Flight Training Near Alexander City, AL: Plan Lessons at Lanett
Students from Alexander City and the Lake Martin area train at our base, Lanett Municipal Airport (7A3). Lessons work best planned in blocks, so start with a discovery flight and see how it fits your week.
Flight training near Alexander City: where lessons happen
If you live beside Lake Martin, you can commute to Blue Skies Above and train at Lanett Municipal Airport (7A3), 4445 51st Ave SW, Lanett, Alabama. Every discovery flight, lesson and rental starts there.
Alexander City has its own public airport, Thomas C. Russell Field (ALX), which has no control tower and two RNAV (GPS) approaches. Our lessons are flown from Lanett, so plan each one as a block: ground briefing, flight and debrief in a single visit.
- Training base: Lanett Municipal Airport (7A3), Lanett, Alabama
- Students from Alexander City commute to our Lanett base
- Thomas C. Russell Field (ALX) is the local airport, and lessons are flown from Lanett
- A discovery flight lets you test the schedule first
Scheduling flexibility for Lake Martin area students
Blue Skies Above is a Part 61 flight school, so you and your instructor set how often you fly around work or family. Student reviews on Google mention flexible scheduling and training at a low-traffic airport.
You pay for the aircraft time and instruction you use, with no minimum billing. That helps when your flying has to fit around a longer commute.
- You and your instructor set lesson frequency
- Pay for time flown, with no minimum billing
- Aircraft rental for certificated pilots after you earn your certificate
- Financing through Stratus Financial
Alexander City location details: keep flying after your certificate
Our base is Lanett Municipal Airport, a public airport owned by the City of Lanett. Once you hold a pilot certificate, Blue Skies Above rents aircraft to certificated pilots, so you can fly solo or with friends without the cost of owning an airplane.
Ask us about rental requirements and how they apply to your certificate and experience.
Financing flight training from Alexander City
Blue Skies Above partners with Stratus Financial, which offers private student loans for flight training. See our financing page for how it works, then contact us about your plan.
Programs flown at Lanett for Alexander City students
All of these programs are flown at Lanett Municipal Airport (7A3) and open to students from Alexander City and Lake Martin. Private pilot, instrument rating, commercial pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor and spin endorsement training are offered. The multi-engine rating and multi-engine instructor programs are listed as upcoming with a waitlist.
Getting to Lanett Municipal Airport
Blue Skies Above trains at Lanett Municipal Airport (7A3), 4445 51st Ave SW, Lanett, Alabama 36863. Students from Alexander City train at our Lanett base. Use the button to open Google Maps directions from Alexander City, AL.
The embedded map marks our Lanett base. Open the directions link for turn-by-turn navigation.
What our
students say
Real experiences from pilots who trained at Blue Skies Above.
Google Reviews Stuart Peters
Matthew is an excellent flight instructor with a vast knowledge and aptitude for flying. The fact that he has the heart of a teacher is the reason I learned so well with him and therefore successfully earned my PPL. Out of the several CFI’s I had during my training, he was the one that I learned the most from. Unlike some CFI’s, he was actually very concerned at making sure I was learning instead of just trying to make money off of me. I would definitely recommend him to anyone who wants to learn to fly. Hopefully, I will get to earn some more ratings with him in the future.
Read full ReviewTimi. O
Great flight school, with in house maintenance and pretty good DPE wait times. I got my private here and currently working on my instrument and my experience has been nothing but great. It feels less like a school and more like a family, where everyone knows each other and works well with each other. The owner/instructors are more than willing to work with you regarding availability scheduling and training frequency. Not just a flight school, you can also rent aircrafts by yourself which has helped me tremendously in getting real world flight experience whether solo or with friends. I would highly recommend this school if you are looking for flexibility, and training at a relatively low traffic airport, in close proximity to other great aerodromes for training.
Read full ReviewJohn Folta
I booked a Discovery flight for my grand daughter who is interested in someday getting her pilot’s license. The staff at blue skies were all wonderful. They patiently answered all of our questions and my granddaughter is now convinced that she definitely wants to learn to fly. She commented after her flight that “she’s never driven a car or a boat but she’s flown a plane”. I would certainly recommend the discovery flight and blue skies to anyone.
Read full ReviewThese Google reviews come from Blue Skies Above students overall, whatever their hometown.
Questions from Alexander City students
You train at our base, Lanett Municipal Airport (7A3), 4445 51st Ave SW, Lanett, Alabama 36863. Alexander City students commute there for discovery flights, lessons and rentals.
Lessons start from 7A3. Russell Field is the city's public airport and has no control tower, and cross-country flights go to other airports as your syllabus requires.
Group your ground briefing, flight and debrief into one visit. Tell us your availability when you contact us, and we will help you pick a lesson frequency that is realistic for your week.
Yes. We rent aircraft to certificated pilots at Lanett. Contact us for current rental rates and requirements.
You fly from our Lanett base with a certified instructor and take the controls. No experience is needed. It is a short introductory flight and a good way to decide whether flight training is right for you.
Plan your lessons from Alexander City
Tell us your availability and the program you want. We will help you plan a schedule for training at our Lanett base.
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Find a lesson schedule that fits your week
Tell us when you are free and we will help you plan training at our Lanett base.