The predecessor of the College of Aviation Physical Education was the Physical Education Teaching and Research Section established in 1956 when the university was founded. It was upgraded to the Physical Education Department in 2003, reorganized into the Civil Aviation Security College in 2009, and renamed College of Aviation Physical Education in 2025. Currently, the college has 98 faculty and staff members and over 600 enrolled students. As an Advanced Unit in National School Physical Education Work, the college has successively won the title of "Excellent Institution of Higher Education in Implementing the Regulations on School Physical Education Work" jointly awarded by the Ministry of Education and the General Administration of Sport of China. It is also one of the first batch of qualification training institutions for aviation security officers approved by the Public Security Bureau of the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC).

The college offers an undergraduate program in Physical Fitness Training and a master's degree authorization point in Physical Education. In 2025, the Physical Fitness Training program ranked 11th in China (and first among non-sports specialized universities) according to the Soft Science Ranking. The course "Aviation Sports" is a national first-class undergraduate course and one of the first batch of excellent courses in Sichuan Province.

In recent years, adhering to the fundamental principle of quality-oriented development, pursuing distinctive characteristics for growth, building brands through professional strengths and expanding advantages with outstanding faculty, the college has actively broadened its educational perspective and deepened the integration of production and education. It has made dedicated efforts in fields such as aviation physical education, aviation sports project development, civil aviation air defense security and aviation physical fitness training research. Focusing on interdisciplinary integration and innovative development, the college strives to construct a distinctive curriculum system, cultivate high-quality professionals, and establish itself as a benchmark department in China's aviation sports field, covering teaching, scientific research, competitions, training, and industrial services. Upholding the educational philosophy of "being down-to-earth and pursuing excellence", the college has continuously improved its comprehensive capabilities in talent cultivation, scientific research, cultural inheritance, mass competitions and social services.