Flight schools in Hawaii

Where training happens in Hawaii

23 flight schools are listed across 7 cities in Hawaii, flying from 6 different airports. Between them they carry 1,252 reviews from students on Google, averaging 4.61 out of five. 9 schools hold a rating of 4.8 or better across at least ten reviews, which is the bar worth using when a five-star average rests on two people.

Busiest training airports

Fields with more than one school on them are worth knowing about: you can visit two or three in an afternoon and compare them properly instead of driving across the state twice.

• Daniel K. Inouye International Airport (PHNL) Honolulu, Oahu 8 schools
• Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keāhole (PHKO) Kailua-Kona 4 schools
• Kahului International Airport (PHOG) Kahului 4 schools
• Kawaihapai Airfield (PHDH) Mokuleia 3 schools
• Kalaeloa Airport (PHJR) Kapolei 2 schools

Cities with the most choice

Honolulu 8 Kailua-Kona 5 Kahului 3 Waialua 3 Kapolei 2

Beyond the private certificate

Not every school teaches everything. These are the Hawaii schools that list training past the basic airplane certificate, which is where the state's geography tends to show: seaplane work follows the water, and mountain and tailwheel training follow the terrain.

Instrument Rating (IFR) 3 Helicopter 2 Gyroplane / Gyrocopter 1

Rated highest by their own students

Ranked on Google rating, counting only schools with fifteen reviews or more. We take no payment for position; this is arithmetic on public review data, not an endorsement.

• 01 Skyland Air Waialua ★ 5.0 (362)
• 02 Go Fly Maui, LLC Paia ★ 5.0 (77)
• 03 Maui Flight Academy Kahului ★ 5.0 (69)