DGCA-approved flying training organisations
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How DGCA ranks schools. DGCA scores each approved FTO on operations (aircraft, instructors and students per aircraft, 40%), training performance (20%), safety (20%), compliance (10%) and student support (10%). Category A+ is 85% and above, A is 70% to 85%, B is 50% to 70%, and C is below 50%. In the April 2026 ranking no school reached A+, one reached A, 17 were B and 17 were C. Schools approved less than 18 months earlier were not ranked.
Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Uran Akademi
DGCA Category B- Fursatganj Airfield, Raebareli/Amethi, Uttar Pradesh
- Birsi Airport, Gondia, Maharashtra
- Kalaburagi Airport, Karnataka
- Ownership
- Central Government
- DGCA approval no.
- 01/1999
- Fleet (Dec 2024)
- 13 single-engine, 2 multi-engine
Orient Flight Aviation Academy
DGCA Category B- Mysuru Airport, Karnataka
- Ownership
- Private Ltd
- DGCA approval no.
- 07/2015
- Fleet (Dec 2024)
- 8 single-engine, 2 multi-engine
Asia Pacific Training Academy
DGCA Category C- Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Hyderabad, Telangana
- Kalaburagi Airport, Karnataka
- Ownership
- Private Ltd
- DGCA approval no.
- 06/2015
- Fleet (Dec 2024)
- 5 single-engine, 1 multi-engine
Redbird Flight Training Academy Pvt. Ltd
DGCA Category C- Baramati Airport, Maharashtra
- Suktara Airport, Seoni, Madhya Pradesh
- Lilabari Airport, North Lakhimpur, Assam
- Kalaburagi Airport, Karnataka
- Belagavi Airport, Karnataka
- Ownership
- Private Ltd
- DGCA approval no.
- 01/2020
- Fleet (Dec 2024)
- 38 single-engine, 4 multi-engine
Government Flying Training School
Not currently trainingDGCA: FTO approval not valid as on 28.02.2026.
- Jakkur Aerodrome, Bengaluru, Karnataka
- Ownership
- State Government
- DGCA approval no.
- 07/2016
- Fleet (Dec 2024)
- 3 single-engine, 1 multi-engine
Sources
Category and exclusions: DGCA ranking released 24 April 2026. Flying bases, ownership, approval numbers and fleet: DGCA list of approved FTOs as on 2 December 2024. Bases and fleet may have changed since then. AIR BITOLA has no commercial relationship with these schools; confirm current approval, fees and seat availability directly with DGCA and the school before paying.