Find FAA-certified flight instructors in California. AviatorDB tracks 5,871 active flight instructors across California. Search the FAA's official airman registry below to verify a certified flight instructor's certificate status, ratings, and credentials — refreshed monthly from the FAA's primary source. Whether you're hiring, scheduling training, or verifying a referral, AviatorDB's database covers every active CFI registered in the state.
NameCity
Rolf Christian Aarvik
Palmdale
Glen Steven Aballo Jr
Truckee
Jamal Hamoudi Abbas
Orangevale
Babak Abbasi
Murrieta
Arash Alex Abbassi
Van Nuys
Mohammed Shaheryaar Mohammed S Abbasy
San Bernardino
Kevin Bruce Abbott
Vacaville
Rodney Jay Abbott
Sacramento
Omar Riad Abdelkarim
Corona
Ahmed Abdelrhman Abdelqader
Van Nuys
Eisuke Alan Abe
Malibu
Matthew Charles Abel
Redondo Beach
Raymond Max Abel
Ojai
Kip Honnert Abell
Santa Rosa
John Jason Abercrombie
Santa Rosa
Carson Gene Abney
Huntington Beach
Douglas Stephen Abney
Valencia
Edward Takon Abraham
San Francisco
Lance Abraham
Aliso Viejo
Jerrold Brent Abramson
Simi Valley
Robert Mcsparran Abrom
Irvine
Omar Ivan Abundis
Yucaipa
Daphinne Ann Accomazzo
San Diego
Robert Martin Acheatel
Paso Robles
Gregory David Ackerman
Aliso Viejo
James Scott Ackerman
San Diego
Janice Lee Ackerman
Aliso Viejo
Robert Roderick Ackley
Livermore
Richard David Acuff
Mountain View
Bryan David Adams
Rocklin
Ericka Nicole Adams
San Diego
Jacob Curtis Adams
Irvine
Joshua Joyel Adams
Pacifica
Ryan Michael Adams
Murrieta
Travis Kirby Adams
Palmdale
George Allan Adams Jr
Escondido
William Peter Adams Jr
Vacaville
James Stephen Adamski
Truckee
Alexander David Adamson
Huntington Beach
Peter Ayoyinka Adeogun
Angwin
Gregory Michael Adkins
Camarillo
Younus Aftab
Pleasanton
Faisal Afzal
San Diego
Jennifer Lyle Aghakhani
La Canada
Patrick Aghayans
Glendale
Eric Aguilar
Manteca
Alexander Levi Sumalinog Aguilar Jr
Sacramento
Timothy Michael Ahern
Menlo Park
Alexander Fuad Ahmad
Monte Sereno
Zaeem Saeed Ahmed
Irvine
Yeoungseon Ahn
Atwater
Tristan John Ainsworth
Rocklin
Joseph Edward Airo
Marina Del Rey
Joseph Martin Airoso Iii
Wilton
Derek Isao Aito
Cypress
Jon Aiwazzi
Irvine
Bette Jane Akana
Montague
John Joseph Akana
Sacramento
Sher Ahmad Akbari
Irvine
Sanjay Akella
Union City
Robert Edward Akin
Placerville
Andrew William Akins
San Francisco
Chadi Nasser Akkari
Pasadena
Alexander Olu Akpala
Hayward
Salam Abbas Fadhil Al Jumaili
Spring Valley
Mohammed Nawfal Khalid Al-Damluji
El Cajon
Ali M Al-Katat
Chino Hills
Rashed Mohamadali Al-Masri
Tracy
Mohammed Alam Haji Nurul Alam
San Bernardino
Gustavo Alanis Jr
Watsonville
Jack Bradley Alberts
San Diego
Jennifer Lynn Alberts
Hermosa Beach
David Mark Alden
Sacramento
Jack Gregory Alexander
Lincoln
Marvin Dennis Alexander
Claremont
Vache Alexanian
Encino
Gary John Alfonzo
San Clemente
Robert Lloyd Dulfo Alganion
Folsom
Fayez Ahmed Alharbi Sr
Pasadena
