Dento Aviation

Dorset, England, United Kingdom· Bournemouth Airport(EGHH)

✓ Approved by UK Civil Aviation Authority· Approval GBR.ATO.0559

Dento Aviation at a glance

Dento Aviation is a flight school at Bournemouth Airport (EGHH) in Dorset, United Kingdom. It offers training for MCC / jet orientation, Type ratings, Flight instructor, Multi-engine rating, Private pilot licence (PPL), and Airline pilot training (ATPL). Its fleet includes Pipistrel, Diamond DA42, and Flight simulator. Its published PPL package (£11,600) is about 25% above the typical price in the United Kingdom (£9,300). At Bournemouth Airport, 68% of daylight hours have weather suitable for training flights. The best months are May, July, and August; December is the most difficult. There are 5 other flight schools within 31 miles.

Courses and training

Trial flights

This school offers trial flights.

Trial flight details ↗

Prices

Course or itemPrice
Private Pilot Licence programme
course
Includes: PPL theoretical training and PPL flight training; Dento Aviation states it is exempt from VAT.
€13,500
≈ $14,674
PPL flight training rate
hour
Includes: Flight training rate; Dento Aviation states it is exempt from VAT.
€250
≈ $272
PPL FNPT II simulator rate
hour
Includes: FNPT II simulator training.
€200
≈ $217
Hour building standard rate
hour
€250
≈ $272
Pipistrel Explorer 100-hour package
100-hour package
Includes: VAT included.
€14,000
≈ $15,217
Pipistrel Explorer 50-hour package
50-hour package
Includes: VAT included.
€7,250
≈ $7,880
Pipistrel Explorer 25-hour package
25-hour package
Includes: VAT included.
€3,700
≈ $4,022
Pipistrel Explorer standard package rate
hour
Includes: VAT included.
€160
≈ $174
Diamond DA42 100-hour package
100-hour package
Includes: VAT included.
€44,000
≈ $47,826
Diamond DA42 50-hour package
50-hour package
Includes: VAT included.
€22,250
≈ $24,185
Diamond DA42 25-hour package
25-hour package
Includes: VAT included.
€11,200
≈ $12,174
Diamond DA42 standard package rate
hour
Includes: VAT included.
€460
≈ $500
Modular ATPL programme
course
Includes: Modular CPL, IR and MEP programme with ATPL theory, PPL, night rating, hour building, PBN and UPRT modules.
€59,450
≈ $64,620
Integrated ATPL programme
course
Includes: Integrated CPL, IR, MEP and MCC programme.
€62,000
≈ $67,391
ATPL theoretical training full-time
course
Includes: Full-time ATPL theoretical training.
€8,500
≈ $9,239
ATPL theoretical training distance learning
course
Includes: Distance-learning ATPL theoretical training.
€3,500
≈ $3,804
Modular CPL / IR / MEP
course
Includes: 10 hours SEP, 30 hours MEP and 40 hours FNPT II, including the CPL and MEP IR skill tests as described on the course page.
€26,000
≈ $28,261
IR theory full-time option
course
Includes: IR theory; full-time option available for a minimum of two students.
€5,000
≈ $5,435
IR theory distance-learning option
course
Includes: IR theory; distance-learning option.
€2,500
≈ $2,717
FI(A) teaching and learning
25-hour component
Includes: 25 hours of teaching and learning.
€2,500
≈ $2,717
FI(A) theoretical knowledge instruction
100-hour component
Includes: 100 hours of theoretical knowledge instruction.
€1,200
≈ $1,304
FI(A) flight instruction
30-hour component
Includes: 30 hours of flight instruction.
€4,800
≈ $5,217

Prices last checked September 2026. Always confirm the current price with the school.

Aircraft

Typical flying weather at Bournemouth Airport

Share of daylight hours each month with weather suitable for training flights (cloud base at least 3,000 ft, visibility at least 5 statute miles / 8 km, wind no more than 20 knots, no thunderstorms, freezing conditions or snow).

54% Jan
55% Feb
59% Mar
77% Apr
79% May
77% Jun
81% Jul
78% Aug
75% Sep
67% Oct
63% Nov
49% Dec

From weather reports at Bournemouth (0 miles from the airfield), 2016–2025.

Location

Airfield
Bournemouth Airport(EGHH)
Address
European Cargo, No 1 Enterprise Way, Bournemouth Airport, Dorset, BH23 6BS
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Source: UK Civil Aviation Authority list of approved training organisations (CAP / Doc 31), and the school’s own website.Details last checked September 2026.

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