(818) 290-8249 · Open 9 AM–9 PM, 7 Days a Week · ★★★★★ 4.9 · 500+ Reviews · Van Nuys Airport
Winnetka is about 5 miles from Van Nuys Airport, and the drive east along Roscoe or Sherman Way is all that stands between you and the left seat. As a flight school near Winnetka, we train beginners, career changers and future airline pilots every day from 9 AM to 9 PM.
Winnetka has always been a neighborhood of people who build things. It began in the early 1920s as Charles Weeks' poultry colony, a community of small farms, and grew into the residential West Valley neighborhood it is today, with its grid of tree-lined streets between Corbin Avenue, Winnetka Avenue and Mason Avenue. Many of the families here are juggling long work weeks and full households, and our Winnetka students tend to be practical about flight training: they want a clear plan, honest guidance and lesson times that actually fit.
That is exactly how we train. Under FAA Part 61 we can fit your lessons around your life, whether that means early weekend flights or weekday evenings until 9 PM. Winnetka also sits right next to Pierce College, and for students there or at nearby schools who want to explore aviation as a career, our Airline Pilot Program offers a single structured path from zero experience to airline-ready, with financing available so the cost does not have to be paid up front.
About 5 miles from KVNY, Winnetka connects to the airport by straight east-west boulevards, with no freeway required for most students.
We are open 9 AM to 9 PM, seven days a week, which makes regular lessons possible for Winnetka residents with full-time jobs and busy households.
Fly the Cessna 162, Piper Warrior, Diamond DA20, Piper Arrow, Piper Seminole twin and the Cirrus SR22 Turbo with glass cockpit and CAPS parachute.
Our Redbird MCX full-motion, FAA-approved simulator lets you rehearse emergencies, procedures and instrument approaches before you fly them for real.
Part 61 training gives your instructor the flexibility to match lesson pace and content to your goals rather than a one-size-fits-all syllabus.
Through Stratus Financial, with in-house plans as well, Winnetka students can begin training without paying everything up front.
A discovery flight is a real lesson: you handle the controls while an instructor guides you. Depending on the route your instructor plans, you may look down on the neat street grid of Winnetka, the open farmland of Pierce College just to the south along Winnetka Avenue, the Topanga shopping district in neighboring Canoga Park, and the Santa Susana and Santa Monica Mountains framing the Valley. Choose the experience that suits you.
Whether you are a Winnetka parent finally chasing a lifelong goal or a student planning a career, these programs are all available at Van Nuys Airport.
Your first certificate and the one most people start with. Fly solo, carry friends and family, and explore Southern California from the cockpit.
Build the skills to fly by instruments alone. It makes you a safer, more capable pilot and is required for most professional flying.
Qualify to fly for compensation. Commercial training sharpens precision and adds complex aircraft time in our Piper Arrow.
A structured zero to airline program for $84,000 (regularly $89,000, with a $5,000 promotion), with financing available. Ideal for Winnetka students who want a clear career timeline.
Let your teen start early, build discipline and logbook time, and explore aviation before choosing a college or career path.
Teach others to fly and build hours while you do it. Our CFI training prepares you to instruct confidently from day one.
Winnetka is about 5 miles from Van Nuys Airport in a straight line. The simplest route is east on Roscoe Boulevard or Sherman Way to Balboa Boulevard, then onto Balboa to the airport. Our school is at 7900 Balboa Blvd, Main Terminal, Van Nuys, CA 91406. Call ahead before your first lesson and we will make sure you know where to park and meet your instructor.
Winnetka's eastern neighbor, about 3 miles from the airport along Sherman Way and Victory.
Just west of Winnetka, home to the Topanga shopping district and the Warner Center edge.
North of Winnetka at the foot of the Santa Susana Pass, about 7 miles from KVNY.
Winnetka is about 5 miles from our runway. Call to book your discovery flight or set up a free consultation, and we will help you build a training plan that fits your West Valley life.
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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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