Flight schools and flying clubs
2,447 training organisations: flight schools and academies (1,290), universities and colleges with a flight programme (134) and flying clubs (1,023), 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 downloadable list of flight schools (its online finder covers only certificated Part 141 schools), so this one is drawn from the FAA aircraft register: companies whose names say "flight school", "academy", "training" or "flying club", and companies whose names don't but which own fleets of training aircraft and say on their own websites that they give flying lessons. A school that rents all its aircraft from someone else is not here yet.
Compare the training organisations in Missouri side by side: their aircraft, how old they are, and the accident record of those aircraft.
| Organisation | Kind | Town | Airport | Aircraft registered | Mostly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Central Missouri website | University or college with a flight programme | Warrensburg, Missouri | Skyhaven Airport RCM | 27 | Cessna 172R |
| Saint Louis University website Saint Louis University is a Catholic, Jesuit research institution in Saint Louis, Missouri, offering nearly 100 undergraduate and 140 graduate programs. | University or college with a flight programme | Saint Louis, Missouri | no public airport in town | 15 | Diamond Aircraft DA20-C1 |
| Atd Pilot Training LLC website ATD Flight Systems is a full-service flight school located at downtown Kansas City airport in Missouri. | Flight school | Kansas City, Missouri | Kansas City International MCI | 14 | Piper PA-28-161 |
| St Louis Soaring Association INC | Flying club | Saint Louis, Missouri | no public airport in town | 10 | Alexander Schleicher ASK 21 |
| University of Missouri website | University or college with a flight programme | Mount Vernon, Missouri | Mount Vernon Municipal 2MO | 9 | DJI AGRAS T25 |
| Summit Flight Academy LLC website Summit Flight Academy is a flight school based at Lee's Summit Airport in Missouri, offering pilot training programs from private pilot through commercial and multi-engine ratings. | Flight school | Peculiar, Missouri | no public airport in town | 8 | Piper PA-28-140 |
| Jefferson City Aviation INC website Jefferson City Flying Service is a full-service FBO at Jefferson City Memorial Airport in Missouri offering flight training, aircraft rentals, line service, maintenance, and avionics. | Flight school | Jefferson City, Missouri | Jefferson City Memorial JEF | 7 | Piper PA-28-161 |
| Fulltron Aviation LLC website Fulltron Aviation is a full-service FBO in Springfield, Missouri that offers flight training, aircraft maintenance, fuel sales, and custom aircraft paint services. | Flight school | Springfield, Missouri | Springfield-Branson Ntl Airport SGF | 6 | Cessna 152 |
| Rebel Aviation INC website Rebel Aviation is a flight school based at Roosterville Airport (0N0) and Lee's Summit Municipal Airport (KLXT) near Liberty, Missouri. | Flight school | Liberty, Missouri | Roosterville Airport 0N0 | 5 | Cessna 150M |
| Gateway Flight Training LLC website Gateway Flight Training offers recreational and professional aviation flight training at Creve Coeur Airport in Saint Louis, Missouri. | Flight school | Saint Louis, Missouri | no public airport in town | 4 | Piper PA-28-161 |
| Short Final Aviation LLC website Short Final Aviation is a flight school based in Branson, Missouri and Harrison, Arkansas that provides pilot training from discovery flights through commercial certification, aircraft rental, and flight instruction. | Flight school | Branson, Missouri | Branson Airport BBG | 4 | Piper PA-28-180 |
| Daniel Boone Flying Club INC | Flying club | Boonville, Missouri | Jesse Viertel Memorial VER | 3 | Cessna 172K |
| Midwestern Soaring Association website Midwestern Soaring Association is a flying club based in Peculiar, Missouri that operates gliders for soaring. | Flying club | Peculiar, Missouri | no public airport in town | 3 | Glasflugel STANDARD LIBELLE |
| St Louis Flying Club INC | Flying club | Ellisville, Missouri | no public airport in town | 3 | Cessna 172M |
| Cloud One Flying Club INC | Flying club | Kansas City, Missouri | Kansas City International MCI | 2 | Cessna 172M |
| Generations Flying Club LLC website Generations Flying Club LLC is a flying club based in Marthasville, Missouri, offering membership access to aircraft, flight instruction under Part 61, social events, and simulator time. | Flying club | Washington, Missouri | Washington Regional FYG | 2 | Cessna 172N |
| Hedgehopper Flying Club INC website | Flying club | Springfield, Missouri | Springfield-Branson Ntl Airport SGF | 2 | Piper PA-28-181 |
| Mitchell Flying Club INC website Mitchell Flying Club is a not-for-profit flying club based at Lee's Summit Airport in Lee's Summit, Missouri. | Flying club | Lees Summit, Missouri | no public airport in town | 2 | Cessna 172R |
| Spirit Flyers INC website Spirit Flyers, Inc is a non-profit flying club based at Spirit of St. | Flight school | Saint Louis, Missouri | no public airport in town | 2 | Piper PA-28R-200 |
| Wing Flying Club website | Flying club | Lees Summit, Missouri | no public airport in town | 2 | Piper PA-32-301 |
| Airplane Flyers LLC | Flight school | Nixa, Missouri | no public airport in town | 1 | Piper PA-28-181 |
| Airport Bums Aero Club | Flying club | Branson, Missouri | Branson Airport BBG | 1 | Cessna 172 |
