KSU - College of Aeronautics andFAA-certificated Part 141 pilot school in Stow, Ohio
KSU - College of Aeronautics and is listed by the FAA as a certificated 14 CFR Part 141 pilot school at Kent State University Airport, 4020 Kent Road in Stow, Ohio 44224, under air agency certificate JU8S255Q with location designator JU8S. The certificate holder's legal name is KENT State University; the FAA record carries the trading name KSU - College of Aeronautics and. The certificate covers this single location in the FAA list. The address falls in the Akron, OH metropolitan statistical area.
The nearest public-use airport in the FAA's NASR database (effective 6 August 2026) is Kent State University (1G3) at Kent, a non-towered field at 1,135 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. 3 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 American Winds College of Aeronautics in Akron, OH at 8.6 miles, followed by Community College of Beaver County in Beaver Falls at 60 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 no agency phone, email or website for this location, so contact details have to come from the school directly. 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: KSU - College of Aeronautics and
- FAA designator
- JU8S
- Air agency certificate
- JU8S255Q
- Locations on certificate
- 1 FAA-listed location
- City / state
- Stow, Ohio
- Listed address
- Kent State University Airport, 4020 Kent Road, Stow, OH 44224Google MapsApple Maps
- Metro area
- Akron, OH
- Nearest public airport
- 1G3 Kent State University, Kent
- Distance to airport
- 0.5 mi (0.8 km)
- Public airports in 10 mi
- 3
- Part 141 peers in 100 mi
- 5, nearest 8.6 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.
KSU - College of Aeronautics and is the amber ring; the navy pins are the 5 nearest Part 141 locations. Position from a Census rooftop match. The interactive chart adds 1G3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Winds College of Aeronautics | Akron, OH | 8.6 mi | AYKS |
| Community College of Beaver County | Beaver Falls, PA | 60 mi | FA8S |
| Aces Aviation | Beaver Falls, PA | 60 mi | 4AAS |
| Moore Aviation Inc | Beaver Falls, PA | 60 mi | FB8S |
| Grove City Flight Academy | Mercer, PA | 65 mi | GCIS |
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
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.
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/