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FAA Part 141OHFAA data updated: 24 Aug 2026

Bolton FieldFAA-certificated Part 141 pilot school in Columbus, Ohio

Bolton Field is listed by the FAA as a certificated 14 CFR Part 141 pilot school at Bolton Field, 1900 Norton Road in Columbus, Ohio 43228, under air agency certificate UZCS289K with location designator 2ZCS. The same certificate covers 7 FAA-listed locations, so this page describes the Columbus site only; the 6 other locations are listed below. The address falls in the Columbus, OH metropolitan statistical area.

The nearest public-use airport in the FAA's NASR database (effective 6 August 2026) is Bolton Field (KTZR), a towered field at 904 ft elevation, 0.8 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 The Ohio State University in Columbus, OH at 12 miles, followed by Macair Aero Club in Xenia at 48 miles. Ohio has 18 FAA-listed Part 141 locations in this snapshot, ranking #11 of 51 states and territories, with the largest clusters in Miamisburg (4), Batavia (2) and Columbus (2).

The FAA record carries an agency phone number, (888) 412-2163, 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: Bolton Field

FAA designator
2ZCS
Air agency certificate
UZCS289K
Locations on certificate
7 FAA-listed locations
City / state
Columbus, Ohio
Listed address
Bolton Field, 1900 Norton Road, Columbus, OH 43228Google MapsApple Maps
Metro area
Columbus, OH
Nearest public airport
KTZR Bolton Field, Columbus
Distance to airport
0.8 mi (1.3 km)
Public airports in 10 mi
1
Agency phone (FAA)
(888) 412-2163
Part 141 peers in 100 mi
5, nearest 12 mi
Ohio total
18 FAA-listed locations (#11 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.

Sectional plate · ColumbusBolton Field and its nearest Part 141 schools
This schoolListed addressZIP centroidNearest field
Outline map of Ohio marking Bolton Field in Columbus and its 5 nearest Part 141 schoolsThe Ohio State UniversityMacair Aero ClubWright State UniversitySinclair Community CollegeGolden Eagle Aviation LLCBolton Field

Bolton Field is the amber ring; the navy pins are the 5 nearest Part 141 locations. Position from a Census rooftop match. The interactive chart adds KTZR 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 UZCS289K

LocationCity / stateDesignatorNearest airport
Clark CountySellersburg, IN0059KJVY Clark Regional
Columbus, IndianaColumbus, IN4ZCSKBAK Columbus Municipal
GallatinGallatin, TN3ZCSKXNX Music City Executive
Indianapolis ExecutiveZionsville, IN0074KTYQ Indianapolis Executive
Jet Access Flight TrainingGreenfield, INUZCSKMQJ Indianapolis Regional
Quincy Regional AirportQuincy, IL1ZCSKUIN Quincy Regional-Baldwin Field

Nearest other Part 141 schools

SchoolCity / stateDistanceDesignator
The Ohio State UniversityColumbus, OH12 miIKBS
Macair Aero ClubXenia, OH48 mi5M5S
Wright State UniversityDayton, OH50 miWSAS
Sinclair Community CollegeDayton, OH57 mi75CS
Golden Eagle Aviation LLCSidney, OH58 miG3VS

Straight-line distances between listed addresses. See all Ohio schools on the Ohio page or the national Part 141 directory.

What flight training costs in Ohio

PPL all-in$11,500 to $16,500Ohio named-school pricing
Cessna 172 wet$170 to $210/hrPer-hour wet rate band
CFI hourly$55 to $85/hrIndependent and Part 141 staff
VFR days / year220 to 250NOAA climate normals

State-level ranges from the Ohio 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.

Registry provenanceFAA-certificated 14 CFR Part 141 pilot school, as listed in the FAA AV-Info "Find a Facility" dataset, data updated 24 Aug 2026 (US government work, public domain). Status is shown as reported by the FAA on that date and is not asserted beyond it: certificates can be surrendered, suspended or amended at any time. Nearest-airport data from FAA NASR (effective 6 August 2026); coordinates from the US Census geocoder. This page is a registry listing, not a review or an endorsement, and flightschoolcost.com has no relationship with the school. To correct or remove this listing email questions@flightschoolcost.com.

Primary sources

  1. 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
  2. Part 141 pilot schools (regulatory overview). Federal Aviation Administration, accessed August 2026. https://www.faa.gov/licenses_certificates/airline_certification/pilotschools
  3. 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/
  4. Census Geocoder (batch, Public_AR_Current benchmark). US Census Bureau, run 28 August 2026. https://geocoding.geo.census.gov/geocoder/

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