Flight schools in Montana

Where training happens in Montana

28 flight schools are listed across 13 cities in Montana, flying from 14 different airports. Between them they carry 587 reviews from students on Google, averaging 4.71 out of five. 8 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.

• Missoula Montana Airport (KMSO) Missoula 4 schools
• Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport (KBZN) Bozeman 3 schools
• Stevensville Airport (K32S) Stevensville 3 schools
• Billings Logan International Airport (KBIL) Billings 2 schools
• Glacier Park International Airport (KGPI) Kalispell 2 schools
• Great Falls International Airport (KGTF) Great Falls 2 schools

Cities with the most choice

Missoula 5 Belgrade 3 Billings 3 Kalispell 3 Stevensville 3

Beyond the private certificate

Not every school teaches everything. These are the Montana 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) 2 Helicopter 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 Fight-or-Flight Emergency Medical Educators Missoula ★ 5.0 (246)
• 02 Angle of Attack AEROnautics Flight School Anaconda ★ 5.0 (19)
• 03 Red Eagle Aviation Kalispell ★ 4.9 (73)