Centennial Flight Centre is a flight training school located at the City Centre Airport in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. We offer a full range of training - Recreational Pilot Permit - RPP, Private Pilot Licence - PPL, Commercial Pilot Licence - CPL, Multi-Engine - ME and Instrument Rating - IFR. See our Courses page for complete information.

Minutes from downtown Edmonton

We have been in business since 1967 and have a long tradition of providing exceptional training that results in extremely high quality graduates. Our strengths put us at the forefront of flight training:

All of which combine for a winning flight training experience.

As well, we have an extremely experienced, talented and committed management team with tenure that is foremost amongst local schools. We invite you to come down to our hangar to meet our friendly people, take a tour and see our aircraft, and ask any questions you may have regarding our services.

News and Updates

2012 March 16 - Spring is Here - Time to Take to the Sky

If Spring isn't fully here, it's just around the corner. Anyway, it's time to get back into the air! Has it been a while since you were last up? Give us a call and book a check flight to shake off the rust prior to taking to the skies on a regular basis this summer.

If you're not a pilot yet, book a discovery flight or sign up for lessons and get your own licence. There really is nothing like the freedom of flight.

For information or to sign up for any of the above choices, give us a call at 780-451-7676. We'll be very happy to answer all your questions and discuss the various options with you.


2012 January 25 - Now Selling SPOT Satellite GPS Messengers

We're pleased to be selling the leading personal tracker and emergency beacon. Whether flying, hiking or traveling in any manner, let your family and friends see where you are and follow your progress on a personal webpage. You also have the ability to send emergency and check-in OK messages via satellite. A wonderful personal safety tool you can use in so many situations.

Call us at 780-451-7676 for more information.


2011 December 1 - Edmonton's Best Commercial Groundschool Starting Monday, December 5

Our Commercial groundschool starts this coming Monday at 1900 hours. It covers all the material (and more - this year we've included a section on Mountain Flying!) required for the Commercial Pilot Licence but is also a good way for Private Pilots to brush up and become reacquainted with the knowledge side of flying.

Links to the schedule can be found on our Courses page, or our Commercial Pilot's License page, or our Resources page.

Our excellent IFR (Saturdays) will start in the near future. Contact us at 780-451-7676 to sign-up or get more information.


2011 November 25 - Edmonton's Best IFR and Commercial Groundschools Starting Soon

We're in the process of scheduling our excellent IFR (Saturdays) and Commercial (Monday and Wednesday evenings) groundschools to start in the near future. Once the actual start dates are established, the update will appear here. For now, contact us at 780-451-7676 to sign-up or get more information.


2011 Aug 23 - Woo-hoo!! Kevin Wins Webster Memorial Trophy!!

Kevin Aalders

We couldn't be happier for him. With his new title as "Top Amateur Pilot in Canada" Kevin can hold his head high. Currently completing his Flight Instructor rating, Kevin is going to share his excellent skills and abilities by passing on his enthusiasm and proficiency to his own students in the near future.

Give us a call or drop by for a visit. Train with us and who knows, perhaps you could be the next Webster Memorial Trophy winner.


2011 August 07 - Revised Schedule - Edmonton's Best Private Pilot Ground School

We now have the dates and topics for our continuous Tuesday and Thursday night PPL ground school into 2012. Have a look at the schedule to see which night would be best for you to start or highlight the nights you'd like to attend for a refresher. Should you have any questions or would like advice on starting to work towards your Private Pilot's License, please call us at 780-451-7676. We'd be very hapy to talk with you and answer all your questions. Or drop by and we can show you around our airplanes and facilities.

Links to the schedule can be found on our Courses page, or our Private Pilot's License page, or our Resources page.


2011 May 15 - UPDATE - Redbird FMX Full Motion Simulator Now Installed!!!

Well, it's now here. Our new Redbird FMX is in place. We are now in the process of completing the Transport Canada requirements to get it certified and officially on-line. We'll have it integrated into our IFR training syllabus in short order. As well, with the 172S configuration it can also be used for some of the instrument training requirements in the Private and Commercial Licence syllabus.

It's a significant step in keeping our Instrument Flight Training program at the forefront of IFR training in Canada. Call us at 780-451-7676 for more info or drop-in for a tour to see it yourself.