Flight schools and flying clubs
2,389 training organisations: flight schools and academies (1,088), universities and colleges with a flight programme (143) and flying clubs (1,158), each with the aircraft it registers, its town and the main public airport there. Read this as a start, not an official list: the FAA publishes no list of certificated flight schools, so this one is drawn from company names on the FAA aircraft register. A school whose name does not say "flight school", "academy" or "training", or that rents its aircraft from someone else, is not here yet.
| Organisation | Kind | Town | Airport | Aircraft registered | Mostly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coast Flight Training and Management INC website | Flight school | San Diego, California | Montgomery-Gibbs Executive MYF | 39 | Piper PA-28-181 |
| National Test Pilot School website National Test Pilot School is a flight test training institution located in Mojave, California. | Flight school | Mojave, California | Mojave Air & Space Port/Rutan Field MHV | 35 | Aermacchi IMPALA MB-326M |
| Iasco Flight Training INC website | Flight school | Redding, California | Redding Regional RDD | 24 | Cessna 172R |
| California Baptist University website California Baptist University is a Christ-centered private university in Riverside, California. | University or college with a flight programme | Riverside, California | Riverside Airport RAL | 19 | Piper PA-28-181 |
| Eva Flight Training Academy website EVA Flight Training Academy is a flight training school launched in 2013 as a subsidiary of EVA Airways. | Flight school | Mather, California | no public airport in town | 13 | Diamond Aircraft DA 40 |
| Lake Elsinore Soaring Club website Lake Elsinore Soaring Club is a nonprofit, educational organization dedicated to providing soaring (glider) flights to its members and the community. | Flying club | Wildomar, California | no public airport in town | 9 | Schweizer SGS 2-33A |
| Draco Flight School DBA | Flight school | Chino, California | Chino Airport CNO | 8 | Piper PA-28-161 |
| Alameda Aero Club website Alameda Aero Club is a nonprofit, volunteer-operated flying club based at Oakland International Airport's North Field in the San Francisco Bay Area. | Flying club | Alameda, California | no public airport in town | 7 | Cessna 172N |
| California Polytechnic State University | University or college with a flight programme | San Luis Obispo, California | San Luis Obispo County Regional SBP | 7 | Thunder Tiger RAPTOR E550 |
| Draco Flight School INC | Flight school | Chino, California | Chino Airport CNO | 7 | Cessna 172M |
| San Diego Community College District website The San Diego Community College District operates three credit colleges (San Diego City College, Mesa College, and San Diego Miramar College) and seven campuses of San Diego College of Continuing Education, serving approximately 90,000 stud | University or college with a flight programme | San Diego, California | Montgomery-Gibbs Executive MYF | 7 | Cessna 150 |
| Riverside Flight Academy LLC | Flight school | Riverside, California | Riverside Airport RAL | 6 | Cessna 172N |
| West Valley Flying Club website West Valley Flying Club is a not-for-profit flying club operating in the San Francisco Bay Area since 1972, with bases at Palo Alto (KPAO) and San Carlos (KSQL) airports. | Flying club | Palo Alto, California | Palo Alto Airport PAO | 6 | Cessna 152 |
| Central California Soaring Association INC website Central California Soaring Association is a non-profit organization providing glider flight training, introductory flights, and recreational soaring at the Avenal gliderport in California. | Flying club | Avenal, California | no public airport in town | 5 | Cessna 150D |
| Executive Flyers INC website Executive Flyers is a flight school based at Sacramento Executive Airport in Sacramento, California. | Flight school | Sacramento, California | Sacramento International SMF | 5 | Cessna 172N |
| Five Rivers Flight Training LLC website | Flight school | Livermore, California | Livermore Municipal LVK | 5 | Cessna 172N |
| Norcal Flight Center LLC website Norcal Flight Center provides flight training and aircraft maintenance services in the Sacramento area, operating from Lincoln Airport in California. | Flight school | Lincoln, California | Lincoln Rgnl/Karl Harder Field LHM | 5 | Cessna 172F |
