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Burgos, Castilla y León, Spain

LEBG · LERJ

FlyBy Aviation Academy

  • ATO E-ATO-166 · AESA (Spain)Verified

Integrated ATPL school with its main base at Burgos Airport and a second base at Logroño-Agoncillo. It teaches in English, sells ATPL packages with or without residence, and runs a university pilot degree with the University of Burgos.

Home airfieldOurAirports · 2026-11-01
LEBG airfield diagram: runway 04/22, 2,100 m asphalt0422

ICAO

LEBG

Runway

04/22

Length

2,100 m

Elevation

2962 ft

Roots since
2008
Aircraft
49
Simulators
4
Programmes
3
From
€70k

Overview

Verified

Regulatory approval

ATO E-ATO-166

AESA (Spain) — EASA Part-FCL

VerifiedSource: AESA — Approved Training Organisations (ATO) listChecked 2026-11-01Listed in AESA's ATO register as E-ATO-166, FLY BAI, S.L., with Burgos and Logroño as bases.

Information completeness

100%

12 of 12 topics documented

Verification coverage

7%

2 verified · 20 school · 6 unconfirmed

Student review score

None yet

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Chief Executive Officer

Alex Alvarez

Chief Flight Instructor

Jaime Larrucea Calvo

July 2025

UnconfirmedSource: AFM — FlyBy announces a base near Madrid (Ocaña), AFM — FlyBy partnership with NyxAir, AFM — FlyBy appoints new Chief Flight InstructorChecked 2026-11-01

Ownership & campus

Operated by Fly Bai, S.L. (spelled this way in AESA's register; the school's FAQ writes FLYBAI, S.L.). The school and press say a new management team took over in 2015, when the school was close to bankruptcy.

UnconfirmedSource: AESA — Approved Training Organisations (ATO) list, Halldale — FlyBy secures status as Spain's largest flight schoolChecked 2026-11-01

In numbers

Who says what. Where sources disagree we show each figure side by side.

Burgos Airport operations, 2023

22,163, mostly FlyBy training flights

Aena figure for the whole airport; it attributes most of the 21,876 non-commercial operations to FlyBy.

VerifiedAena

Most active flight school in Spain

Ranked first on Aena operations

Only press items citing Aena data (September 2021, July 2023). The 2023 item says another school was bigger over the full year.

UnconfirmedAviationPros · AFM · AFM

Flight hours a year

35,000+

School reportedFlyBy Aviation Academy

Student nationalities

115+

School reportedFlyBy Aviation Academy

Training programmes

3 programmes documented from the school's own pages.

EASA Integrated ATPL Program

integrated~14 monthsSchool reported
  1. 1ATPL theory, part 1Months 1–4First 7 subjects and first official exams
  2. 2VFR flyingMonths 5–6First VFR training and first solo
  3. 3ATPL theory, part 2Months 7–10Remaining 6 subjects, cross-country and night VFR, first IFR flying
  4. 4IFR, simulator, MCC, UPRTMonths 11–14Single-engine IFR, simulator sessions, MCC and UPRT

You finish with

  • EASA CPL(A) with ME/IR
  • ATPL theory credit (frozen ATPL)
  • MCC
  • UPRT
  • Night rating

Entry requirements

Age
17 to apply; no upper limit
Education
Secondary school completed (foreign diplomas need an equivalence certificate)
Medical
EASA Class 1 without limitations
English
ICAO Level 4 minimum
Selection
Personality, English, maths and physics tests; the last three are eliminatory

The school says the course takes from 14 months. Flight and simulator hours are not published. Teaching is in English.

School's page

Aircraft fleet

49 aircraft in the fleet, according to the source below. Counts are not a guarantee of daily availability.

