Flight School South Dallas — Parrish Aviation at Dallas Executive Airport

Residents of South Dallas, DeSoto, Cedar Hill, Duncanville, Lancaster, Mansfield, Midlothian, and Waxahachie are among the closest to a world-class flight school in all of North Texas. Dallas Executive Airport (KRBD) sits at the geographic heart of the southern DFW Metroplex — and Parrish Aviation Flight Academy operates its flagship campus there.

South Dallas residents have historically driven north to Love Field or northeast to Addison Airport for flight training. KRBD offers everything those airports offer — and more — in a location that's closer and far less congested. A Class D towered airport with ILS approaches, PSI Knowledge Testing, an on-site AME, and in-house A&P maintenance: all within 15 minutes of DeSoto and Cedar Hill.

Dallas Executive Airport is the smartest choice for South Dallas students because of what it offers and where it sits:

• Towered Class D airport — ATC communications from the first lesson. Essential for students planning commercial careers.
• Published ILS approaches — Fly real instrument approaches in actual DFW IFR weather.
• FAA Part 141 certified — Lower minimum hours and GI Bill® eligibility — unavailable at Part 61-only schools.
• On-site PSI Testing Center — Take FAA written tests at KRBD instead of scheduling offsite.
• On-site Aviation Medical Examiner — Complete your FAA medical without leaving the airport.
• In-house A&P Maintenance — Aircraft squawks fixed in hours, not days.

Parrish Aviation's Dallas Executive Airport campus serves student pilots from across South Dallas and southern Dallas County:

Every Parrish Aviation program is available to South Dallas area students at our KRBD campus:

• Discovery Flight — See Dallas from the air. $199–$299. Counts toward PPL.
• Private Pilot License — Part 141, 35-hr minimum, solo cross-country over South Texas.
• Instrument Rating — IFR training in real DFW weather.
• Commercial Pilot Certificate — 190 total hours (Part 141). Get paid to fly.
• Career Pilot Program — Zero to Commercial CFI. The full airline-track pathway.
• Multi-Engine Rating — Piper Twin Comanche at KRBD.
• GI Bill® programs — All stages eligible for VA-approved flight training benefits.