Community
Texas Flying Club
College Station (Easterwood)
At cost (amount Not found)
State guide · Texas
Learn to Fly in Texas
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 Texas
Texas runs from Lone Star College's $68.7k associate's (1,250-hr R-ATP) to Baylor's $155.9k flight estimate.
Flying clubs
8 listed in this file.
Flight schools
9 rows in this file.
Airline base
American · DFW (HQ Fort Worth)
Flying Clubs
Community
Pilot Partner Flying Club
Austin-Bergstrom
$142 (A) / $162 (B) per hr wet
Community
Texas Airways Aero Club
Houston area
$180/hr dry
Community
Metro Flyers Club
Dallas-Fort Worth area
Bonanza $170, Skylane $150 per hr incl. fuel
- 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 8 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 8: 8 community, 0 military, 0 university, 0 school-run. Data quality in the file: good.
- 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 8 of 8. Clubs without a published hourly rate stay at the bottom of the rate sort.
- Location
- Dallas-Fort Worth · Verify
- Aircraft
- Light-sport aircraftVerify
- Hourly rate
- $135-$150/hr wet (search summary)VerifyLowest figure in that line: $135
- Buy-in
- Not found
- Dues
- $50/month (search summary)Verify
- Instruction
- Verify
- Location
- Austin-Bergstrom · KAUS
- Aircraft
- Verify
- Hourly rate
- $142 (A) / $162 (B) per hr wetLowest figure in that line: $142
- Buy-in
- $500 (Class B)
- Dues
- $318 Class A (equity) / $102 Class B per month
- Instruction
- Verify
- Location
- Dallas-Fort Worth area · Verify
- Aircraft
- Beech Bonanza, Cessna 182 Skylane
- Hourly rate
- Bonanza $170, Skylane $150 per hr incl. fuelLowest figure in that line: $150
- Buy-in
- Share purchase
- Dues
- Not found
- Instruction
- Verify
- Location
- Houston (Hooks / David Wayne Hooks Memorial) · KDWH
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172, Cessna 182T
- Hourly rate
- C172 $165, C182T $220-$240 per hr wetLowest figure in that line: $165
- Buy-in
- $4,500 refundable deposit
- Dues
- $215/month
- Instruction
- Verify
- Location
- Houston area · Verify
- Aircraft
- Piper Cherokee Six
- Hourly rate
- $180/hr dryLowest figure in that line: $180
- Buy-in
- $500
- Dues
- $175/month
- Instruction
- Verify
- Location
- Fort Worth area · Verify
- Aircraft
- Verify
- Hourly rate
- Per flight (amount Not found); renter's insurance requiredNot found
- Buy-in
- $300
- Dues
- $65 dues + $35 insurance per month (flying)
- Instruction
- Verify
- Location
- Addison · KADS
- Aircraft
- Piper Archer II/III, Beech Bonanzas, Cirrus
- Hourly rate
- Hobbs-based (amount Not found)Not found
- Buy-in
- $500 deposit + $65 initiation
- Dues
- $70-$105/month by aircraft tier
- Instruction
- Verify
- Location
- College Station (Easterwood) · KCFD
- Aircraft
- Verify
- Hourly rate
- At cost (amount Not found)Not found
- Buy-in
- $500 non-refundable buy-in
- Dues
- $100/month; students $75 with no buy-in
- Instruction
- Yes, member instructors paid directly
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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Lone Star College
Conroe · $68,722
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Tarrant County College
Fort Worth · $107,573
- View (opens in a new tab)
Central Texas College
Killeen · $13,140
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LeTourneau University
Longview · $1,345
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Baylor University
Waco · $155,895
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University programs
AAS Professional Pilot
- City and airport
- Conroe · KCXO
- Part 141
- Verify
- Restricted ATP
- 1,250. Associate's on FAA list (rev. 9/15/2026)
- Published flight cost
- $68,722 flight training ($77,836 all-in)
Scope: Private through CFI/CFII, incl. Commercial/MEL
Source year: Not stated
- Aid and GI Bill
- Not foundNot found
- Airline partners
- Not found
AAS Aviation Technology: Professional Pilot
- City and airport
- Fort Worth · Not found
- Part 141
- Verify
- Restricted ATP
- 1,250. Associate's on FAA list (rev. 9/15/2026)
- Published flight cost
- $107,573 (our sum of course estimates, Private through Multi-engine)Verify
Scope: CFI courses extra; tuition about $4,440
Source year: 2026–27 catalog
- Aid and GI Bill
- Not foundNot found
- Airline partners
- Not found
AAS Aviation Science
- City and airport
- Killeen · Not found
- Part 141
