Charles City Aeronautics MCWFAA-certificated Part 141 pilot school in Mason City, Iowa
Charles City Aeronautics MCW is listed by the FAA as a certificated 14 CFR Part 141 pilot school at 9184 265th Street in Mason City, Iowa 50428, under air agency certificate CQVS964C with location designator 0154. The same certificate covers 2 FAA-listed locations, so this page describes the Mason City site only; the 1 other location is listed below. The address falls in the Mason City, IA micropolitan statistical area.
The nearest public-use airport in the FAA's NASR database (effective 6 August 2026) is Mason City Municipal (KMCW), a non-towered field at 1,213 ft elevation, 0.7 mile from the school's listed address. The listed address is on or beside the airfield, which is the usual arrangement for a Part 141 operation flying from its own ramp. It is the only public-use airport within 10 miles of the address.
Within 100 miles the FAA lists at least five other Part 141 locations; the closest is Great Planes Aviation in Rochester, MN at 68 miles, followed by Rochester Community and Technical College in Rochester at 75 miles. Iowa has 12 FAA-listed Part 141 locations in this snapshot, ranking #18 of 51 states and territories, with the largest clusters in Cedar Rapids (2), Sioux City (2) and Ames (1).
The FAA record carries an agency phone number, (641) 424-9366, and an agency email, info@northiowaair.com; it carries no website, so the contact details above are the only ones the FAA publishes for this location. 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.
FAA record: Charles City Aeronautics MCW
- FAA designator
- 0154
- Air agency certificate
- CQVS964C
- Locations on certificate
- 2 FAA-listed locations
- City / state
- Mason City, Iowa
- Listed address
- 9184 265th Street, Mason City, IA 50428Google MapsApple Maps
- Micropolitan area
- Mason City, IA
- Nearest public airport
- KMCW Mason City Municipal, Mason City
- Distance to airport
- 0.7 mi (1.1 km)
- Public airports in 10 mi
- 1
- Agency phone (FAA)
- (641) 424-9366
- Agency email (FAA)
- info@northiowaair.com
- Part 141 peers in 100 mi
- 5, nearest 68 mi
- Iowa total
- 12 FAA-listed locations (#18 of 51 states)
- FAA data updated
- 24 Aug 2026
Registry fields as reported by the FAA on 24 Aug 2026. Airport and peer distances computed from the geocoded address (Census rooftop match). Individuals named in the FAA record (liaison, accountable manager) are not published.
Charles City Aeronautics MCW is the amber ring; the navy pins are the 5 nearest Part 141 locations. Position from a Census rooftop match. The interactive chart adds KMCW as the amber circle.
Chart tiles: OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, data from OpenStreetMap. Boundaries: US Census Bureau cartographic boundary files (public domain). School positions: US Census geocoder; airfields: FAA NASR.
Other locations on certificate CQVS964C
| Location | City / state | Designator | Nearest airport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Iowa Air Service | Ames, IA | CQVS | KAMW Ames Municipal |
Nearest other Part 141 schools
| School | City / state | Distance | Designator |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Planes Aviation | Rochester, MN | 68 mi | 5GPS |
| Rochester Community and Technical College | Rochester, MN | 75 mi | GPAS |
| Minnesota State University Mankato | Mankato, MN | 75 mi | 6MUS |
| North Star Aviation Inc | Mankato, MN | 75 mi | NUTS |
| Iowa Lakes Community College | Estherville, IA | 77 mi | DV8S |
Straight-line distances between listed addresses. See all Iowa schools on the Iowa page or the national Part 141 directory.
What flight training costs in Iowa
State-level ranges from the Iowa flight school cost page; this school's own pricing is not in the FAA record. For the Part 141 versus Part 61 cost mechanics see Part 141 vs Part 61, and for the GI Bill's PPL gap see financing options.
Primary sources
- AV-Info Find a Facility: 14 CFR Part 141 Pilot Schools. Federal Aviation Administration, data updated 24 Aug 2026, captured 28 August 2026. https://www.faa.gov/av-info/facility-dashboard
- Part 141 pilot schools (regulatory overview). Federal Aviation Administration, accessed August 2026. https://www.faa.gov/licenses_certificates/airline_certification/pilotschools
- NASR 28-day subscription, airport data (APT_BASE), effective 6 August 2026. FAA Aeronautical Information Services, accessed August 2026. https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/
- Census Geocoder (batch, Public_AR_Current benchmark). US Census Bureau, run 28 August 2026. https://geocoding.geo.census.gov/geocoder/