| Northern California Soaring Association website The Northern California Soaring Association is a volunteer gliding club based at Byron Airport in Byron, California. | Flying club | Byron, California | Byron Airport C83 | 5 | Burkhart Grob G 103 TWIN II |
| Orange County Flight Center INC | Flight school | Santa Ana, California | John Wayne/Orange County SNA | 5 | Cessna 172S |
| Pacific Union College website | University or college with a flight programme | Angwin, California | Angwin-Parrett Field 2O3 | 5 | Piper PA-28-180 |
| Scandinavian Aviation Academy INC | Flight school | El Cajon, California | no public airport in town | 5 | Cessna 172S |
| Scccd Reedley College website | University or college with a flight programme | Reedley, California | Reedley Municipal O32 | 5 | Zall Jihlavan Airplanes S R O JA-600 SKYLEADER 600 |
| Antelope Valley Soaring Club website Antelope Valley Soaring Club is a non-profit flying club established in 1955 based near Llano, California. | Flying club | Llano, California | no public airport in town | 4 | Burkhart Grob G 103 TWIN II |
| Beale Air Force Base Aero Club website | Flying club | Beale Afb, California | no public airport in town | 4 | Cessna 172R |
| Cal-Aerofab Flight Academy INC website Cal-Aerofab Flight Academy is a non-profit flight school based in Chino, California that provides aircraft maintenance skills and flight experience to participants. | Flight school | Chino, California | Chino Airport CNO | 4 | Bellanca 7GCAA |
| Edwards Aero Club website | Flying club | Edwards Afb, California | no public airport in town | 4 | Cessna 172S |
| Mission Flight Academy website Mission Flight Academy is a non-profit faith-based flight school and flying club based in Southern California, with operations at Redlands (KREI), San Gabriel (KEMT), and Murrieta/Temecula (F70). | Flight school | Yucaipa, California | no public airport in town | 4 | Beech 95-55 |
| Mt San Antonio College website | University or college with a flight programme | Walnut, California | no public airport in town | 4 | American Champion Aircraft 7ECA |
| North County Flight Training INC website North County Flight Training provides flight instruction at McClellan-Palomar Airport in Carlsbad, California. | Flight school | Carlsbad, California | MC Clellan-Palomar Airport CRQ | 4 | Bellanca 7GCBC |
| Right Rudder Flight Training LLC website Right Rudder Aviation is a full-service FBO at Inverness Airport (KINF) in Florida offering 24-hour fuel sales, hangar and tie-down parking, aircraft maintenance, aircraft rentals, and aircraft sales and leasing services. | Flight school | La Verne, California | Brackett Field POC | 4 | Bellanca 8KCAB |
| Sky Knights Flight Club | Flying club | Thousand Oaks, California | no public airport in town | 4 | Chicco Miguel E QUICKSILVER SPORT II |
| Central Valley Flight School LLC website | Flight school | Hanford, California | Hanford Municipal HJO | 3 | Costruzioni Aeronautiche Tecna P2006T |
| Coast Flight Training & Management INC website | Flight school | San Diego, California | Montgomery-Gibbs Executive MYF | 3 | Cessna 172R |
| Concord Flying Club INC website Concord Flying Club is a flying club based at Concord Airport in California that has been promoting safe and affordable flying since 1939. | Flying club | Lafayette, California | no public airport in town | 3 | Beech A36 |
| Flight Academy LLC website The Flight Academy is a Part 61 flight school located at Van Nuys Airport in Los Angeles, California. | Flight school | Van Nuys, California | Van Nuys Airport VNY | 3 | Cessna 172N |
| Glendale Community College website | University or college with a flight programme | Glendale, California | no public airport in town | 3 | Cessna 172N |
| Pelican Flight Training LLC | Flight school | San Carlos, California | San Carlos Airport SQL | 3 | Textron Aviation Inc 172S |
| Riverside Flight Academy INC | Flight school | Riverside, California | Riverside Airport RAL | 3 | Cessna 172N |
