Independent flight school
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.
- Inverness Airport
Inverness, Scotland
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
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.
| Aircraft | Category | Qty | Where | Source date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piper PA28-161 Warrior IIFleet page lists three Warrior II | Fixed-wing (aeroplane) | 3 | Inverness Airport | 16 October 2026 source |
| Cessna 172SListed on the fleet page | Fixed-wing (aeroplane) | 1 | Inverness Airport | 16 October 2026 source |
| Piper PA38-112 TomahawkTwo 2-seat aeroplanes listed (Tomahawk and Tomahawk II) | Fixed-wing (aeroplane) | 2 | Inverness Airport | 16 October 2026 source |