Flight schools in Massachusetts

Where training happens in Massachusetts

33 flight schools are listed across 19 cities in Massachusetts, flying from 15 different airports. Between them they carry 919 reviews from students on Google, averaging 4.69 out of five. 13 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.

• Norwood Memorial Airport (KOWD) Norwood 5 schools
• Laurence G Hanscom Field (KBED) Bedford 3 schools
• Lawrence Municipal Airport (KLWM) Lawrence 3 schools
• Plymouth Municipal Airport (KPYM) Plymouth 3 schools
• Westfield-Barnes Regional Airport (KBAF) Westfield 3 schools
• Beverly Regional Airport (KBVY) Beverly / Danvers 2 schools

Cities with the most choice

Norwood 5 Bedford 3 North Andover 3 Plymouth 3 Westfield 3

Beyond the private certificate

Not every school teaches everything. These are the Massachusetts 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) 6 Helicopter 3 Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) 2

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 Mitiguy Aviation Stow ★ 5.0 (27)
• 02 Horizon Aviation Norwood ★ 5.0 (24)
• 03 Norby Aviation LLC Southbridge ★ 5.0 (16)