Avia Flight Academy

Avia Flight Academy is a flight school in Connecticut that trains both career pilots and people who fly for pleasure. It was founded in 2019 in Stratford by Amro and Daniela, and trains from Sikorsky Memorial Airport. In 2026 it opened a second location at Waterbury-Oxford Airport in Oxford. The school serves students from Fairfield County, the rest of Connecticut and the New York City area.

Training programs

• Professional pilot pathways from zero experience: Private Pilot, Instrument Rating, Commercial Pilot, multi-engine add-on, time building and CFI/CFII, toward the 1,500 hours needed for airline eligibility
• Fully Immersive Pathway: full-time accelerated training that can be completed in as little as 10 months
• Structured Flex Pathway (Flex 18): training three to four times per week on a set timeline
• Progressive Pathway: self-paced, pay-per-phase training
• Recreational pathways, private pilot and beyond
• Multi-engine training, including an accelerated multi-engine week
• Young Aviator Academy: a STEM course for teens with two flight lessons over three months
• Discovery flights

Fleet

The fleet is mainly Piper. It includes Piper Cherokee PA-28-140 and PA-28-180, Piper Warrior PA-28-151, Piper Archer PA-28-180 and several Piper Archer TX PA-28-181 aircraft with Garmin G1000. For multi-engine training it uses a Piper Seneca I and a Piper Seminole PA-44-180. A Piper Arrow PA-28R-200 is used for complex aircraft training, and the school has a Redbird Advanced Avionics Training Device (AATD) simulator.

Company facts

• Founded in 2019 in Stratford, Connecticut
• Second location at Waterbury-Oxford Airport opened in 2026
• Partner school of Purdue Global, which can give up to 45 transfer credits toward a BS in Professional Flight
• Connected with FSANA and the FAA Safety Team (FAAST)

Contact

Phone: (203) 212-3799 (Stratford), (203) 266-2003 (Oxford)