Colorado Metro Area Guide

Aviation Maintenance Schools Near Colorado Springs, CO

Compare the 3 aviation maintenance schools near Colorado Springs, all within 100 miles, BLS May 2025 pay for local aircraft mechanics, and the airports and aviation employers in the area.

Colorado 100 mi 49 mi55 mi75 mi Colorado Springs
  • Colorado Springs center
  • School, miles from center
  • 100-mile radius

Schools near Colorado Springs, by straight-line distance

  • Cherry Creek Innovation Campus (Centennial): 49 miles
  • Warren Tech South (Littleton): 55 miles
  • Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology, Denver Campus (Broomfield): 75 miles

Colorado Springs at a Glance

Aviation Maintenance Schools Near Colorado Springs

3

Within 100 mi, FAA 2026

Aircraft Mechanic Jobs, Colorado Springs Metro

400

BLS OEWS, May 2025

Metro Median Pay

$79,810

BLS OEWS, May 2025

Location Quotient

1.43

BLS OEWS, May 2025

COS Passenger Boardings

1,248,261

FAA, CY2024

Area covered: Colorado Springs, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 17820).

Fort Carson's 4th Combat Aviation Brigade keeps Apache, Black Hawk and Chinook helicopters flying out of Colorado Springs, with crew chiefs serving as the unit's maintenance experts. Fourth Front Aviation runs a separate maintenance and avionics shop at Colorado Springs Airport. Employment concentration for the occupation here runs 1.43 times the national rate.

Training means a trip up toward the Denver area. Cherry Creek Innovation Campus in Centennial is 48.9 miles away, and Warren Tech South in Littleton is 54.9 miles out. Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology's Denver campus, in Broomfield, is 74.5 miles from Colorado Springs.

Within Commuting Range

FAA-Approved Aviation Maintenance Schools Near Colorado Springs

3 FAA-approved schools are within 100 miles, nearest first. The closest is 49 miles away, in Centennial.

Distances are straight-line miles from the center of Colorado Springs.

See all FAA-approved programs statewide on the aviation maintenance schools in Colorado page.

BLS Wage Data

Aircraft Mechanic Salary in Colorado Springs

Aircraft mechanics in the Colorado Springs metro area earn a median of $79,810 a year ($38.37 an hour), $2,270 below the Colorado median of $82,080.

Aircraft Mechanic Salary, Colorado Springs Metro $79,810median/yr ($38.37/hr)
$62,010 $131,750
Box shows the 25th to 75th percentile. Line spans the 10th to 90th percentile. BLS OEWS, May 2025.

Colorado Springs Pay vs. Colorado and U.S. Medians

The Colorado Springs median is $60 below the U.S. median of $79,870.

Median Annual Aircraft Mechanic Wage
Colorado Springs metro $79,810
United States $79,870

BLS OEWS, May 2025

Compare metro areas across the state on the Colorado aircraft mechanic salary page, or see the national aircraft mechanic salary breakdown.

Local Employers

Where Aircraft Mechanics Work in Colorado Springs

BLS counts 400 aircraft mechanic jobs in the Colorado Springs metro area as of May 2025, a location quotient of 1.43.

A location quotient above 1.00 means these jobs make up a larger share of local employment than they do nationally.

  • Helicopter Operations

    4th Combat Aviation Brigade, Fort Carson

    Army helicopter maintenance brigade at Fort Carson, Colorado Springs

    The 4th Combat Aviation Brigade at Fort Carson operates and maintains Apache, Black Hawk and Chinook helicopters, with crew chiefs serving as the subject-matter experts responsible for helicopter upkeep.

    Source: Flying High: Nurturing Expertise and Unity with the 4th Combat Aviation Brigade - DVIDS (dvidshub.net)

  • Business Aviation

    Fourth Front Aviation

    Aircraft maintenance and avionics shop at Colorado Springs Airport

    Fourth Front Aviation runs a brand-agnostic maintenance and avionics shop at Colorado Springs Airport, handling inspections, repairs, engine work and special-missions avionics installations.

    Source: Fourth Front Aviation - Colorado Springs (fourth-front.com)

Airports

Commercial and Cargo Airports in the Area

City of Colorado Springs Municipal (COS) recorded 1,248,261 passenger boardings in 2024, the most of the airports listed here.

FAA Commercial Service and All-Cargo Airports, Colorado Springs Area
AirportFAA IDHub ClassPassenger Boardings, 2024All-Cargo Landed Weight, 2024 (lb)
City of Colorado Springs MunicipalCOSSmall hub1,248,26192,862,000
FAA CY2024 enplanement and all-cargo landed weight data.

Local Context

Fort Carson's Helicopter Maintenance Brigade

Fort Carson's 4th Combat Aviation Brigade operates and maintains Apache, Black Hawk and Chinook helicopters, with crew chiefs serving as the unit's maintenance experts.

That kind of always-on Army helicopter work sits alongside general aviation maintenance at Colorado Springs Airport, where Fourth Front Aviation runs its own maintenance and avionics shop.

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