Flight Training Facilities in New Jersey: Tour the Center at Essex County Airport

Century Air is an FAA Part 141 certified flight school located at Essex County Airport (KCDW) in Caldwell, New Jersey, approximately 30 minutes from New York City. Our training facilities have been developed and refined over 50 years of professional flight instruction, and are designed to support every stage of your pilot training, from your first ground school session through your final checkride preparation. We invite you to visit and tour our facility at any time during our dispatch hours.

Professional Atmosphere

Century Air’s training facility at Essex County Airport is maintained to a professional standard that reflects the quality of instruction delivered inside it. From the moment you arrive at our Caldwell, New Jersey location, you will find a clean, organized, and welcoming environment designed for serious pilot training. Our dispatch team is available Monday through Friday 8 AM to 7 PM and weekends 8 AM to 6 PM to assist you.

Century Air flight training facility reception and dispatch area, Essex County Airport, Caldwell NJ
Century Air flight school entrance at Essex County Airport, Caldwell New Jersey, near New York City

Academic Environment

Flight training is as much an academic discipline as it is a practical skill. Passing your FAA written examinations requires focused study time, and Century Air’s facility is designed to support that work. Our training center is quiet and free of distractions, with a dedicated study environment where you can prepare for your Private Pilot, Instrument, Commercial, or ATP written examinations at your own pace. Our academic environment is supported by our Garmin G1000 glass-cockpit simulator, available for avionics familiarization and IFR procedure practice between flight sessions.

Century Air flight training facility reception and dispatch area, Essex County Airport, Caldwell NJ
Century Air flight school entrance at Essex County Airport, Caldwell New Jersey, near New York City

Educational Facilities

Century Air’s classrooms are configured for one-on-one and small group instruction, providing a personalized learning environment that larger flight schools cannot replicate. Our computer-equipped study room gives students access to digital ground training programs, FAA written exam preparation tools, and hundreds of hours of supplemental aviation learning content that reinforces what you learn in the classroom and in the aircraft. Study materials are available during all dispatch hours and can be accessed flexibly around your flight schedule at our Essex County Airport training center.

Century Air flight training facility reception and dispatch area, Essex County Airport, Caldwell NJ
Century Air educational materials and flight training library, Caldwell New Jersey

Our Team of Professionals

Century Air’s flight instructors are FAA certified and experienced across a wide range of aircraft types and training environments. Our instructors are led by Richard Greene, a retired American Airlines Captain, FAA Designated Examiner, and the President of Century Air, who has set the standard for flight instruction at our facility since the school’s founding in 1975. Many of our CFI graduates have gone on to fly for Republic Airways, JetBlue, Frontier, and other regional and major airlines, reflecting the quality of instruction that begins in our classrooms and aircraft at Essex County Airport.

Century Air certified flight instructor at Essex County Airport, Caldwell NJ near New York City
Century Air flight instructor team at Essex County Airport, Caldwell NJ flight school

Our Aircraft

Century Air’s diverse training fleet includes Cessna, Piper, Beechcraft, TBM, Cirrus, and Mooney aircraft, giving students exposure to a range of aircraft types from initial training through advanced transition training. All aircraft are maintained well above FAA minimum standards as part of our insurance-approved maintenance program. Century Air is one of a select number of insurance-approved initial and recurrent training centers in the United States, meaning both student pilots and certificated pilots with their own aircraft train with confidence in the safety and quality of our fleet at Essex County Airport.

Century Air certified flight instructor at Essex County Airport, Caldwell NJ near New York City
Century Air flight training aircraft at Essex County Airport KCDW, Caldwell New Jersey

We welcome prospective students and their families to visit Century Air at any time during our dispatch hours. Essex County Airport (KCDW) is located at 19 Wright Way, Fairfield, New Jersey 07004, approximately 30 minutes from Midtown Manhattan via I-280 West. Call us at (800) 486-2368 or contact us online to schedule your visit or request information about any of our flight training programs.

Flight Training Programs at Century Air

> Learn to Fly
> Pilot Certificate Courses
> Pilot Rating Courses
> Professional Pilot Programs
> Cirrus Transition Training
> Proficiency Training
> International Students
> Tour the Facilities
> FAQ

Testimonial

“I chose Century Air because I wanted to be a professional pilot. Two years almost to the day after earning my private pilot rating, I was employed by my first airline flying regional jets. Several years later I was flying 747 freighters around the world, and now, in my third airline job, I owe much of my success to the solid and professional training I got at Century. The training curriculum and instructors are the best around while the expectations are high which prepared me for life as an airline pilot.”

Samantha Bradford, Frontier Airlines A320 First Officer, Century Air Private Pilot to Professional Pilot Program graduate, trained at Essex County Airport, Caldwell NJ

Samantha Bradford, Frontier Airlines A320 First Officer and Century Air professional pilot program graduate

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What makes Century Air different from other NJ flight schools? Century Air is the only Garmin G1000 simulator in the Northeast, offers a guaranteed Republic Airways interview pathway, and has insurance-approved recurrent training. Century Air serves student pilots from across the New York City metro area, including Manhattan, Brooklyn, Hoboken, Jersey City, and throughout Northern New Jersey.