Lift AcademyFAA-certificated Part 141 pilot school in Indianapolis, Indiana

Lift Academy is listed by the FAA as a certificated 14 CFR Part 141 pilot school at 2753 Cargo Drive in Indianapolis, Indiana 46241, under air agency certificate 1L7S292L with location designator 1L7S. The certificate holder's legal name is Leadership in Flight Training LLC; the FAA record carries the trading name Lift Academy. The same certificate covers 6 FAA-listed locations, so this page describes the Indianapolis site only; the 5 other locations are listed below. The address falls in the Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN metropolitan statistical area.

The nearest public-use airport in the FAA's NASR database (effective 6 August 2026) is Indianapolis International (KIND), a towered field at 796 ft elevation, 1.4 mile from the school's listed address. The listed address is 1.4 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 Vincennes University in Indianapolis, IN at 1.8 miles, followed by Leadership in Flight Training LLC in Danville at 11 miles. Indiana has 23 FAA-listed Part 141 locations in this snapshot, ranking #6 of 51 states and territories, with the largest clusters in Columbus (2), Indianapolis (2) and Marion (2).

The FAA record carries an agency phone number, (317) 471-2422, 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.