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 Tennessee side by side: their aircraft, how old they are, and the accident record of those aircraft.
| Organisation | Kind | Town | Airport | Aircraft registered | Mostly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Tennessee State University website | University or college with a flight programme | Murfreesboro, Tennessee | Murfreesboro Municipal MBT | 73 | Diamond Aircraft DA 40 |
| Anywhere Atp LLC website Anywhere Aero is a veteran-owned flight training school offering accelerated pilot certification courses from private pilot through ATP (Airline Transport Pilot) and instructor ratings, as well as A&P maintenance certification. | Flight school | Mount Juliet, Tennessee | no public airport in town | 13 | Piper PA-38-112 |
| Hawkins Flight Academy LLC website Hawkins Flight Academy is a flight school operating from two locations in Shelbyville, Tennessee and Tupelo, Mississippi. | Flight school | Shelbyville, Tennessee | Bomar Fld/Shelbyville Municipal SYI | 11 | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
| Chilhowee Soaring Association INC website Chilhowee Soaring Association operates a commercial gliderport near Benton, Tennessee, offering scenic sailplane rides and glider flight instruction year-round. | Flying club | Benton, Tennessee | Chilhowee 92A | 9 | Piper PA-25-235 |
| Morristown Flying Service INC website Morristown Flying Service provides flight training and aircraft rental at three airports in Tennessee: Morristown, Tri-Cities Regional (Blountville), and Greeneville. | Flight school | Talbott, Tennessee | no public airport in town | 9 | Cessna 150F |
| Middle Tennessee State University Aerospace website | University or college with a flight programme | Murfreesboro, Tennessee | Murfreesboro Municipal MBT | 8 | Diamond Aircraft DA 40 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center website | University or college with a flight programme | Nashville, Tennessee | Nashville International BNA | 8 | Eurocopter Deutschland Gmbh EC 135 T2+ |
| Flying High Again LLC website Flying High Again is a flight school at Smyrna Airport near Nashville, Tennessee, offering pilot training from private pilot through commercial, instrument, multi-engine, and instructor ratings. | Flight school | Mount Juliet, Tennessee | no public airport in town | 6 | Diamond Aircraft DA 42 |
| Austin Peay State University website Austin Peay State University is a public university in Clarksville, Tennessee, with over 11,000 students. | University or college with a flight programme | Clarksville, Tennessee | Outlaw Field CKV | 5 | Helicopteres Guimbal CABRI G2 |
| Skyranch Knoxville Youth INC website Skyranch Youth Aviation Program is a youth aviation education organization based in Knoxville, Tennessee that provides middle and high school students with opportunities to learn aviation skills through aircraft maintenance, repair projects | Flight school | Knoxville, Tennessee | MC Ghee Tyson Airport TYS | 5 | Beech E35 |
| Knoxville Flyers INC website Knoxville Flyers is a non-profit flying club based at Knoxville Downtown Island Airport (DKX) in Knoxville, Tennessee. | Flight school | Knoxville, Tennessee | MC Ghee Tyson Airport TYS | 4 | Cirrus Design Corp SR20 |
| Nashville Flight School LLC website Aeroluxe Aviation is a flight school based in Nashville, Tennessee, offering fixed-wing and helicopter flight training from private pilot through commercial pilot certificates, as well as aerobatic training. | Flight school | Nashville, Tennessee | Nashville International BNA | 4 | Cessna 172M |
| Oak Ridge Flyers INC website Oak Ridge Flyers is a flying club based in Oliver Springs, Tennessee with 50 members. | Flight school | Oak Ridge, Tennessee | no public airport in town | 4 | Cessna 172M |
| University of Tennessee website | University or college with a flight programme | Alcoa, Tennessee | no public airport in town | 4 | Cessna 560XL |
| Lebanon Flying Club INC 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, Tennessee | Lebanon Municipal M54 | 3 | Cessna 172K |
| Fayette Hawks Flying Club INC | Flying club | Somerville, Tennessee | Fayette County FYE | 2 | Cessna 152 |
| Memphis Soaring Society website | Flying club | Memphis, Tennessee | Frederick W Smith Intl/Memphis Airport MEM | 2 | Piper PA-25-235 |
