Aviation Camps Near You: Lakeland + Polk County
Is your son or daughter interested in aviation? Maybe you have a child who wants to be a pilot?
Learn about the aerospace industry at one of these Aviation Summer Camps in Florida. Topics include flying lessons, meteorology, aircraft restoration and maintenance, pilot summer camps, and a variety of hands-on activities.
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Destination Aviation will engage campers in a variety of hands-on activities, including building a wing rib and launching model rockets. Campers dive deep into flight through experiential learning opportunities, hands-on demonstrations, and flight simulations. Destination Aviation allows campers to learn and engage in ALL aviation-related career fields. Campers will attend field trips to surrounding aviation industries, participate in a local exploration flight and hear from guest speakers.
Destination Aviation: Air Power allows campers to explore design, construction, and maintenance of airframe, powerplant, and electronics systems within aircraft.
Visit the Aerospace Center for Excellence website for 4 different summer camps for ages 6 – 17.
June 17 – 21 (Ages 10 – 12) – Destination Aviation
June 24 – 28 (Ages 10 – 12) – Destination Aviation: Air Power
July 8 – 12 (Ages 12 – 14) – Destination Aviation
July 15 – 19 (Ages 12 – 14) – Destination Aviation: Air Power
Ages 10 – 14 (ages vary by week)
9am – 4pm (Friday at 1:15 PM)
Our She Can Fly Summer Camp is intended for girls interested in aviation. Summer Campers will experience a one-of-a-kind summer camp that will introduce them to the world of aviation. Campers will learn about different aerospace career pathways from our very talented group of all female guest speakers. They will be taken on field trips and tours to local flight schools and various aerospace companies. Campers will participate in hands-on activities such as Redbird Flight Simulations, Aircraft Mechanics, and a local exploration flight!
**Both weeks offered are the same camp.
Visit the Aerospace Center for Excellence website for 4 different summer camps for ages 6 – 17.
July 8 – 12 (Ages 10 – 11)
July 15 – 19 (Ages 11 – 12)
Girls ages 10 – 12
9am – 4pm
Summer Campers will participate in an uniquely themed immersive experience in our Skylab Innovation Center. Our summer camp focuses on the science, history, and engineering of aviation as well as careers in the aerospace industry. Camps include in-depth explorations, hands-on builds and activities, science experiments, presentations, and much more!
Visit the Aerospace Center for Excellence website for 4 different summer camps for ages 6 – 17.
June 17 – 21 (Ages 6 – 7) – “Oh, the Places You’ll Go!”
June 24 – 28 (Ages 7 – 8) – “Reaching New Heights”
July 8 – 12 (Ages 8 – 9) – “The Sky is Just the Beginning”
July 15 – 19 (Ages 9 – 10) – “Out of this World”
Ages 6 – 10 (age varies by week)
9am – 4pm (Friday until 1:15pm)
Take Flight Summer Camp is intended for those who are seriously interested in earning their glider license or private pilot’s license. After participating in ground school sessions, campers will get to apply their newly obtained knowledge in our Redbird Flight Simulation Lab. They will be taken on field trips and tours to various aerospace companies. Campers will engage in aviation workshops, learn flight planning, aviation weather, and the basic systems of an airplane. Campers will also have the opportunity to fly in a general aviation aircraft with a certified FAA flight instructor and log their flight time in their very own logbook. Think of this summer camp as a much-shortened mini-ground school.
**Both weeks offered are the same camps.
Visit the Aerospace Center for Excellence website for 4 different summer camps for ages 7 – 17.
June 17 – 21 (Ages 14 – 16)
June 24 – 28 (Ages 15 – 17)
14 – 17
9am – 4pm