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FAA Part 141SDFAA data updated: 24 Aug 2026

South Dakota State University Aviation ProgramFAA-certificated Part 141 pilot school in Brookings, South Dakota

South Dakota State University Aviation Program is listed by the FAA as a certificated 14 CFR Part 141 pilot school at 201 W 2nd St South, Airport in Brookings, South Dakota 57006, under air agency certificate U72S863K with location designator U72S. The certificate covers this single location in the FAA list. The address falls in the Brookings, SD micropolitan statistical area.

The nearest public-use airport in the FAA's NASR database (effective 6 August 2026) is Brookings Regional (KBKX), a non-towered field at 1,648 ft elevation, 0.9 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 1 other Part 141 location; the closest is Legacy Aviation, LLC in Tea, SD at 59 miles. South Dakota has 2 FAA-listed Part 141 locations in this snapshot, ranking #48 of 51 states and territories, with the largest clusters in Brookings (1) and Tea (1).

The FAA record carries an agency phone number, (605) 688-4366, but no agency email or website 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: South Dakota State University Aviation Program

FAA designator
U72S
Air agency certificate
U72S863K
Locations on certificate
1 FAA-listed location
City / state
Brookings, South Dakota
Listed address
201 W 2nd St South, Airport, Brookings, SD 57006Google MapsApple Maps
Micropolitan area
Brookings, SD
Nearest public airport
KBKX Brookings Regional, Brookings
Distance to airport
0.9 mi (1.4 km)
Public airports in 10 mi
1
Agency phone (FAA)
(605) 688-4366
Part 141 peers in 100 mi
1, nearest 59 mi
South Dakota total
2 FAA-listed locations (#48 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.

Sectional plate · BrookingsSouth Dakota State University Aviation Program and its nearest Part 141 school
This schoolListed addressZIP centroidNearest field
Outline map of South Dakota marking South Dakota State University Aviation Program in Brookings and its 1 nearest Part 141 schoolLegacy Aviation, LLCSouth Dakota State University Aviation Program

South Dakota State University Aviation Program is the amber ring; the navy pins are the 1 nearest Part 141 location. Position from a Census rooftop match. The interactive chart adds KBKX 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.

Nearest other Part 141 schools

SchoolCity / stateDistanceDesignator
Legacy Aviation, LLCTea, SD59 mi2LAS

Straight-line distances between listed addresses. See all South Dakota schools on the South Dakota page or the national Part 141 directory.

Cost context

flightschoolcost.com has no state-specific pricing page for South Dakota yet. National reference points: a Private Pilot License typically runs $12,000 to $18,000 all-in (see the PPL cost analysis), and the Part 141 versus Part 61 trade-off is worked through on Part 141 vs Part 61.

Registry provenanceFAA-certificated 14 CFR Part 141 pilot school, as listed in the FAA AV-Info "Find a Facility" dataset, data updated 24 Aug 2026 (US government work, public domain). Status is shown as reported by the FAA on that date and is not asserted beyond it: certificates can be surrendered, suspended or amended at any time. Nearest-airport data from FAA NASR (effective 6 August 2026); coordinates from the US Census geocoder. This page is a registry listing, not a review or an endorsement, and flightschoolcost.com has no relationship with the school. To correct or remove this listing email questions@flightschoolcost.com.

Primary sources

  1. 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
  2. Part 141 pilot schools (regulatory overview). Federal Aviation Administration, accessed August 2026. https://www.faa.gov/licenses_certificates/airline_certification/pilotschools
  3. 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/
  4. Census Geocoder (batch, Public_AR_Current benchmark). US Census Bureau, run 28 August 2026. https://geocoding.geo.census.gov/geocoder/

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