Govt. Aviation Training Institute
- Total aircraft
- 3
- Single-engine
- 3
- Multi-engine
- 0
- Bases
- 1
Where it flies
- Bhubaneswar, OdishaBPI Airport, Bhuvneshwar, Odisha 751020
Fleet
DGCA lists 3 aircraft — 3 single-engine and 0 multi-engine.
- Cessna 152
- Cessna 172
DGCA approval
- Approval number
- 10/2016
- Valid from
- 28 Dec 2022
- Valid to
- 27 Dec 2027to 2027
- Ownership
- State Government
- Serial in DGCA list
- #20
What the DGCA figures tell you
In its favour
- DGCA approval runs to December 2027, so renewal is not an immediate question.
Check before you commit
- DGCA lists only 3 aircraft. A small fleet means one grounded aeroplane is a large share of the line, so ask how many are serviceable today and how many students are sharing them.
- No multi-engine aircraft appears in DGCA's list for this school. A CPL needs multi-engine time, so ask where that part of the course is flown and whether it costs extra.
- A single flying base, so there is no alternate airfield when it is weather-bound or the runway is closed. Ask what happens to your schedule then.
Every line above restates a figure from DGCA's published documents and says why it matters. Nothing here is our opinion of the school, and none of it measures teaching quality, which no public document reports.
Typical flying weather
Monsoon Jun–Sep, plus Gangetic-plain winter fog (Dec–Jan) that delays morning sorties.
This is a broad regional pattern, not a forecast. What actually matters is how many days a year this base can fly — ask the school for its weather-cancelled sortie count.
Contact
Model this school's costAircraft-to-student ratio is the single best predictor of finishing on time, but DGCA does not publish student numbers — the fleet shown here is one half of that sum, and only the school can give you the other. Ask how many aircraft are serviceable today. Last transcribed 27 Jul 2026.
Beyond the DGCA list
Researched by us from the school's own site, Wikipedia and official pages, then dated and cited. This is weaker evidence than the DGCA figures above, and it is free editorial work: no school pays to appear here, and nothing in this section affects ordering, filtering or ranking anywhere on the site.
- Founded
- 1946
- Ground school
- Runs its own ground school
- Accommodation
- On-campus hostel
- Ground and simulator training run from a school in Delhi, separate from the Bhubaneswar flying base.
- Student accommodation is listed among the institute's facilities.
In its favour
- Founded in 1946, which makes it one of the oldest training organisations in the country.
- Ground and simulator training run from a dedicated school, and student accommodation is provided.
- Based at Bhubaneswar international airport, which reports weather on the field.
Check before you commit
- Ground and simulator training are in Delhi while flying is at Bhubaneswar, so the course involves relocating.
- A single flying base, so there is no alternate airfield when the coast is weather-bound.
Weather at these bases
Bhubaneswar is on the Odisha coast, exposed to the southwest monsoon from June to September and to cyclone activity in the Bay of Bengal, particularly around October and November.