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ATP Flight School breaks ground on new pilot training center at KFMY

By General Aviation News Staff · June 21, 2021 ·

ATP Flight School has begun construction on a new pilot training center at Page Field (KFMY) in Ft. Myers, Florida.

The new Ft. Myers facility will join ATP’s 60 other locations to increase training capacity, according to company officials.

With 9,000 square feet of classroom, briefing, and simulator space, ATP will use the facility to train aspiring pilots in the Airline Career Pilot Program. Starting with zero experience, students graduate in nine months.

Adjacent to the training center will be a 10,000-square-foot maintenance center dedicated to maintaining ATP’s training feet.

ATP already operates at Ft. Myers Page Field and has been taking delivery of factory-new Piper Archers. Twenty-five of these Garmin G1000 NXi equipped aircraft are being delivered throughout 2021, as ATP increases training capacity across the nation.

With future pilot retirements outpacing the training industry’s capabilities, ATP has expanded access to airline pilot training throughout Florida. In addition to Ft. Myers, Jacksonville, Daytona Beach, Orlando, Ft. Lauderdale, Stuart, and Tampa locations, this spring ATP opened training centers in Sarasota, Lakeland, and Boca Raton.

Airline Career Pilot Program class dates begin each Monday at ATP’s existing Ft. Myers location, with construction on the new training center scheduled to be completed in January 2022.

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