Kansas State University - SalinaFAA-certificated Part 141 pilot school in New Century, Kansas

Kansas State University - Salina is listed by the FAA as a certificated 14 CFR Part 141 pilot school at New Century Aircenter, 280 Gardner Drive Hangar 1 in New Century, Kansas 66031, under air agency certificate KKCS017K with location designator KC0S. The same certificate covers 2 FAA-listed locations, so this page describes the New Century site only; the 1 other location is listed below. The address falls in the Kansas City, MO-KS metropolitan statistical area.

The nearest public-use airport in the FAA's NASR database (effective 6 August 2026) is New Century Aircenter (KIXD) at Olathe, a towered field at 1,087 ft elevation, 0.5 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. 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 4 other Part 141 locations; the closest is New Century (KIXD) in New Century, KS at under 0.1 miles, followed by Flex Air Inc in Olathe at 8.7 miles. Kansas has 9 FAA-listed Part 141 locations in this snapshot, ranking #23 of 51 states and territories, with the largest clusters in Wichita (4), New Century (2) and Hesston (1).

The FAA record carries an agency phone number, (785) 826-2679, 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.