Aviation School in Kelowna BC, Canada

Southern Interior Flight Centre:
Southern Interior Flight Centre (SIFC) is a Canadian aviation training school in Kelowna in southern British Columbia, approximately 270 km north-east of Vancouver. Southern Interior Flight Centre provides safe, effective, 'real world' aviation training, while setting high standards to ensure the integrity of the school and its graduates is maintained throughout the aviation industry. Our pilot licence and rating programs are exciting opportunities for you to chase your dreams and become a member of the elite flying community. Industry-experienced leadership and instruction ensure you not only learn the basics, but also the 'Real World' of aviation. Students have to be 14 years before they can practice on their own, and 16 before the final private pilot licence can be issued.

Southern Interior Flight Centre offers an excellent combination of experienced and active aviation industry personnel to provide the real world training, along with recent graduates who have just been through the exams you will face. Our program advisory committee helps steer the training towards the needs of both the pilot and the industry. 

Southern Interior Flight Centre graduates are flying around the globe. We offer everything from the recreational pilot permit and private pilot license to the all-inclusive commercial aviation diploma, in conjunction with Okanagan College. Our programs are well respected and supported by key figures in the aviation industry. Many of our courses are supplied or augmented by aviation companies, employers and industry pilots.

Southern Interior Flight Centre is an authorized Exam Facilty for Transport Canada, the department within the government of Canada which is responsible for developing regulations, policies and services of transportation in Canada.

- Commercial Aviation diploma program (2-years):  For men & women who are interested in pursuing a career in aviation
- Recreational Pilot Permit program
- Private Pilot Licence program
- Commercial Pilot Licence program
- Multi Engine Rating program
- Instrument Rating (IFR) program
- Night Rating program
- VFR Over-The-Top Rating (VFR OTT) program
- Instructor Rating program

International Students:
Southern Interior Flight Centre is experienced in providing training to international students from around the world. Switzerland, India, China, Japan, France, Germany and the United
States are a few of the world regions who have recently used our training expertise to create successful pilots. The Transport Canada licencing system is well known around the globe, and is one of the easiest to convert to other country licences.

The high standard of training and excellent record auditing by Transport Canada ensures that Canadian Flight Schools produce well-trained individuals with honest credentials.

Accommodation Options:
- Okanagan College Homestay
- Okanagan College Dromitory
- Off Campus Options
- Castanet Classifieds-Rentals

Our aircraft are safe, forgiving, well maintained vehicles ideal for your training needs. They range from the most basic with older avionics you may encounter in your first job, to one of the newest, most advanced glass cockpit training aircraft in British Columbia. Even our multi engine aircraft has 'partial glass' with GPS and other avionics coupled to the Electronic Horizontal Situation Indicator.

Safety Management System:
While flight schools in Canada do not have to meet new Safety Management System criteria until 2012, Southern Interior Flight Centre already exceeds the first phase of the SMS requirement due in 2012. SIFC is part of Carson Air, so we are able to fully utilize all support systems at this large operational Air Charter company, including complete access to all safety personnel and programs within the scope of the Carson Air Safety Management System.

"The training I received at SIFC prepared me with the knowledge and skills I needed to find employment in the Aviation industry. I graduated from the Commercial Aviation Diploma program in 2006 at the top of my class and was employed at SIFC as a Flight Instructor. I soon found employment with Alberta Central Airways flying medevac and charter flights on King Airs, where I upgraded quickly to Captain. The CAD program taught me what I needed to know to make it through the selection process at Air Canada Jazz, where I currently fly a Dash 8. I highly recommend training at SIFC to get a solid start on a professional career in aviation."
 - Cameron, Pilot - Air Canada Jazz.

 "Besides very knowledgeable staff with real world experience, S.I.F.C provides another great training environment with its location.  With good year round weather, mountain flying experience, lack of congestion from other training schools you are able to focus primarily on training. The airport is an added benefit with good tower staff, a large runway and enough commercial traffic to get a feel of what larger airports are like."
- Charles, Commercial Aviation Diploma / Instructor Graduate.