Michael Pina
Operations Manager
Airport
Addison Airport · KADS
Dallas flight school at Addison Airport.
Addison Airport flight school and main campus. 13 miles north of downtown Dallas, 16 northeast of DFW, 11 north of Love Field.
Metro
Dallas–Fort Worth
VA benefits
Approved here only
A&P training
Also on this field
Why a flight school at Addison Airport.
- Main campus, with admissions, testing and maintenance all on site
- Only Thrust campus approved for VA educational assistance
- Over 2,500 restaurants in Addison; a mile from the Dallas Galleria
Facilities
- Dispatch, 4700 Airport Parkway
- Classrooms and testing center, 4736 Airport Parkway
- Administration, 16415 Addison Road #650
- Maintenance, 4660 Jimmy Doolittle Drive
Addison is the only campus approved for VA educational assistance. Not every course or aircraft is eligible. See what each GI Bill chapter pays, then talk to our certifying official before you choose a start date.
What you would train in
Piper Archer TX for private, instrument and commercial single-engine; Piper Seminole for multi-engine; approved flight simulation devices for procedures work. Same fleet, same syllabus, same Part 141 certificate (3USS960L) at every campus.
The field: Addison Airport (KADS).
- Airport
- Addison Airport
- Identifier
- KADS
- Field elevation
- 644 ft
- Airspace
- Class D, under DFW Class B
- Frequency
- Tower 126.0
- Weather
- About 232 flyable days a year
Practice areas. North of the field toward Denton and Lake Lewisville, 12 minutes out
| Runway | Length | Surface | Approaches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16/34 | 7,202 ft | Asphalt | ILS, RNAV, VOR |
Getting here
- Dallas Love Field 11 miles · DAL
- DFW International 16 miles · DFW
- Downtown Dallas 13 miles
Who runs Addison.
Three people you will deal with directly. They are on this field, not at head office.
Dylan Collins
Chief Flight Instructor
Douglas Allard
Flight Team Lead
What is on this ramp.
The Addison campus fleet includes nine Piper Archer TX aircraft, three Piper Seminoles and two Redbird FMX full-motion simulators. Every aircraft has a glass cockpit, autopilot and air conditioning.
9
Piper Archer TXSingle-engine trainer. Glass cockpit, autopilot, air conditioning
3
Piper SeminoleTwin-engine, for the multi-engine rating
2
Redbird FMXFull-motion simulator, used for instrument and procedure training
Maintained by an affiliated Part 145 repair station. Aircraft move between campuses as demand shifts, so these counts change through the year.
Where you would live.
Airport Parkway Residences
Airport Parkway Residences is the Addison student housing, 1.4 miles from the hangar. Furnished two-bedroom apartments cost $900 per month, or $10,800 for 12 months, billed separately from the $120,000 program price.
1.4 miles from the hangar · Two-bedroom apartments, two students per room
- Furnished, with a bed and desk per student
- All utilities and internet
- Washer and dryer in the unit
- Pool and fitness room
- Parking for one car per student
Shuttle runs to the field at 7:30am and back at 6pm. Most students drive.
12 months × $900 = $10,800
Housing is not part of the $120,000 program price. It is billed separately, month by month.
The Addison campus buildings.
4700 Airport Parkway, Addison, TX 75001 · Every day, 8am to 6pm
Dispatch
4700 Airport Parkway
Every flight school-wide dispatches here. Briefing rooms upstairs.
Classrooms and testing
4736 Airport Parkway
Classrooms in rooms 107, 102 and 106. FAA knowledge testing in 104 and 105.
Administration
16415 Addison Road #650
Admissions, accounting, HR and marketing. By appointment.
Maintenance
4660 Jimmy Doolittle Drive
Thrust Avionics and Texas Aircraft Maintenance, Part 145 repair station.
Next Addison class start dates.
Seats are capped by how many aircraft and instructors are on this field, so a class fills and closes.
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The other five Thrust Flight campuses.
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Addison, TX
Addison Airport · KADS
Main campus. 13 miles north of downtown Dallas, 16 northeast of DFW, 11 north of Love Field.
Denison, TX
North Texas Regional Airport · KGYI
Wide-open practice areas and a quiet pattern, 20 minutes' flight north of Addison.
Conroe, TX
Conroe / North Houston Regional Airport · KCXO
Near The Woodlands and Houston, with practice areas outside the busiest airspace.
Fort Worth, TX
Fort Worth Spinks Airport · KFWS
South Fort Worth, at Spinks. The west side of the Metroplex without the Addison drive.
Mesa, AZ
Falcon Field · KFFZ
East Valley of Phoenix. Desert practice areas and flyable weather almost every day of the year.
Newport News, VA
Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport · KPHF
Opened in 2026 in partnership with Hampton University, on ground with its own aviation history.
Come and look first.
An advisor will arrange a campus visit, and you can talk to the instructors who would actually be teaching you.
Arrange a visit to Addison→Worth a look.