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On Lakewood Blvd/ Long Beach Airport/ 5 min from Lakewood
Doc. AHA · Lakewood · Rev. 26.05

Lakewood · Your Neighborhood Flight School

Lakewood
Flight School

We are literally on Lakewood Boulevard. Five minutes from your door.
Your neighborhood flight school since 2010.

Aces High Aviation sits at 3501 North Lakewood Boulevard, right on the road that runs through the heart of Lakewood. If you live in Lakewood, this is not a commute. It is a five-minute drive, or a bike ride if you are feeling ambitious. No freeway needed, no traffic to fight. Just head north on Lakewood Blvd until you hit the airport. That convenience means you can fly before work, after work, or squeeze in a quick sim session on your lunch break. No other flight school in the region is this close to Lakewood residents.

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Lakewood's Flight School

Location · fleet · community
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On Your Street, at Your Airport3501 N Lakewood Blvd · no freeway
From the Lakewood Center mall, we are less than three miles north on the same road. From the residential streets around Del Amo and Carson, five minutes. From Lakewood Village near the 605, six minutes. The school is inside the Long Beach Airport perimeter on Lakewood Boulevard. You probably drive past it regularly without realizing there is a 13-aircraft flight school right there.
Address
3501 N Lakewood Blvd
From Lakewood Center
~3 miles / 5 min
Freeway needed
No
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Fly More, Train Faster13 aircraft, 15+ CFIs, open 7 days
Living five minutes from the school gives Lakewood students a real advantage in consistency. You can fly in the morning before the marine layer burns off, come back that evening for a ground session, and fit in simulator time on a free afternoon. That kind of frequency is what separates a six-month PPL from a three-month one. Our fleet of nine Cessna 152s, two 172s, a Diamond DA-42, and a Redbird MCX simulator means you will almost always find an open slot.
C152s
9 (4 IFR-equipped)
C172s
2
DA-42
1
Simulator
Redbird MCX ($90/hr)
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Your Neighbors Are Here100+ active students, Lakewood locals among them
With over 100 active students, Aces High is one of the most active Part 61 schools in Southern California. Several of our students and instructors live in Lakewood. It is a genuine community of pilots at all stages, from first-lesson students to CFIs building their airline hours. You will see familiar faces every time you walk in.
Active students
100+
CFIs
15+
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Training Programs

PPL through CFI

How we quote · Every cost estimate below assumes the realistic US national average of ~70 flight hours for the Private Pilot License, not the FAA minimum of 40 hours. Almost no one finishes at the minimum. We quote what students actually fly so the numbers reflect real-world cost.

Private Pilot LicenseFAA Part 61 · the certificate that starts everything
Flight maneuvers, navigation, radio communication, weather theory, regulations. Train in a Cessna 152 or 172. Lakewood residents who fly four to five times per week regularly finish in about three months. The proximity makes high-frequency training genuinely practical.
C152 estimate
$22,035 - $22,455
C172 estimate
$25,535 - $25,955
Full-time
~3 months
Instrument RatingFly regardless of the marine layer
Instrument scan development on the Redbird MCX ($90/hr), then transition to actual IFR flying in one of our four IFR-equipped 152s or a 172. Living in Lakewood means you can pop in for a quick sim session whenever you have a free hour, which dramatically accelerates instrument scan proficiency.
C152 estimate
$15,750 - $15,950
C172 estimate
$16,975 - $17,175
Full-time
~2 months
Commercial Pilot License250 hours total time required
Time-building in four-to-eight-hour solo blocks up and down the California coast. Commercial maneuver training with a dedicated CFI. The 250-hour requirement goes faster when you live five minutes from the aircraft.
C152 estimate
$14,485
C172 estimate
$17,735 - $17,935
Full-time
2-3 months
Certified Flight InstructorBuild hours, earn money, teach flying
Two months of structured ground and flight, small classes, above-average pass rate. Top graduates may be offered a position instructing at Aces High, which means your commute to work is the same five-minute drive.
Duration
~2 months
1-on-1 ground
~$5,000 (50 hrs)
Flight
$675 - $1,850
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Getting Started

You are already close

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Free Consultation

A 60–75 minute meeting with the owner. We will discuss your goals, schedule, and budget. Lakewood is ten minutes from KLGB, so training around work, school, or family stays manageable.

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Demo Flight · $230

A ~1 hr 45 min introductory flight along the Long Beach coastline. You fly, the CFI guides. It is the best $230 way to confirm that learning to fly is for you.

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Pay-as-you-go

No packages, no monthly fees, no bulk prepayment. Each lesson billed individually as you fly it. Increase your pace or slow down whenever you need to.

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Financing Available

Third-party financing through Stratus Financial and AOPA. Money-on-account deposits also available if you prefer to prepay and draw down over time.

Lakewood Residents

Your flight school is
on your street.

You live closer to a 13-aircraft flight school than most people live to their gym. Five minutes on Lakewood Blvd, and you are on the ramp. Come see the operation.

Get Started → Book a demo flight → (562) 726-3719 →
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