(818) 290-8249 · Open 9 AM–9 PM, 7 Days a Week · ★★★★★ 4.9 · 500+ Reviews · Van Nuys Airport
Residents searching for a flight school near Simi Valley will find us on the other side of the Santa Susana Pass at Van Nuys Airport, about 17 miles away. The 118 brings you nearly to our door, and we fly seven days a week, 9 AM to 9 PM.
Simi Valley sits in the far southeast corner of Ventura County, framed by the Simi Hills and the Santa Susana Mountains. The 118 runs east through the pass and into the San Fernando Valley, ending up surprisingly close to Van Nuys Airport. That one freeway turns a cross-county trip into an easy routine for lessons after work or on weekends.
Simi Valley is a family town, and our students reflect that: parents who have always wanted to fly, high schoolers with their sights set on an aviation career, and veterans and first responders ready for a new challenge. We are an FAA Part 61 school, so your training is one on one and paced to your goals. Train for fun, train for travel or train toward the airlines. The choice is yours.
Take the 118 east to Balboa Boulevard and head south. It is one of the easiest airport runs in the region.
We are open 9 AM to 9 PM every day, so lessons fit around school pickups, games and work.
Simi Valley teens can start a real aviation path early with our Teen Flight Training program.
Advance from the Cessna 162 and Piper Warrior to the Diamond DA20, Piper Arrow, Seminole twin and Cirrus SR22 Turbo.
Build procedures and instrument skills in our FAA-approved Redbird MCX before you fly them.
Stratus Financial offers terms up to 15 years, and we offer in-house payment plans too.
Your discovery flight departs Van Nuys and, when weather and traffic allow, can head west toward home. From the air, the sandstone boulders of the Santa Susana Pass and Rocky Peak give way to the wide floor of Simi Valley. Look for the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library on its hilltop at the west end of town, the rugged outcrops of Corriganville Park near the east end, and Tapo Canyon cutting north into the hills. It is a view of your hometown you will never see from the 118.
From weekend flying to a professional cockpit, each program is taught one on one and scheduled around your life in Simi Valley.
Learn to fly passengers on your own schedule and discover California's small airports.
Fly confidently through clouds and marine layer using instruments and solid procedures.
Take the next step toward flying professionally with commercial maneuvers and complex aircraft time.
Zero to airline for $84,000 (regularly $89,000, with a $5,000 promotion), with financing available to fit a family budget.
Give a Simi Valley teen real time at the controls and a jump on an aviation career.
From Simi Valley, take the 118 east through the Santa Susana Pass and past Chatsworth and Porter Ranch. Exit at Balboa Boulevard and head south through Granada Hills and Northridge to the airport. We are at 7900 Balboa Blvd, Main Terminal, Van Nuys, CA 91406, about 17 miles from Simi Valley in a straight line.
Just through the pass from Simi Valley, Chatsworth sits close to our terminal.
Porter Ranch students share the same easy 118 run to Van Nuys Airport.
Our Conejo Valley students train with us for private, instrument and career programs.
It is just one freeway from Simi Valley to the runway. Call us and we will get your first flight on the calendar.
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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.
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