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Kathryn Wentzel Lumley Aviation Center

Coordinates: 41°14′45″N 76°55′21″W / 41.245708°N 76.922600°W / 41.245708; -76.922600
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Kathryn Wentzel Lumley Aviation Center
KWL Aviation Center as seen from landing aircraft at IPT
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General information
StatusOperational
LocationMontoursville, Pennsylvania
Address500 Airport Road, Montoursville, PA 17754
Opened1993
Technical details
Floor areaTotal: 50,000 sq. ft
Hangar: 11,000 sq. ft
Website
Official website

The Kathryn Wentzel Lumley Aviation Center abbreviated as KWLAC and KWL Aviation Center is a branch of Pennsylvania College of Technology which focuses on aeronautical studies. It is located about 7 miles from main campus and on the grounds of Williamsport Regional Airport in Montoursville, Pennsylvania.[1]

The building was announced in 1991 and was opened in 1993 and studies began immediately.

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Kathryn Wentz Aviation Center provides full Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Transport certified repair and maintenance programs. The branch has received multiple recognition by local media and is a highly recommend aviation school in Pennsylvania.

History

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Pennsylvania College of Technology announcement in 1991 that the need for an aviation branch. In early 1992 work on the building began and in 1993 it was opened as Private College Aviation Center'. The building hadn't been given its current name until 2007.

In 2010 FedEx Express donated a Boeing 727 to the university. The Aviation Center has four aircraft that it works on, the Boeing 727, two Cessna 172s.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Kathryn Wentzel Lumley Aviation Center - Penn Tech". PCT.edu. 2009. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
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41°14′45″N 76°55′21″W / 41.245708°N 76.922600°W / 41.245708; -76.922600