Looking for a flight school at Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keāhole (PHKO)? Whether you want a sport certificate, a private licence or gyroplane flight training, this page gathers the flight schools and flight training available at or near PHKO in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, with a filter for schools that teach gyroplanes.
Flight training at PHKO, in short
- A flight school gives structured training with aircraft, instructors and a syllabus.
- Listings are free while we build the directory; you contact the school directly.
- Prefer one-to-one? Independent CFIs are in the instructor directory too.
- No school listed here yet? The request form above puts your details in front of us.
Flight training at PHKO
PHKO is a towered Class D field, the manageable, tower-controlled environment many pilots consider ideal for building real-world skills.
Certificates and ratings you can earn
What a given school at PHKO offers depends on its fleet and instructors, so ask, but these are the certificates and ratings flight training commonly leads to.
| Certificate or rating | What you earn |
|---|---|
| Sport Pilot certificate | The quickest route into the air, including in a gyroplane. |
| Private Pilot certificate | The core licence most pilots earn first. |
| Instrument rating | Fly in the clouds and in the wider air-traffic system. |
| Commercial certificate | Fly for compensation or hire. |
| Flight instructor (CFI) | Teach, and build hours toward a career. |
| Gyroplane training | Sport or add-on gyroplane instruction. Filter for it above. |
Ready to start flight training at PHKO? If schools are listed above, reach out to them directly. If the list is still thin, use the request form near the top of this page: tell us your zip code and what you want to fly, and we will help you find flight training near Kailua-Kona.
