Community
Hawaii Flying Club
Kahului, Maui
Not found
State guide · Hawaii
Learn to Fly in Hawaii
Schools, clubs, and instructors. Educational only. Confirm each step with your CFI.
Not financial, tax, or legal advice
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Never rush a badge. Fly only what you're trained and ready for, and plan it with your instructor. Safety first. Last checked October 2026.
Flight training in Hawaii
Hawaii has no R-ATP school and no ATP center.
Flying clubs
3 listed in this file.
Flight schools
1 rows in this file.
Airline base
Hawaiian Airlines (Alaska Air Group) · HNL
Flying Clubs
School-run
George's Aviation membership club
Honolulu
Discounted member rental (not published)
Community
Moore Air Flying Club
Honolulu
$137.59/hr wet (2015)
- AOPA Flying Club Finder (opens in a new tab)
- Air Force aero clubs (opens in a new tab)
- Navy flying clubs (opens in a new tab)
- Army flying activities. Ask the installation MWR office (examples: Redstone Arsenal AL, Fort Leavenworth KS)
View all 3 clubs
Never affected by sponsorship. Free flying club listings and the A–Z school list are never reordered or affected by sponsors.
Flying clubs are member-run groups that share the cost of aircraft. Because there's no profit markup, hourly rates are often lower than at a flight school, which makes a club one of the cheapest ways to build hours after your private certificate. You also get a community: mentors, safety pilots, fly-outs, and people who know the local examiners and instructors. The trade-offs are monthly dues, a buy-in or initiation fee at many clubs, waitlists, and the fact that not every club offers instruction or accepts student pilots. Rates move with fuel prices, so confirm current costs with the club before you join.
Clubs last checked 2026-10. The file counts 3: 2 community, 0 military, 0 university, 1 school-run. Data quality in the file: thin.
- AOPA Flying Club Finder (opens in a new tab)
- Air Force aero clubs (opens in a new tab)
- Navy flying clubs (opens in a new tab)
- Army flying activities. Ask the installation MWR office (examples: Redstone Arsenal AL, Fort Leavenworth KS)
Showing 3 of 3. Clubs without a published hourly rate stay at the bottom of the rate sort.
- Location
- Honolulu · PHNL
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172Verify
- Hourly rate
- $137.59/hr wet (2015)VerifyLowest figure in that line: $137.59
- Buy-in
- Not found
- Dues
- $30/month (2015)Verify
- Instruction
- Verify
2015 data; confirm the club still operates.
- Location
- Honolulu · PHNL
- Aircraft
- Verify
- Hourly rate
- Discounted member rental (not published)
- Buy-in
- Not found
- Dues
- Not found
- Instruction
- Yes (flight school)
- Location
- Kahului, Maui · PHOG
- Aircraft
- Verify
- Hourly rate
- Not found
- Buy-in
- Not found
- Dues
- Not found
- Instruction
- Verify
Non-equity per AOPA listing.
- data gap. Few clubs operate in Hawaii; most renters use flight-school memberships or aircraft partnerships.
Flight Schools
Never affected by sponsorship. Free flying club listings and the A–Z school list are never reordered or affected by sponsors.
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Pacific Flight Academy
Honolulu · $20,325
School details
Other
Pacific Flight Academy (opens in a new tab)
- Locations
- Honolulu
- Part 61 or 141
- Verify
- Published cost
- Private estimated $20,325–$21,405 across Honolulu schools (third-party, visitor rates); program total Not foundNot foundVerify
Source year: Sept 2026
- VA approved
- Verify
- Airline partners
- Horizon Air (Alaska Air Group) — Pilot Development Program: up to $12,500 stipends + conditional FO offer
Resident member rates require the Professional Pilot Program and proof of Hawaii residency
Cadet Programs
Delta Air Lines
Propel Pilot Career Path (Collegiate & CFI path)
Open
JetBlue
Gateway Select
Open
Envoy Air (American)
Envoy Cadet Program
Rolling
Costs, hubs, notes, and sources
Data quality in the file: thin. Hawaii has no R-ATP school and no ATP center. Its standout is Horizon Air's Pilot Development Program with Pacific Flight Academy: up to $12,500 in stipends and a conditional Horizon offer for local students who train in the islands.
