Propel Aviation Center LLCFAA-certificated Part 141 pilot school in Columbia, South Carolina

Propel Aviation Center LLC is listed by the FAA as a certificated 14 CFR Part 141 pilot school at 1400 Jim Hamilton Blvd in Columbia, South Carolina 29205, under air agency certificate OPES087M with location designator 0104. The same certificate covers 2 FAA-listed locations, so this page describes the Columbia site only; the 1 other location is listed below. The address falls in the Columbia, SC metropolitan statistical area.

The nearest public-use airport in the FAA's NASR database (effective 6 August 2026) is Jim Hamilton L B Owens (KCUB), a non-towered field at 193 ft elevation, 0.2 miles 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 Propel Aviation Center LLC in Newberry, SC at 48 miles, followed by Carolina Sky Flight Training in Summerville at 75 miles. South Carolina has 6 FAA-listed Part 141 locations in this snapshot, ranking #33 of 51 states and territories, with the largest clusters in Charleston (1), Columbia (1) and Greenville (1).

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.