Rainier Flight Services (BFI)FAA-certificated Part 141 pilot school in Seattle, Washington

Rainier Flight Services (BFI) is listed by the FAA as a certificated 14 CFR Part 141 pilot school at 6526 Ellis Ave S in Seattle, Washington 98108, under air agency certificate 1B8S346L with location designator 0121. The same certificate covers 4 FAA-listed locations, so this page describes the Seattle 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 Boeing Field/King County International (KBFI), a towered field at 22 ft elevation, 1.3 mile from the school's listed address. The listed address is 1.3 miles from that field, close enough that the aircraft are most likely based there, but confirm the training airport before comparing hourly rates. With 4 public-use airports inside 10 miles, this is a dense training area where cross-country and pattern work at other fields is a short hop.

Within 100 miles the FAA lists at least five other Part 141 locations; the closest is Spanaflight Aviation in Auburn, WA at 16 miles, followed by Spanaflight Aviation in Kent at 16 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.