(818) 290-8249 · Open 9 AM–9 PM, 7 Days a Week · ★★★★★ 4.9 · 500+ Reviews · Van Nuys Airport
Valencia, Saugus, Newhall and Canyon Country residents looking for a flight school near Santa Clarita only have to come through the Newhall Pass to reach us. Van Nuys Airport is about 13 miles from Santa Clarita, and we are open every day from 9 AM to 9 PM.
Santa Clarita is a valley of its own, ringed by the San Gabriel and Santa Susana Mountains and stitched together by the 5 and the 14. Plenty of residents already make the trip south into the San Fernando Valley for work, which makes Van Nuys Airport a convenient place to train. Instead of fighting traffic all the way into the city, you stop just over the pass at one of the busiest general aviation airports in the country.
Our Santa Clarita students include College of the Canyons and CalArts students, commuters who ride Metrolink or drive the 5 every day, and plenty of families who want an ambitious goal for a teenager. Because we are an FAA Part 61 school, training is one on one and scheduled around you. That matters when your week is already full of practices, shifts and long commutes.
From the 5 and the 118, Balboa Boulevard leads you straight down to our terminal without crossing the whole Valley.
We fly 9 AM to 9 PM daily, so weekend lessons work around youth sports, school and shift work.
Learning near the San Gabriels teaches you real-world wind, terrain and weather awareness from the start.
Progress from the Cessna 162 and Piper Warrior to the Diamond DA20, Piper Arrow, Seminole twin and Cirrus SR22 Turbo.
Our FAA-approved Redbird MCX full-motion simulator sharpens skills between flights.
Finance training through Stratus Financial for up to 15 years, or ask about in-house plans.
On a discovery flight from Van Nuys, your instructor can plan a route north toward the Santa Clarita Valley when conditions allow. From the air, the steel coaster tracks of Six Flags Magic Mountain stand out beside the 5 in Valencia, the dry bed of the Santa Clara River winds east toward Canyon Country, and the Newhall Pass shows just how the freeways squeeze between the mountains. On the way, you will see the reservoir at the Van Norman complex and the foothills of the San Gabriels rising above the north Valley.
Every program is one on one, and every lesson starts a short drive from home. Choose a recreational path, a career path or start with a teen program.
Your first certificate. Fly friends and family to destinations across Southern California.
Train to fly in clouds and low visibility, an essential skill around mountain weather.
A complete zero to airline path for $84,000 (regularly $89,000, with a $5,000 promotion), with financing to make it work.
Start Santa Clarita teens on a real aviation path while they are still in high school.
Become a certified flight instructor and build your hours by teaching new pilots.
From Santa Clarita, take the 5 south through the Newhall Pass, then the 118 west and exit at Balboa Boulevard. Turn south on Balboa and follow it through Granada Hills and Northridge until you reach the airport. We are at 7900 Balboa Blvd, Main Terminal, Van Nuys, CA 91406, about 13 miles from Santa Clarita in a straight line.
Right along the Balboa Boulevard route from Santa Clarita, Granada Hills is minutes from our ramp.
At the foot of the Newhall Pass, Sylmar students are among our closest north Valley pilots.
Porter Ranch families train with us for private licenses, teen programs and beyond.
Your first flight is just over the Newhall Pass. Call us, ask questions and book a time that works for you.
Real students, real first flights, real ratings — straight from Google and Yelp.
The fastest way to know if the left seat is for you is to stand on the flight line. Book a free consultation — or reach us whichever way you like.
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.
One minute, a few details, fast answers from a real person on our team.
