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Financing a flight training acquisition

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The SBA 7(a) lenders funding the most flight training acquisitions, ranked from public loan records — typical deal about $634K. A lender doing your industry every week underwrites faster and prices sharper.

Deal economics— what it takes to buy & finance flight training

$806K

Typical loan

range $301K–$1.93M

$895K

Est. purchase price

≈ loan ÷ 90%

$122,727

Cash to close

$89,500 down + fees

$10,423/mo

Typical payment

~9.5% · 10yr

$143,837/yr

Cash flow to qualify

≈ payment × 1.15 DSCR

26 days

Typical time to fund

Lenders competing

more = leverage

7.88%

Avg rate on record

cap ~9.75%

Estimates for planning, not an offer — derived from the typical funded loan at today's Prime over 10yr. Not a credit decision.

Most active in flight training

Ranked by funded flight training acquisitions. Tap a lender to open its full record, or hit Get in touch for an introduction.

1.62 loans · $34M · Winter Haven, FLFull record →
2.15 loans · $14M · Oakdale, MNFull record →
3.4 loans · $5M · Atlanta, GAFull record →
4.54 loans · $22M · Chubbuck, IDFull record →
5.98 loans · $309M · Las Vegas, NVFull record →

8+ funded flight training deals

Real SBA 7(a) acquisitions from public records — see who got funded, for how much, and by which lender. Tap any deal for the full record.

