(818) 290-8249 · Open 9 AM–9 PM, 7 Days a Week · ★★★★★ 4.9 · 500+ Reviews · Van Nuys Airport
Valley Glen sits right in the middle of the San Fernando Valley, and the runway you will learn on is only about 4 miles away. If you have been searching for a flight school near Valley Glen, our base at Van Nuys Airport (KVNY) puts real flight training on the same side of town as your home, your classes and your commute.
Most Valley Glen residents already know Van Nuys Airport as the steady hum of business jets and propeller planes climbing out over the neighborhood. Fewer realize it is one of the busiest general aviation fields in the country, and that learning to fly there is open to anyone curious enough to book a first lesson.
We are an FAA Part 61 school, which means training is built around your schedule rather than a fixed classroom calendar. Fly in the morning before class at Valley College, slip in a lesson after work, or book a weekend block. Our doors are open from 9 AM to 9 PM, seven days a week, so a Valley Glen schedule never has to fight the airport's.
At about 4 miles from Van Nuys Airport, Valley Glen is one of the closest neighborhoods we serve. Short trips make it easy to fly consistently, which is the biggest single factor in steady progress.
Many Valley Glen students are enrolled at Los Angeles Valley College or work nearby. Part 61 flexibility lets you plan lessons around midterms, shifts and family life.
Train in the Cessna 162 Skycatcher, Piper PA-28 Warrior and Diamond DA20, then step up to the Piper Arrow, Piper Seminole twin and a Cirrus SR22 Turbo with a glass cockpit.
Our Redbird MCX full-motion, FAA-approved simulator keeps you practicing procedures when marine layer or wind keeps the airplanes on the ramp.
Learning at KVNY means talking to a control tower from day one. Valley Glen students build radio confidence that carries into every other airport in Southern California.
Want more than a hobby? Our Airline Pilot Program takes you from zero experience to airline-ready for $84,000 (regularly $89,000, with a $5,000 promotion), with financing options available.
Climb out of Van Nuys and the grid of the east Valley opens up below you. Look for the green athletic fields and campus buildings of Los Angeles Valley College on Fulton Avenue, the concrete ribbon of the Tujunga Wash curving through the neighborhood, and the long line of the Metro G Line busway heading toward North Hollywood. To the south, the Santa Monica Mountains frame the Valley, and on a clear day the San Gabriel Mountains rise sharply to the northeast. It is the neighborhood you drive every day, seen from a new angle.
Valley College student or longtime homeowner, there is a structured path for you.
The first certificate most Valley Glen students earn. Learn to fly solo, then carry friends and family on day trips across California.
Fly through clouds and in low visibility by reference to instruments, a valuable rating when coastal marine layer settles over Los Angeles.
The certificate that lets you be paid to fly. The next step for students planning an aviation career after private pilot.
Zero to airline in one structured track for $84,000 (regularly $89,000, with a $5,000 promotion), with financing through Stratus Financial and in-house payment plans.
For high school students in Valley Glen and surrounding neighborhoods who want to get started early with focused, supervised training.
Become a certified flight instructor and build hours teaching the next generation of Valley pilots.
Valley Glen is about 4 miles from Van Nuys Airport, so the trip is short and stays on surface streets. Most students head west on Victory Boulevard or Sherman Way across Van Nuys, then turn north on Balboa Boulevard. Our school is at 7900 Balboa Blvd, Main Terminal, Van Nuys, CA 91406, on the west side of the airport. Call ahead on your first visit and we will tell you where to park.
Our home neighborhood. Students from Van Nuys can practically walk to the flight line at KVNY.
Just east of Valley Glen, NoHo students reach the airport across the Valley floor in a short drive.
South of Valley Glen near the 101 and 405, Sherman Oaks pilots train with us every week.
The runway is practically in your backyard. Call us, book a discovery flight, or set up a free consultation.
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.
