Flight schools in South Dakota
Here is what the national directory has for South Dakota: 14 flight schools across 11 towns and cities, with Aberdeen (2), Mitchell (2) and Spearfish (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
- Aberdeen 2
- Brookings 1
- Canton 1
- Madison 1
- Mitchell 2
- Pierre 1
- Rapid City 1
- Spearfish 2
- Tea 1
- Watertown 1
- Webster 1
Aberdeen 2 schools
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Aberdeen Flying Service, Inc.
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Hangar 9, Inc.
Mitchell 2 schools
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Dakota Flight Center, LLC
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Wright Brothers Aviation, LTD.
Spearfish 2 schools
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Black Hills Aero
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Eagle Aviation, Inc.
Brookings 1 school
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Pheasant's Fury Aviation
Canton 1 school
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Dakota Aviation
Madison 1 school
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Riggin Flight Service
Pierre 1 school
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Mustang Aviation
Rapid City 1 school
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Plane Training
Tea 1 school
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Legacy Aviation, LLC
Watertown 1 school
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ATY Aviation, Inc
Webster 1 school
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Remedy Aviation, LLC.
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. South Dakota is not there yet. If you want to see what a finished state looks like, the Arizona hub is it — and if you want South Dakota to look like that, calling us is what makes it happen.
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