Flight schools and flying clubs
2,389 training organisations: flight schools and academies (1,088), universities and colleges with a flight programme (143) and flying clubs (1,158), each with the aircraft it registers, its town and the main public airport there. Read this as a start, not an official list: the FAA publishes no list of certificated flight schools, so this one is drawn from company names on the FAA aircraft register. A school whose name does not say "flight school", "academy" or "training", or that rents its aircraft from someone else, is not here yet.
| Organisation | Kind | Town | Airport | Aircraft registered | Mostly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa Lakes Community College website Iowa Lakes Community College is a community college with campuses in Estherville and Spencer, Iowa. | University or college with a flight programme | Estherville, Iowa | Estherville Municipal EST | 19 | Cessna 172M |
| Indian Hills Community College website Indian Hills Community College is a community college in southeast Iowa with three campus locations serving a 10-county area. | University or college with a flight programme | Ottumwa, Iowa | Ottumwa Regional OTM | 6 | Piper PA-28-161 |
| Des Moines Flying Club LLC website | Flying club | Indianola, Iowa | no public airport in town | 5 | Mooney M20J |
| Iowa State University website Iowa State University is a land-grant university in Ames, Iowa, founded in 1858. | University or college with a flight programme | Ames, Iowa | Ames Municipal AMW | 4 | DJI AGRAS T16 |
| State University of Iowa website | University or college with a flight programme | Iowa City, Iowa | Iowa City Municipal IOW | 4 | Bell TH-57 |
| Blue Sky Flying Club LLC website Blue Skies Flying Club is a member-owned flying club based at Auburn Municipal Airport (S50) in Auburn, Washington. | Flying club | Granger, Iowa | no public airport in town | 3 | Piper PA-28-181 |
| Green Castle Aero Club LTD | Flying club | Oxford, Iowa | no public airport in town | 3 | Aeronca 11AC |
| Executive Aero Flight Club LLC website Executive Aero Club is a private, members-only Cirrus Training Center based at Eastern Iowa Airport in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, with a second location at Ankeny Airport. | Flying club | Cedar Rapids, Iowa | The Eastern Iowa Airport CID | 2 | Cirrus Design Corp SR20 |
| Ez Flyers LLC | Flight school | Grinnell, Iowa | Grinnell Regional GGI | 2 | DJI AGRAS T100 |
| Alamakee Flyers | Flight school | Waukon, Iowa | Waukon Municipal Y01 | 1 | Cessna 172M |
| Bonanza Flyers INC | Flight school | Sioux City, Iowa | Sioux Gateway/Brig General Bud Day Field SUX | 1 | Beech J35 |
| C Flyers INC website American Flyers is a flight training organization operating six training facilities across the United States in Arizona, Florida, New Jersey, and Texas. | Flight school | Dyersville, Iowa | Dyersville Area Airport IA8 | 1 | Cessna 172M |
| Cedar County Flying Club INC website Green Castle Aero Club is a flying club located near Cedar Rapids and Iowa City, Iowa that provides flight training, aircraft ownership opportunities, and a community for aviation enthusiasts. | Flying club | Tipton, Iowa | Mathews Memorial 8C4 | 1 | Piper PA-28-151 |
| Cherokee Flyers Lc website Cherokee Flyers is a Part 61 aeroclub founded in 1999 that provides flight training and aircraft rentals at Volk Field (KVRB) in Ellsworth, Iowa. | Flight school | Ellsworth, Iowa | no public airport in town | 1 | Beech V35 |
| Clear Skies Flying Club LLC website Clear Skies Flying Club is a community-based flying club offering members access to a fleet of aircraft for training, time-building, and personal flying. | Flying club | Ankeny, Iowa | Ankeny Regional IKV | 1 | Flight Design Gmbh CTLS |
| Clinton Aeroclub website Clinton Aero Club is a flying club located in Clinton, Iowa. | Flying club | Clinton, Iowa | Clinton Municipal CWI | 1 | Cessna 172K |
