Pinehurst AcesFAA-certificated Part 141 pilot school in Carthage, North Carolina

Pinehurst Aces is listed by the FAA as a certificated 14 CFR Part 141 pilot school at 7825 Aviation Dr. in Carthage, North Carolina 28327, under air agency certificate PAXS058M with location designator PAXS. The certificate covers this single location in the FAA list. The address falls in the Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC metropolitan statistical area.

The nearest public-use airport in the FAA's NASR database (effective 6 August 2026) is Moore County (KSOP) at Pinehurst/Southern Pines, a non-towered field at 459 ft elevation, 0.7 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. 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 Sandhills Community College in Pinehurst, NC at 0.7 miles, followed by All American Aviation Services Inc in Fayetteville at 34 miles. North Carolina has 23 FAA-listed Part 141 locations in this snapshot, ranking #7 of 51 states and territories, with the largest clusters in Greensboro (2), Asheville (1) and Carthage (1). 1 of the North Carolina entries has no dedicated page because the FAA record lacks a usable address.

The FAA record carries an agency phone number, (910) 246-0349, 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.