| San Bernardino Community College District website San Bernardino Valley College is a community college in San Bernardino, California, part of the San Bernardino Community College District. | University or college with a flight programme | San Bernardino, California | San Bernardino International SBD | 3 | Cessna 172M |
| Santa Monica Flyers INC | Flight school | Santa Monica, California | Santa Monica Municipal SMO | 3 | Czech Sport Aircraft As PIPER SPORT |
| Sierra Soaring Club website Sierra Soaring Club is a flying club based in Inyokern, California that operates sailplanes for flight training and recreational soaring. | Flying club | Ridgecrest, California | no public airport in town | 3 | Let L-23 SUPER BLANIK |
| Vintage Flyers INC website | Flight school | Napa, California | Napa County APC | 3 | Boeing B75N1 |
| Visalia Flyers LLC website Visalia Flyers is a flight school in Visalia, California that provides flight instruction under Part 61 of the Federal Aviation Regulations and aircraft rental services. | Flight school | Visalia, California | Visalia Municipal VIS | 3 | Cessna 172N |
| A&E Flying Club of Los Angeles website | Flying club | Hawthorne, California | Jack Northrop Fld/Hawthorne Municipal HHR | 2 | Cessna 172M |
| Alibi Flying Club website Bakersfield Flying Club is a flying club based in Bakersfield, California that offers flight training, aircraft rental, and simulator services to members. | Flying club | Bakersfield, California | Meadows Field BFL | 2 | Barnes Tim RV-4 |
| Antelope Valley Soaring Club INC website Antelope Valley Soaring Club is a non-profit flying club established in 1955 based near Llano, California. | Flying club | Llano, California | no public airport in town | 2 | Laister Sailplanes Inc . LP-15B |
| Aviation Training INC | Flight school | Cameron Park, California | Cameron Park Airport O61 | 2 | Alon A2 |
| Bermuda Dunes Flight Training LLC website Bermuda Dunes Flight Training is a flight school in Bermuda Dunes, California that provides pilot training from discovery flights through private, instrument, and commercial certifications. | Flight school | Palm Desert, California | no public airport in town | 2 | Cessna 172N |
| Cal Aerofab Flight Academy INC website Cal-Aerofab Flight Academy is a non-profit organization based in Chino, California that provides aircraft maintenance training and flight experience to participants. | Flight school | Chino, California | Chino Airport CNO | 2 | Beech E35 |
| Cal-Aerofab Flight Academy website Cal-Aerofab Flight Academy is a non-profit flight school based in Chino, California that provides aircraft maintenance skills and flight experience to participants. | Flight school | Chino, California | Chino Airport CNO | 2 | Van Santen Donald S RV7 |
| Channel City Flyers INC | Flight school | Goleta, California | no public airport in town | 2 | Cessna 150M |
| Eight Ball Flying Club website | Flying club | Van Nuys, California | Van Nuys Airport VNY | 2 | Cessna 182S |
| Eight Ball Flying Club INC website | Flying club | Van Nuys, California | Van Nuys Airport VNY | 2 | Cessna 182S |
| Flying Panthers Flight School INC website Flying Panthers Flight School is a non-profit flight training organization based at McClellan Airfield in Sacramento, California. | Flight school | Citrus Heights, California | no public airport in town | 2 | Cessna 150L |
| Hydro Flyers LLC website | Flight school | Woodside, California | no public airport in town | 2 | American Champion Aircraft 8KCAB |
| Jc Air Academy INC website JC Air Academy is a FAA Part 141 flight school located in Stockton, California, specializing in international pilot training. | Flight school | Stockton, California | Stockton Metro Airport SCK | 2 | Cessna 172N |
| La Flight School INC website LA Flight School is a flight training school at Van Nuys Airport in Los Angeles, California. | Flight school | Van Nuys, California | Van Nuys Airport VNY | 2 | Cessna Aircraft Co 162 |
| Mother Lode Flying Club website Mother Lode Flying Club is a flying club based in San Andreas and Sutter Creek, California. | Flying club | San Andreas, California | Calaveras County/Maury Rasmussen Field CPU | 2 | Cessna 150F |
| Norcal Flight Club website | Flying club | Vacaville, California | Nut Tree Airport VCB | 2 | Piper PA-28-151 |
| Nri Flying Club INC website | Flying club | Walnut Creek, California | no public airport in town | 2 | Cessna 182P |
