Loading...
Loading...
Calculators and benchmarks to help you understand your flight school economics, increase profitability, and make data-driven decisions.
Calculate your flight school profit margin, break-even point, and revenue per aircraft. See how you compare to industry benchmarks and get a personalized improvement plan.
See how much revenue your flight school leaves on the table due to scheduling gaps. Enter your fleet size, utilization rate, and hourly rate to calculate the opportunity.
Estimate the total cost to start a flight school — aircraft, certification, facility, insurance, and working capital. Get a first-year cash flow projection.
Calculate the true hourly operating cost of your training aircraft and find the optimal rental rate. Includes fuel, maintenance, insurance, and reserve breakdowns.
Coming soonBenchmark your flight school against industry KPIs — fleet utilization, student completion rate, no-show rate, instructor utilization, and revenue per aircraft.
Coming soonRunning a profitable flight school requires understanding your numbers — from aircraft utilization rates and operating costs to profit margins and break-even points. Yet most flight school owners rely on spreadsheets, gut feeling, or outdated benchmarks to make critical business decisions.
We build these free tools because we believe better data leads to better decisions. Every tool on this page is designed to give flight school owners, managers, and entrepreneurs instant, actionable insight into their business economics. No signup required to use the calculators — just enter your numbers and see results immediately.
Each tool includes industry benchmarks sourced from AOPA, aviation industry reports, and financial modeling data so you can see exactly where you stand relative to other flight training operations. And if you want a deeper analysis, you can request a free personalized report emailed to you.
Aviatize is flight school management software that helps you act on these insights. Smart scheduling improves utilization. Automated billing reduces admin overhead. Real-time dashboards track the exact metrics these tools calculate. But you don't need to be an Aviatize customer to benefit from these tools — they're free for everyone in the flight training community.
Yes, all tools are completely free with no signup required to use the calculators. You can optionally request a personalized report emailed to you, which asks for your email address. Aviatize builds these tools to help flight school owners make better business decisions.
These tools are designed for flight school owners, managers, and aviation entrepreneurs. Whether you're running an established flight training operation or planning to start one, these calculators help you understand your economics and benchmark against the industry.
Our benchmarks are based on publicly available industry data from sources like AOPA, Financial Models Lab, and aviation industry reports. They represent typical ranges for flight schools in the United States. Your specific numbers will vary based on location, aircraft type, and market conditions.