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EAA Air Academy includes hands-on projects such as woodworking, sheet metal, composites, 3-D printing, soldering, and TIG welding, along with welding simulators. Campers use Redbird and X-Plane simulators, work with Sphero robots, and take part in activities like accident investigation, engine basics, flight planning, air-compressed rockets, and preflight. The program also offers helicopter and airplane flights (weather permitting), visits to the EAA Museum, aviation professional guest speakers, tours of an air traffic control tower, aircraft maintenance hangar, aircraft manufacturing facility, and an aviation technical college, plus aviation résumé building, scholarship and interview workshops, and mock interviews, as well as access to pool, carpet ball, and ping-pong.
• Ages: 14–18 years old
• Price: Explore Aviation Camp 2026: Session 1 (ages 14-15) – June 27 – July 2, 2026 - $1,300; Session 2 (ages 14-15) – July 6 – 11, 2026 - $1,300; Session 3 (ages 16-18) – July 14 – 22, 2026 - $1,650; Session 4 (ages 16-18) – July 24 – August 1, 2026 - $1,650. Navigating Horizons Camp 2026: Session 1 (ages 14-15) – June 11 – 16, 2026 - $1,300; Session 2 (ages 16-18) – June 19 – 24, 2026 - $1,300.
EAA states that its mission is to ensure that every aspiring aviator has the opportunity to explore aviation regardless of financial constraints. EAA Air Academy is an ACA accredited program. Many Air Academy campers are sponsored by their local EAA chapter, and Young Eagles pilots can earn credits that can help with the cost of camp, which are often used by EAA chapters to sponsor students. Camperships are grants offered to students attending EAA Air Academy camps to provide financial assistance, and applicants must first be accepted into the Air Academy program to be eligible.
Last updated July 27, 2026.
• Ages: 14–18 years old
• Price: Explore Aviation Camp 2026: Session 1 (ages 14-15) – June 27 – July 2, 2026 - $1,300; Session 2 (ages 14-15) – July 6 – 11, 2026 - $1,300; Session 3 (ages 16-18) – July 14 – 22, 2026 - $1,650; Session 4 (ages 16-18) – July 24 – August 1, 2026 - $1,650. Navigating Horizons Camp 2026: Session 1 (ages 14-15) – June 11 – 16, 2026 - $1,300; Session 2 (ages 16-18) – June 19 – 24, 2026 - $1,300.
EAA states that its mission is to ensure that every aspiring aviator has the opportunity to explore aviation regardless of financial constraints. EAA Air Academy is an ACA accredited program. Many Air Academy campers are sponsored by their local EAA chapter, and Young Eagles pilots can earn credits that can help with the cost of camp, which are often used by EAA chapters to sponsor students. Camperships are grants offered to students attending EAA Air Academy camps to provide financial assistance, and applicants must first be accepted into the Air Academy program to be eligible.
Last updated July 27, 2026.
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