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Flight schools in Minnesota.

Find your city first. Then explore published programs, compare schools, and build a shortlist for your next conversation.

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Choose a listed city to see its schools and training options.

16 cities currently represented. City counts reflect distinct listings in the supplied source records.

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Explore school descriptions, published training options, and website assessments. Part 141 source notes identify dated FAA records and campus details that need confirmation.

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South St. Paul, Minnesota

Cadotte Aero

Part 61Aircraft: confirm

School-wide information; confirm your campus.

Limited website evidence

South St. Paul, MN

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Lake Elmo, Minnesota

Lake Elmo Aero

AirplanePart 141

Website reviewed · FAA roster matched

Private pilot and Multiengine training — published options

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Austin, Minnesota

Austin Aeroflight Inc.

AirplanePart 61

Website reviewed

The provider identifies Austin Municipal Airport as its base and combines instruction with other FBO services.

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Duluth, Minnesota

Lake Superior Helicopters LLC

HelicopterPart 141

School-wide information; confirm your campus.

Website reviewed · FAA roster matched

The professional program describes associate-degree and diploma options through Lake Superior College and a pathway through CFI and CFII.

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Eden Prairie, Minnesota

Hummingbird Ventures LLC

AirplaneHelicopterPart 141

Website reviewed · FAA roster matched

AV8 explicitly offers airplane and helicopter instruction through one organization.

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Duluth, Minnesota

Vantage Dlh, LLC

AirplanePart 141

School-wide information; confirm your campus.

Limited website evidence · FAA roster matched

The official DLH page links to Vantage flight training, whose overview identifies Fly Duluth within the organization.

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Rush City, Minnesota

Hawk Aviation Inc.

AirplanePart 61

Website reviewed

The official navigation explicitly names private, instrument, commercial, multi-engine and three instructor pathways.

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Blaine, Minnesota

Complete Helicopters

HelicopterPart 61

School-wide information; confirm your campus.

Website reviewed

Introductory helicopter flight and Private pilot — helicopter — published options

PLAN AROUND THE PLACE

Make your local search useful.

Start with the actual training airport and the trip you can repeat each week. A school’s listed city is a helpful starting point; its airport may be outside the city center.

Our Minnesota collection currently includes Aero Minnesota in Aitkin, with Aitkin Airport listed as its training location. Read the profile’s source notes, then confirm your course and location directly.

Ask before you commit.

  • Which airport and aircraft would I train in?
  • Can we build a repeatable lesson schedule around my availability?
  • Does my chosen course use Part 61 or Part 141, and what is included?
  • Can I use an outside online ground school with this program?