| Audrain Flying Club INC | Flying club | Mexico, Missouri | Mexico Memorial MYJ | 1 | Cessna 172L |
| Blue Bird Aero Club INC | Flying club | Bonne Terre, Missouri | Bonne Terre Municipal 1BT | 1 | Cessna 172N |
| Boeing Employees Flying Club St Louis website | Flying club | Saint Charles, Missouri | no public airport in town | 1 | Beaty Robert B GLASTAR |
| Boeing Employees Flying Club St Louis INC website | Flying club | Saint Louis, Missouri | no public airport in town | 1 | Piper PA-28-161 |
| Bolivar Flyers INC | Flight school | Brighton, Missouri | no public airport in town | 1 | Piper PA-22-150 |
| Buffalo Flyers LLC | Flight school | Buffalo, Missouri | Buffalo Municipal H17 | 1 | Piper PA-22-108 |
| Capitol Flyers LLC | Flight school | Jefferson City, Missouri | Jefferson City Memorial JEF | 1 | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
| Coordinated Flight Training LLC | Flight school | Grain Valley, Missouri | East Kansas City Airport 3GV | 1 | Cessna 172M |
| Dkr Flyers LLC | Flight school | Vandalia, Missouri | no public airport in town | 1 | Cessna 172M |
| Fenton Flyers INC website Fenton Flyers is an equity-based flying club founded in 1985 in the St. | Flight school | Hillsboro, Missouri | no public airport in town | 1 | Cessna 182L |
| Fields Creek Flyers LLC website Field Flyers, LLC is a veteran-owned agricultural services company based in Stockton, Missouri that provides drone crop dusting and spreading services to farmers using the DJI T40 drone. | Flight school | Clinton, Missouri | Clinton Regional GLY | 1 | Champion AERONCA 7AC |
| Fly Tech Aviation Academy LLC website FlyTech Pilot Academy is a Part 61 flight school based at Rosecrans Memorial Airport in Saint Joseph, Missouri. | Flight school | Saint Joseph, Missouri | no public airport in town | 1 | Sling Aircraft (Pty) Ltd SLING LSA |
| Four Ten Flyers LLC | Flight school | Florissant, Missouri | no public airport in town | 1 | C Mitchell Smith RV-10 |
| Joplin Flyers INC website Joplin Flyers is a flying club formed in 1969 and registered as a 501(c)(7) nonprofit organization. | Flight school | Joplin, Missouri | Joplin Regional JLN | 1 | Cessna 182R |
| Lebanon Flying Club website Lebanon Flying Club is a non-profit flying club established in 1978 and based at Lebanon Airport (M54) in Lebanon, Tennessee. | Flying club | Lebanon, Missouri | Floyd W Jones Lebanon Airport LBO | 1 | Piper PA-28-180 |
| Lewis County Flying Club | Flying club | Lewistown, Missouri | no public airport in town | 1 | Cessna 172F |
| M20 Flying Club LLC website The Flying Club of Kansas City is a member-owned flying club with a fleet of seven aircraft based at Johnson County Executive and Lee's Summit Municipal airports near Kansas City, Missouri. | Flying club | Kansas City, Missouri | Kansas City International MCI | 1 | Beech M35 |
| Macon Flying Club INC website | Flying club | Macon, Missouri | Macon-Fower Memorial K89 | 1 | Cessna 172L |
| Midwest National Flying Club INC website Midwest National Flying Club is a flying club based in Gladstone, Missouri that operates aircraft for members. | Flying club | Gladstone, Missouri | no public airport in town | 1 | Piper PA-28-181 |
| Mlc Flying Club LLC website | Flying club | Saint Peters, Missouri | no public airport in town | 1 | Piper PA-32-300 |
| Mooney Spirit Flying Club LLC website | Flying club | Ballwin, Missouri | no public airport in town | 1 | Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20K |
| Ozark Flyers LLC | Flight school | Sullivan, Missouri | Sullivan Regional UUV | 1 | Cessna 150M |
| Phantom Works Flying Club INC | Flying club | Saint Peters, Missouri | no public airport in town | 1 | Beech 23 |
| Principles of Flight Training LLC | Flight school | Lees Summit, Missouri | no public airport in town | 1 | Cessna 172P |
| Red Cub Flying Club LLC website | Flying club | Saint Charles, Missouri | no public airport in town | 1 | Thomas W Weishaar CCK-1865 |
| Remax Flying Club | Flying club | West Plains, Missouri | West Plains Regional UNO | 1 | Luscombe 8A |
| South Platte Flying Club LLC website The Flying Club of Kansas City is a flying club with over 100 members and a fleet of 7 aircraft based at Johnson County Executive and Lee's Summit Municipal airports in the Kansas City area. | Flying club | Kansas City, Missouri | Kansas City International MCI | 1 | Cessna 120 |
| Southeast Flyers LLC | Flight school | Jackson, Missouri | no public airport in town | 1 | Beech A36 |
| Spirits of Aviation Flying Club LLC | Flying club | O Fallon, Missouri | no public airport in town | 1 | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12 |
| St Charles County Flying Club LLC website | Flying club | Portage Des Sioux, Missouri | no public airport in town | 1 | Cessna 172M |
| Stingsport Flyers USA LLC | Flight school | Dittmer, Missouri | no public airport in town | 1 | Tl Ultralight Sro STINGSPORT |
| Stoddard County Flyers INC | Flight school | Dexter, Missouri | Dexter Municipal DXE | 1 | Cessna 172M |
| Trailwinds Flying Club | Flying club | Savannah, Missouri | no public airport in town | 1 | Cessna 172M |
| Unusual Attitudes Flying Club INC website | Flying club | Mount Vernon, Missouri | Mount Vernon Municipal 2MO | 1 | Beech C23 |
Source: the FAA Civil Aviation Registry, October 21, 2026: 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 found by their fleets of training aircraft and confirmed by their own websites. 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.
