Flight Schools by State
with median estimated PPL training costs
Median estimated cost to earn a Private Pilot License (PPL) by state, based on 2,521 schools across 50 states.
top 5 cheapestunder $16K$16K – $18.5Kover $18.5K
Alabama35 schools~$16.2K median PPLAlaska19 schools~$23.3K median PPLArizona69 schools~$15.2K median PPLArkansas28 schools~$15.2K median PPLCalifornia268 schools~$16.0K median PPLColorado63 schools~$15.7K median PPLConnecticut27 schools~$16.7K median PPLDelaware6 schools~$15.7K median PPLFlorida226 schools~$15.4K median PPLGeorgia77 schools~$15.7K median PPLHawaii14 schools~$21.7K median PPLIdaho28 schools~$15.5K median PPLIllinois80 schools~$14.5K median PPLIndiana59 schools~$14.9K median PPLIowa44 schools~$14.4K median PPLKansas34 schools~$12.1K median PPLKentucky32 schools~$18.7K median PPLLouisiana25 schools~$16.5K median PPLMaine20 schools~$16.2K median PPLMaryland47 schools~$16.8K median PPLMassachusetts34 schools~$16.1K median PPLMichigan64 schools~$16.0K median PPLMinnesota49 schools~$13.1K median PPLMississippi17 schools~$15.0K median PPLMissouri44 schools~$14.4K median PPLMontana22 schools~$16.9K median PPLNebraska23 schools~$13.8K median PPLNevada33 schools~$15.3K median PPLNew Hampshire21 schools~$17.3K median PPLNew Jersey50 schools~$20.0K median PPLNew Mexico21 schools~$17.3K median PPLNew York81 schools~$15.6K median PPLNorth Carolina80 schools~$18.1K median PPLNorth Dakota6 schools~$16.7K median PPLOhio64 schools~$14.6K median PPLOklahoma27 schools~$12.2K median PPLOregon49 schools~$15.6K median PPLPennsylvania83 schools~$16.3K median PPLRhode Island8 schools~$15.7K median PPLSouth Carolina49 schools~$16.4K median PPLSouth Dakota13 schools~$14.0K median PPLTennessee46 schools~$14.5K median PPLTexas183 schools~$15.2K median PPLUtah41 schools~$17.4K median PPLVermont9 schools~$16.9K median PPLVirginia61 schools~$14.8K median PPLWashington59 schools~$15.0K median PPLWest Virginia7 schools~$12.1K median PPLWisconsin63 schools~$13.0K median PPLWyoming13 schools~$17.0K median PPL