(818) 290-8249 · Open 9 AM–9 PM, 7 Days a Week · ★★★★★ 4.9 · 500+ Reviews · Van Nuys Airport
Santa Monica has always been about the coast — and there is no better way to see it than from a few thousand feet, hands on the controls. With SMO winding down, Van Nuys Airport is where the flying happens, and it is an easy drive over the hill.
As Santa Monica Airport winds down, Van Nuys Airport (KVNY) — one of the busiest general-aviation airports in the world — is the natural home for pilots on the Westside. It is a straight run over the hill, and it opens up the whole coast: the pier, the bluffs, and the Malibu shoreline stretching north.
Few first flights beat following the coastline at golden hour with the Pacific out your window.
Our discovery flights are hands-on from the start. Diego said his first flight was “nothing short of amazing,” and that the highlight was “when I got to take the controls myself.” That is the moment people fall for flying — and the reason so many come back to train.
Fly for the joy of it, or start down the path to a certificate. Either way, the coast is the perfect place to begin.
Every lesson is one-on-one with an FAA-certified flight instructor who flies our aircraft daily — not a rotating cast of strangers. They are calm, patient, and genuinely good at turning a nervous first-timer into a confident pilot, which is exactly why our reviews mention them by name again and again.
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.
