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FAA Part 141TNFAA data updated: 24 Aug 2026

Sanders Flight Training Center IncFAA-certificated Part 141 pilot school in Memphis, Tennessee

Sanders Flight Training Center Inc is listed by the FAA as a certificated 14 CFR Part 141 pilot school at 3855 Airways Blvd Mod D, Fed Ex Corp Flight Training in Memphis, Tennessee 38116, under air agency certificate 5F2S974L with location designator 0034. The same certificate covers 3 FAA-listed locations, so this page describes the Memphis site only; the 2 other locations are listed below. The address falls in the Memphis, TN-MS-AR metropolitan statistical area.

The nearest public-use airport in the FAA's NASR database (effective 6 August 2026) is Frederick W Smith International/Memphis (KMEM), a towered field at 341 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 4 other Part 141 locations; the closest is University of Memphis in Memphis, TN at 5.9 miles, followed by Southwest Tennessee Community College in Memphis at 11 miles. Tennessee has 10 FAA-listed Part 141 locations in this snapshot, ranking #22 of 51 states and territories, with the largest clusters in Memphis (3), Clarksville (1) and Gallatin (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.

FAA record: Sanders Flight Training Center Inc

FAA designator
0034
Air agency certificate
5F2S974L
Locations on certificate
3 FAA-listed locations
City / state
Memphis, Tennessee
Listed address
3855 Airways Blvd Mod D, Fed Ex Corp Flight Training, Memphis, TN 38116Google MapsApple Maps
Metro area
Memphis, TN-MS-AR
Nearest public airport
KMEM Frederick W Smith International/Memphis, Memphis
Distance to airport
0.8 mi (1.2 km)
Public airports in 10 mi
1
Part 141 peers in 100 mi
4, nearest 5.9 mi
Tennessee total
10 FAA-listed locations (#22 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 · MemphisSanders Flight Training Center Inc and its nearest Part 141 schools
This schoolListed addressZIP centroidNearest field
Outline map of Tennessee marking Sanders Flight Training Center Inc in Memphis and its 4 nearest Part 141 schoolsUniversity of MemphisSouthwest Tennessee Community CollegeAir Venture Flight CenterSanders Flight Training Center Inc

Sanders Flight Training Center Inc is the amber ring; the navy pins are the 4 nearest Part 141 locations. Position from a Census rooftop match. The interactive chart adds KMEM 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 5F2S974L

LocationCity / stateDesignatorNearest airport
Sanders Flight Training Center IncJasper, AL5F2SKJFX Walker County/Bevill Field
Sanders Flight Training Center IncTuscaloosa, AL0056KTCL Tuscaloosa NTL

Nearest other Part 141 schools

SchoolCity / stateDistanceDesignator
University of MemphisMemphis, TN5.9 miUOMS
Southwest Tennessee Community CollegeMemphis, TN11 miSWCS
Air Venture Flight CenterOlive Branch, MS12 miVZZS
Delta State UniversityCleveland, MS99 miDU0S

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

What flight training costs in Tennessee

PPL all-in$11,500 to $16,500Tennessee named-school pricing
Cessna 172 wet$175 to $215/hrPer-hour wet rate band
CFI hourly$55 to $80/hrIndependent and Part 141 staff
VFR days / year260 to 290NOAA climate normals

State-level ranges from the Tennessee 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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