All Hawaii flight schools, A–Z
- Pacific Flight Academy
State money
Horizon Air Pilot Development Program
VerifyAirline program
- Administrator
- Horizon Air
- Who receives it
- students
- Amount
- Up to $12,500 in stipends
- Eligibility
- Hawaii students training in-state; 2-year Horizon commitment if hired
- Covers flight fees
- Yes
Hawaiian Airlines / Honolulu CC Maintenance Technician Development Program
ActiveAirline program
- Administrator
- Hawaiian Airlines
- Who receives it
- students
- Amount
- $10,500 stipend + up to $1,800 exam fees
- Eligibility
- Mechanics, not pilots
- Covers flight fees
- No
FAA Aircraft Pilots Workforce Development Grants
Closed (Round 4 – 2025)Federal program in this state
- Administrator
- FAA
- Who receives it
- institutions
- Amount
- Varies
- Eligibility
- Organizations apply, not individuals. FAA 'Round 4 – 2025' closed June 22, 2026.
- Covers flight fees
- n/a
Airline hubs and bases
Hawaiian Airlines (Alaska Air Group) · HNL
pilot base (per ALPA/careers search)
Regional and other carriers
Not found This file lists no other carrier base.
Notes
Search trap
Hawaiian's Honolulu CC partnership is for maintenance technicians, not pilots.
Data gap
No state pilot money, R-ATP school, or ATP center found.
Examiners and medical examiners
- FAA designee locator (opens in a new tab)
Designated pilot examiners. The locator is the list. This page does not copy names.
- FAA aviation medical examiner locator (opens in a new tab)
Aviation medical examiners. The locator is the list. This page does not copy names.
Sources for Hawaii
- https://pilotbound.app/flight-schools/hawaii/honolulu (opens in a new tab)
- https://newsroom.hawaiianairlines.com/blog/hawaiis-first-full-circle-commercial-pilot-development-program-expands-opportunities-for-local-students (opens in a new tab)
- https://www.pacificflightacademy.com/horizon-air-pdp (opens in a new tab)
- https://www.staradvertiser.com/2025/09/08/hawaii-news/hawaiian-airlines-honolulu-cc-expand-aviation-training/ (opens in a new tab)
- https://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/ang/grants/awd (opens in a new tab)
- https://www.transportation.gov/rural/grant-toolkit/faa-aircraft-pilots-workforce-development-grant-program (opens in a new tab)
- https://careers.alaskaair.com/locations/hawaii/job-category/pilots/jobs/ (opens in a new tab)
- https://www.faa.gov/pilots/training/atp/media/Institutional_Authority_List.pdf (opens in a new tab)
- https://atpflightschool.com/airline-career-pilot-program/locations/ (opens in a new tab)
- https://designee.faa.gov/designeeLocator (opens in a new tab)
- https://www.faa.gov/pilots/amelocator (opens in a new tab)
- https://webapp.aopa.org/destinations/flyingclub/32116 (opens in a new tab)
- https://www.georgesaviation.com/airplane-rentals-rates-policies/ (opens in a new tab)
- https://youcanfly.aopa.org/flying-clubs/flying-club-newsletter/2015/april/19/club-spotlight (opens in a new tab)
- https://youcanfly.aopa.org/flying-clubs/flying-club-finder (opens in a new tab)
Hawaii FAQ
How do I become an airline pilot in Hawaii?
Hawaii has no R-ATP school and no ATP center. Last checked 2026-10. Confirm it with a CFI and each school.
What flight schools are listed for Hawaii?
The file lists 1 schools. Names are in Flight Schools on this page.
What published flight costs are listed for Hawaii?
Published costs are on each school row. Prices can change. Check the school for the current figure.
Safety is the most important badge
Never rush a badge. Fly only what you're trained and ready for, and plan it with your instructor. Safety first.