FAA-approved course · Miami, Florida
Train for the FAA Aircraft Dispatcher Certificate in Miami
Our FAA-approved, 200-hour Aircraft Dispatcher Certification Course prepares you for the FAA knowledge and practical tests. Taught in person by instructors who hold the certificate themselves.
Aircraft dispatchers plan and release every airline flight alongside the captain, from an operations center on the ground.
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EnrollingJanuary 4, 2027
- Seats
- 25
- Tuition
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See tuition and all datesTotal hours
200
hours of instruction
Weeks
5
weeks, full time, in person
Instr cert
100%
of instructors hold the FAA Aircraft Dispatcher Certificate
Practical hrs
72
hours of hands-on dispatching
What an aircraft dispatcher does
Aircraft dispatchers share operational control of airline flights with the pilot in command. They plan each flight, authorize its release and monitor it to arrival. Every U.S. airline flying under Part 121 domestic and flag rules must dispatch through a certificated aircraft dispatcher.
Plans the flight
Weather, route, altitude, fuel, weight and balance, plus the airport notices (NOTAMs) and equipment limits (MEL) that affect the flight, before the crew ever sees the release.
Releases the flight
Signs the dispatch release with the pilot in command. Neither can send the flight alone.
Follows it to arrival
Watches weather and airspace, passes the crew what affects safety, and amends the release when the plan changes.
What dispatchers read
Can you read this yet?
Every flight starts with the weather in its raw form. This is a surface observation and a forecast for Miami International, exactly as they arrive on a dispatcher's screen.
Example reports, kept here for teaching. They are not live and are never used for planning.
See the meteorology segmentMETAR, the observation
Example
KMIA 211853Z 10012G18KT 10SM FEW025 SCT250 29/22 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP176 T02890222Decoded
Miami International, observed at 18:53 UTC on the 21st. Wind from 100 degrees at 12 knots, gusting 18. Visibility 10 statute miles. A few clouds at 2,500 feet, scattered at 25,000. Temperature 29 °C, dew point 22 °C. Altimeter 30.05 inches. By week two of the course you read this without a key.
TAF, the forecast
Example
TAF KMIA 211720Z 2118/2224 10012KT P6SM SCT030 FM212000 12010KT P6SM VCTS SCT030CB BKN100 FM220200 11007KT P6SM SCT030Decoded
Forecast issued 17:20 UTC, valid from 18:00 on the 21st to 24:00 on the 22nd. Wind 100 degrees at 12 knots, visibility more than 6 statute miles, scattered clouds at 3,000 feet. From 20:00, thunderstorms in the vicinity with cumulonimbus at 3,000 and a broken layer at 10,000. From 02:00, winds easing to 7 knots and the storms gone. That afternoon line is what a dispatcher plans the fuel around.
Why train at AJINSE
What no tool does for you
You dispatch by hand, on a Boeing 737, from the live weather of the day
In the final weeks you work real flight plans the way a dispatcher does, with today's charts, equipment limits, current winds, reroutes and holds. Then you sign the release and brief the captain. No tool does it for you until you can do it yourself. That is what the FAA approved, and it is what you will be tested on.
See a week of dispatchingInstructors who hold the certificate
Every instructor on our FAA-filed list holds the FAA Aircraft Dispatcher Certificate.
FAA-approved outline, taught in full
Every segment is taught in the hours the FAA approved, in person, with no credit for prior experience.
Next to Miami International Airport
3814 Curtiss Parkway, Miami Springs. Visit the school and sit in on a class before you enroll.
Verify our approval yourself: the FAA publishes its list of approved aircraft dispatcher certification courses under 14 CFR Part 65, and we will show you the current approval letter when you visit. FAA list of approved courses.
Book a classroom visitThe 200 hours
Eight curriculum segments, in the hours the FAA approved. Open a segment to see what it covers.
200
total hours
128
knowledge hours
72
practical hours
- Federal Aviation Regulations
- Meteorology
- Navigation
- Aircraft
- Communications
- Air Traffic Control
- Emergency and Abnormal Procedures
- Practical Dispatch Applications
Hours and topics follow our FAA-approved Training Course Outline and 14 CFR Part 65, Appendix A.
See the full curriculumYour path to FAA certification
The school prepares you. The FAA tests you and issues the certificate. Here is the order it happens in.
Read the four steps- Complete the 200-hour course
- Pass the FAA knowledge test
- Pass the FAA practical test
- The FAA issues your certificate
Taught by certificated aircraft dispatchers
Every instructor on our FAA-filed list holds the FAA Aircraft Dispatcher Certificate and is approved to teach all eight segments.
Meet the instructorsKenneth Robert Combs
FAA Aircraft Dispatcher
Garry Belony
FAA Aircraft Dispatcher
Patricia Montgomery
FAA Aircraft Dispatcher
Request information or visit the school
We answer within one business day. Visits are by appointment.
- Address
- 3814 Curtiss Parkway
Miami, FL 33166Get directions - Office hours
- Monday to Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
- Phone
- (786) 808-8950
AJINSE School of Aeronautics offers an FAA-approved Aircraft Dispatcher Certification Course that prepares students for the FAA Aircraft Dispatcher knowledge and practical tests. The FAA issues the Aircraft Dispatcher Certificate to applicants who pass both tests and meet all FAA eligibility requirements.