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Florida Aviation Academy
Florida Aviation Academy at Pompano Beach Airpark offers FAA-approved professional pilot training described as 260 hours, with discovery flights, full-motion simulator training, flexible start dates and financing.
| Location | Pompano Beach, Florida |
|---|---|
| Airport | Pompano Beach Airpark (PMP) |
| FAA Part 141 certificate | S9YS458K |
| Daytime VFR | 94% of hours |
Aircraft
No aircraft with a valid registration under this school's name appear in the FAA registry. Many schools fly leased aircraft or aircraft owned by a related company, so ask what they train in.
Flying weather
Using hourly reports from Pompano Beach, 2021 to 2025, VFR conditions (cloud base above 3,000 feet and visibility above 5 miles) held for 94% of daytime hours, 7am to 7pm local time. IFR or worse conditions made up 2% of daytime hours. May was the clearest month at 97% VFR, and January the least clear at 87%. On about 328 days a year, at least 80% of daytime hours were VFR.
The airport
Pompano Beach Airpark is in Pompano Beach, Florida.
- Elevation 19 ft
- Longest runway 15/33, 4,918 ft, asphalt
- Runways 3
Other schools at PMP
What Part 141 means
Part 141 lets a flight school hold an FAA certificate for its courses, which follow FAA-approved outlines and FAA inspection. Most US instruction runs under Part 61 instead, so a school without this listing is not necessarily worse.
Common questions
Is Florida Aviation Academy an FAA Part 141 school?
Yes. FAA records list South Sky Aviation Corp as a Part 141 pilot school under certificate S9YS458K, with an address in Pompano Beach, Florida. The FAA list used here was updated on 12 October 2026.
Where is Florida Aviation Academy based?
Its address in the FAA record is 1401 NE 10th St, Pompano Beach, Florida, close to Pompano Beach Airpark (PMP). Confirm training locations with the school.
What is the flying weather like near Florida Aviation Academy?
The nearest weather station reported VFR conditions for 94% of daytime hours from 2021 to 2025.
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Sources
- Federal Aviation Administration. AVInfo Find a Facility, Part 141 pilot schools, data updated 12 October 2026. https://www.faa.gov/av-info/facility-dashboard
- Iowa Environmental Mesonet. Routine hourly ASOS and AWOS observations, 2021 to 2025. US National Weather Service observations archived at Iowa State University. https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/request/download.phtml
- OurAirports airport and runway data, public domain. https://github.com/davidmegginson/ourairports-data
- School description summarised from the school's own website: flaviationacademy.com, read 15 October 2026.