Flight schools in New Mexico

Where training happens in New Mexico

22 flight schools are listed across 8 cities in New Mexico, flying from 9 different airports. Between them they carry 239 reviews from students on Google, averaging 4.60 out of five. 3 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.

• Albuquerque International Sunport (KABQ) Albuquerque 3 schools
• Double Eagle II Airport (KAEG) Albuquerque 3 schools
• Santa Fe Municipal Airport (KSAF) Santa Fe 3 schools
• Four Corners Regional Airport (KFMN) Farmington 2 schools

Cities with the most choice

Albuquerque 12 Santa Fe 3 Farmington 2 Cannon Air Force Base 1 Carlsbad 1

Beyond the private certificate

Not every school teaches everything. These are the New Mexico 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 1 Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) 1 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 Frost Aviation Las Cruces ★ 5.0 (77)
• 02 Roadrunner Flight School Farmington ★ 5.0 (16)
• 03 Del Sol Aviation Albuquerque ★ 4.6 (54)