Learning to fly at Palmerston North International Airport

Being barely 5 minutes drive from the central city means that learning to fly can be close to work or home. It also allows you greater flexibility in your training schedule, you are often able to book flights at a moments notice, and there is no need for long drives to an airfield.

Palmerston North is a very interesting place to learn. Amongst other things, you will gain the confidence to slot yourself safely in between airline traffic such as ATR72 turboprop and Jetstream 41 aircraft. We look at Palmerston North as an excellent training environment. Once you have mastered the art of flying here you will have little difficulty flying into most airfields in the country.

Contrary to some opinion, flying out of Palmerston North's International Airport does not mean big delays in your training programme. In fact, Palmerston North is often less busy than some uncontrolled satellite fields and you have the benefit of a highly professional Control Tower to help make life easier for the student. Since radio work is a cornerstone of the pilots training it is essential that the student is confident in a controlled airspace situation.
Training in Palmerston North gives the student confidence when flying within controlled and uncontrolled airspace.