  • Tecnam P200818

    Single engine · 2 seats

  • Czech Sport Aircraft PS-28 Cruiser12

    Single engine · 2 seats

  • Tecnam P2006T / P2006T NG7

    Twin engine · 4 seats · Garmin G1000 NXi on some aircraft

  • Tecnam P-Mentor4

    Single engine · Garmin G3X

  • Cessna 1724

    Single engine · 4 seats

  • Tecnam P2002 Sierra2

    Single engine · 2 seats

  • Piper PA-281

    Single engine · 4 seats

  • American Champion Super Decathlon1

    Single engine · 2 seats · Aerobatic, used for UPRT

49aircraft
  • Single engine 42
  • Multi engine 7
18Single

Tecnam

P2008

2 seats

12Single

Czech Sport Aircraft

PS-28 Cruiser

2 seats

4Single

Tecnam

P-Mentor

Garmin G3X

4Single

Cessna

172

4 seats

2Single

Tecnam

P2002 Sierra

2 seats

1Single

Piper

PA-28

4 seats

1Single

American Champion

Super Decathlon

2 seats · Aerobatic, used for UPRT

7Twin

Tecnam

P2006T / P2006T NG

4 seats · Garmin G1000 NXi on some aircraft

Simulators

Airbus A320 FNPT II MCC · Boeing 737-800NG FNPT II MCC · Softek Tecnam P2006T FNPT II (×2)

School reportedSource: FlyBy — Fleet and simulatorsChecked 2026-11-01Counts per type from the fleet page; not a guarantee of daily availability.

Airfield & campus

Runway data from OurAirports — unconfirmed until checked against the national AIP.

LEBG airfield diagram: runway 04/22, 2,100 m asphalt0422LEBG

Burgos Airport

Main base: classrooms, simulators and flight training

ICAO
LEBG
Elevation
2962 ft
Runway
04/22
Length × width
2,100 × 45 m
Surface
Asphalt
Runway lengthvs 3,500 m
UnconfirmedOurAirports
LERJ airfield diagram: runway 11/29, 2,200 m concrete1129LERJ

Logroño-Agoncillo Airport

Second base (since 2024): flight training with part of the fleet

ICAO
LERJ
Elevation
1161 ft
Runway
11/29
Length × width
2,200 × 45 m
Surface
Concrete
Runway lengthvs 3,500 m
UnconfirmedOurAirports

Fleet

49 aircraft by type count (42 single, 7 twin)

Simulators

4 FNPT II, including A320 and B737 MCC trainers

English testing

ICAO English test centre, according to the school

Student accommodation on campus

Partner student residences in Burgos and Logroño. The all-inclusive ATPL package covers a single room with private bathroom and full board.

School reportedSource: FlyBy — Fleet and simulators, FlyBy — Admission requirementsChecked 2026-11-01
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Carretera de Logroño, 107, 09007 Burgos, Spain

Costs & financing

Published starting investment

From €69,500

Integrated ATPL basic package, without room and board.

Ask for a full quoteEstimate your total

Not published — ask in writing

  • Exact programme price
  • Accommodation and meals
  • Exam and licence fees
  • Extra flying hours
  • Resits and retests
  • Payment schedule and refunds

Financing: No in-house financing or instalment plan is published. The partners page lists WeMakeScholars, a loan platform for students from India.

School reportedSource: FlyBy — EASA Integrated ATPL Program, FlyBy — Cadet Program, FlyBy — Airline Transport Pilot Degree (ATPD), FlyBy — FAQsChecked 2026-11-01

Airline connections

Formal: announced by the airline or Airbus. Reported: terms unknown. No school can guarantee a job.

Reported

Neos

Pilot pathway · Since October 2024

Press reports selected graduates may be hired as Boeing 737 first officers. No statement from Neos found.

Unconfirmed
Reported

AlbaStar

Cadet and mentored programmes · 2025

Reported in April 2025 and listed on the school's partners page. No airline announcement found.

Unconfirmed
Reported

NyxAir

2025

Press reports priority hiring, mentoring and internships; only FlyBy is quoted.

Unconfirmed
Reported

HelloFly

2025

Reported in March 2025; not on the school's current partners page.

Unconfirmed
Reported

Dan Air

Listed on the school's partners page; terms not described.

School reported
Reported

Geosky

Listed on the school's partners page; terms not described.