| Oakland Flyers LLC website Oakland Flyers is a flight training and aircraft rental facility located at Oakland International Airport in California. | Flight school | Oakland, California | Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport OAK | 2 | Cessna 152 |
| Pacific Air Flight School LLC website | Flight school | Long Beach, California | Long Beach (Daugherty Field) LGB | 2 | Cessna 172N |
| Redlands Flying Club website Redlands Flying Club is a non-profit flying club founded in 2005 that provides affordable flying opportunities to pilots and prospective pilots in the Inland Empire region of California. | Flying club | Redlands, California | Redlands Municipal REI | 2 | Piper PA-28-181 |
| River City Flying Club INC | Flying club | Sacramento, California | Sacramento International SMF | 2 | Cessna 172N |
| San Carlos Flight Center INC website San Carlos Flight Center is a flight school and flying club based at San Carlos Airport in California. | Flight school | San Carlos, California | San Carlos Airport SQL | 2 | Cessna 152 |
| Santa Barbara Flying Club website Santa Barbara Flying Club is a non-profit flying club founded in 1948 that provides member access to a fleet of general aviation aircraft based at Santa Barbara Airport in Goleta, California. | Flying club | Goleta, California | no public airport in town | 2 | Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5B |
| Seagull Flying Club INC website Seagull Flying Club is a non-profit flying club based at San Jose Mineta International Airport (KSJC) in California. | Flying club | San Jose, California | Reid-Hillview Of Santa Clara County RHV | 2 | Beech A36 |
| Skyview Flying Club LLC website Skyview Aviation is a flight school offering FAA-approved Part 61 and Part 141 flight training for domestic and international students. | Flying club | Costa Mesa, California | no public airport in town | 2 | Cirrus Design Corp SR22T |
| Stem Aviation Academy website STEM Aviation Academy is a non-profit public benefit corporation that provides aviation education and safety training to middle and high school students, with a focus on inspiring youth from underrepresented communities to pursue careers in | Flight school | Carlsbad, California | MC Clellan-Palomar Airport CRQ | 2 | Cessna 152 |
| Sundance Flying Club INC website | Flying club | Palo Alto, California | Palo Alto Airport PAO | 2 | Cessna 152 |
| Tres Amigos Flying Club LLC | Flying club | Redding, California | Redding Regional RDD | 2 | Ercoupe 415-C |
| Trexair Aviation Academy LLC website TrexAir Aviation Academy is a flight school based in Concord, California, offering pilot training from Private Pilot to ATP (Airline Transport Pilot) certification. | Flight school | Concord, California | Buchanan Field CCR | 2 | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
| Truckee Tahoe Soaring Association website Truckee Tahoe Soaring Association is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization operating Soar Truckee, a gliderport at Truckee Tahoe Airport in Truckee, California. | Flying club | Truckee, California | Truckee-Tahoe Airport TRK | 2 | Schweizer SGS 2-32 |
| United Flying Club INC website United Flying Club is a nonprofit mutual benefit cooperative flying club based at San Carlos Airport near San Francisco. | Flying club | Belmont, California | no public airport in town | 2 | Cessna 172N |
| Valley Pilots Flying Club INC website | Flying club | Martinez, California | no public airport in town | 2 | Cessna 172M |
| 184 Flying Club INC website 184 Flying Club is a non-profit flying club based at Buchanan Field (KCCR) in Concord, California. | Flying club | Concord, California | Buchanan Field CCR | 1 | Cessna 172M |
| 29 Soaring Club INC | Flying club | Twentynine Palms, California | Twentynine Palms Airport TNP | 1 | Cessna 150F |
| 818 Flyers LLC | Flight school | La Crescenta, California | no public airport in town | 1 | Cessna 182P |
| 95 Msg/Svra Aero Club | Flying club | Edwards Afb, California | no public airport in town | 1 | Cessna 172S |
| A & e Flying Club of Los Angeles INC website | Flying club | Hawthorne, California | Jack Northrop Fld/Hawthorne Municipal HHR | 1 | Cessna 172R |
