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IFA

Cascais, Lisbon, Portugal

LPCS · LPVZ · LPBR

IFA – International Flight Academy

  • ATO PT.ATO.007 · ANAC (Portugal)Verified

Portuguese training group headquartered at Cascais aerodrome near Lisbon, with further pilot-training bases at Viseu and Braga. It offers integrated and modular ATPL, PPL, instructor, MCC and type-rating courses, with simulators and in-house aircraft maintenance.

Home airfieldOurAirports · 2026-11-02
LPCS airfield diagram: runway 17/35, 1,400 m asphalt1735

ICAO

LPCS

Runway

17/35

Length

1,400 m

Elevation

325 ft

Aircraft
21
Programmes
7

Overview

Verified

Regulatory approval

ATO PT.ATO.007

ANAC (Portugal) — EASA Part-FCL

VerifiedSource: ANAC — Approved Training Organisations (Part-FCL), April 2026Checked 2026-11-01Listed in ANAC's April 2026 register as PT.ATO.007, IFA – International Flight Academy, Lda.

Information completeness

83%

10 of 12 topics documented

Verification coverage

11%

2 verified · 17 school · 0 unconfirmed

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Ownership & campus

Part of the IFA Group, whose maintenance organisation, IFA Industries, traces its origins to Aviometa in 1979.

School reportedSource: IFA — About us (bases, fleet, simulators, courses)Checked 2026-11-01

Training programmes

7 programmes documented from the school's own pages.

Integrated ATPL(A)

integrated~24 monthsSchool reported

You finish with

  • EASA CPL(A)
  • ATPL(A) theory
  • SEP
  • ME-IR/PBN
  • Night rating
  • MCC or APS MCC
  • UPRT

Entry requirements

Age
17 or over
Education
Secondary education completed
Medical
Able to obtain an EASA Class 1 certificate
Selection
Compass test (psychometrics, motor skills; English, maths and physics knowledge) and interview
Other
No criminal record in the last 5 years

Offered at Cascais (day and evening), Viseu and Braga. Price available on request; a 16-month fast-track version runs at Viseu.

School's page

Aircraft fleet

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

  • Grumman GA-7 Cougar6

    Twin engine · 4 seats

  • Cessna 1725

    Single engine · 4 seats · G1000 version also listed, without a count

  • Pipistrel Explorer4

    Single engine · 2 seats

  • Cessna 1523

    Single engine · 2 seats

  • Pipistrel Virus2

    Single engine · 2 seats

  • Pipistrel Velis Electro1

    Single engine · 2 seats · Electric

21aircraft
  • Single engine 15
  • Multi engine 6
6Twin

Grumman

GA-7 Cougar

4 seats

5Single

Cessna

172

4 seats · G1000 version also listed, without a count

4Single

Pipistrel

Explorer

2 seats

3Single

Cessna

152

2 seats

2Single

Pipistrel

Virus

2 seats

1Single

Pipistrel

Velis Electro

2 seats · Electric

Simulators

FNPT II A320 (APS MCC) · FNPT II Boeing 737 MAX (APS MCC, JOC) · ALSIM AL250 · ALSIM ALX

School reportedSource: IFA — About us (bases, fleet, simulators, courses)Checked 2026-11-01Counts from the About page; the site gives several different totals.

Airfield & campus

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

LPCS airfield diagram: runway 17/35, 1,400 m asphalt1735LPCS

Cascais Airport

Headquarters: day and evening classes

ICAO
LPCS
Elevation
325 ft
Runway
17/35
Length × width
1,400 × 30 m
Surface
Asphalt
Runway lengthvs 3,500 m
UnconfirmedOurAirports
LPVZ airfield diagram: runway 36/18, 1,230 m asphalt3618LPVZ

Aerodromo Goncalves Lobato (Viseu Airport)

Day classes and the 16-month fast-track course

ICAO
LPVZ
Elevation
2060 ft
Runway
36/18
Length × width
1,230 × 30 m
Surface
Asphalt
Runway lengthvs 3,500 m
UnconfirmedOurAirports
LPBR airfield diagram: runway 07/25, 939 m asphalt0725LPBR

Braga Municipal Aerodrome

New base: day classes

ICAO
LPBR
Elevation
247 ft
Runway
07/25
Length × width
939 × 23 m
Surface
Asphalt
Runway lengthvs 3,500 m
UnconfirmedOurAirports

Student accommodation on campus

Included only in the Viseu fast-track all-included pack: a private room in a shared apartment.

School reportedSource: IFA — ATPL(A) Plus Fast-Track, all included (Viseu)Checked 2026-11-01
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Rua Bartolomeu de Gusmão, nº 118, 2785-269 S. Domingos de Rana, Portugal

Costs & financing

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  • Exact programme price
  • Accommodation and meals
  • Exam and licence fees
  • Extra flying hours
  • Resits and retests
  • Payment schedule and refunds
School reportedSource: IFA — ATPL(A) Plus Fast-Track, all included (Viseu)Checked 2026-11-01Fast-track prices as listed on the school's page; the 24-month course is priced on request.

Airline connections

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

Airline connections not provided yet. This does not mean the school lacks it — we have not found a reliable source.

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Things that don't line up

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  • Fleet size

    The About page says “30+ aircraft” in a heading and “more than 25 aircraft” in the text; the fast-track page says “more than 15 airplanes”. The listed types add up to 21 with counts.

    IFA · IFA

  • Simulators

    A heading says “6 simulators in Portugal”, the text says four, and four are named.

    IFA

  • Bases

    The About page names Cascais, Viseu, Braga and Morlaix (France); elsewhere it mentions only Cascais and Viseu. Braga opened as a new base, announced in 2025.

    IFA · AFM · AFM

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7 sources

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

  1. 01IFA — official websiteschool website
  2. 02IFA — About us (bases, fleet, simulators, courses)school website
  3. 03IFA — ATPL(A) Plus Fast-Track, all included (Viseu)school website
  4. 04IFA — Integrated ATPL(A) courseschool website
  5. 05AFM — IFA welcomes 18-cadet ATPL class in Cascaispress · 2025-10-01
  6. 06AFM — IFA's first Integrated ATPL cohort of 2026press · 2026-03-04
  7. 07ANAC — Approved Training Organisations (Part-FCL), April 2026regulator · 2026-04
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