(818) 290-8249 · Open 9 AM–9 PM, 7 Days a Week · ★★★★★ 4.9 · 500+ Reviews · Van Nuys Airport
Chatsworth sits about 7 miles from Van Nuys Airport, tucked against the boulders of the Santa Susana Pass. We are the flight school near Chatsworth for people who love wide-open space and want to see it from a few thousand feet up, with training seven days a week from 9 AM to 9 PM.
Chatsworth has a character all its own at the northwest corner of the San Fernando Valley. Horse properties and riding trails sit beside business parks, the sandstone outcrops of Stoney Point draw climbers from all over Los Angeles, and the hills around the old Iverson Movie Ranch once served as the backdrop for countless Hollywood westerns. People here tend to value independence and the outdoors, which is exactly what flying offers.
Chatsworth is home to equestrians, engineers and professionals who work in the area's business parks, retirees with time to chase a lifelong goal, and young people weighing an aviation career. For many, the appeal is personal travel: a private pilot license means a weekend trip to the coast or the desert can start with a short drive to Van Nuys instead of a long one to a major airport. The drive from Chatsworth to our school is a straightforward run across the north Valley, and we stay open until 9 PM every day, so evening lessons are realistic even after a full workday.
About 7 miles from KVNY, Chatsworth connects to the airport by major east-west streets, so getting to lessons is direct and predictable.
Lessons run 9 AM to 9 PM every day of the week, giving Chatsworth students room to fly around work, family and riding schedules.
Progress from a Cessna 162, Piper Warrior or Diamond DA20 to the Piper Arrow, the twin-engine Piper Seminole and the Cirrus SR22 Turbo.
The Cirrus SR22 Turbo combines a glass cockpit with the CAPS parachute system, a popular choice for pilots planning personal travel.
Practice procedures in our Redbird MCX full-motion, FAA-approved simulator so your airplane time is spent putting skills to work.
Spread your training costs with Stratus Financial, offering terms up to 15 years, or with one of our in-house payment plans.
On your discovery flight you take the controls with an instructor at your side. Depending on the route your instructor plans and the day's traffic, you may see the boulder-strewn slopes of Stoney Point and the Santa Susana Pass, the basin of the Chatsworth Reservoir and its nature preserve, and the long ridge of the Santa Susana Mountains running along the north edge of the Valley. Pick the aircraft that fits the experience you are after.
From weekend flyers to future captains, Chatsworth students can complete each of these programs from our base at Van Nuys Airport.
Fly yourself and your passengers wherever the weekend takes you. The private license is the gateway to travel by small airplane across the West.
Instrument training lets you keep plans when clouds roll in and is a major step in safety and capability for any pilot who travels.
Fly professionally for compensation. Commercial training covers advanced maneuvers and complex-aircraft time in the Piper Arrow.
Our zero to airline program is $84,000 (regularly $89,000, with a $5,000 promotion), with financing available, and lays out the full path from first lesson to airline-ready.
Chatsworth teens can start building skills and logbook hours early, giving them a real head start whether or not they choose an aviation career.
Share what you have learned by becoming a certified flight instructor, one of the most common ways to build hours toward a professional career.
Chatsworth is about 7 miles from Van Nuys Airport in a straight line. A simple route is east on Devonshire Street or Nordhoff Street to Balboa Boulevard, then south on Balboa to the airport. Our school is at 7900 Balboa Blvd, Main Terminal, Van Nuys, CA 91406. Give us a call before your first visit and we will point you to parking and check-in.
Chatsworth's neighbor to the east, in the foothills of the Santa Susana Mountains.
Just south of Chatsworth, against the Simi Hills at the Valley's western edge.
On the far side of the Santa Susana Pass, about 17 miles from Van Nuys Airport.
Chatsworth is about 7 miles from our runway. Call to book a discovery flight or a free consultation, and find out how quickly the Santa Susana foothills can become your first view from the cockpit.
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Tour the school, meet your instructors, sit in the cockpit, and leave with a personal training plan and exact pricing. Your Discovery Flight fee is credited toward training when you enroll within 24 hours.
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