Fatima Ali
Thousand Oaks
Daniel Christian Alix
Redondo Beach
Mohammed Aljaff
El Cajon
Mahmoud Alkatat
Chino Hills
Angela Sophia Allamandola
Los Gatos
Yoshimi Allard
Carmel
Michael Anthony Allegretti
San Jose
Alfred Seward Allen
Lomita
Charlton Conrad Allen
Murrieta
Edward Wayne Allen
Winchester
Jason Robert Allen
Danville
Terrance Lenair Allen
Beverly Hills
Charles Milton Allen Iii
Coronado
Scott Harrison Allis
Arroyo Grande
Craig Norman Allison
Sanger
Gary Louis Alloian
Paso Robles
David Wesley Almy
Riverside
Ziad Jamal Alsunna
Highland
Alex Anthony Alugas Jr
Fremont
Ronald James Alvarado
Aliso Viejo
Braulio Alvarez
Riverside
David Miguel Alvarez
Corona
Fredis Daniel Alvarez
Bakersfield
Jorge Alvarez Iii
Chula Vista
Anthony Abraham Amador
Sacramento
Joseph Aaron Amaral
Monterey
Nina Marie Amato
San Diego
Robert Llewellyn Ambler
San Diego
Richard Paul Ambrosini
Fresno
Jose Eduardo Ameral
San Mateo
Shannon Wayne Ames
Murrieta
Travis Liam Amezquita
Sacramento
Cherif Amin
Lake Hughes
Omar Parwiz Amin
Costa Mesa
Mohamed K Ammar
San Diego
Steven Michael Amoia
La Mesa
Daniel John Amos
South Lake Tahoe
Robert Craig Amster
Tustin
Gerard Reuben Amzallag
Oxnard
Kyle David Anastasio
San Marcos
Aaron Dale Anderson
Pine Grove
Adam Lee Anderson
Loomis
Amy Ellen Anderson
Chowchilla
Barbara Jean Anderson
Carlsbad
Boyd Allen Anderson
San Jose
Breeze Colin Anderson
Temecula
Brian Alden Anderson
Fresno
Jon Charles Anderson
Beaumont
Kendall Lauren Anderson
Chula Vista
Mariya Anderson
Portola Valley
Michael Joseph Anderson
Carmichael
Rodney Dwane Anderson
Riverside
Ryan Craig Anderson
Napa
Taylor Edward Anderson
Trabuco Canyon
James Howard Anderson Ii
Ramona
Blake Johnathan Andrews
Paradise
James Hurley Andrews
Healdsburg
Patricia Lorraine Andrews
Campbell
Harold Melvin Andrews Jr
Apple Valley
Richard Jamison Andron
Moraga
Benjamin Mark Andros
Paso Robles
Jeffrey Michael Ang
Placentia
Peter Dante Angelici
Mission Viejo
Matthew Anthony Angelo
Rocklin
Dante James Anghera
Carlsbad
Raymond George Angwin
La Quinta
Ebrany Ashraf Anis
Bellflower
Peter Raymond Anno
Redondo Beach
Brian Francis Anschel
Hermosa Beach
Woodrow Armando Anselen
Corona
Richard Eugene Antablin
Del Mar
Lauren Moani Akemi Aoyama
Fresno
Josue Caleb Apodaca Carreon
Vallejo
Tony Su Aponte
Palmdale
Christopher Casey Applen
Valencia
Tomohiro Arai
Long Beach
Fredrik Balasani Arakelian
Glendale
Michael Paul Arakelian
Marysville
Ozgur Aral
Newbury Park
Tristan Carver Aranda
Bakersfield
Robert Edward Arasmith
Sunnyvale
Ray Alan Arceneaux
Cameron Park
John Trent Archer
Imperial Beach
Neil Allan Archibald
Hayward
Joseph Aaron Vidrio Arenas
Fresno
Karen Ann Arendt
Carmel Valley
Paul Zugar Arey
Hyampom
Robert Paul Arguello
Placentia
Enrique Rodriguez Arias
Benicia
Leonardo Gabriel-Michel Arias
Fairfield
Leonardo Aristizabal
Woodland Hills
James Edward Arledge
Simi Valley
Laurence Dember Armi
Cardiff