School reported
School reportedSource: FlyBy Aviation Academy — official website, FlyBy — Cadet ProgramChecked 2026-11-01Airlines named as alumni employers are not partners. The Cadet Program includes a 12-month instructor contract with FlyBy.

History

Every milestone with its own source and status.

  1. 2008

    Founded

    Founded in Bilbao by two commercial pilots, according to the school.

    School reportedFlyBy

  2. 2015

    New management

    A new management team takes over a school with about ten cadets.

    School reportedFlyBy · Halldale

  3. 2020

    Burgos becomes main base

    Burgos Airport becomes the main training base.

    School reportedFlyBy

  4. Oct 2021

    Tops Aena activity figures

    Press citing Aena data for September 2021 reports FlyBy as Spain's most active flight school.

    UnconfirmedHalldale · AviationPros · AFM

  5. 2022

    University degree

    Pilot degree launched with the University of Burgos.

    School reportedFlyBy

  6. 2024

    Logroño base

    Opens a second base at Logroño-Agoncillo.

    School reportedFlyBy

Check before you pay

What the public sources don't settle — and the questions to put to the school in writing.

Things that don't line up

Not necessarily a problem — but worth asking about in writing.

  • Fleet size

    The fleet page's counts per type add up to 49 aircraft, against a “45+” headline; it lists 7 twins but summarises 5.

    FlyBy · FlyBy Aviation Academy

  • Modular courses

    AESA approves modular ATPL, CPL, PPL, IR and FI courses, but the FAQ says modular ATPL is not currently offered and the site sells only integrated packages.

    AESA · FlyBy

  • Registered address

    AESA lists the ATO at an address in León; the school gives Carretera de Logroño 107, Burgos. AESA names Burgos and Logroño as training bases.

    AESA · FlyBy

  • Bases

    Press reported bases at Soria (2020) and Ocaña near Madrid (2024); the current website lists only Burgos and Logroño-Agoncillo.

    Halldale · AFM · FlyBy

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27 sources

Last checked 1 Nov 2026. Something wrong or out of date?

  1. 01FlyBy Aviation Academy — official websiteschool website
  2. 02FlyBy — EASA Integrated ATPL Programschool website
  3. 03FlyBy — Fleet and simulatorsschool website
  4. 04FlyBy — Our storyschool website
  5. 05FlyBy — The campusschool website
  6. 06FlyBy — Admission requirementsschool website
  7. 07FlyBy — Partnersschool website
  8. 08FlyBy — Cadet Programschool website
  9. 09FlyBy — Airline Transport Pilot Degree (ATPD)school website
  10. 10FlyBy — Open daysschool website
  11. 11FlyBy — FAQsschool website
  12. 12FlyBy — Contactschool website
  13. 13AESA — Approved Training Organisations (ATO) listregulator · 2026-10
  14. 14Aena — Burgos Airport closes 2023 with over 22,000 operationsregulator · 2024-01-15
  15. 15Halldale — FlyBy secures status as Spain's largest flight schoolpress · 2021-10-27
  16. 16AviationPros — FlyBy becomes Spain's largest flight schoolpress · 2021-10-26
  17. 17AFM — FlyBy becomes the most active flight school in Spainpress · 2021-10-17
  18. 18AFM — FlyBy shares July 2023 metricspress · 2023-08-29
  19. 19AFM — FlyBy announces a base near Madrid (Ocaña)press · 2024-08-06
  20. 20Halldale — FlyBy second training base (Soria)press · 2020-10-06
  21. 21Digital de León — FlyBy leaving Leónpress · 2020-03-05
  22. 22AFM — FlyBy partnership with Neospress · 2024-11-12
  23. 23AFM — FlyBy partnership with NyxAirpress · 2025-03-13
  24. 24AFM — FlyBy cadet programme with AlbaStarpress · 2025-04-22
  25. 25AFM — FlyBy and HelloFly partnershippress · 2025-03-03
  26. 26AFM — FlyBy appoints new Chief Flight Instructorpress · 2025-07-02
  27. 27University of Burgos — Pilot degree presentationpartner announcement
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