- Verify
- Restricted ATP
- 1,250. Associate's on FAA list (rev. 9/15/2026)
- Published flight cost
- Per-course fees (e.g., $13,140 and $14,335); no program total
Source year: 2026–27 catalog
- Aid and GI Bill
- Not foundNot found
- Airline partners
- Not found
Next to Fort Cavazos, so likely relevant to veterans (verify VA approval)
B.S. Professional Flight
- City and airport
- Longview · KGGG
- Part 141
- Verify
- Restricted ATP
- 1,000. Bachelor's on FAA list (rev. 9/15/2026); confirm 61.160(b) vs (d) with school
- Published flight cost
- Per-course fees $1,345–$19,097 (e.g., ME Commercial II $19,097); no total published
Source year: 2026–27
- Aid and GI Bill
- Not foundNot found
- Airline partners
- Envoy — Cadet partner
B.S. Aviation Sciences
- City and airport
- Waco · KACT
- Part 141
- Verify
- Restricted ATP
- 1,000. Bachelor's on FAA list (rev. 9/15/2026); confirm 61.160(b) vs (d) with school
- Published flight cost
- $155,895 (airplane)
Scope: flight estimate through CFII, plus $271k four-year tuition
Source year: 2026–27
- Aid and GI Bill
- Flight fees are counted in cost of attendance for need calculations; unused flight funds refunded
- Airline partners
- Not found
B.S. aviation science degrees (R-ATP LOAs issued 2025)
- City and airport
- Houston / Denton / Nacogdoches · Not found
- Part 141
- Verify
- Restricted ATP
- 1,000. Bachelor's on FAA list (rev. 9/15/2026); confirm 61.160(b) vs (d) with school
- Published flight cost
- Not foundNot found
- Aid and GI Bill
- Not foundNot found
- Airline partners
- Delta — Propel school (Texas Southern)
New R-ATP schools (2025)
Other
ATP Flight School (opens in a new tab)
- Locations
- Austin (AUS, GTU); Dallas–Arlington (GKY); Dallas–McKinney (TKI); Denton (DTO); Fort Worth (FTW); Houston (CXO, EFD, SGR); San Antonio (SSF, BAZ)
- Part 61 or 141
- Verify
- Published cost
- $123,995 from zero; $90,995 with private
Scope: fixed tuition; ~$10.5k–$12k exam fees and up to $5k location premium extra
Source year: 2026
- VA approved
- Verify
- Airline partners
- Delta Propel, United Aviate, Envoy Cadet, AA Academy (paused), Frontier F9 (closed), SkyWest (verify)Verify
- https://www.endeavorair.com/content/endeavor-air/en_us/careers/pilots/Propel/Propel_Schools.html (opens in a new tab)
- https://unitedaviate.com/aviate-program-career-paths/flight-school/ (opens in a new tab)
- https://www.envoyair.com/careers/pilots/cadet-program/ (opens in a new tab)
- https://academy.aa.com/ (opens in a new tab)
- https://www.flyfrontier.com/careers/pilot/f9-pilot-cadet-program/ (opens in a new tab)
- https://www.skywest.com/skywest-airline-jobs/career-guides/pilot-pathway-program/ (opens in a new tab)
- Delta Propel, United Aviate, Envoy Cadet, AA Academy (paused), Frontier F9 (closed), SkyWest (verify)Verify
US Aviation Academy (opens in a new tab)
- Locations
- Denton (DTO)
- Part 61 or 141
- 141
- Published cost
- About $85k–$97kVerify
Scope: school's own estimates vary by page
Source year: 2026
- VA approved
- Verify
- Airline partners
- United — Aviate partner school
- Southwest — Destination 225° (closed)
- Envoy — Cadet partner
Says it is GI Bill approved (verify in WEAMS)
CAE Dallas (opens in a new tab)
- Locations
- Dallas area
- Part 61 or 141
- Verify
- Published cost
- Not foundNot found
- VA approved
- Verify
- Airline partners
- Envoy — Cadet partner
- American — Cadet Academy partner (paused)
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: partial. Texas runs from Lone Star College's $68.7k associate's (1,250-hr R-ATP) to Baylor's $155.9k flight estimate. It is also home to American, Southwest, and Envoy, and ATP has 11 centers here.
All Texas flight schools, A–Z
- ATP Flight School
- CAE Dallas
- US Aviation Academy
State money
Texas Workforce Commission JET grants
Closed (annual)Workforce program
- Administrator
- Texas Workforce Commission
- Who receives it
- institutions
- Amount
- Varies
- Eligibility
- Equipment for career-tech programs (has funded aviation mechanics, not pilot training). FY2026 window closed Jan 13, 2026.
- Covers flight fees
- No
EAA Ray Aviation Scholarship (Texas chapters)
ActiveAssociation scholarship
- Administrator
- EAA chapters, e.g., Chapter 983
- Who receives it
- students
- Amount
- Up to $12,000
- Eligibility
- Youth working toward a private license, through a local EAA chapter. National program, not state-funded.
