Flight schools in North Carolina
66 flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes side by side: the 281 aircraft they register with the FAA, how old those aircraft are, and every accident or incident the NTSB recorded involving them in the last 10 years (14 accidents). Each name opens the school's own page with the full record.
Towns with two or more: Asheville 3 · Mooresville 3 · Raleigh 3 · Belmont 2 · Burlington 2 · Concord 2 · Elizabeth City 2 · Greensboro 2 · Huntersville 2 · Kill Devil Hills 2 · Mount Olive 2 · Sanford 2 · Winston Salem 2
Flight schools on the map of North Carolina, with the examiners nearby schools at their town's main public airport, examiners at the airport the FAA's listing places them
Click a dot for names, telephone numbers and the contact buttons. A dot with a number holds several people at one airport.
| Organisation | Kind | Town | Airport | Aircraft | Mostly | Typical aircraft built | Accidents, last 10 years | Of them fatal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Line Aviation LLC website | Flight school | Smithfield | Johnston Regional JNX | 29 | Piper PA-28-181 | 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| Elizabeth City State University website | University or college with a flight programme | Elizabeth City | Elizabeth City CG Air Station/Rgnl ECG | 22 | Cessna 172S | 2011 | 1 | 0 |
| Mil2Atp INC website | Flight school | Pikeville | 18 | Piper PA-34-200T | 1972 | 0 | 0 | |
| Elon Aviation LLC website | Flight school | Burlington | Burlington/Alamance Regional BUY | 16 | Piper PA-28-181 | 1976 | 0 | 0 |
| Aerowood Aviation LLC website | Flight school | Monroe | Charlotte/Monroe Executive EQY | 15 | Cessna 172H | 1966 | 0 | 0 |
| Chapel Hill Flying Club INC | Flying club | Sanford | Raleigh Executive Jetport AT Sanford-Lee County TTA | 15 | Cessna 152 | 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| Flightgest Academy LLC website | Flight school | Morrisville | 14 | Piper PA-28-181 | 2023 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cape Fear Aviation Maintenance LLC website | Flight school | Fayetteville | Fayetteville Rgnl/Grannis Field FAY | 13 | Cessna 150L | 1975 | 0 | 0 |
| North Carolina Soaring Association | Flying club | Zebulon | 10 | Aero Commander CALLAIR A-9B | 1970 | 3 | 0 | |
| Skyhawk Aviation LLC website | Flight school | Rutherfordton | Rutherford County/Marchman Field FQD | 8 | Cessna 172F | 1974 | 0 | 0 |
| Triad Aviation Academy LLC website | Flight school | Greensboro | Piedmont Triad International GSO | 8 | Cessna 172L | 1970 | 2 | 0 |
| Kitty Hawk Flight School LLC | Flight school | Kill Devil Hills | First Flight Airport FFA | 6 | Moyes DRAGONFLY | 2004 | 1 | 0 |
| Sky View Aviation LLC website | Flight school | Lenoir | 6 | Beechcraft D95A | 1968 | 0 | 0 | |
| University of North Carolina At Asheville website | University or college with a flight programme | Asheville | Asheville Regional AVL | 6 | DJI MAVIC AIR | 0 | 0 | |
| Obx Airplanes LLC website | Flight school | Manteo | Dare County Regional MQI | 5 | Bellanca 7GCAA | 1974 | 0 | 0 |
| Raleigh Flying Club LLC website | Flying club | Chapel Hill | 5 | Piper PA-28-181 | 1979 | 1 | 0 | |
| Mountain Flyers INC website | Flight school | Hendersonville | Hendersonville Airport 0A7 | 4 | Cessna 172K | 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| Piedmont Soaring Society website | Flying club | Clemmons | 4 | Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G103 TWIN ASTIR | 1978 | 0 | 0 | |
| Alpha-One Air Service LLC website | Flight school | Concord | Concord-Padgett Regional JQF | 3 | Piper PA-28-180 | 1975 | 0 | 0 |
