Great Planes Aviation

Great Planes Aviation is a flight training, aircraft maintenance and ground services company at Rochester International Airport in Rochester, Minnesota, at 7300 Brataas Drive SW. The company is led by owner and president Erik Lundquist.

Services

The maintenance department is an FAA Part 145 repair station working on piston, turboprop and turbine aircraft. Listed capabilities include:

• Scheduled and unscheduled maintenance, routine inspections and pre-purchase inspections
• Engine repairs and overhauls, structural and composite repair, minor paint
• Avionics removal, replacement and setup, and avionics upgrades
• Air conditioning, oxygen and TKS ice protection service; CAPS overhaul qualified
• Return-to-service flights, airline on-call maintenance and aircraft pickup and delivery

Flight training

Great Planes Pilot Academy offers a Pro-Pilot Track from zero experience to commercial pilot over 18 to 24 months, a custom track, accelerated multi-engine courses and ground schools. The academy fleet includes Piper Archer, Warrior and Seminole aircraft and a Redbird MCX simulator. The company also runs an Aeroclub for member pilots and lists a Cirrus Training Center.

FBO and facilities

The company also provides ground handling at the Rochester and Eau Claire, Wisconsin airports and Skycap and parking staffing at Rochester International Airport.

Cirrus services

Cirrus Aircraft Authorized Service Center, Cirrus Training Center.

• Maintenance for Cirrus SR20, SR22 and SR22T aircraft
• Cirrus Airframe Parachute System (CAPS) overhaul
• Garmin avionics service
• Avidyne avionics service
• Ice protection system maintenance
• Composite and paint repair
• Air conditioning service
• Cirrus parts
• Aircraft pickup and delivery

Source: Cirrus Aircraft service center locator (October 2026) and the company’s website.