Flight school near Naples, FL
Naples students fly with Core Aviator Training at Page Field (KFMY) in Fort Myers, about 35 miles north up I-75. It is a boutique Part 61 school — one instructor, one student, one meticulously kept Piper Cherokee 140 — with a 99% first-time checkride pass rate, $175 per hour wet for the airplane and $60 per hour for instruction.
Naples to the field.
About 35 miles north up I-75 from Naples — the only part of the trip that happens on the ground.
Why Naples students make the drive
Lessons run as three-hour blocks with a real pre-flight brief and post-flight debrief, so one trip up I-75 is a full training session rather than a rushed hour.
You keep the same Certified Flight Instructor from your first flight to your checkride — nobody re-teaches you and nothing is recycled.
Seasonal residents are welcome: plenty of pilots working on an instrument rating fly with us while they are in town for the winter.
Naples → KFMY · Page Field
Directions from Naples →Flight training for Naples 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 Naples students learn over.
Every lesson flies from Page Field (KFMY) over the Southwest Florida coast — about 35 miles north up I-75 from Naples.
Flight training near Naples: common questions
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How far is Core Aviator Training from Naples?
About 35 miles north of Naples, at Page Field (KFMY), 607 Danley Dr, Fort Myers — a straight run up I-75.
Is the drive worth it for one lesson?
Lessons are booked as three-hour blocks — brief, fly, debrief — so a single trip is a complete training session, not a 45-minute hop.
Can I train part of the year while I am in Southwest Florida?
Yes. Visiting and seasonal pilots train with us regularly, particularly on instrument work. Training is pay-per-session, so nothing is prepaid or forfeited when you leave.
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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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