Flight school near Lehigh Acres, FL
Lehigh Acres students train with Core Aviator Training at Page Field (KFMY), about 15 miles west along Colonial Boulevard. It is a Part 61 school built on 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 with logbook credit.
Lehigh Acres to the field.
About 15 miles west from Lehigh Acres — the only part of the trip that happens on the ground.
Why Lehigh Acres students train at Page Field
Page Field is a straight 15-mile run west on Colonial Boulevard, which makes a weekday three-hour block genuinely practical.
Training at a towered field means ATC communication and airspace discipline are part of your flying from hour one, rather than something to add later.
Pay-per-session pricing keeps startup costs low: a $175 Discovery Flight is the whole commitment until you decide to carry on.
Lehigh Acres → KFMY · Page Field
Directions from Lehigh Acres →Flight training for Lehigh Acres students
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 Lehigh Acres students learn over.
Every lesson flies from Page Field (KFMY) over the Southwest Florida coast — about 15 miles west from Lehigh Acres.
Flight training near Lehigh Acres: common questions
Something else about training from Lehigh Acres? Call 239-722-6751.
How far is Core Aviator Training from Lehigh Acres?
About 15 miles west, at Page Field (KFMY), 607 Danley Dr, Fort Myers.
How long does a Private Pilot License take?
Most consistent students are checkride-ready in roughly 2–4 months. The FAA minimum is 40 flight hours and Southwest Florida gives you 300+ flyable days a year, so lesson frequency is usually the limiting factor, not weather.
Do you offer financing?
No. Core Aviator Training is pay-as-you-fly — there are no packages to prepay and nothing to borrow against.
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