List of women aviators

This is a list of women aviators — women prominent in the field of aviation as constructors, designers, pilots and patrons.

It also includes a list of their relevant organisations such as the Betsy Ross Air Corps and Women's Royal Air Force.

Aida de Acosta flying the airship Baladeuse in 1903 – the first woman to pilot a powered aircraft

Lilian Bland flying the Mayfly in 1911. She built the aircraft herself to become the first woman to fly in Ireland.

Willa Brown , the first African-American woman to receive a commission as a lieutenant in the U.S. Civil Air Patrol

Bessie Coleman in 1922

Amelia Earhart standing under nose of her Lockheed Model 10-E Electra

World's first female combat pilot, Sabiha Gökçen .

Blanche Scott , the "Tomboy of the Air"

Neta Snook , who taught Amelia Earhart how to fly