Rainier Flight ServicesFAA-certificated Part 141 pilot school in Auburn, Washington
Rainier Flight Services is listed by the FAA as a certificated 14 CFR Part 141 pilot school at 2143 E St. NE #1 in Auburn, Washington 98002, under air agency certificate 1B8S346L with location designator 1B8S. The same certificate covers 4 FAA-listed locations, so this page describes the Auburn site only; the 3 other locations are listed below. The address falls in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metropolitan statistical area.
The nearest public-use airport in the FAA's NASR database (effective 6 August 2026) is Auburn Municipal (S50), a non-towered field at 63 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. 3 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 Classic Helicopter Corp in Auburn, WA at under 0.1 miles, followed by Spanaflight Aviation in Auburn at 0.1 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 an agency phone number, (425) 610-6293, 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: Rainier Flight Services
- FAA designator
- 1B8S
- Air agency certificate
- 1B8S346L
- Locations on certificate
- 4 FAA-listed locations
- City / state
- Auburn, Washington
- Listed address
- 2143 E St. NE #1, Auburn, WA 98002Google MapsApple Maps
- Metro area
- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
- Nearest public airport
- S50 Auburn Municipal, Auburn
- Distance to airport
- 0.2 mi (0.3 km)
- Public airports in 10 mi
- 3
- Agency phone (FAA)
- (425) 610-6293
- Part 141 peers in 100 mi
- 5, nearest under 0.1 mi
- Washington total
- 25 FAA-listed locations (#5 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.
Rainier Flight Services is the amber ring; the navy pins are the 5 nearest Part 141 locations. Position from a Census rooftop match. The interactive chart adds S50 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 1B8S346L
| Location | City / state | Designator | Nearest airport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainier Flight Services (BFI) | Seattle, WA | 0121 | KBFI Boeing Field/King County International |
| Rainier-Everett (PAE) | Everett, WA | DB8S | KPAE Seattle Paine Field International |
| Rainier-Tacoma (TIW) | Gig Harbor, WA | 2B8S | KTIW Tacoma Narrows |
Nearest other Part 141 schools
| School | City / state | Distance | Designator |
|---|---|---|---|
| Classic Helicopter Corp | Auburn, WA | under 0.1 mi | GJOS |
| Spanaflight Aviation | Auburn, WA | 0.1 mi | 36NS |
| Green River College | Auburn, WA | 2.2 mi | DL8S |
| Spanaflight Aviation | Kent, WA | 5.6 mi | 76NS |
| Sierra Fox | Puyallup, WA | 14 mi | 56NS |
Straight-line distances between listed addresses. See all Washington schools on the Washington page or the national Part 141 directory.
What flight training costs in Washington
State-level ranges from the Washington 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/