Flight schools in Ohio
Here is what the national directory has for Ohio: 67 flight schools across 50 towns and cities, with Columbus (6), Cincinnati (4) and Akron (2) carrying the most.
We list the airport each one flies from, because in most states the airport tells you more than the address does. What we cannot yet tell you is which of them answers the phone on a Tuesday afternoon — ask us and we will find out for you.
Listings are sourced from the AOPA Flight School Finder and have not been individually verified by us. Some may have moved, changed hands or closed. Schools marked “Verified” are the ones we checked by hand in July 2026.
Where they are
- Akron 2
- Ashland 1
- Batavia 1
- Bellefontaine 1
- Bluffton 1
- Bowling Green 2
- Bucyrus 2
- Carroll 1
- Cincinatti 1
- Cincinnati 4
- Cleveland 1
- Columbus 6
- Dayton 1
- Defiance 1
- Delaware 1
- Elyria 1
- Fremont 2
- Galion 1
- Hamilton 2
- Harrison 1
- Heath 1
- Lebanon 2
- Lima 1
- Mansfield 1
- Medina 1
- Miamisburg 1
- Middletown 1
- New Knoxville 1
- New Philadelphia 1
- North Canton 2
- North Lima 1
- Phillipsburg 1
- Port Clinton 1
- Portsmouth 1
- Ravenna 1
- Salem 1
- Sidney 1
- Smithville 1
- Sunbury 1
- Tiffin 1
- Urbana 2
- Van Wert 1
- Wadsworth 2
- Washington Court House 1
- Waynesville 1
- Willoughby 1
- Wilmington 1
- Wintersville 1
- Xenia 1
- Zanesville 1
Columbus 6 schools
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ATP Flight School
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Capital City Aviation
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Columbus Flying Club
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FlightSafety International
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Jet Access - Columbus
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The Ohio State University Airport
Cincinnati 4 schools
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ATP Flight School
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Lunken Flight Training Center, LLC
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Queen City Flying Service
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Stratus Helicopters
Akron 2 schools
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American Winds Aviation
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Avit Flight Academy
Bowling Green 2 schools
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Bowling Green Flight Center
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Wood County Regional Airport
Bucyrus 2 schools
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Ballou Skies Aviation
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Detray Aviation
Fremont 2 schools
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Fremont Airport
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Fremont Flight Academy
Hamilton 2 schools
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Blue Sky Flight Training
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Hogan Flying Service
Lebanon 2 schools
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Speed Hunter Aviation
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Vertical Advantage Helicopters
North Canton 2 schools
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ATP Flight School
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Avit Flight Academy
Urbana 2 schools
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Grimes Field
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Midwest Corporate Air, Inc.
Wadsworth 2 schools
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Avit Flight Academy
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Weltzien Skypark
Ashland 1 school
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Tailwinds Aviation Services, Inc.
Batavia 1 school
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Sporty's Academy
Bellefontaine 1 school
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Midwest Corporate Air, Inc.
Bluffton 1 school
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Bluffton Flying Service
Carroll 1 school
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Sundowner Aviation
Cincinatti 1 school
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Flamingo Air Academy
Cleveland 1 school
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Zone Aviation
Dayton 1 school
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Dayton Aviation Services, LLC
Defiance 1 school
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TAS Aviation
Delaware 1 school
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Spencer Aviation, Inc.
Elyria 1 school
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Zone Aviation
Galion 1 school
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Graham Aviation, Inc.
Harrison 1 school
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Whitewater Aviation, Inc.
Heath 1 school
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Aviation Works
Lima 1 school
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Allen County Regional Airport Authority
Mansfield 1 school
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Avit Flight Academy
Medina 1 school
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Cold Stream Air Services, Inc.
Miamisburg 1 school
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Higher Ground Helicopters
Middletown 1 school
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Middletown Regional Flight Training Institute, LLC
New Knoxville 1 school
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NBO Enterprises, LLC
New Philadelphia 1 school
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ProAv
North Lima 1 school
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Bad Attitude, LLC
Phillipsburg 1 school
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Phillipsburg Airport
Port Clinton 1 school
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Griffing Flying Service
Portsmouth 1 school
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PMH Aviation
Ravenna 1 school
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Avit Flight Academy
Salem 1 school
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Salem Air Park
Sidney 1 school
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Golden Eagle Aviation, LLC
Smithville 1 school
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Avit Flight Academy
Sunbury 1 school
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Rotorcraft Training Center
Tiffin 1 school
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Tiffin Aire, Inc.
Van Wert 1 school
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Van Wert County Regional Airport Authority
Washington Court House 1 school
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FCA Flight Training
Waynesville 1 school
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Stewart's Aircraft Service, Inc
Willoughby 1 school
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Vector Aviation, LLC
Wilmington 1 school
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Great Plains Enterprises, LLC
Wintersville 1 school
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Pier Aviation, LLC
Xenia 1 school
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MacAir Aviation
Zanesville 1 school
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Y-City Flying Service
How this compares to Arizona
Arizona is the state we have actually worked: 25 schools called, checked and written up, with the mistakes in the public directories corrected. Ohio is not there yet. If you want to see what a finished state looks like, the Arizona hub is it — and if you want Ohio to look like that, calling us is what makes it happen.
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