DroneAviate Solutions LLC in Temecula, CA — $1.5M (2025) · purchase · U.S. Bank, National Association
Program
Preferred Lenders Program
Rate at approval
8.56% variable
Term
120 mo (10 yrs)
SBA guaranteed
$1.1M (75%)
Approval → funding
51 days
Approved
12/17/2024
First disbursed
2/6/2025
Loan status
Current
Loan type
Term loan
Collateral
Required
Business type
Corporation
Jobs supported
2
Business age
Change of Ownership
Industry
Flight Training
If you were the buyer here
Est. deal size
$1.6M
Est. down payment (10%)
$164K
Est. cash at closing
$226K
Monthly payment
$18,378
Annual debt service
$221K
Cash flow needed (1.25×)
$276K
Estimates only — not guaranteed accurate. The loan amount, rate,and term come from the public record; the rest assumes the standard 10% buyer injection plus typical guaranty and closing costs. The actual deal's terms and costs likely differed.
Funded by U.S. Bank, National Association · Lender record →
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Vegas Aviation LLC in North Las Vegas, NV — $1.9M (2024) · purchase · GBank
Program
Preferred Lenders Program
Rate at approval
9.75% fixed
Term
179 months
SBA guaranteed
$1.4M (75%)
Approval → funding
26 days
Approved
11/8/2023
First disbursed
12/4/2023
Loan status
Current
Loan type
Term loan
Collateral
Required
Business type
Corporation
Jobs supported
17
Business age
Change of Ownership
Industry
Flight Training
If you were the buyer here
Est. deal size
$2.1M
Est. down payment (10%)
$214K
Est. cash at closing
$295K
Monthly payment
$20,473
Annual debt service
$246K
Cash flow needed (1.25×)
$307K
Estimates only — not guaranteed accurate. The loan amount, rate,and term come from the public record; the rest assumes the standard 10% buyer injection plus typical guaranty and closing costs. The actual deal's terms and costs likely differed.
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Reach Education LLC in Eagan, MN — $806K (2024) · purchase · Platinum Bank
Program
Preferred Lenders Program
Rate at approval
10.5% variable
Term
120 mo (10 yrs)
SBA guaranteed
$604K (75%)
Approval → funding
9 days
Approved
5/22/2024
First disbursed
5/31/2024
Loan status
Current
Loan type
Term loan
Collateral
Required
Business type
Corporation
Secondary market
Loan sold to investors
Jobs supported
4
Business age
Change of Ownership
Industry
Flight Training
If you were the buyer here
Est. deal size
$895K
Est. down payment (10%)
$90K
Est. cash at closing
$123K
Monthly payment
$10,869
Annual debt service
$130K
Cash flow needed (1.25×)
$163K
Estimates only — not guaranteed accurate. The loan amount, rate,and term come from the public record; the rest assumes the standard 10% buyer injection plus typical guaranty and closing costs. The actual deal's terms and costs likely differed.
Funded by Platinum Bank · Lender record →
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Reach Education LLC in Eagan, MN — $100K (2024) · purchase · Platinum Bank
Program
SBA Express Program
Subprogram
FA$TRK (Small Loan Express)
Rate at approval
10.5% variable
Term
120 mo (10 yrs)
SBA guaranteed
$50K (50%)
Approved
5/22/2024
Loan status
Committed
Loan type
Revolving line
Collateral
Required
Business type
Corporation
Jobs supported
4
Business age
Change of Ownership
Industry
Flight Training
If you were the buyer here
Est. deal size
$111K
Est. down payment (10%)
$11K
Est. cash at closing
$14K
Monthly payment
$1,349
Annual debt service
$16K
Cash flow needed (1.25×)
$20K
Estimates only — not guaranteed accurate. The loan amount, rate,and term come from the public record; the rest assumes the standard 10% buyer injection plus typical guaranty and closing costs. The actual deal's terms and costs likely differed.
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Aviate LLC in Boise, ID — $535K (2022) · purchase · Idaho Central CU
Program
Preferred Lenders Program
Rate at approval
6% variable
Term
120 mo (10 yrs)
SBA guaranteed
$401K (75%)
Approval → funding
0 days
Approved
3/31/2022
First disbursed
3/31/2022
Loan status
Current
Loan type
Term loan
Collateral
Required
Business type
Corporation
Jobs supported
4
Business age
Change of Ownership
Industry
Flight Training
If you were the buyer here
Est. deal size
$594K
Est. down payment (10%)
$59K
Est. cash at closing
$80K
Monthly payment
$5,940
Annual debt service
$71K
Cash flow needed (1.25×)
$89K
Estimates only — not guaranteed accurate. The loan amount, rate,and term come from the public record; the rest assumes the standard 10% buyer injection plus typical guaranty and closing costs. The actual deal's terms and costs likely differed.
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Rexair Aviation Hangars LLC in Naples, FL — $3.0M (2021) · purchase · SouthState Bank, National Association
Program
Preferred Lenders Program
Rate at approval
6% variable
Term
204 mo (17 yrs)
SBA guaranteed
$2.7M (90%)
Approval → funding
9 days
Approved
7/5/2021
First disbursed
7/14/2021
Loan status
Current
Loan type
Term loan
Collateral
Required
Business type
Corporation
Secondary market
Loan sold to investors
Jobs supported
6
Business age
Change of Ownership
Industry
Flight Training
If you were the buyer here
Est. deal size
$3.4M
Est. down payment (10%)
$338K
Est. cash at closing
$467K
Monthly payment
$23,845
Annual debt service
$286K
Cash flow needed (1.25×)
$358K
Estimates only — not guaranteed accurate. The loan amount, rate,and term come from the public record; the rest assumes the standard 10% buyer injection plus typical guaranty and closing costs. The actual deal's terms and costs likely differed.
Funded by SouthState Bank, National Association · Lender record →
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Rexair Aviation Hangars LLC in Naples, FL — $100K (2021) · purchase · SouthState Bank, National Association
Program
SBA Express Program
Subprogram
FA$TRK (Small Loan Express)
Rate at approval
6% variable
Term
120 mo (10 yrs)
SBA guaranteed
$75K (75%)
Approval → funding
6 days
Approved
7/9/2021
First disbursed
7/15/2021
Loan status
Current
Loan type
Term loan
Collateral
Required
Business type
Corporation
Jobs supported
6
Business age
Change of Ownership
Industry
Flight Training
If you were the buyer here
Est. deal size
$111K
Est. down payment (10%)
$11K
Est. cash at closing
$14K
Monthly payment
$1,110
Annual debt service
$13K
Cash flow needed (1.25×)
$17K
Estimates only — not guaranteed accurate. The loan amount, rate,and term come from the public record; the rest assumes the standard 10% buyer injection plus typical guaranty and closing costs. The actual deal's terms and costs likely differed.
Funded by SouthState Bank, National Association · Lender record →
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Advance Aviation and Aircraft Rental LLC in Lawrenceville, GA — $301K (2020) · purchase · Georgia Banking Company
Program
Preferred Lenders Program
Rate at approval
5.75% variable
Term
120 mo (10 yrs)
SBA guaranteed
$226K (75%)
Approval → funding
57 days
Approved
5/4/2020
First disbursed
6/30/2020
Loan status
Current
Loan type
Term loan
Collateral
Required
Business type
Corporation
Secondary market
Loan sold to investors
Jobs supported
7
Business age
Change of Ownership
Industry
Flight Training
If you were the buyer here
Est. deal size
$334K
Est. down payment (10%)
$33K
Est. cash at closing
$45K
Monthly payment
$3,303
Annual debt service
$40K
Cash flow needed (1.25×)
$50K
Estimates only — not guaranteed accurate. The loan amount, rate,and term come from the public record; the rest assumes the standard 10% buyer injection plus typical guaranty and closing costs. The actual deal's terms and costs likely differed.
Funded by Georgia Banking Company · Lender record →
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CapBench analysis of public SBA 7(a) lending records; ranked by funded acquisition loans to flight training businesses. Mega-bank call-center lenders excluded.

Agent summary

How to finance a flight training acquisition with an SBA 7(a) loan: the lenders that fund the most of them (from public records), typical cost, and what it takes to qualify. SouthState Bank, National Association funds the most. CapBench is not a lender.

$634K typical loan
6 lenders fund the industry
26 days typical to fund

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Data freshness:: SBA records through 2026-05-31; FDIC through 2026-03-31; page updated 2026-06-17.
Sources:: Public SBA 7(a) loan records; FDIC institution data (BankFind); CapBench lender and franchise enrichment.
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