Web Design & Development
Custom-built websites on modern frameworks. Fast, accessible, and designed to convert visitors into booked students and paying customers.
Aviation Web Design & Development
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and grow revenue.
Web design, development, and marketing built exclusively for flight schools, charter operators, and aviation businesses.
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Selected Work
Projects that move the needle.
Flight schools, charter operators, and tour companies — each built to convert.
Your business deserves a website as impressive as the view.
What We Do
Everything your aviation business needs online.
Why Discovery Flight Media
Not another generic agency.
Aviation expertise
We’ve been on the flight line, not just behind a screen. Your website is built by someone who understands preflight briefings, booking integrations, and what actually drives student starts.
Performance-first code
Every site scores 95+ on Lighthouse. Hand-coded on Next.js with TypeScript — not a WordPress template. Your competitors’ sites load in 6 seconds. Yours loads in under 2.
Full-stack ownership
Design, development, SEO, and lead capture — one team, no handoffs. You get a single point of contact who owns the entire project from discovery call to launch day.
How We Work
From discovery call to launch day.
Discovery
Week 1
We learn your business, your market, and what actually drives your revenue.
Design
Weeks 2–3
We create a visual system and site architecture built for your specific audience.
Build
Weeks 3–6
Hand-coded on Next.js. Fast, accessible, and optimized from the start.
Launch & Grow
Week 6+
We deploy, monitor, and iterate. SEO, lead capture, and analytics from day one.
Who We Are
Built by a pilot who codes.
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Discovery Flight Media is led by Nathan Van Kempen — a certified flight instructor and full-stack software developer based in Honolulu. We understand aviation businesses from the inside because we've been on the flight line, not just behind a screen.
That means your website isn't built by a generic agency guessing at your industry. It's built by someone who's given the preflight briefing, signed the logbook, and understands what actually drives student starts.
Frequently Asked
Questions we hear from aviation businesses.
No. We work across the full aviation industry — flight schools, charter operators, helicopter and gyroplane tour companies, soaring clubs, nonprofits, FBOs, and MROs. If your business involves aviation, we understand it.
Our founder is a certified flight instructor. We understand discovery flights, student pipelines, Part 61 vs. 141 programs, booking integrations like FareHarbor and FlightSchedulePro, and the language your customers actually use when searching. A generic agency has to learn all of this from scratch.
Most website projects take 4–8 weeks from kickoff to launch, depending on scope. A focused single-page site might ship in 3 weeks. A 20+ page site with booking integrations and a blog engine takes closer to 8.
Yes. While we are based in Honolulu, we serve aviation businesses nationwide. Everything is done remotely — discovery calls, design reviews, and launch support.
Every project is scoped individually based on your needs. We discuss pricing on calls, not on the website — because a 5-page site for a tour operator and a 23-page platform for a flight school are very different projects.
Yes. We deploy on Vercel with continuous deployment, so updates go live instantly. We also offer ongoing support for content updates, SEO monitoring, and technical maintenance.
Results depend on scope, but here is what our projects have delivered: 20 keyword-targeted blog posts indexed in Google for a tour operator, FareHarbor and FlightSchedulePro booking integrations replacing manual scheduling, Stripe donation processing for a nonprofit from day one, and FAQ schema markup earning rich snippet eligibility across all content pages. Every site launches with structured data, fast load times, and lead capture built in.
Speed, SEO control, and zero plugin bloat. Next.js delivers 95+ Lighthouse scores out of the box, supports server-side rendering for instant page loads, and gives us full control over structured data and meta tags. WordPress sites rely on dozens of plugins that slow down the site, create security vulnerabilities, and break on updates. Our sites are hand-coded, which means every line of code serves a purpose and nothing is wasted.
Yes. After launch we provide monitoring, performance checks, content additions, and technical updates. Sites are deployed on Vercel with continuous deployment, so changes go live instantly. We also track search performance through Google Search Console and provide recommendations for new content and SEO improvements.
We build SEO into the site from the foundation — not as an afterthought. That includes structured data (LocalBusiness, Article, FAQ, and Service schemas), long-form content targeting the searches your customers actually make, local SEO optimization for your airport and service area, and Google Business Profile setup. For one client, we published 11 SEO articles targeting "helicopter tour Oahu" keyword variations. For another, 20 blog posts covering gyroplane flying and Hawaii tourism searches.
Free Website Review
Not ready for a call? No problem.
Send us your URL and we'll record a personalized video walkthrough of your site — covering what's working, what's not, and what to fix first.
- Page speed and mobile performance analysis
- SEO gaps costing you organic traffic
- Conversion bottlenecks losing you leads
No sales pitch. No strings attached. You'll hear back within 24 hours.
Ready to turn your website into your best salesperson?
Free 30-minute discovery call. No pressure. No contracts.