| A&E Flying Club of Los Angeles INC website | Flying club | Hawthorne, California | Jack Northrop Fld/Hawthorne Municipal HHR | 1 | Cessna 182S |
| Aa5A Flyers website Plus One Flyers is a member-oriented, non-profit flying club based in San Diego County, California. | Flight school | San Diego, California | Montgomery-Gibbs Executive MYF | 1 | Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5 |
| Ace Flyers LLC | Flight school | Sacramento, California | Sacramento International SMF | 1 | Miller Rich/Green Robert VANS RV-10 |
| Aereo Flyers INC | Flight school | Camino, California | no public airport in town | 1 | Cessna 182P |
| Aeroclub 494 CORP | Flying club | Corona, California | Corona Municipal AJO | 1 | Ted Taylor STOL CH 750 |
| Air Share Aviators Flight Club LLC | Flying club | Fairfax, California | no public airport in town | 1 | Piper PA-28-140 |
| Alameda Flying Club INC website Alameda Flying Club is a non-profit flying club based at Hayward Executive Airport in the San Francisco Bay Area. | Flying club | Richmond, California | no public airport in town | 1 | Cessna 172M |
| Alto Vista Flying Club website Alto Vista Flying Club is a flying club based in Cupertino, California that provides aircraft access and scheduling for its members. | Flying club | Cupertino, California | no public airport in town | 1 | Gulfstream American Corp AA-5A |
| Antelope Valley Soaring Club (Avsc) website Antelope Valley Soaring Club is a non-profit flying club established in 1955 based near Llano, California. | Flying club | Llano, California | no public airport in town | 1 | Schweizer SGS 2-33 |
| Arcade Flying Club INC website | Flying club | El Dorado Hills, California | no public airport in town | 1 | Cessna 172L |
| Aries Flyers INC | Flight school | Santa Clara, California | no public airport in town | 1 | Cessna 150M |
| Armed Forces Aero Club website Armed Forces Aero Club is a nonprofit flying club in San Diego, California, organized for social and recreational flying. | Flying club | San Diego, California | Montgomery-Gibbs Executive MYF | 1 | Cessna 172N |
| Armed Forces Aero Club INC website Armed Forces Aero Club is a nonprofit flying club in San Diego, California, organized for social and recreational flying purposes. | Flying club | San Diego, California | Montgomery-Gibbs Executive MYF | 1 | Cessna 172P |
| Baja Flyers CORP INC | Flight school | San Diego, California | Montgomery-Gibbs Executive MYF | 1 | Piper PA-32-300 |
| Baja Flyers INC website Plus One Flyers is a member-oriented, non-profit flying club based in San Diego County, California. | Flight school | San Diego, California | Montgomery-Gibbs Executive MYF | 1 | Piper PA-28-235 |
| Beach Cities Aviation Academy LLC | Flight school | Hawthorne, California | Jack Northrop Fld/Hawthorne Municipal HHR | 1 | Cessna 172P |
| Beech Flyers LLC website Beech Flyers is a flying club based in Van Nuys, California that provides pilot training and aircraft rental focused on Beechcraft aircraft. | Flight school | Tarzana, California | no public airport in town | 1 | Beech 35-B33 |
| Beech Nut Flyers LLC website Beech Flyers is a flying club based in Van Nuys, California that provides pilot training and aircraft rental focused on Beechcraft aircraft. | Flight school | San Diego, California | Montgomery-Gibbs Executive MYF | 1 | Beech 95-B55 |
| Big Valley Flying Club website | Flying club | Lookout, California | no public airport in town | 1 | Cessna 172 |
| Blue Skies Flight Club LLC website Blue Skies Flying Club is a member-owned flying club based at Auburn Municipal Airport (S50) in Washington. | Flying club | Cameron Park, California | Cameron Park Airport O61 | 1 | Tinckler G/Tinckler A VANS RV6A |
Source: the FAA Civil Aviation Registry, October 9, 2026: company owners whose names say flight school, academy, flight training, flying club, or a university or college with three or more aircraft. The airport is the main public landing place in the town the company registers its aircraft from, which is usually, not always, where it works. A name links to the company's aircraft. Is your company here, or missing? Claim, correct or add a listing: the base, the website, what you do, and your own pictures; "confirmed" marks a listing the company itself has checked.
