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The campus serves students throughout Westchester, Rockland, Putnam, and Fairfield Counties, as well as the northern suburbs of New York City, the closest full career pilot program for that entire market without a commute to Long Island.
As student pilot James puts it: "From day one, the staff has been incredibly supportive, guiding me through every challenge with patience and encouragement."
Westchester County Airport sits inside the New York Class B airspace structure, the same controlled environment that governs JFK, LaGuardia, and Newark. Students training at KHPN coordinate with New York Approach and operate alongside commercial and corporate traffic on a daily basis.
That level of ATC exposure from the very start of training builds the radio fluency and situational awareness that distinguish pilots who trained in the New York metro from those who did not.
The constant rotation of corporate jets and private aircraft at KHPN reflects the high-net-worth aviation community that defines Westchester, an environment that has no equivalent at quieter training airports.
The White Plains campus offers a full FAA Part 141 career pilot program. The structured curriculum covers every rating on the airline pathway: Private Pilot Certificate, Instrument Rating, Commercial Pilot Certificate, and Certified Flight Instructor ratings including CFI, CFII, and MEI.
The White Plains campus offers the Delta Propel pathway. Academy of Aviation is one of only four Delta Propel affiliate flight schools in the United States. Students who earn their CFI ratings and instruct at AOA can apply to Delta Propel once they are within 12 months of meeting R-ATP or ATP requirements. Selection is competitive, but once accepted, the path is defined and guaranteed: a single Propel interview is the only interview required, and selected applicants receive a Qualified Job Offer from Delta that carries them through Endeavor Air, a Delta Connection carrier, to the Delta Air Lines flight deck. See the full Delta Propel pathway
Academy of Aviation also participates in the Republic Airways RJet Cadet Program, a pathway to Republic Airways, one of the largest regional carriers in the country, which flies for American, United, and Delta.
The White Plains campus is approved for GI Bill® funding for eligible veterans and service members. Contact our admissions team to verify your eligibility and understand exactly what your benefit covers before you enroll.
GI Bill® is a registered trademark of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). More information about education benefits offered by VA is available at the official U.S. government website at www.benefits.va.gov/gibill
The White Plains campus is based at Westchester County Airport (KHPN) at the T-Hangar, 67 Tower Road in White Plains, New York. The campus serves students throughout Westchester, Rockland, Putnam, and Fairfield Counties and the northern suburbs of New York City.
Yes — KHPN sits inside the New York Class B airspace structure, not just beneath it. Students coordinate with New York Approach from their earliest lessons and operate in the same controlled environment as JFK, LaGuardia, and Newark. That exposure builds ATC fluency faster than training at airports outside the metro area.
Westchester County Airport handles scheduled airline departures alongside some of the busiest corporate and private jet traffic in the country. Students share frequencies and pattern entries with commercial airlines, corporate jets, and private aircraft on a daily basis — a professional operating environment from day one.
Yes. Academy of Aviation holds an FAA Part 141 Air Agency Certificate. Part 141 is the structured, curriculum-based training standard required by most airline hiring programs and allows you to test for your commercial certificate with fewer hours than the Part 61 minimum.
Yes. Delta names Academy of Aviation as one of only four Propel affiliate flight schools in the United States. Students who earn their flight instructor ratings and instruct at AOA can apply to Delta Propel once they are within 12 months of meeting R-ATP or ATP requirements. Selection is competitive, but once accepted, the path is defined and guaranteed: a single Propel interview is the only interview required, and selected applicants receive a Qualified Job Offer from Delta that carries them through Endeavor Air to the Delta Air Lines flight deck.
Yes. The White Plains campus is approved for GI Bill® funding for eligible veterans and service members. Contact our admissions team to verify your eligibility and understand exactly what your benefit covers before you enroll. GI Bill® is a registered trademark of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). More information about education benefits offered by VA is available at the official U.S. government website at www.benefits.va.gov/gibill
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