Kansas State University - SalinaFAA-certificated Part 141 pilot school in Salina, Kansas
Kansas State University - Salina is listed by the FAA as a certificated 14 CFR Part 141 pilot school at 2310 Centennial Road in Salina, Kansas 67401, under air agency certificate KKCS017K with location designator KKCS. The same certificate covers 2 FAA-listed locations, so this page describes the Salina site only; the 1 other location is listed below. The address falls in the Salina, KS micropolitan statistical area.
The nearest public-use airport in the FAA's NASR database (effective 6 August 2026) is Salina Regional (KSLN), a towered field at 1,288 ft elevation, 1.2 mile from the school's listed address. The listed address is 1.2 miles from that field, close enough that the aircraft are most likely based there, but confirm the training airport before comparing hourly rates. It is the only public-use airport within 10 miles of the address.
Within 100 miles the FAA lists at least five other Part 141 locations; the closest is Hesston College in Hesston, KS at 47 miles, followed by WSU Tech in Wichita at 75 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.
FAA record: Kansas State University - Salina
- FAA designator
- KKCS
- Air agency certificate
- KKCS017K
- Locations on certificate
- 2 FAA-listed locations
- City / state
- Salina, Kansas
- Listed address
- 2310 Centennial Road, Salina, KS 67401Google MapsApple Maps
- Micropolitan area
- Salina, KS
- Nearest public airport
- KSLN Salina Regional, Salina
- Distance to airport
- 1.2 mi (1.9 km)
- Public airports in 10 mi
- 1
- Agency phone (FAA)
- (785) 826-2679
- Part 141 peers in 100 mi
- 5, nearest 47 mi
- Kansas total
- 9 FAA-listed locations (#23 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.
Kansas State University - Salina is the amber ring; the navy pins are the 5 nearest Part 141 locations. Position from a Census rooftop match. The interactive chart adds KSLN 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 KKCS017K
| Location | City / state | Designator | Nearest airport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas State University - Salina | New Century, KS | KC0S | KIXD New Century Aircenter |
Nearest other Part 141 schools
| School | City / state | Distance | Designator |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hesston College | Hesston, KS | 47 mi | OQDS |
| WSU Tech | Wichita, KS | 75 mi | SHXS |
| Ortega Aviation Services, LLC | Wichita, KS | 80 mi | TKOS |
| Textron Aviation Employees' Flying Club Inc | Wichita, KS | 80 mi | Z08S |
| Textron Aviation Employees' Flying Club Inc | Wichita, KS | 81 mi | 80ZS |
Straight-line distances between listed addresses. See all Kansas schools on the Kansas page or the national Part 141 directory.
What flight training costs in Kansas
State-level ranges from the Kansas 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/