Google ratings
Best Flight Schools in Minneapolis, MN (2026)
7 airplane flight schools clear the 10-review floor within 30 miles of Minneapolis, MN. The highest review-weighted Google ratings within 30 miles of Minneapolis, MN are BLOOMINGTON (BLOOMINGTON), LAKE ELMO AERO (LAKE ELMO), and Inflight Pilot Training (Eden Prairie).
Google rating, not an FSI score.
Last updated October 29, 2026 · Newest stored listing or Google Places timestamp among schools that cleared the review floor for this page
Qualifying schools
| # | School | City | Google rating | Reviews | Part 141 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BLOOMINGTON | BLOOMINGTON, MN | 5.0 | 82 | Part 141 |
| 2 | LAKE ELMO AERO | LAKE ELMO, MN | 5.0 | 36 | Part 141 |
| 3 | Inflight Pilot Training | Eden Prairie, MN | 4.9 | 402 | — |
| 4 | HUMMINGBIRD VENTURES LLC | EDEN PRAIRIE, MN | 4.7 | 70 | Part 141 |
| 5 | AV8 Flight School | Eden Prairie, MN | 4.7 | 38 | — |
| 6 | CRYSTAL | CRYSTAL, MN | 4.4 | 31 | Part 141 |
| 7 | ACADEMY COLLEGE | BLOOMINGTON, MN | 3.1 | 22 | Part 141 |
How this list is made
Airplane schools need at least 10 Google reviews. Listings that share a Google Place id count once. Order is a review-weighted average of the stored Google rating. The prior is the unweighted mean of the Google rating among every airplane school in that scope that remains after the review floor and the one-row-per-Place-id rule, not only the schools shown in the table. Google rating, not a FlightSchoolIntel quality score. Google rating, not an FSI score. Each page shows at most 10 schools and does not publish the rest of the list. Metro pages use a 30-mile radius from a city-center point. A city with fewer than 5 qualifying schools has no article of its own. Schools without map coordinates stay off metro pages and can still appear on a state page. Methodology
Questions
- How is this list ordered?
- Airplane listings need at least 10 Google reviews. Rows that share a Google Place id are one listing. Order is a review-weighted average of the stored Google rating. The prior is the unweighted mean of the Google rating among every airplane school in that scope that remains after the review floor and the one-row-per-Place-id rule, not only the schools shown in the table. Google rating, not a FlightSchoolIntel quality score. Google rating, not an FSI score. The weighted average is not published as a score. This page shows at most 10 schools.
- Is this every flight school in Minnesota?
- No. This page shows all 7 airplane schools within 30 miles of Minneapolis, MN that clear the 10-review floor. It is not a complete directory of every listed school. Schools with fewer reviews are left off.
- How many schools on this page have an FAA Part 141 certificate number?
- 5 of the 7 schools on this page have an FAA Part 141 certificate number on file. The Part 141 label is shown only when that number is stored.
- Who is listed first on this page?
- First is BLOOMINGTON in BLOOMINGTON, with a Google rating of 5.0 from 82 reviews. Second is LAKE ELMO AERO in LAKE ELMO, with a Google rating of 5.0 from 36 reviews. Third is Inflight Pilot Training in Eden Prairie, with a Google rating of 4.9 from 402 reviews.
- Which cities appear in this table?
- Cities in this table: BLOOMINGTON, LAKE ELMO, Eden Prairie, EDEN PRAIRIE, CRYSTAL.