Jacob Travis Armtrout
Auburn
Serene Pag Ong Arnan
Modesto
David Roy Arp
Dublin
Daniel Arriaza Jr
Covina
Abubakr Asadulla
Union City
Alireza Ashayer
Roseville
Kyle William Ashby
Redding
Shawn Alan Ashby
San Luis Obispo
Bryan Hayes Ashley
Fremont
Cynthia Lynette Ashmead
Somerset
James Conrad Ashton
Menlo Park
Marc James Ashton
Petaluma
Connor Judson Aspray
Hanford
Gregory James Asselin
Covina
Jason Kyle Astrup
Lincoln
Richard James Lewis Atherton
Winters
Willard Kent Atkin
Lincoln
Dave Charles Atkins Jr
Benicia
James Fredrick Atkinson
Salinas
Molly Suzanne Atkinson
Burlingame
Patrick Craig Atkinson
Brisbane
David Atlas
Richmond
Symon Attema
Norco
Atef Mahmoud Attia
Marina Del Rey
Najib Sami Atwi
Indio
Christopher Keith Aubrey
San Clemente
Zachary Bray Auburn
San Diego
Stephen Auciello
Redlands
Felix Salim Audish
Simi Valley
Bruno Sebastien Audy
Huntington Beach
James Andrew August
Camarillo
Adam Grant Augusta
Reedley
Charles Michael Austin
La Mesa
Peter Jean Avalos
Roseville
Douglas Allan Avazian
Cardiff
Garrett Joseph Avent
Roseville
Josef Xavier Avery
Folsom
Richard Leslie Avery
Granada Hills
Hector De Jesus Avila
Long Beach
Lillian Keakamai Awa
Los Angeles
Ashley Catherine Awaad
Torrance
Fadi Adel Fayek Awad
Valley Center
Hector George Ayala Ii
Chino
Jordan Patrick Aydelott
Truckee
Leland Clayton Ayers Ii
Carlsbad
Stewart Rugg Ayotte
Glendale
Adam David Ayre
San Marcos
Lance Deneil Aytman
Fresno
Jonathan Christiansen Azali
Carson
Josue Hernan Azcarate
Shafter
Shahram Azimi
Hayward
Daniel Jude Aziz
Chula Vista
Naji Humayun Aziz
Fountain Valley
Jared Tyler Baan
Roseville
Nathan Glen Babcock
Fresno
Josip Bacinski
San Diego
Johan Backlund
Temecula
Cameron Phillips Baclig
San Jose
Kendra Ann Bacon
Carlsbad
Tammer Badour
Rllng Hls Est
Derek Adam Baer
Paso Robles
Eric Takuro Baer
Saratoga
Bryan Bruce Baggs
Lake Forest
Matthew John Bagot
Redwood City
Ramin Bahari Moghadam
Los Angeles
Charlie Choong-Heon Baik
Rch Palos Vrd
Alexandra Marie Bailey
Temecula
Christian Bailey
Palo Alto
Richard Hamilton Bailey
Calabasas
Shawn Allen Bainbridge
Cottonwood
Kevin Hays Baines
Pasadena
Richard Scott Baines
Pleasant Hill
Yves Pascal Bajulaz
Solvang
Bobby Dean Baker
Bakersfield
Bryan Douglas Baker
Anderson
Cary Bertram Baker
Northridge
Christopher Ridge Baker
San Francisco
Dana Radclift Baker
Acton
Dean Emerson Baker
Davis
James Daniel Baker
Rcho Sta Marg
Laurel Lynette Baker
Coalinga
Michael Richard Baker
El Dorado Hills
Nicholas Dean Baker
Tehachapi
Ryan Paul Baker
Thousand Oaks
Shawn Thomas Baker
Long Beach
Dariel Reponce Baker Jr
Irvine
Margaret Espy Bakker
Petaluma
Sandra Marie Baldisseri
Rancho Cordova
Sebastian Ilie Balica
Castro Valley
Randall Robert Ball
Menifee
Allan Ammar Ballat
Rancho Cucamonga
Elian George Ballat
Upland
Michael Jonathon Balsz
Colton
Daniel Levi Bandelin
Warner Springs
Joshua David Bandelin
Warner Springs
Eric Ryan Banford
Elk Grove
