Embry-Riddle Opens ‘Cutting-Edge’ Flight Training Center in Arizona

Prescott campus debuts a 263,000-square-foot ramp and 20,000-square-foot flight operations building.

Jack Daleo

Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 08:00 AM ET

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Travis Tingle

Ken Witcher, chancellor of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Prescott, Arizona, campus, speaks at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the school’s north flight operations facility on March 13. [Credit: Wilson Van Ness/Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University]

Key Takeaways:

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) opened a new, cutting-edge Strategic Academic Flight Education Complex at its Prescott campus to significantly upgrade flight training capabilities and accommodate increased enrollment.
The university is making substantial investments in the future of aviation, including transitioning to electric flight training, researching Advanced Air Mobility (AAM), and studying autonomous aircraft operations.
ERAU has also enhanced its air traffic control (ATC) training programs, with both its Florida and Prescott campuses joining the FAA's Enhanced AT-CTI initiative to fast-track graduates.

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One of America’s premier aviation institutions this month completed a major upgrade to its flight training capabilities.

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) on Monday announced the opening of a “cutting-edge” Strategic Academic Flight Education Complex at Prescott Regional Airport (KPRC) in Arizona, also known as Ernest A. Love Field. The centerpiece is a new northern flight operations facility comprising hundreds of thousands of square feet of ramp space, simulation technology, and other training and operational resources.