| Caribbean Flyers LLC website | Flight school | Elizabeth City | Elizabeth City CG Air Station/Rgnl ECG | 3 | Aero Commander 500-B | 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| Executive Flight Training & Services LLC website | Flight school | Sanford | Raleigh Executive Jetport AT Sanford-Lee County TTA | 3 | Cessna 172M | 1974 | 0 | 0 |
| Fairwinds Aviation LLC website | Flight school | Goldsboro | Wayne Executive Jetport GWW | 3 | Diamond Aircraft DA 40 | 2004 | 0 | 0 |
| Flyhnz LLC website | Flight school | Oxford | Henderson/Oxford Airport HNZ | 3 | Cessna 150L | 1974 | 0 | 0 |
| Forsyth Technical Community College website | University or college with a flight programme | Winston Salem | Smith Reynolds Airport INT | 3 | Beechcraft 65-90 | 1965 | 0 | 0 |
| Umo Flight School LLC website | Flight school | Mount Olive | Mount Olive Municipal W40 | 3 | Cessna 172M | 1976 | 0 | 0 |
| Western Flying Club INC website | Flying club | Burlington | Burlington/Alamance Regional BUY | 3 | Beechcraft A36 | 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 14A Flying Club INC | Flying club | Mooresville | Lake Norman Airpark 14A | 2 | Cessna 150F | 1976 | 0 | 0 |
| Anson Flyers Club INC website | Flying club | Wadesboro | Anson County/Jeff Cloud Field AFP | 2 | Cessna 172M | 1976 | 0 | 0 |
| Cheetah Flyers LLC | Flight school | Huntersville | 2 | Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5A | 0 | 0 | ||
| Core Flight Academy LLC website | Flight school | Asheboro | Asheboro Regional HBI | 2 | Piper PA-28-140 | 1966 | 0 | 0 |
| Desert Flight Academy INC | Flight school | Henderson | 2 | Boeing A75N1(PT17) | 1975 | 0 | 0 | |
| Harrier Soaring Club INC | Flying club | Raleigh | Southern Wake Regional 5W5 | 2 | Cessna 150D | 1964 | 0 | 0 |
| Kitty Hawk Flight Training and Tours LLC | Flight school | Kill Devil Hills | First Flight Airport FFA | 2 | Cessna 150L | 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| Lake Norman Flyers LLC website | Flight school | Huntersville | 2 | Let BLANIK L-13 | 1946 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nc 86 Flying Club INC | Flying club | Mooresville | Lake Norman Airpark 14A | 2 | Cessna 172N | 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| Pf Flyers INC | Flight school | Asheville | Asheville Regional AVL | 2 | Cirrus SR22 | 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Plymouth Flying Club INC | Flying club | Plymouth | Plymouth Municipal PMZ | 2 | Cessna 172M | 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| Stanley Aero Club Gastonia INC website | Flying club | Belmont | 2 | Cessna 172K | 1981 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wilkes Flying Club INC website | Flying club | Wilkesboro | 2 | Cessna 172M | 1973 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1028 Flying Club LLC | Flying club | Statesville | Statesville Regional SVH | 1 | Cessna 172K | 1968 | 0 | 0 |
| 3580 Shelby Flyers LLC website | Flight school | Shelby | Shelby-Cleveland County Regional EHO | 1 | Cessna 182P | 1976 | 0 | 0 |
| Aero Club of America Nc Chapter LLC | Flying club | Troutman | 1 | Best Aviation Services Llc HY24 | 2013 | 0 | 0 | |
| Angel Wings Flyers LLC website | Flight school | Wilson | Wilson Industrial Air Center Airport W03 | 1 | Mooney M20C | 1964 | 0 | 0 |
| Cloud Cappers Flying Club INC website | Flying club | Salisbury | Mid-Carolina Regional RUQ | 1 | Cessna 172P | 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| Concord Flying Club LLC website | Flying club | Concord | Concord-Padgett Regional JQF | 1 | Piper PA 46-350P | 2015 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan River Aero Club INC | Flying club | Jonesville | Swan Creek Airport 78A | 1 | Cessna 182P | 1973 | 0 | 0 |
