Flight Training in Los Angeles

Flight Training Long Beach, CA (KLGB)

SunState Powered by Academy of Aviation — Long Beach
4235 Donald Douglas Dr
Long Beach, CA 90808
Local: (562) 850-1195
Admissions: (888) 983-4284

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Flight School at Long Beach Airport — Los Angeles County, CA

SunState Powered by Academy of Aviation's Long Beach campus is based at Long Beach Airport (KLGB) in Los Angeles County — a commercial service airport serving students throughout the greater LA area.

The campus draws from across the South Bay, Southeast LA, Torrance, Carson, Lakewood, Cerritos, and northern Orange County. Long Beach Airport sits inside the LAX Class B airspace structure, placing students in one of the most active and complex aviation environments in the country from their first lesson.

Pilot Training Inside the LA Basin — LAX Class B Airspace

Training at KLGB means operating inside Los Angeles International's Class B airspace on a daily basis, coordinating with SoCal Approach and sharing frequencies with commercial traffic from one of the world's busiest airport corridors.

The geography of the LA Basin is unmatched as a training environment — coast, mountains, desert, and densely overlapping controlled airspace in every direction. Students who complete instrument and cross-country training here arrive at the airlines with real-world complexity already in their logbooks.

Southern California's marine layer creates genuine low-visibility and IFR conditions that make instrument training here more substantive than in most markets — conditions you can't manufacture at a sunny inland airport.

FAA Part 141 Career Pilot Program

The Long Beach campus offers a full FAA Part 141 career pilot program from zero time through CFI, CFII, and MEI. The structured curriculum covers every rating on the airline pathway: Private Pilot Certificate, Instrument Rating, Commercial Pilot Certificate, and Certified Flight Instructor ratings.

The Only Full Career Pilot Program in the LA Market with Direct Airline Pathways

For students in Los Angeles County, the South Bay, and northern Orange County, the Long Beach campus is the only full career pilot program with direct Delta Propel and Republic Airways RJet partnership access in the LA market. The Delta Propel program offers a conditional flow offer to Endeavor Air for students who complete their CFI ratings and instruct at SunState, with a clear path to Delta Air Lines.


The Republic Airways RJet Cadet Program connects students directly to one of the largest regional operators in the country, serving American Airlines, United Airlines, and Delta Air Lines.

Frequently Asked Questions — Long Beach Campus

Where exactly is the Long Beach campus located?

The Long Beach campus is based at Long Beach Airport (KLGB) at 4235 Donald Douglas Drive in Long Beach, California. The campus serves students throughout Los Angeles County, the South Bay, Southeast LA, Torrance, Carson, Lakewood, Cerritos, and northern Orange County.

Is Long Beach Airport inside LAX Class B airspace?

Yes. KLGB sits inside the Los Angeles Class B airspace structure. Students coordinate with SoCal Approach from early in their training and operate in the same controlled environment as one of the world's busiest airport corridors.

That exposure builds ATC fluency and situational awareness that sets LA-trained pilots apart in airline hiring evaluations.

Does the marine layer affect training at Long Beach?

Yes — and that is an advantage. Southern California's marine layer creates genuine low-visibility and instrument conditions on a regular basis, making IFR training at KLGB more substantive than at inland or consistently sunny airports. Students graduate with real instrument experience, not just simulated scenarios.

Is the Long Beach campus FAA Part 141 approved?

Yes. SunState Powered by 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.

Does the Long Beach campus participate in the Delta Propel program?

Yes. Students who complete their flight instructor ratings and instruct at SunState are eligible to enter the Delta Propel pathway, which leads to a conditional flow offer to Endeavor Air and a clear route to Delta Air Lines.

Referral Program

Refer a friend and Earn $1,000 in Flight Training Credit

At SunState, we believe flying is better with friends. That is why we are rewarding you for helping others achieve their aviation dreams. Here is how it works:

• • Refer a new student to SunState
• • When your referral enrolls in our PPL to CPL program, you will receive a $1,000 flight training credit.
• • Your credit will be added 60 days after your referral starts school, and their payment is confirmed.
• • There is no limit. Refer as many friends as you like and keep earning credits toward your flight hours.
• • Start spreading the word and watch your flight hours take off.