Polk State CollegeFAA-certificated Part 141 pilot school in Winter Haven, Florida

Polk State College is listed by the FAA as a certificated 14 CFR Part 141 pilot school at 999 Avenue H NE in Winter Haven, Florida 33881, under air agency certificate 6PKS377C with location designator 6PKS. The certificate covers this single location in the FAA list. The address falls in the Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL metropolitan statistical area.

The nearest public-use airport in the FAA's NASR database (effective 6 August 2026) is Winter Haven Regional (KGIF), a non-towered field at 146 ft elevation, 3.4 miles from the school's listed address. The listed address is 3.4 miles from that field, close enough that the aircraft are most likely based there, but confirm the training airport before comparing hourly rates. 3 public-use airports sit within 10 miles of the address.

Within 100 miles the FAA lists at least five other Part 141 locations; the closest is Lal in Lakeland, FL at 19 miles, followed by International Aero Academy, Ltd in Lakeland at 19 miles. Florida has 108 FAA-listed Part 141 locations in this snapshot, ranking #1 of 51 states and territories, with the largest clusters in Pembroke Pines (8), Jacksonville (7) and Miami (7). 1 of the Florida entries has no dedicated page because the FAA record lacks a usable address.

The FAA record carries no agency phone, email or website for this location, so contact details have to come from the school directly. Certification under Part 141 means the FAA has approved the school's training course outlines, facilities and chief-instructor arrangements and inspects them; it is not a quality ranking, and it does not by itself mean the school is VA-approved for GI Bill funding or accredited for federal student aid.