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FAA Part 141VAFAA data updated: 24 Aug 2026

Blue Ridge Aviation LLCFAA-certificated Part 141 pilot school in Weyers Cave, Virginia

Blue Ridge Aviation LLC is listed by the FAA as a certificated 14 CFR Part 141 pilot school at 51 Aviation Circle, Suite 110 in Weyers Cave, Virginia 24486, under air agency certificate 154S396C with location designator 154S. The certificate covers this single location in the FAA list. The address falls in the Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA metropolitan statistical area.

The nearest public-use airport in the FAA's NASR database (effective 6 August 2026) is Shenandoah Valley Regional (KSHD) at Staunton/Waynesboro/Harrisonburg, a non-towered field at 1,201 ft elevation, 2.7 miles from the school's listed address. The listed address is 2.7 miles from that field, close enough that the aircraft are most likely based there, but confirm the training airport before comparing hourly rates. The Census geocoder could not match the FAA street address to a rooftop, so this distance is measured from the 24486 ZIP-code centroid and is approximate. 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 Liberty University in Lynchburg, VA at 66 miles, followed by Freedom Aviation in Lynchburg at 69 miles. Virginia has 18 FAA-listed Part 141 locations in this snapshot, ranking #13 of 51 states and territories, with the largest clusters in Chesapeake (3), Fredericksburg (2) and Leesburg (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: Blue Ridge Aviation LLC

FAA designator
154S
Air agency certificate
154S396C
Locations on certificate
1 FAA-listed location
City / state
Weyers Cave, Virginia
Listed address
51 Aviation Circle, Suite 110, Weyers Cave, VA 24486Google MapsApple Mapsto the ZIP centroid
Metro area
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA
Nearest public airport
KSHD Shenandoah Valley Regional, Staunton/Waynesboro/Harrisonburg
Distance to airport
2.7 mi (4.4 km), from ZIP centroid
Public airports in 10 mi
2
Part 141 peers in 100 mi
5, nearest 66 mi
Virginia total
18 FAA-listed locations (#13 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 (ZIP-centroid approximation). Individuals named in the FAA record (liaison, accountable manager) are not published.

Sectional plate · Weyers CaveBlue Ridge Aviation LLC and its nearest Part 141 schools
This schoolListed addressZIP centroidNearest field
Outline map of Virginia marking Blue Ridge Aviation LLC in Weyers Cave and its 5 nearest Part 141 schoolsLiberty UniversityFreedom AviationWarrenton, VA KHWYWinchester, VA KOKVShannon School of AeronauticsBlue Ridge Aviation LLC

Blue Ridge Aviation LLC is the amber ring; the navy pins are the 5 nearest Part 141 locations. Position is the ZIP centroid, not the street address. The interactive chart adds KSHD 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

SchoolCity / stateDistanceDesignator
Liberty UniversityLynchburg, VA66 miL48S
Freedom AviationLynchburg, VA69 miBGSS
Warrenton, VA KHWYMidland, VA70 mi7VQS
Winchester, VA KOKVWinchester, VA72 mi2Z7S
Shannon School of AeronauticsFredericksburg, VA80 mi2JLS

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

What flight training costs in Virginia

PPL all-in$12,000 to $17,000Virginia named-school pricing
Cessna 172 wet$175 to $220/hrPer-hour wet rate band
CFI hourly$60 to $90/hrIndependent and Part 141 staff
VFR days / year250 to 280NOAA climate normals

State-level ranges from the Virginia 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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