Cape Town International Aviation Academy

Cape Town flying Club’s origins date back to the pre-World War II era. The club’s base of operations was at the Youngsfield Military Base in the Southern Suburbs of Cape Town.

Then known as the Cape Aero Club it moved to DF Malan Airport (Cape Town International Airport) in the 1970’s. In the mid 1970’s the club split into two separate flying clubs, Good Hope Flying and Cape Aero Club.

Both clubs continued to operate from DF Malan airport.Good Hope Flying Club then operated closely with the University of Cape Town’s Flying Club from the same base at the airport.

Cape Aero Club moved to the current club house of Cape Town Flying Club in the early 1980’s. The club house was officially opened by Sir Douglas Bader on 12 November 1980.

As economic times became tougher the Committees of Cape Aero Club and Good Hope Flying Club decided to pursue an amalgamation of the two organisations. This amalgamation was successfully completed on the 1st of July 2006 and thus the Cape Town Flying Club was born.

In July 2019 the Cape Town Flying commenced its transition from a traditional club to that of a Not for Profit Company (NPC) and became known as the Cape Town Flying Club NPC.

This change enabled the club to gain formal recognition by National Government and was granted a Non Profit Organisation (NPO) status in September 2020.

Cape Town Flying Club NPC started trading as the Cape Town International Aviation Academy during 2021 and works closely with the Transport Education Training Authority (TETA) of South Africa as well as the private sector to promote and assist with the development of skills within the aviation sector.

In August 2022 the NPC became an approved National Government and Western Cape Government Aviation Training Supplier.  It was then decided by the board of directors, after consultation with Government to change the name to Cape Town International Aviation Academy NPC early in 2023.