- Covers flight fees
- Yes
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
American · DFW (HQ Fort Worth)
hub
United · IAH
hub
Southwest · DAL (HQ), HOU, AUS
pilot base
Frontier · DFW
pilot base
Regional and other carriers
Envoy · Irving; DFW
headquarters and pilot base Mainline: American.
SkyWest · Austin, Dallas–Fort Worth, Houston
pilot base Mainline: United, Delta, American, Alaska.
Notes
Unusual
No Texas state grant or scholarship for pilot training was found. Money is through colleges, EAA chapters, and airline pathways.
Not foundUnusual
Three schools (TSU, TWU, SFA) got R-ATP authority in 2025, so older lists miss them.
Data gap
Costs not found for TSU, TWU, or SFA, and there's no total for LeTourneau or Central Texas. The TCC total is our own sum.
Not 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 Texas
- https://www.faa.gov/pilots/training/atp/media/Institutional_Authority_List.pdf (opens in a new tab)
- https://www.lonestar.edu/images/AAS%20PRO%20PILOT%20FEES%20AND%20COSTS.pdf (opens in a new tab)
- https://www.lonestar.edu/pilot-fees.htm (opens in a new tab)
- https://catalog.tccd.edu/pages/GDJnU2Q3IB6h4FrirGdz (opens in a new tab)
- https://www.tccd.edu/academics/courses-and-programs/programs-a-z/credit/aviation-professional-pilot/ (opens in a new tab)
- https://catalog.ctcd.edu/2026-2027-catalog/other-fees-subject-to-change (opens in a new tab)
- https://www.letu.edu/offices/administration-finance/financial-aid/tuition-fees-trad.html (opens in a new tab)
- https://www.envoyair.com/careers/pilots/cadet-program/ (opens in a new tab)
- https://aviation.ecs.baylor.edu/about-us/baylor-university-flight-center/flight-training-costs (opens in a new tab)
- https://www.endeavorair.com/content/endeavor-air/en_us/careers/pilots/Propel/Propel_Schools.html (opens in a new tab)
- https://atpflightschool.com/airline-career-pilot-program/cost/ (opens in a new tab)
- https://unitedaviate.com/aviate-program-career-paths/flight-school/ (opens in a new tab)
- https://academy.aa.com/ (opens in a new tab)
- https://www.flyfrontier.com/careers/pilot/f9-pilot-cadet-program/ (opens in a new tab)
- https://www.skywest.com/skywest-airline-jobs/career-guides/pilot-pathway-program/ (opens in a new tab)
- https://atpflightschool.com/airline-career-pilot-program/locations/ (opens in a new tab)
- https://www.usaviationacademy.com/denton-texas-flight-school-flight-training/ (opens in a new tab)
- https://www.usaviationacademy.com/resource-center/flight-training-cost/ (opens in a new tab)
- https://careers.southwestair.com/us/en/D225Cadet (opens in a new tab)
- https://www.usaviationacademy.com/airline-partnerships/ (opens in a new tab)
- https://www.usaviationacademy.com/flight-training-approved-flight-training-gi-bill/ (opens in a new tab)
- https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/TXWC/bulletins/3f9d24d (opens in a new tab)
- https://eaa983.org/2026/04/28/ray-aviation-scholarship-seeking-applicants/ (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://news.aa.com/centennial/our-stories/9-hubs-9-stories/ (opens in a new tab)
- https://united.mediaroom.com/corporate-fact-sheet (opens in a new tab)
- https://careers.southwestair.com/us/en/pilots/ (opens in a new tab)
- https://www.flyfrontier.com/careers/pilot (opens in a new tab)
- https://www.envoyair.com/careers/pilots/bases-commuting-policy/ (opens in a new tab)
- https://inc.skywest.com/assets/Uploads/FactSheets/SkyWest-Fact-Sheet-v20.pdf (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://www.texasflyingclub.com/faq/ (opens in a new tab)
- https://www.pilotpartner.net/flying-club/ (opens in a new tab)
- https://www.texasairways.net/ (opens in a new tab)
- https://www.metroflyersclub.com/faq (opens in a new tab)
- https://lightsportdfw.com/flying-club-dfw (opens in a new tab)
- https://www.rfcdallas.com/about (opens in a new tab)
- https://www.southwestflyingclub.com/clubinformation.html (opens in a new tab)
- https://fortworthflyingclub.org/membership/ (opens in a new tab)
- https://youcanfly.aopa.org/flying-clubs/flying-club-finder (opens in a new tab)
Texas FAQ
How do I become an airline pilot in Texas?
Texas runs from Lone Star College's $68.7k associate's (1,250-hr R-ATP) to Baylor's $155.9k flight estimate. Last checked 2026-10. Confirm it with a CFI and each school.
What flight schools are listed for Texas?
The file lists 9 schools. Names are in Flight Schools on this page.
What published flight costs are listed for Texas?
Published costs are on each school row. Prices can change. Check the school for the current figure.
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