Western Air Flight AcademyFAA-certificated Part 141 pilot school in Broomfield, Colorado
Western Air Flight Academy is listed by the FAA as a certificated 14 CFR Part 141 pilot school at 11915 Airport Way, Suite 4 in Broomfield, Colorado 80021, under air agency certificate WQ5S788K with location designator WQ5S. The same certificate covers 2 FAA-listed locations, so this page describes the Broomfield site only; the 1 other location is listed below. The address falls in the Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metropolitan statistical area.
The nearest public-use airport in the FAA's NASR database (effective 6 August 2026) is Rocky Mountain Metro (KBJC) at Denver, a towered field at 5,673 ft elevation, 0.6 mile from the school's listed address. The listed address is on or beside the airfield, which is the usual arrangement for a Part 141 operation flying from its own ramp. 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 McAir Aviation in Broomfield, CO at under 0.1 miles, followed by Metropolitan State University of Denver in Denver at 13 miles. Colorado has 18 FAA-listed Part 141 locations in this snapshot, ranking #10 of 51 states and territories, with the largest clusters in Broomfield (2), Grand Junction (2) and Loveland (2).
The FAA record carries an agency phone number, (303) 466-6998, 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.
FAA record: Western Air Flight Academy
- FAA designator
- WQ5S
- Air agency certificate
- WQ5S788K
- Locations on certificate
- 2 FAA-listed locations
- City / state
- Broomfield, Colorado
- Listed address
- 11915 Airport Way, Suite 4, Broomfield, CO 80021Google MapsApple Maps
- Metro area
- Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO
- Nearest public airport
- KBJC Rocky Mountain Metro, Denver
- Distance to airport
- 0.6 mi (1.0 km)
- Public airports in 10 mi
- 2
- Agency phone (FAA)
- (303) 466-6998
- Part 141 peers in 100 mi
- 5, nearest under 0.1 mi
- Colorado total
- 18 FAA-listed locations (#10 of 51 states)
- FAA data updated
- 24 Aug 2026
Registry fields as reported by the FAA on 24 Aug 2026. Airport and peer distances computed from the geocoded address (Census rooftop match). Individuals named in the FAA record (liaison, accountable manager) are not published.
Western Air Flight Academy is the amber ring; the navy pins are the 5 nearest Part 141 locations. Position from a Census rooftop match. The interactive chart adds KBJC as the amber circle.
Chart tiles: OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, data from OpenStreetMap. Boundaries: US Census Bureau cartographic boundary files (public domain). School positions: US Census geocoder; airfields: FAA NASR.
Other locations on certificate WQ5S788K
| Location | City / state | Designator | Nearest airport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Western Air Flight Academy | Watkins, CO | 1Q5S | KCFO Colorado Air and Space Port |
Nearest other Part 141 schools
| School | City / state | Distance | Designator |
|---|---|---|---|
| McAir Aviation | Broomfield, CO | under 0.1 mi | Y61S |
| Metropolitan State University of Denver | Denver, CO | 13 mi | MSAS |
| ATP Flight Academy | Englewood, CO | 27 mi | 0114 |
| Epic Aviation, Inc | Inglewood, CO | 28 mi | 0135 |
| Redstone Education, LP | Watkins, CO | 31 mi | 0156 |
Straight-line distances between listed addresses. See all Colorado schools on the Colorado page or the national Part 141 directory.
What flight training costs in Colorado
State-level ranges from the Colorado flight school cost page; this school's own pricing is not in the FAA record. For the Part 141 versus Part 61 cost mechanics see Part 141 vs Part 61, and for the GI Bill's PPL gap see financing options.
Primary sources
- AV-Info Find a Facility: 14 CFR Part 141 Pilot Schools. Federal Aviation Administration, data updated 24 Aug 2026, captured 28 August 2026. https://www.faa.gov/av-info/facility-dashboard
- Part 141 pilot schools (regulatory overview). Federal Aviation Administration, accessed August 2026. https://www.faa.gov/licenses_certificates/airline_certification/pilotschools
- NASR 28-day subscription, airport data (APT_BASE), effective 6 August 2026. FAA Aeronautical Information Services, accessed August 2026. https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/
- Census Geocoder (batch, Public_AR_Current benchmark). US Census Bureau, run 28 August 2026. https://geocoding.geo.census.gov/geocoder/