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How FAA Aircraft Dispatcher certification works
The school prepares you. The FAA tests you and issues the certificate. This page walks through the four steps and the age and English requirements, and lets you check your own eligibility.
Your path to FAA certification
- Step 1
Complete the 200-hour course
Attend every segment and score 80% or better on each school knowledge test. You receive a graduation certificate, valid for 90 days.
- Step 2
Pass the FAA knowledge test
Take the FAA knowledge test, called the ADX, at an FAA-approved testing center. You must be 21 or older; 70% passes, and the result is valid for 24 calendar months.
- Step 3
Pass the FAA practical test
Taken with an FAA inspector or a Designated Aircraft Dispatcher Examiner while your graduation certificate is valid.
- Step 4
The FAA issues your certificate
You must be 23 or older. If you pass the practical test before 23, the FAA issues a Letter of Aeronautical Competency, which you exchange for the certificate when you turn 23.
To hold the certificate you must be 23 or older and able to read, speak, write and understand English. You can take the knowledge test at 21.
Check your eligibility in 30 seconds
Three questions, and you get the FAA rule that applies to you. We never ask for your date of birth here.
Answer all three questions to see your result.
Rules from 14 CFR 65.53 and FAA Advisory Circular 65-34A.
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