United Aviate AcademyFAA-certificated Part 141 pilot school in Goodyear, Arizona

United Aviate Academy is listed by the FAA as a certificated 14 CFR Part 141 pilot school at 1658 S Litchfield Rd #104 in Goodyear, Arizona 85338, under air agency certificate WIWS604K with location designator WIWS. The certificate holder's legal name is Westwind School of Aeronautics Phoenix L L C; the FAA record carries the trading name United Aviate Academy. The certificate covers this single location in the FAA list. The address falls in the Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metropolitan statistical area.

The nearest public-use airport in the FAA's NASR database (effective 6 August 2026) is Phoenix Goodyear (KGYR), a towered field at 969 ft elevation, 1.1 mile from the school's listed address. The listed address is 1.1 miles from that field, close enough that the aircraft are most likely based there, but confirm the training airport before comparing hourly rates. 2 public-use airports sit within 10 miles of the address.

Within 100 miles the FAA lists at least five other Part 141 locations; the closest is Fly Goodyear in Goodyear, AZ at under 0.1 miles, followed by Arizona Flight Training Center in Glendale at 8.0 miles. Arizona has 22 FAA-listed Part 141 locations in this snapshot, ranking #8 of 51 states and territories, with the largest clusters in Mesa (8), Chandler (3) and Scottsdale (3).

The FAA record carries an agency phone number, (623) 869-6973, but no agency email or website for this location. Certification under Part 141 means the FAA has approved the school's training course outlines, facilities and chief-instructor arrangements and inspects them; it is not a quality ranking, and it does not by itself mean the school is VA-approved for GI Bill funding or accredited for federal student aid.