Sydney Flying Academy

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia· Bankstown Aerodrome(YSBK)

✓ Approved by CASA· Approval CASA.141 FTO.0369

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Sydney Flying Academy at a glance

Sydney Flying Academy is a flight school at Bankstown Aerodrome (YSBK) in Sydney, Australia. It offers training for Trial flights, Private pilot licence (PPL), Light aircraft licence (LAPL, NPPL, sport), and Mountain flying. At Bankstown Aerodrome, 83% of daylight hours have weather suitable for training flights. The best months are April, May, and June; January is the most difficult. There are 21 other flight schools within 50 km.

Courses and training

Trial flights

This school offers trial flights.

from $259 (30 min)

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Aircraft

Fleet details not published yet.

Typical flying weather at Bankstown Aerodrome

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).

75% Jan
80% Feb
83% Mar
91% Apr
89% May
89% Jun
88% Jul
85% Aug
86% Sep
81% Oct
77% Nov
77% Dec

From weather reports at Sydney (17 km from the airfield), 2016–2025.

Location

Airfield
Bankstown Aerodrome(YSBK)
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Source: CASA list of approved flight training organisations, and the school’s own website.Details last checked September 2026.

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