| Wright Base Flight Training LLC website Wright Base Flight Training is a flight school operating from Tullahoma Regional Airport in Tennessee. | Flight school | Tullahoma, Tennessee | Tullahoma Rgnl/Wm Northern Field THA | 2 | Cessna 172N |
| 2A0 Flyers LLC | Flight school | Dayton, Tennessee | Mark Anton Airport 2A0 | 1 | Grumman American Avn. Corp. AA-5B |
| Aeroflight Flying Club INC | Flying club | Jackson, Tennessee | Jackson Regional MKL | 1 | Cessna 172L |
| Backcourse Flyers INC | Flight school | Powell, Tennessee | no public airport in town | 1 | Piper PA-24 |
| Barnstormers Flying Club INC | Flying club | Pulaski, Tennessee | Abernathy Field GZS | 1 | Cessna 172M |
| Breezy Flyers Aero Club website Knoxville Flyers is a non-profit flying club based at Knoxville Downtown Island Airport (DKX) in Knoxville, Tennessee. | Flying club | Kingston, Tennessee | no public airport in town | 1 | Nikolic Peter Jr BREEZY RLU1 |
| Cessna Twin Flyers LLC | Flight school | Calhoun, Tennessee | no public airport in town | 1 | Cessna 310R |
| Cleveland Aero Club INC | Flying club | Spring City, Tennessee | no public airport in town | 1 | Piper PA-28-181 |
| Debonair Flying Club INC website Downwind Flying Club is a non-equity flying club based at Murfreesboro Municipal Airport in Middle Tennessee. | Flying club | Medon, Tennessee | no public airport in town | 1 | Beech F33A |
| Eagleville Soaring Club website Eagleville Soaring Club is a flying club based at Puckett Gliderport near Eagleville, Tennessee, approximately 30 miles south of Nashville. | Flying club | Eagleville, Tennessee | Puckett 50M | 1 | Piper PA-25-235 |
| Flight Training Pro LLC website Tennessee Flight Training is a flight school operating five locations across Tennessee (Nashville, Maury County, Millington-Memphis, Shelbyville, and Crossville) that provides pilot training from discovery flights through commercial certifi | Flight school | Nashville, Tennessee | Nashville International BNA | 1 | Mooney M20R |
| Fnb Flying Club LLC website Lebanon Flying Club is a non-profit flying club established in 1978 and based at Lebanon Airport (M54) in Lebanon, Tennessee. | Flying club | Gallatin, Tennessee | Music City Executive XNX | 1 | Cessna 182T |
| Memphis Navy Flying Club | Flying club | Millington, Tennessee | Millington/Memphis Airport NQA | 1 | Cessna 172P |
| Mid-Tenn Aero Club INC website | Flying club | Franklin, Tennessee | no public airport in town | 1 | Cessna 172N |
| Moccasin Flying Club INC website Moccasin Flying Club is a non-profit social flying club based at Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (KCHA) in Tennessee. | Flying club | Chattanooga, Tennessee | Lovell Field CHA | 1 | Piper PA-28-181 |
| Monroe County Flyers and Sales LLC | Flight school | Sweetwater, Tennessee | no public airport in town | 1 | Piper PA-28-180 |
| Old Hickory Flyers website Old Hickory Flyers is a flying club organized in 1957 that owns and operates aircraft for its members based at John C. | Flight school | Franklin, Tennessee | no public airport in town | 1 | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
| Osi Flyers INC website Oak Ridge Flyers is a flying club based in Oliver Springs, Tennessee with 50 members operating four aircraft. | Flight school | Oak Ridge, Tennessee | no public airport in town | 1 | Champion 7KCAB |
| Red Rose Flying Club | Flying club | Spring City, Tennessee | no public airport in town | 1 | Cessna 140A |
| Rjd Flyers LLC | Flight school | Mount Juliet, Tennessee | no public airport in town | 1 | Cessna 180 |
| Romeo Alpha Flyers INC | Flight school | Nashville, Tennessee | Nashville International BNA | 1 | Cessna 172M |
| Shelbyville Flight Academy LLC website | Flight school | Smyrna, Tennessee | Smyrna Airport MQY | 1 | Cessna 172N |
| Southern Flyers Eaa Chapter 1494 INC website | Flight school | Dandridge, Tennessee | no public airport in town | 1 | Vans Aircraft Inc RV-12IS |
| Tennessee Flight Academy LLC | Flight school | Bristol, Tennessee | no public airport in town | 1 | Piper PA-28R-200 |
| Tree Top Flyers LLC website | Flight school | Cookeville, Tennessee | no public airport in town | 1 | Maule MX-7-235 |
Source: the FAA Civil Aviation Registry, October 22, 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.