Flight School Near Fort Benning, GA: Lessons Around Your Duty Schedule

The base you may know as Fort Moore was renamed Fort Benning in March 2025. Service members and families from the area train with us at Lanett Municipal Airport (7A3).

Blue Skies Above Cessna flying among the clouds

Flight school near Fort Benning, formerly Fort Moore

In March 2025, the Army renamed Fort Moore back to Fort Benning, this time honoring Cpl. Fred G. Benning, a World War I soldier. If you searched for flight training near Fort Moore, you are in the right place.

Blue Skies Above does not operate on the base. Our students from the area train at Lanett Municipal Airport (7A3), 4445 51st Ave SW, Lanett, Alabama, a non-towered airport on the Alabama and Georgia line.

  • Training base: Lanett Municipal Airport (7A3), Lanett, Alabama
  • Fort Moore is now Fort Benning again (March 2025)
  • Part 61 training that follows your schedule
  • We fly 7 days a week
View from a Cessna wing above the clouds

Why Part 61 training fits a military schedule

Part 61 training follows your availability instead of a fixed semester calendar. When duty changes your week, you and your instructor move lessons to the days you have.

We fly 7 days a week, so weekend blocks are an option. You pay for the time you fly, with no minimum billing, so a slow month does not cost you a minimum charge.

  • Lessons planned around your availability
  • Weekday and weekend lessons
  • No minimum billing
  • Private pilot through flight instructor at the same airport
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Flight lessons for military spouses and teens

Flight training is not only for service members. Spouses and family members can start with a discovery flight, and a student can take lessons before getting a medical or student pilot certificate. Both are needed before the first solo.

Blue Skies Above Cessna training aircraft

Paying for training near Fort Benning

Financing is available to qualified applicants through our lending partners. Contact us about your situation before you start, and we will walk you through the options we offer.

Training programs for Fort Benning students, flown at Lanett

These programs are flown at Lanett Municipal Airport (7A3) and open to service members, families, and civilians from the Fort Benning area.

Getting to Lanett Municipal Airport

Blue Skies Above trains at Lanett Municipal Airport (7A3), 4445 51st Ave SW, Lanett, Alabama 36863. Students from Fort Benning train at our Lanett base. Use the button to open Google Maps directions from Fort Benning, GA.

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What our
students say

Real experiences from pilots who trained at Blue Skies Above.

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Stuart Peters

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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.

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Timi. O

Google

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.

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John Folta

Google

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.

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Questions from Fort Benning students

Yes. The installation was named Fort Benning, renamed Fort Moore in 2023, and renamed Fort Benning again in March 2025.

Talk to us about training from Fort Benning

Tell us your goals and how your schedule works. We will help you plan a first step at our Lanett base.

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