Flight school near Bonita Springs, FL
Bonita Springs students train with Core Aviator Training at Page Field (KFMY) in Fort Myers, about 20 miles north up US-41 or I-75. It is a boutique Part 61 school — one instructor, one student, one Piper Cherokee 140 — at $175 per hour wet for the airplane and $60 per hour for instruction, with a $175 Discovery Flight that counts in your logbook.
Why Bonita Springs students train at KFMY
Page Field is roughly 20 miles north of Bonita Springs, close enough that a three-hour lesson block still fits either side of a working day.
The training area runs out over the Gulf, the barrier islands and the Estero Bay backcountry — the water you already know from the ground, seen from 2,500 feet.
Everything is booked one-on-one with your instructor, so a drive up US-41 always buys a full brief, flight and debrief rather than a queued 45-minute slot.
about 20 miles north
to Fort Myers, Florida (Southwest Florida)
Directions from Bonita SpringsFlight training for Bonita Springs students
CORE is pay-per-session: the Cherokee 140 rents at $175/hr wet (fuel and maintenance included) and instruction is $60/hr. How often you fly is the biggest driver of your total.
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Private Pilot License
Where most students begin — the certificate that lets you fly friends and family, and the foundation every rating after it is built on.
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Instrument Rating (IFR)
The rating that turns a fair-weather pilot into an all-weather one — flying by reference to instruments, in the system, on a clearance.
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Commercial Pilot License (CPL)
The certificate that lets you be paid to fly, and the step where precision stops being a goal and becomes a standard.
The training area Bonita Springs students learn over — the Gulf coast, the Caloosahatchee and the barrier islands.
Bonita Springs to the field.
about 20 miles north from Bonita Springs — the only part of the trip that happens on the ground.
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Flight training near Bonita Springs: common questions
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Ready to fly, Bonita Springs?
Book a Discovery Flight — about 20 miles north from Bonita Springs to the field, and you're in the left seat.
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