Fundamentals Flight Training, LLCFAA-certificated Part 141 pilot school in Erie, Pennsylvania
Fundamentals Flight Training, LLC is listed by the FAA as a certificated 14 CFR Part 141 pilot school at 1603 Asbury Road in Erie, Pennsylvania 16505, under air agency certificate FFTS023M with location designator FFTS. The certificate covers this single location in the FAA list. The address falls in the Erie, PA metropolitan statistical area.
The nearest public-use airport in the FAA's NASR database (effective 6 August 2026) is Erie International/Tom Ridge Field (KERI), a towered field at 732 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. 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 North Coast Flight School Inc in Meadville, PA at 31 miles, followed by Grove City Flight Academy in Mercer at 65 miles. Pennsylvania has 30 FAA-listed Part 141 locations in this snapshot, ranking #4 of 51 states and territories, with the largest clusters in Allentown (3), Beaver Falls (3) and Blue Bell (2). 1 of the Pennsylvania entries has no dedicated page because the FAA record lacks a usable address.
The FAA record carries an agency phone number, (814) 580-8351, 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: Fundamentals Flight Training, LLC
- FAA designator
- FFTS
- Air agency certificate
- FFTS023M
- Locations on certificate
- 1 FAA-listed location
- City / state
- Erie, Pennsylvania
- Listed address
- 1603 Asbury Road, Erie, PA 16505Google MapsApple Maps
- Metro area
- Erie, PA
- Nearest public airport
- KERI Erie International/Tom Ridge Field, Erie
- Distance to airport
- 0.7 mi (1.1 km)
- Public airports in 10 mi
- 1
- Agency phone (FAA)
- (814) 580-8351
- Part 141 peers in 100 mi
- 5, nearest 31 mi
- Pennsylvania total
- 30 FAA-listed locations (#4 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.
Fundamentals Flight Training, 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 KERI 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Coast Flight School Inc | Meadville, PA | 31 mi | 8NCS |
| Grove City Flight Academy | Mercer, PA | 65 mi | GCIS |
| KSU - College of Aeronautics and | Stow, OH | 90 mi | JU8S |
| Aces Aviation | Beaver Falls, PA | 91 mi | 4AAS |
| Moore Aviation Inc | Beaver Falls, PA | 91 mi | FB8S |
Straight-line distances between listed addresses. See all Pennsylvania schools on the Pennsylvania page or the national Part 141 directory.
What flight training costs in Pennsylvania
State-level ranges from the Pennsylvania 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/