Cascade Aviation: Flight School in Burlington, Washington

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Location: Burlington, Washington
School Type: Local flight school
Training Focus: Pilot training
Google Rating: 4.7 (15 reviews)

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Hours

Monday: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Tuesday: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Wednesday: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Thursday: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Friday: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Saturday: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Sunday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM

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What Students and Pilots Say

★★★★★ 1 year ago

Attended a free event. Bigger then I was expecting!!! Was a warm day, they provided water refill station (thank you). Food vendors, informational vendors, marketing tents, kids activities
Anastashia King via Google

★★★★★ 4 years ago

This place is an incredibly awesome place to learn to fly. All of the instructors are top notch. This is also an amazing place to take a discovery flight. My favorite instructors are Kevin, Justin, Beth, and Chief pilot Kelsey; most bad a$$ pilot in the north west. They make it fun, challenging, and rewarding. You will not be disappointed!!
Andrew Blackstone via Google

★★★★★ 7 years ago

I couldn’t be happier with the Discovery Flight on a 180 Cherokee Piper today! The flight was a birthday gift to my son and I know we will both remember this experience forever. The owners were very nice to work with while setting the date and time, and the pilot “Mike” was not only friendly but more importantly - had great credentials and experience making it easy to sit back and enjoy the ride. The plane was clea…
K Griffin via Google

★★★★★ 5 years ago

My fiancé and I booked a discovery flight for valentines day. We got snowed out that day, but we were able to reschedule and it was amazing. The weather was beautiful and the skies were clear. I would absolutely recommend this place if you want to try something different and see the valley in a much prettier view.
Greg C via Google

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Planning Your Training Here

Planning training at a local school like Cascade Aviation trades the academy's speed for flexibility and often meaningfully lower total cost. The pay-as-you-fly model keeps your money in your control, and training two to three lessons weekly around work is the proven rhythm, enough frequency to retain skills without the academy's all-in schedule. The variable to manage is momentum: local-school students who succeed book standing lesson slots, fly year-round, and treat ground study as homework rather than something that happens at the airport. Ask about aircraft scheduling depth, instructor availability on your target days, and examiner wait times in Burlington, the three friction points that stretch part-time timelines.

What Flying in Washington Teaches You

Washington offers big-league airspace training: Boeing Field and Renton sit inside Seattle's layered Class B structure, so students fly professional procedures from the start, sharing frequencies with airline and factory traffic. Marine weather adds stratus timing and real instrument opportunities.

How to Evaluate Cascade Aviation on Your Tour

Every school on this directory gets the same advice from us, because the fundamentals don't move. Walk the ramp and count how many aircraft are down for maintenance. Ask how many lessons a week they can actually schedule you, and how far out the booking calendar runs. Ask for first-attempt checkride pass rates and how long students wait for an examiner. And keep your money in your control: pay as you fly, or in small blocks with clear refund terms.

Then weigh the location itself. Training in Burlington means building your early hours in Washington weather and airspace, and both become part of your airmanship. Our school-selection guide covers the full vetting checklist, and the financing page maps scholarships and loans that apply at schools like this one.

Common Questions About Training at Cascade Aviation

How long would my training take here?

Part-time students flying two to three lessons weekly typically earn a private certificate in six to twelve months and a commercial certificate in two to three years, with pace set by your calendar and the weather. Consistency decides everything: standing lesson slots beat sporadic bursts by months.

What will it cost, and can I get help paying?

Get Cascade Aviation's current rates directly; published numbers age fast in this industry. Nationally, plan on $80,000 to $120,000 from zero time to commercial certificates before instructing pay starts offsetting costs. Our financing guide maps the loans, scholarships, and airline cadet programs that apply here, and several scholarship cycles go undersubscribed every single year.

How should I arrange a visit?

Call ahead and ask for a tour on a normal training day, not a quiet one. Use the directions button above to plan the drive to Burlington, arrive early enough to watch ramp operations, and bring the vetting checklist from this page. A school proud of its operation will show you everything; hesitation is itself an answer.

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