Flight School Near Columbus, GA: Commute and Train at Lanett
Columbus students commute to our base, Lanett Municipal Airport (7A3) in Alabama, a non-towered airport where you learn to make your own radio calls. See the programs, then book a discovery flight.
Flight school near Columbus: commute from Columbus and train at Lanett
If you live near Columbus or Fort Benning, which the Army renamed back from Fort Moore in March 2025, 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.
The airports differ in a way that matters to a new student. Columbus Airport (CSG) has a control tower and airline service. Lanett has no control tower, so pilots announce their position and intentions on the shared radio frequency, CTAF 122.8. You make your own radio calls and watch for traffic from the first lessons, and your instructor can plan towered airports into cross-country training.
- Training base: Lanett Municipal Airport (7A3), Alabama
- Columbus students commute to our Lanett base
- Non-towered airport using CTAF 122.8
- Lessons are flown from Lanett, while Columbus Airport (CSG) serves airline traffic
Scheduling flexibility for Columbus-area students
If your work or duty schedule changes from week to week, a Part 61 structure lets you set the pace instead of following a semester calendar.
Tell us your shift pattern or availability before you book, and we will talk through how to build lessons around it. You pay for the aircraft time and instruction you use, with no minimum billing.
- Part 61 flexibility instead of an academic calendar
- No minimum billing
- Cessna 172 trainers with Garmin avionics, listed on our fleet page
- Instrument rating and commercial pilot training after private pilot
Columbus location details: what to know about our Lanett base
Our training base is Lanett Municipal Airport (7A3), a public airport owned by the City of Lanett, Alabama. Most students start with the Private Pilot Certificate. If you already hold one, instrument rating and commercial pilot training are offered at the same airport.
Career path and financing from Columbus
Flight instructor training is offered for students who want to build hours toward a flying career. Blue Skies Above partners with Stratus Financial, which offers private student loans for flight training. If you plan to use education benefits, ask us directly before you enroll.
Programs flown at Lanett for Columbus students
Every program below is flown at our base, Lanett Municipal Airport (7A3), and open to students from Columbus. 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 Columbus train at our Lanett base. Use the button to open Google Maps directions from Columbus, GA.
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 Columbus students
You train at our base, Lanett Municipal Airport (7A3), 4445 51st Ave SW, Lanett, Alabama 36863. Columbus students commute there for discovery flights, lessons and rentals.
No. Lanett has no control tower, and pilots coordinate on CTAF 122.8. Columbus Airport (CSG) has a control tower and airline service, while our lessons start from Lanett.
Anyone can book a discovery flight. Tell us about your duty or work schedule when you contact us so we can talk through realistic lesson blocks. If you plan to use education benefits, ask us directly before you enroll.
We offer private pilot, instrument rating, commercial pilot and flight instructor training, including instrument flight instructor. Multi-engine programs are listed as upcoming with a waitlist.
Use the directions link on this page to open current navigation from Columbus in Google Maps. We do not publish a drive time because it depends on where you start and on traffic.
Check availability for Columbus-area students
Tell us which program you want and what your schedule looks like. We will reply with next steps for training at Lanett.
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Take the controls at Lanett before you commit to a program
Talk to us about your schedule or book a discovery flight at Lanett Municipal Airport. No experience needed.