Iowa Lakes Community CollegeFAA-certificated Part 141 pilot school in Spencer, Iowa
Iowa Lakes Community College is listed by the FAA as a certificated 14 CFR Part 141 pilot school at 1965 330th St. Spencer, IA 51301 in Spencer, Iowa 51301, under air agency certificate DV8S100Q with location designator 0037. The same certificate covers 2 FAA-listed locations, so this page describes the Spencer site only; the 1 other location is listed below. The address falls in the Spencer, IA micropolitan statistical area.
The nearest public-use airport in the FAA's NASR database (effective 6 August 2026) is Spencer Municipal (KSPW), a non-towered field at 1,339 ft elevation, 0.6 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 Iowa Lakes Community College in Estherville, IA at 26 miles, followed by Morningside University in Sioux City 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 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.
FAA record: Iowa Lakes Community College
- FAA designator
- 0037
- Air agency certificate
- DV8S100Q
- Locations on certificate
- 2 FAA-listed locations
- City / state
- Spencer, Iowa
- Listed address
- 1965 330th St. Spencer, IA 51301, Spencer, IA 51301Google MapsApple Maps
- Micropolitan area
- Spencer, IA
- Nearest public airport
- KSPW Spencer Municipal, Spencer
- Distance to airport
- 0.6 mi (1.0 km)
- Public airports in 10 mi
- 1
- Part 141 peers in 100 mi
- 5, nearest 26 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.
Iowa Lakes Community College is the amber ring; the navy pins are the 5 nearest Part 141 locations. Position from a Census rooftop match. The interactive chart adds KSPW 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 DV8S100Q
| Location | City / state | Designator | Nearest airport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa Lakes Community College | Estherville, IA | DV8S | KEST Estherville Municipal |
Nearest other Part 141 schools
| School | City / state | Distance | Designator |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa Lakes Community College | Estherville, IA | 26 mi | DV8S |
| Morningside University | Sioux City, IA | 75 mi | MUMS |
| Oracle Aviation Flight Training Center | Sioux City, IA | 79 mi | 2OAS |
| Legacy Aviation, LLC | Tea, SD | 86 mi | 2LAS |
| Minnesota State University Mankato | Mankato, MN | 91 mi | 6MUS |
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/