Southern Maine Aviation LLCFAA-certificated Part 141 pilot school in Sanford, Maine
Southern Maine Aviation LLC is listed by the FAA as a certificated 14 CFR Part 141 pilot school at 199 Airport Road in Sanford, Maine 04073, under air agency certificate 157S395C with location designator 157S. The certificate covers this single location in the FAA list. The address falls in the Portland-South Portland, ME metropolitan statistical area.
The nearest public-use airport in the FAA's NASR database (effective 6 August 2026) is Sanford Seacoast Regional (KSFM), a non-towered field at 244 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. 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 Airlink LLC in Portland, ME at 27 miles, followed by Maine Instrument Flight BXM in Brunswick at 52 miles. Maine has 6 FAA-listed Part 141 locations in this snapshot, ranking #31 of 51 states and territories, with the largest clusters in Augusta (2), Bangor (1) and Brunswick (1).
The FAA record carries an agency phone number, (207) 324-8919, and an agency email, fly@flyingsma.com; it carries no website, so the contact details above are the only ones the FAA publishes 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: Southern Maine Aviation LLC
- FAA designator
- 157S
- Air agency certificate
- 157S395C
- Locations on certificate
- 1 FAA-listed location
- City / state
- Sanford, Maine
- Listed address
- 199 Airport Road, Sanford, ME 04073Google MapsApple Maps
- Metro area
- Portland-South Portland, ME
- Nearest public airport
- KSFM Sanford Seacoast Regional, Sanford
- Distance to airport
- 0.5 mi (0.9 km)
- Public airports in 10 mi
- 1
- Agency phone (FAA)
- (207) 324-8919
- Agency email (FAA)
- fly@flyingsma.com
- Part 141 peers in 100 mi
- 5, nearest 27 mi
- Maine total
- 6 FAA-listed locations (#31 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.
Southern Maine Aviation LLC is the amber ring; the navy pins are the 5 nearest Part 141 locations. Position from a Census rooftop match. The interactive chart adds KSFM 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Airlink LLC | Portland, ME | 27 mi | 65KS |
| Maine Instrument Flight BXM | Brunswick, ME | 52 mi | 0069 |
| Beverly Flight Center LLC | Middleton, MA | 57 mi | B2FS |
| North Shore Community College | Danvers, MA | 57 mi | LQ8S |
| Flyit Academy | Nashua, NH | 59 mi | DIPS |
Straight-line distances between listed addresses. See all Maine schools on the Maine page or the national Part 141 directory.
Cost context
flightschoolcost.com has no state-specific pricing page for Maine 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/