Central Washington UniversityFAA-certificated Part 141 pilot school in Ellensburg, Washington

Central Washington University is listed by the FAA as a certificated 14 CFR Part 141 pilot school at 400 East University Way in Ellensburg, Washington 98926, under air agency certificate MJ8S322Q with location designator MJ8S. The certificate covers this single location in the FAA list. The address falls in the Ellensburg, WA micropolitan statistical area.

The nearest public-use airport in the FAA's NASR database (effective 6 August 2026) is Bowers Field (KELN), a non-towered field at 1,763 ft elevation, 2.5 miles from the school's listed address. The listed address is 2.5 miles from that field, close enough that the aircraft are most likely based there, but confirm the training airport before comparing hourly rates. 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 Big Bend Community College in Moses Lake, WA at 59 miles, followed by Spanaflight Aviation in Kent at 78 miles. Washington has 25 FAA-listed Part 141 locations in this snapshot, ranking #5 of 51 states and territories, with the largest clusters in Auburn (4), Puyallup (3) and Everett (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.