FAA training centers in Illinois
Chicago anchors Illinois — United Airlines maintains its training campus near ORD, and Lewis University runs a top-ranked Part 141 program. Multiple Part 142 sim centers serve UAL and regional carriers.
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Training centers
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Hub cities
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Top airports
Training-center hubs in Illinois
The cities where simulator training is concentrated. Click to see the local airport landscape + operator types.
Major airports near Illinois training centers
O'Hare International
KORD · ORD
Chicago Midway International
KMDW · MDW
Built for the way Illinois centers operate
Frequently asked about Illinois
How many FAA-qualified training centers operate in Illinois?+
Illinois hosts approximately 7 FAA-qualified training centers across 2 hub cities — covering Part 142 simulator centers, Part 141 flight schools, and Part 135 charter-recurrent ops. AviationAlley software is built to run any of them.
Which cities in Illinois have the most flight simulator centers?+
Chicago, Rockford are Illinois's primary training-center hubs. United Airlines training campus + Part 142 sim centers + Lewis University Part 141.
What's the closest major airport to a typical Illinois training center?+
Illinois's busiest training airports include O'Hare International (KORD), Chicago Midway International (KMDW). Centers typically operate on, or adjacent to, one of these fields.
Does AviationAlley work for Illinois Part 141 schools, not just Part 142 centers?+
Yes. AviationAlley is a single workspace for Part 141 flight schools, Part 142 simulator centers, Part 135 charter recurrents, Part 121 air carriers, and corporate flight departments. The role-based access + audit trail + compliance digest work the same across all five operator types.
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