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Sunrise Aviation
Sunrise Flight Academy trains pilots at Ormond Beach, Lakeland and Jacksonville, with professional pilot and private pilot programs for international and domestic students. It says it has trained pilots from more than 50 countries since 1983.
| Location | Ormond Beach, Florida |
|---|---|
| Airport | Ormond Beach Municipal Airport (OMN) |
| FAA Part 141 certificate | FPQS990D |
| Registered aircraft | 28, median year 2000 |
| Daytime VFR | 79% of hours |
Aircraft
The FAA aircraft registry lists 28 piston, turboprop or helicopter aircraft with a valid registration under the name of Sunrise Aviation Inc, with a Florida owner address. The most common are Cessna 172S (11), Cessna 172R (7), Piper PA-44-180 (5), Piper PA-28R-201 (2). The median year of manufacture is 2000, so the typical aircraft is about 26 years old.
| Model | Aircraft |
|---|---|
| Cessna 172S | 11 |
| Cessna 172R | 7 |
| Piper PA-44-180 | 5 |
| Piper PA-28R-201 | 2 |
| Piper PA-34-200 | 2 |
| Piper PA-28R-180 | 1 |
Aircraft registered to the school in the FAA registry. A registration shows ownership, not use, and leased aircraft will not appear.
Flying weather
Using hourly reports from Ormond Beach Muni, 2021 to 2025, VFR conditions (cloud base above 3,000 feet and visibility above 5 miles) held for 79% of daytime hours, 7am to 7pm local time. IFR or worse conditions made up 5% of daytime hours. April was the clearest month at 85% VFR, and December the least clear at 72%. On about 236 days a year, at least 80% of daytime hours were VFR.
The airport
Ormond Beach Municipal Airport is in Ormond Beach, Florida.
- Elevation 29 ft
- Longest runway 09/27, 4,005 ft, asphalt
- Runways 2
Other locations on the certificate
The FAA lists more training locations on this certificate in: Jacksonville, Lakeland.
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 Sunrise Aviation an FAA Part 141 school?
Yes. FAA records list Sunrise Aviation Inc as a Part 141 pilot school under certificate FPQS990D, with an address in Ormond Beach, Florida. The FAA list used here was updated on 12 October 2026.
Where is Sunrise Aviation based?
Its address in the FAA record is 740 Airport Rd, Ormond Beach, Florida, close to Ormond Beach Municipal Airport (OMN). Confirm training locations with the school.
What aircraft does Sunrise Aviation fly?
The FAA registry lists 28 aircraft registered to the company, mostly Cessna 172S and Cessna 172R. Ask the school which aircraft it trains in, because a registration shows ownership, not use.
What is the flying weather like near Sunrise Aviation?
The nearest weather station reported VFR conditions for 79% 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
- Federal Aviation Administration. Releasable Aircraft Registry database, downloaded 15 October 2026. https://registry.faa.gov/database/ReleasableAircraft.zip
- 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: flysunrise.com, read 15 October 2026.