Sierra Academy of AeronauticsFAA-certificated Part 141 pilot school in Atwater, California

Sierra Academy of Aeronautics is listed by the FAA as a certificated 14 CFR Part 141 pilot school at 2305 Jetlift Drive in Atwater, California 95301, under air agency certificate SRJS020K with location designator SRJS. The certificate holder's legal name is Xing KONG Aviation Service LLC; the FAA record carries the trading name Sierra Academy of Aeronautics. The certificate covers this single location in the FAA list. The address falls in the Merced, CA metropolitan statistical area.

The nearest public-use airport in the FAA's NASR database (effective 6 August 2026) is Castle (KMER), a towered field at 190 ft elevation, 1.2 mile from the school's listed address. The listed address is 1.2 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 Jet and Rotor Aviation Academy in Modesto, CA at 29 miles, followed by Skyview Flight Academy in Tracy at 53 miles. California has 64 FAA-listed Part 141 locations in this snapshot, ranking #3 of 51 states and territories, with the largest clusters in San Jose (6), Long Beach (4) and Riverside (4). 1 of the California entries has no dedicated page because the FAA record lacks a usable address.

The FAA record carries an agency phone number, (209) 722-7522, 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.