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FAA Part 141FLFAA data updated: 24 Aug 2026

Destin Flight WorksFAA-certificated Part 141 pilot school in Destin, Florida

Destin Flight Works is listed by the FAA as a certificated 14 CFR Part 141 pilot school at 1001 Airport Road, Hangar 17-101 in Destin, Florida 32541, under air agency certificate VAMS004M with location designator VAMS. The certificate holder's legal name is VSC Aircraft Maintenance LLC; the FAA record carries the trading name Destin Flight Works. The certificate covers this single location in the FAA list. The address falls in the Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL metropolitan statistical area.

The nearest public-use airport in the FAA's NASR database (effective 6 August 2026) is Destin Executive (KDTS), a towered field at 23 ft elevation, 0.3 miles 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 Eglin Aero Club in Eglin Afb, FL at 8.7 miles, followed by Patriot Pilot Academy LLC. in Crestview at 26 miles. Florida has 108 FAA-listed Part 141 locations in this snapshot, ranking #1 of 51 states and territories, with the largest clusters in Pembroke Pines (8), Jacksonville (7) and Miami (7). 1 of the Florida entries has no dedicated page because the FAA record lacks a usable address.

The FAA record carries an agency phone number, (850) 269-1662, 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: Destin Flight Works

FAA designator
VAMS
Air agency certificate
VAMS004M
Locations on certificate
1 FAA-listed location
City / state
Destin, Florida
Listed address
1001 Airport Road, Hangar 17-101, Destin, FL 32541Google MapsApple Maps
Metro area
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL
Nearest public airport
KDTS Destin Executive, Destin
Distance to airport
0.3 mi (0.5 km)
Public airports in 10 mi
2
Agency phone (FAA)
(850) 269-1662
Part 141 peers in 100 mi
5, nearest 8.7 mi
Florida total
108 FAA-listed locations (#1 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.

Sectional plate · DestinDestin Flight Works and its nearest Part 141 schools
This schoolListed addressZIP centroidNearest field
Outline map of Florida marking Destin Flight Works in Destin and its 5 nearest Part 141 schoolsEglin Aero ClubPatriot Pilot Academy LLC.Pray Aviation IncAMS Flight SchoolSkywarrior Flight Training LLCDestin Flight Works

Destin Flight Works is the amber ring; the navy pins are the 5 nearest Part 141 locations. Position from a Census rooftop match. The interactive chart adds KDTS 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

SchoolCity / stateDistanceDesignator
Eglin Aero ClubEglin Afb, FL8.7 miEA8S
Patriot Pilot Academy LLC.Crestview, FL26 mi1TIS
Pray Aviation IncMilton, FL33 mi37GS
AMS Flight SchoolMilton, FL35 miGDXS
Skywarrior Flight Training LLCPensacola, FL42 mi502S

Straight-line distances between listed addresses. See all Florida schools on the Florida page or the national Part 141 directory.

What flight training costs in Florida

PPL all-in$12,000 to $17,000Florida named-school pricing
Cessna 172 wet$180 to $220/hrPer-hour wet rate band
CFI hourly$60 to $85/hrIndependent and Part 141 staff
VFR days / year300 plusNOAA climate normals

State-level ranges from the Florida 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.

Registry provenanceFAA-certificated 14 CFR Part 141 pilot school, as listed in the FAA AV-Info "Find a Facility" dataset, data updated 24 Aug 2026 (US government work, public domain). Status is shown as reported by the FAA on that date and is not asserted beyond it: certificates can be surrendered, suspended or amended at any time. Nearest-airport data from FAA NASR (effective 6 August 2026); coordinates from the US Census geocoder. This page is a registry listing, not a review or an endorsement, and flightschoolcost.com has no relationship with the school. To correct or remove this listing email questions@flightschoolcost.com.

Primary sources

  1. 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
  2. Part 141 pilot schools (regulatory overview). Federal Aviation Administration, accessed August 2026. https://www.faa.gov/licenses_certificates/airline_certification/pilotschools
  3. 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/
  4. Census Geocoder (batch, Public_AR_Current benchmark). US Census Bureau, run 28 August 2026. https://geocoding.geo.census.gov/geocoder/

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