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Top 25 Aviation flight schools worldwide
RevenueBase identified 2,966 aviation flight schools worldwide as of September 2026 and tracks 40,698 professional contacts across them, including 6,643 with verified work emails. The United States is the largest market and New Delhi the largest hub.
This list covers aviation flight schools worldwide, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 30, 2026. Country and city lists for aviation flight schools follow the table.
Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.
The 25 largest aviation flight schools worldwide
Ranked by team size| # | Company | Contacts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3,379 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “FlightSafety International is aviation’s gold standard for elite training, innovative flight simulation devices, and ultra-high-definition visual systems.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 2 | 1,348 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “For over 40 years, ATP Flight School has been a leading provider of professional flight training at locations nationwide.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 3 | 506 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Established in 1928, Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology has trained over pilots and technicians.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 4 | 293 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Skyborne is a global modern airline training academy headquartered at Gloucestershire Airport in the UK, with additional training facilities in Vero Beach, Florida, US and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 5 | 241 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Prince Sultan Aviation Academy (PSAA) is an aviation training academy based in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 6 | 239 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “AeroGuard Flight Training Center is THE Commercial Pilot School, training and preparing future commercial airline pilots for careers at the world’s leading airlines.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 7 | 237 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Flight training "Specialists" since 1939.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 8 | 236 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Our mission is to provide exceptional training to aspiring aviation professionals through innovative technology and instruction in a safe and timely manner.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 9 | 230 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Hillsboro Aero Academy, is one of the largest airplane and helicopter training schools in the United States.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 10 | 224 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Aviation Australia is a world class, registered training organisation, established by the Queensland State Government in 2001 to support the development and growth of aviation and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 11 | 219 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Welcome to Leading Edge Aviation.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 12 | 209 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “A nationally accredited flight school in Florida, Phoenix East Aviation pilot training programs prepares you to become an airline pilot.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 13 | 204 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Airways Aviation is the largest privately owned group of aviation academies in the world, offering a wide range of courses: Airline Pilot, Aircraft Maintenance, Cabin Crew…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 14 | 195 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “With more than 30 years at the forefront of aviation training in Europe and more than graduated pilots and well over 200 air traffic controllers, FTEJerez has established itself…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 15 | 181 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “If your dream is flying, our first class training program can help you get your journey off the ground.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 16 | 169 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “California Aeronautical University (CAU) is preparing the next generation of aviation professionals.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 17 | 168 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Qatar Aeronautical Academy offers full-time, approved courses for Pilots, Aircraft Maintenance Engineers, Air Traffic Controllers, Meteorologists and Airport Operations…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 18 | 154 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Simaero is a world-leading provider of pilot training on full-flight simulators and simulation engineering solutions.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 19 | 154 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Founded in EJ Aviation Flight School has gained recognition as the finest flight training center throughout Latin America.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 20 | 154 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Offering Complete Pilot Program FSTC Flying School is the latest venture initiated with a vision of providing comprehensive pilot training services to budding Flyers.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 21 | 152 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Emirates-CAE Flight Training (ECFT), the joint venture between CAE and Emirates Airlines, provides world-class pilot and maintenance technician training to commercial airlines…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 22 | 150 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Aviator College of Aeronautical Science & Technology is an accredited, co-educational, degree granting, institution of higher learning.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 23 | 143 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “MERMOZ ACADEMY, l’histoire continue en 2026… MERMOZ ACADEMY, the story goes on in 2026… Partenaire avec l'ENAC 🤝 Issue du rapprochement des deux sociétés APA Training et de…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 24 | 142 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “THE COAST FLIGHT TRAINING EXPERIENCE At Coast Flight Training, we are here to ensure your success!” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 25 | 139 contacts → | ||||
Strong evidence “Elevate your aviation aspirations with Thrust Flight - where our mission is to train the best pilots in the nation.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 30, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: aviation flight schools. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.
- Strong evidence
- The company's own public description of its business names aviation flight schools.
- Partial evidence
- Its own public description names part of aviation flight schools, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
- Indirect evidence
- The description shown does not name aviation flight schools. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.
RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.
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Aviation flight schools worldwide at a glance
As of Sep 30, 2026Companies by employee count
Email recency is reported on each country list linked below.
How this list was built
Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among aviation flight schools, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.
- Source
- The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
- Coverage
- Every country. Country and city lists for aviation flight schools are linked below.
- What qualifies
- Companies worldwide whose own description of what they do matches “aviation flight schools”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
- RevenueBase Smart Search
- RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names aviation flight schools), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
- What we exclude
- Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among aviation flight schools, and records with no verified work email.
- Match quality
- In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
- Ranking
- Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
- Verification
- Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 6,643 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
- Refresh
- This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 30, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
- Corrections
- Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.
Aviation flight schools by location
12 lists · largest firstEvery Aviation flight schools list RevenueBase publishes, by country and city. Counts are matching companies in each list as of its own refresh date.
Countries
- Aviation flight schools based in the United States935
- Aviation flight schools based in India251
- Aviation flight schools based in Brazil120
- Aviation flight schools based in the United Kingdom114
- Aviation flight schools based in Australia99
- Aviation flight schools based in France92
- Aviation flight schools based in Canada87
- Aviation flight schools based in Spain66
- Aviation flight schools based in Germany60
- Aviation flight schools based in South Africa46
- Aviation flight schools based in Italy38
- Aviation flight schools based in the Netherlands36
Frequently asked
What is RevenueBase Smart Search?
RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names aviation flight schools, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.
How many aviation flight schools are there worldwide?
RevenueBase identified 2,966 aviation flight schools worldwide as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.
What is the largest company on this list?
Flightsafety International, headquartered in Columbus, tops this list with the largest team on record.
Which country has the most aviation flight schools?
The United States leads with 935 companies, followed by India (251) and Brazil (120). Every aviation flight schools list by country and city is linked on this page.
Which city has the most aviation flight schools?
New Delhi leads with 37 headquartered companies, followed by Mumbai (18) and Sao Paulo (18).
How do I get contact information for these companies?
A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 6,643 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 2,966 companies.
How current is this list?
The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 30, 2026.
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About this data
RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.