Kaman Aerospace CorporationFAA-certificated Part 141 pilot school in Bloomfield, Connecticut
Kaman Aerospace Corporation is listed by the FAA as a certificated 14 CFR Part 141 pilot school at 1332 Blue Hills Avenue in Bloomfield, Connecticut 06002, under air agency certificate VKZS018J with location designator VKZS. The certificate covers this single location in the FAA list.
The nearest public-use airport in the FAA's NASR database (effective 6 August 2026) is Simsbury (4B9) at Simsbury, a non-towered field at 195 ft elevation, 5.2 miles from the school's listed address. The listed address is 5.2 miles from that field, so it may be an administrative or campus address rather than the ramp; ask the school where its training aircraft are actually based. With 4 public-use airports inside 10 miles, this is a dense training area where cross-country and pattern work at other fields is a short hop.
Within 100 miles the FAA lists at least five other Part 141 locations; the closest is Epic Aviation, Inc in Dunbury, CT at 52 miles, followed by Richmor Aviation Inc in Hudson at 59 miles. Connecticut has 3 FAA-listed Part 141 locations in this snapshot, ranking #41 of 51 states and territories, with the largest clusters in Dunbury (2) and Bloomfield (1). 1 of the Connecticut entries has no dedicated page because the FAA record lacks a usable address.
The FAA record carries no agency phone, email or website for this location, so contact details have to come from the school directly. 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: Kaman Aerospace Corporation
- FAA designator
- VKZS
- Air agency certificate
- VKZS018J
- Locations on certificate
- 1 FAA-listed location
- City / state
- Bloomfield, Connecticut
- Listed address
- 1332 Blue Hills Avenue, Bloomfield, CT 06002Google MapsApple Maps
- Nearest public airport
- 4B9 Simsbury, Simsbury
- Distance to airport
- 5.2 mi (8.4 km)
- Public airports in 10 mi
- 4
- Part 141 peers in 100 mi
- 5, nearest 52 mi
- Connecticut total
- 3 FAA-listed locations (#41 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.
Kaman Aerospace Corporation is the amber ring; the navy pins are the 5 nearest Part 141 locations. Position from a Census rooftop match. The interactive chart adds 4B9 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.
Nearest other Part 141 schools
| School | City / state | Distance | Designator |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epic Aviation, Inc | Dunbury, CT | 52 mi | 0188 |
| Richmor Aviation Inc | Hudson, NY | 59 mi | 1QVS |
| US Aviation Group LLC | Wappingers Falls, NY | 63 mi | 39FS |
| Richmor Aviation Inc | Kingston, NY | 65 mi | 2QVS |
| Horizon Aviation | Warwick, RI | 67 mi | H7ZS |
Straight-line distances between listed addresses. See all Connecticut schools on the Connecticut page or the national Part 141 directory.
Cost context
flightschoolcost.com has no state-specific pricing page for Connecticut yet. National reference points: a Private Pilot License typically runs $12,000 to $18,000 all-in (see the PPL cost analysis), and the Part 141 versus Part 61 trade-off is worked through on Part 141 vs Part 61.
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/