Iowa Lakes Community CollegeFAA-certificated Part 141 pilot school in Estherville, Iowa

Iowa Lakes Community College is listed by the FAA as a certificated 14 CFR Part 141 pilot school at 300 South 18th Street in Estherville, Iowa 51334, under air agency certificate DV8S100Q with location designator DV8S. The same certificate covers 2 FAA-listed locations, so this page describes the Estherville site only; the 1 other location is listed below.

The nearest public-use airport in the FAA's NASR database (effective 6 August 2026) is Estherville Municipal (KEST), a non-towered field at 1,319 ft elevation, 3.7 miles from the school's listed address. The listed address is 3.7 miles from that field, close enough that the aircraft are most likely based there, but confirm the training airport before comparing hourly rates. It is the only public-use airport within 10 miles of the address.

Within 100 miles the FAA lists 4 other Part 141 locations; the closest is Iowa Lakes Community College in Spencer, IA at 26 miles, followed by Minnesota State University Mankato in Mankato at 66 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.