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Financing a flight training acquisition in Florida

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The SBA 7(a) lenders funding the most flight training acquisitions in Florida, from public loan records. A lender doing your industry in your state every week underwrites faster and prices sharper.

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

$3.04M

Typical loan

range $100K–$3.04M

$3.38M

Est. purchase price

≈ loan ÷ 90%

$467,149

Cash to close

$338,333 down + fees

$39,820/mo

Typical payment

~9.75% · 10yr

$549,516/yr

Cash flow to qualify

≈ payment × 1.15 DSCR

9 days

Typical time to fund

Lenders competing

more = leverage

Avg rate on record

cap ~10.00%

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 · Florida

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

1.62 loans · $34M · Winter Haven, FLFull record →

2+ funded Flight Training in Florida 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.

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.
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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.
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CapBench analysis of public SBA 7(a) lending records; ranked by funded acquisition loans to flight training businesses with a Florida project address.

Agent summary

How to finance a flight training acquisition in Florida with an SBA 7(a) loan: the lenders that fund the most of them here (from public records), with the real funded Florida deals. SouthState Bank, National Association funds the most here. CapBench is not a lender.

$634K typical loan
1 lenders active in Florida
2+ funded Florida deals
9 days typical to fund

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Data freshness:: SBA records through 2026-05-31; FDIC through 2026-03-31; page updated 2026-10-12.
Sources:: Public SBA 7(a) loan records; FDIC institution data (BankFind); CapBench lender and franchise enrichment.
Canonical:: https://www.capbench.com/lenders/industry/flight-training/florida
API:: https://www.capbench.com/api/public/lenders?industry=flight-training&state=FL
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