[1] It is owned by the Civil Aviation Administration of China and co-funded by the Sichuan Provincial People's Government.

On September 22 of the same year, CAFUC was transferred to the administration of Chinese National Defense and named after The 14th Aviation College of People's Liberation Army (PLA).

[2] Besides covering a total area of 10.66 square kilometers (2636 acres), CAFUC also possesses various valuable facilities for education, worthing more than 6.2 billion Yuan (1 billion US dollars):[3] 5 airports for flight training purpose, among which both Luoyang Airport and Mianyang Airport are also served as commercial airports with more than 1 million registered passenger traffic and total traffic movements;[3] In total 262 airplanes for different training levels and 45 sets of 360 degrees flight simulators;[3] The exclusively state-of-the-art air traffic control system with 360-degree full view built in the ATC tower building in campus;[2][3] More than 400 aircraft engines;[3] The largest library of civil aviation in China with more than 1 million books, more than 3 million e-books and 33 international database.

Since then, CAFUC has established wide connections with a wealth of international organizations and companies including ICAO, IATA, FAA, Joint Aviation Authorities (JAA), Boeing, Airbus, EADS, SNECMA, GE and IAE.

[2] CAFUC has 9 academic colleges/institutes, which are independently in charge of administration, scientific research and teaching organization.

The college is also home to some research/teaching labs including Flight simulation, Psychology of pilots, Wind tunnel and Advanced navigation technologies.