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Miami Dade College

Compiled by PilotPassion · Updated 2026-10-15 · FAA list dated 12 October 2026

Miami Dade College's Eig-Watson School of Aviation offers a Professional Pilot Technology associate degree and a certified flight instructor certificate under Part 141, with locations including its Homestead Campus and Miami Executive Airport.

Associate degreePart 141Instructor certificate
LocationMiami, Florida
AirportMiami Executive Airport (TMB)
FAA Part 141 certificateIV8S230Q
Daytime VFR93% of hours
Aircraft

No aircraft with a valid registration under this school's name appear in the FAA registry. Many schools fly leased aircraft or aircraft owned by a related company, so ask what they train in.

Flying weather

Using hourly reports from Miami/Kendall-Tamia, 2021 to 2025, VFR conditions (cloud base above 3,000 feet and visibility above 5 miles) held for 93% of daytime hours, 7am to 7pm local time. IFR or worse conditions made up 2% of daytime hours. May was the clearest month at 97% VFR, and January the least clear at 85%. On about 303 days a year, at least 80% of daytime hours were VFR.

85Jan91Feb92Mar95Apr97May92Jun96Jul96Aug94Sep93Oct90Nov92Dec
Share of daytime hours with VFR conditions by month, Miami/Kendall-Tamia, 2021 to 2025
The airport

Miami Executive Airport is in Miami, Florida.

  • Elevation 8 ft
  • Longest runway 09R/27L, 6,000 ft, asphalt
  • Runways 3

Other schools at TMB

TMB airport page

What Part 141 means

Part 141 lets a flight school hold an FAA certificate for its courses, which follow FAA-approved outlines and FAA inspection. Most US instruction runs under Part 61 instead, so a school without this listing is not necessarily worse.

Common questions

Is Miami Dade College an FAA Part 141 school?

Yes. FAA records list Miami Dade College as a Part 141 pilot school under certificate IV8S230Q, with an address in Miami, Florida. The FAA list used here was updated on 12 October 2026.

Where is Miami Dade College based?

Its address in the FAA record is 14715 SW 128th St Bldg 501, Miami, Florida, close to Miami Executive Airport (TMB). Confirm training locations with the school.

What is the flying weather like near Miami Dade College?

The nearest weather station reported VFR conditions for 93% of daytime hours from 2021 to 2025.

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Sources

  1. Federal Aviation Administration. AVInfo Find a Facility, Part 141 pilot schools, data updated 12 October 2026. https://www.faa.gov/av-info/facility-dashboard
  2. Iowa Environmental Mesonet. Routine hourly ASOS and AWOS observations, 2021 to 2025. US National Weather Service observations archived at Iowa State University. https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/request/download.phtml
  3. OurAirports airport and runway data, public domain. https://github.com/davidmegginson/ourairports-data
  4. School description summarised from the school's own website: mdc.edu/aviation, read 15 October 2026.