Flight school near Cape Coral, FL
The closest flight school to Cape Coral is Core Aviator Training at Page Field (KFMY) in Fort Myers — roughly ten miles east, straight across the Caloosahatchee. It is a Part 61 school with one instructor, one student and one Piper Cherokee 140: $175 per hour wet for the airplane, $60 per hour for instruction, and $175 for a Discovery Flight that counts in your logbook.
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- KFMY · Page Field
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- Straight across the Caloosahatchee
Cape Coral to the field.
Straight across the Caloosahatchee from Cape Coral — the only part of the trip that happens on the ground.
Why Cape Coral pilots train at Page Field
Page Field sits about ten miles east of Cape Coral, across the river — close enough to fly a three-hour block before or after work.
It is a towered, professionally managed field, so you learn real ATC communication and airspace discipline from your first hour instead of picking it up later.
One instructor and one airplane means no shared cockpits and no rotating CFIs — you keep the same instructor from your Discovery Flight to your checkride.
Cape Coral → KFMY · Page Field
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CORE is pay-per-session: the Cherokee 140 rents at $175/hr wet (fuel and maintenance included) and instruction is $60/hr. How often you fly is the biggest driver of your total.
- 01 Private Pilot LicenseWhere most students begin — the certificate that lets you fly friends and family, and the foundation every rating after it is built on.
- 02 Instrument Rating (IFR)The rating that turns a fair-weather pilot into an all-weather one — flying by reference to instruments, in the system, on a clearance.
- 03 Commercial Pilot License (CPL)The certificate that lets you be paid to fly, and the step where precision stops being a goal and becomes a standard.
The training area Cape Coral students learn over.
Every lesson flies from Page Field (KFMY) over the Southwest Florida coast — straight across the Caloosahatchee from Cape Coral.
Flight training near Cape Coral: common questions
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How far is Core Aviator Training from Cape Coral?
About ten miles east, at the General Aviation Terminal at Page Field (KFMY), 607 Danley Dr, Fort Myers — straight across the Caloosahatchee.
How much does flight school cost near Cape Coral?
You pay per session: $175 per hour for the Cherokee 140 wet (fuel and maintenance included) and $60 per hour for instruction. A Discovery Flight is $175. There are no packages to prepay.
Do I need experience to start?
No. The Discovery Flight is built for complete beginners — you take the controls on your first visit with a certified instructor beside you the whole time.
What aircraft would I train in?
N6145W, a Piper Cherokee 140 with a 150-HP Lycoming upgrade. Every CORE lesson flies in the same airplane, so nothing has to be re-learned between lessons.
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Call and I'll talk you through where to start. I answer my own phone, and five minutes is usually enough to know.
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