| Egret Flyers LLC | Flight school | Winston Salem | Smith Reynolds Airport INT | 1 | Cessna 560XL | 2008 | 0 | 0 |
| Five Boys Flight Training LLC | Flight school | Matthews | 1 | Cessna 414A | 1981 | 0 | 0 | |
| Foo Flyers LLC | Flight school | Charlotte | Charlotte/Douglas International CLT | 1 | American AA-5 | 1972 | 0 | 0 |
| Fox Aero Club website | Flying club | Catawba | 1 | Cessna 172 | 1958 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gods Chosen Flyers LLC | Flight school | Apex | 1 | Cessna 170A | 1951 | 0 | 0 | |
| Goldsboro Flight Club LLC website | Flying club | Faison | 1 | Piper PA-34-200T | 1975 | 0 | 0 | |
| Her Majestys Royal Flying Club | Flying club | Louisburg | Triangle North Executive LHZ | 1 | John Styers SONEX XENOS | 2015 | 0 | 0 |
| Keystone Flyers LLC | Flight school | Brevard | 1 | Cirrus SR22T | 2017 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lindley Field Flying School LLC website | Flight school | Greensboro | Piedmont Triad International GSO | 1 | Cessna 172N | 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| Mount Olive Flight Club LLC | Flying club | Mount Olive | Mount Olive Municipal W40 | 1 | Piper PA-31-350 | 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| Must Dash Rides Flying Club LLC website | Flying club | Raleigh | Southern Wake Regional 5W5 | 1 | Cessna 182E | 1962 | 0 | 0 |
| Nc Flyers LLC | Flight school | Raleigh | Southern Wake Regional 5W5 | 1 | Cessna 182H | 1965 | 0 | 0 |
| Old Crow Flyers LLC | Flight school | Mooresville | Lake Norman Airpark 14A | 1 | Piper PA-22-160 | 1959 | 0 | 0 |
| Smoky Mountain Flyers website | Flight school | Murphy | 1 | Cessna 172K | 1969 | 0 | 0 | |
| Stanley Aero Club INC website | Flying club | Belmont | 1 | Cessna 182P | 1974 | 1 | 0 | |
| Tech Flyers LLC | Flight school | Asheville | Asheville Regional AVL | 1 | Cessna T182T | 2008 | 0 | 0 |
| Tusquittee Flyers Aero Club LLC website | Flying club | Hayesville | 1 | Bellanca 7GCAA | 0 | 0 | ||
| Uwharrie Flying Club INC | Flying club | Albemarle | Stanly County VUJ | 1 | Piper PA-28-235 | 1965 | 0 | 0 |
| Wilson Flyers LLC | Flight school | Rocky Mount | Rocky Mount/Wilson Regional RWI | 1 | Piper PA-28-140 | 1966 | 0 | 0 |
| Wings Over Waxhaw Flying Club INC website | Flying club | Waxhaw | Jaars-Townsend Airport N52 | 1 | Cessna 172G | 1965 | 0 | 0 |
How to read this. Only the aircraft registered to each organisation today are counted, wherever they were flying and whoever was flying them, including any accident before the organisation owned them; aircraft a school leases from their owners are registered to those owners and are not counted. "Typical aircraft built" is the year by which half of an organisation's aircraft had been built. A school that flies more hours will show more accidents; nobody publishes those hours, so these are records, not scores, and the list is in order of fleet size, not of safety.
Sources: the FAA Civil Aviation Registry, October 22, 2026, for the organisations (company owners whose names say flight school, academy, flight training, flying club, or a university or college with three or more aircraft, and schools whose names don't say so, checked by hand or confirmed by their own websites) and their aircraft; the NTSB's aviation accident database, cases to September 30, 2026, for the accidents and incidents. A school that leases all its aircraft from their owners is not here yet. Is your school here, or missing? Claim, correct or add a listing.
