Aeroplanes); Night Rating (Aeroplanes); Private Pilot Licence (Aeroplanes).

    Applies to: Inverness Airport. An approval granted by the authority (for example an approved training organisation, ATO).

    Source: caa.co.uk/publication/download/13488 · checked 16 October 2026

  • Stated by the schoolUK CAAOther frameworkApproval

    Reference: UK.ATOG.0001

    Scope: School states a national approved training organisation approval for its gyroplane flying school; the CAA document 31 extract reviewed does not cover gyroplanes (Standards Document 44 is the CAA gyroplane reference), so this was not verified.

    Applies to: Inverness Airport. An approval granted by the authority (for example an approved training organisation, ATO).

    Source: highlandaviation.com/pages/about-us · checked 16 October 2026

What this is not

Approval status describes a record held by an aviation authority. It is not a safety ranking, a quality score or an employment guarantee. How verification works.

Programs (2)

Private and recreational flying

  • UK Part-FCL PPL(A)

    Prepares for: UK Part-FCL Private Pilot Licence (Aeroplanes) PPL(A) · Fixed-wing (aeroplane) · Inverness Airport

    No published price
  • UK Part-FCL LAPL(A)

    Prepares for: UK Part-FCL Light Aircraft Pilot Licence (Aeroplanes) LAPL(A) · Fixed-wing (aeroplane) · Inverness Airport

    No published price

Published fleet and simulators

Fleet lists come from the school's own publication on the date shown. They do not promise availability, ownership or serviceability today.

AircraftCategoryQtyWhereSource date
Piper PA28-161 Warrior IIFleet page lists three Warrior IIFixed-wing (aeroplane)3Inverness Airport16 October 2026 source
Cessna 172SListed on the fleet pageFixed-wing (aeroplane)1Inverness Airport16 October 2026 source
Piper PA38-112 TomahawkTwo 2-seat aeroplanes listed (Tomahawk and Tomahawk II)Fixed-wing (aeroplane)2Inverness Airport16 October 2026 source