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Flight schools in South Carolina

49 schools across 30 cities, with ratings and reviews from Google.

49 schools

Aiken Flyers

Aiken, SC · KAIK

Aiken Flyers

5.0 · 2 Google reviews

USAeroFlight

Greenville, SC · KGMU

USAeroFlight

4.8 · 70 Google reviews

RiseAero, LLC

Hartsville, SC · KHVS

RiseAero, LLC

4.7 · 12 Google reviews

Where training happens in South Carolina

49 flight schools are listed across 30 cities in South Carolina, flying from 31 different airports. Between them they carry 810 reviews from students on Google, averaging 4.80 out of five. 16 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.

  • Greenville Downtown Airport (KGMU) Greenville 6 schools
  • Aiken Regional Airport (KAIK) Aiken 3 schools
  • Charleston Executive Airport (KJZI) Johns Island 3 schools
  • Hilton Head Airport (KHXD) Hilton Head Island 3 schools
  • Beaufort Executive Airport (KARW) Beaufort 2 schools
  • Charleston International Airport (KCHS) Charleston 2 schools

Cities with the most choice

Greenville 8 Aiken 3 Hilton Head Island 3 Johns Island 3 Beaufort 2

Beyond the private certificate

Not every school teaches everything. These are the South Carolina 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) 7 Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) 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.