Chester, England, United Kingdom· Hawarden Airport(EGGP)
✓ Approved by UK Civil Aviation Authority· Approval GBR.ATO.0533
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Merseyflight Air Training School is a flight school at Hawarden Airport (EGGP) in Chester, United Kingdom. It offers training for Trial flights, Private pilot licence (PPL), Commercial pilot licence (CPL), Instrument rating, Multi-engine rating, and Flight instructor. Its fleet includes Piper PA-38 Tomahawk, Piper PA-28 (Warrior, Archer, Arrow, Cherokee), and Piper PA-44 Seminole. Its published PPL package (£12,500) is about 31% above the typical price in the United Kingdom (£9,600). Its trial flight (£260) is about 48% above the typical price in the United Kingdom (£175). At Hawarden Airport, 71% of daylight hours have weather suitable for training flights. The best months are April, May, and August; January is the most difficult. There are 9 other flight schools within 31 miles.
This school offers trial flights.
Trial Flying Lesson £259; Aerobatic Experience £309
Trial flight details ↗| Course or item | Price |
|---|---|
| Trial Flying Lesson trial | £259 ≈ $328 |
| Aerobatic Experience trial | £309 ≈ $391 |
| PPL training budget course Includes: 45 hours typical minimum | £12,500 ≈ $15,823 |
| Hour Building budget - private pilot route course Includes: 155 hours typical route | £25,000 ≈ $31,646 |
| Flight Instructor Course budget course Includes: 30 hours typical route | £13,400 ≈ $16,962 |
| Private pilot to commercial pathway estimate course Includes: Estimated budget | £50,400 ≈ $63,797 |
| Night Rating course Includes: 5 hours typical route | £1,500 ≈ $1,899 |
| IR(R) course Includes: 15 hours typical route | £4,200 ≈ $5,316 |
| Commercial-route hour building course Includes: 90 hours typical route | £16,000 ≈ $20,253 |
| ATPL ground school course | £2,800 ≈ $3,544 |
| Multi-Engine Piston course Includes: 6 hours typical route | £3,900 ≈ $4,937 |
| Competency Based Instrument Rating course Includes: 25 hours typical route | £11,150 ≈ $14,114 |
| Commercial Pilot Licence course Includes: 15 hours typical route | £5,600 ≈ $7,089 |
| Advanced UPRT course Includes: 3 hours typical route | £1,400 ≈ $1,772 |
| APS MCC course Includes: 40 hours typical route | £5,750 ≈ $7,278 |
| Learn to Fly Starter Package course | £919 ≈ $1,163 |
Prices last checked September 2026. Always confirm the current price with the school.
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).
From weather reports at Liverpool (0 miles from the airfield), 2016–2025.
Liverpool, England · Liverpool John Lennon Airport (EGGP)
Typically 71% of daylight hours flyable over the year
Merseyside, England · Liverpool John Lennon Airport (EGGP)
Typically 71% of daylight hours flyable over the year
Liverpool, England · Liverpool John Lennon Airport (EGGP)
Typically 71% of daylight hours flyable over the year
Manchester, England · Manchester Barton Aerodrome (EGCB)
Typically 67% of daylight hours flyable over the year
Manchester, Greater Manchester, England · City Airport and Heliport (Barton Aerodrome) (EGCB)
Typically 67% of daylight hours flyable over the year
Blackpool, England · Blackpool Airport (EGNH)
Typically 68% of daylight hours flyable over the year