| Cloud 9 Flying Club INC website | Flying club | Cedar Rapids, Iowa | The Eastern Iowa Airport CID | 1 | Piper PA-28R-200 |
| Cm Flyers LLC website Future Flyers of Iowa is a flight school located at Winterset Municipal Airport in Winterset, Iowa. | Flight school | Wayland, Iowa | no public airport in town | 1 | Cirrus Design Corp SR22 |
| Denison Flying Club LLC | Flying club | Denison, Iowa | Denison Municipal DNS | 1 | Piper PA-28R-200 |
| Des Moines Flying Club website | Flying club | Indianola, Iowa | no public airport in town | 1 | Piper PA-28-180 |
| Eagles Flyers INC | Flight school | Eldridge, Iowa | no public airport in town | 1 | Mooney M20J |
| East Fork Flyers LLC | Flight school | Lu Verne, Iowa | no public airport in town | 1 | Piper PA-28-180 |
| Fod Flyers LLC | Flight school | Fort Dodge, Iowa | Fort Dodge Regional FOD | 1 | Cessna 177B |
| Fugarwe Flyers website Future Flyers of Iowa is a flight school located at Winterset Municipal Airport in Winterset, Iowa. | Flight school | Oxford, Iowa | no public airport in town | 1 | Pearson Arthur E NIEUPORT 17 |
| Green Castle Aero Club | Flying club | Oxford, Iowa | no public airport in town | 1 | Cessna 172K |
| Live Pilot Training LLC website | Flight school | Ankeny, Iowa | Ankeny Regional IKV | 1 | Piper PA-46-310P |
| Low and Slow Flyers LLC website | Flight school | Urbandale, Iowa | no public airport in town | 1 | American Champion Aircraft 7GCBC |
| Nishna Valley Flying Club | Flying club | Red Oak, Iowa | Red Oak Municipal RDK | 1 | Cessna 172L |
| Northwest Iowa Flyers LLC | Flight school | Everly, Iowa | no public airport in town | 1 | Mooney M20J |
| Palo Alto Flyers | Flight school | West Bend, Iowa | no public airport in town | 1 | Cessna 172N |
| Piper Pig Flying Club INC website | Flying club | Storm Lake, Iowa | Storm Lake Municipal SLB | 1 | Piper J3C-65 |
| Road Runner Flying Club INC | Flying club | Radcliffe, Iowa | no public airport in town | 1 | Piper PA-28-236 |
| Scott Field Flying Club LLC | Flying club | Elgin, Iowa | no public airport in town | 1 | Piper PA-28-181 |
| Solar Flying Club website Solar Flying Club is a non-profit, equity ownership flying club based at Ankeny Regional Airport in Ankeny, Iowa. | Flying club | Grimes, Iowa | no public airport in town | 1 | Cessna 172M |
| Stick & Rag Flying Club | Flying club | Clarinda, Iowa | Schenck Field ICL | 1 | Piper J3C-65 |
| Sweet Pea Flying Club LLC website | Flying club | State Center, Iowa | no public airport in town | 1 | Ercoupe 415-C |
| Thunderbird Flyers LLC website Thunderbird Aviation is a full-service aviation company operating from two locations in the Twin Cities area of Minnesota. | Flight school | Steamboat Rock, Iowa | no public airport in town | 1 | Beech A23 |
| Timber Creek Flyers Lc | Flight school | Albion, Iowa | no public airport in town | 1 | Cessna 172M |
| Vintage Flying Club website Solar Flying Club is a non-profit, equity ownership flying club based at Ankeny Regional Airport in Ankeny, Iowa. | Flying club | Ankeny, Iowa | Ankeny Regional IKV | 1 | Aeronca 7AC |
| Vintage Flying Club LLC website Solar Flying Club is a non-profit, equity ownership flying club based at Ankeny Regional Airport in Ankeny, Iowa. | Flying club | Ankeny, Iowa | Ankeny Regional IKV | 1 | Stinson 10A |
| Yankee Flyers INC website | Flight school | Mount Vernon, Iowa | no public airport in town | 1 | Beech A36 |
Source: the FAA Civil Aviation Registry, October 9, 2026: company owners whose names say flight school, academy, flight training, flying club, or a university or college with three or more aircraft. The airport is the main public landing place in the town the company registers its aircraft from, which is usually, not always, where it works. A name links to the company's aircraft. Is your company here, or missing? Claim, correct or add a listing: the base, the website, what you do, and your own pictures; "confirmed" marks a listing the company itself has checked.