Jeff Rey Caragan Bangsal
Chula Vista
Daniel William Banks
Carmichael
Michael Andrew Banner
Trabuco Canyon
Jared Edward Banning
Vacaville
Kevin Robert Bannon
Wrightwood
Kristina Marie Bannon
Wrightwood
Joseph Antonio Banos
Julian
Jeffery Kenneth Baptie
Carlsbad
Ignacio Barajas Vargas
Salinas
Abel Barba
Inglewood
Jacob Gary Barber
Exeter
Kevin Farrell Barber
Irvine
Meili Adarna Barber
Irvine
Steven Donohue Barber
Carlsbad
Timothy Alan Barbour
Saugus
Andrew Ellis Barbuta
Sacramento
Juan Camilo Barco Gonzalez
Oakland
Brendan Davidson Bardellini
Soquel
Stephen John Barinka Jr
Pollock Pines
Dianne Lynn Barker
Temecula
Jeffrey Bryan Barker
Covina
Peter Michael Barnato
Twain Harte
Byron Joseph Barnes
Benicia
David Nicholas Barnes
San Diego
Don Harry Barnes
San Jose
Baillie Keala Noe Barnett
Santa Barbara
Cory Wheeler Barnett
Riverside
Sophie Coila Barnett
San Clemente
Rocky Conrad Barnhart
Valencia
William Vern Barnts
Crescent City
Nour Barouni
Los Angeles
Todd Crandall Barr
Davis
Jeffrey James Barratt
Portola Valley
Mauricio Antonio Barrera
Colton
Adam Jacob Barreras
San Diego
Ricardo Luciano Barreto
South Pasadena
Kent C Barrett
Vista
Christopher Robin Barrier
Laguna Beach
Gregory William Barrier
Westminster
Patrick Hildebrandt Barrieu
Los Angeles
Francis Kenneth Duropan Barrina
San Leandro
Zachary Lucas Barrington
Suisun City
Gerald Vincent Barron
Carmel By The Sea
Jeremy Mark Barron
San Diego
Lawrence Scott Barros
Sacramento
Vitor Barros Leite Da Costa Neves
Marina Del Rey
Christopher Scott Barry
Santa Clara
Edwin Roland Barry
Apple Valley
Scott Jeffrey Barry
Glendale
Rajiv Prakash Barse
Loma Linda
Daniel Scott Bartel
Clovis
Bretrand Linus Barton
Shasta Lake
Robert Owen Barton
Palm Springs
James Richard Bartran Ii
Lincoln
Kristina Jean Basham
Danville
Robert Montgomery Basham
Costa Mesa
Jack Daniel Bashford
Helendale
Avishkar Basra
Hayward
Wright Smart Bass
Sausalito
David Michael Bassignani
Sebastopol
Rafael Albert Fayez Bassili
Santa Clarita
Jose Eric Bastian
Saugus
Eric Cristopher Cortez Batac
Chino Hills
Richard Paul Batchelder
Clayton
Carin Cooper Batham
Yuba City
Timothy Sean Battle
Livermore
Pierre Sebastian Bauer
Simi Valley
Timothy James Bauerle
Atascadero
Keith Edward Baugh
Santa Clarita
Chris Lynn Baughman
Santee
Andrew Joseph Bauman
Woodland
Lance Christopher Bauman
Oakdale
Guilherme Baumel De Andrade Lenzi
Los Angeles
Lance Campion Bautista
Modesto
Sean Patrick Bautista
Reedley
Ronald Martin Bawden
Rough And Ready
Brian Andrew Baxter
Encinitas
Clinton Sherwood Beacham
Pleasanton
Philip David Beale
Westlake Village
Alexandra Jewel Beaman
Cayucos
Tyson Andrew Beamer
Newport Beach
Thomas Bradford Beattie
Vacaville
Cameron John Beatty
San Clemente
Gregg Warren Beaty
San Diego
Rankin Harry Becher
Carlsbad
Jeremy David Bechtold
Wildomar
Mark Stanley Beck
Penngrove
Peter James Beck
Clarksburg
Ryan Joseph Beck
Menifee
William Joseph Beck
Thousand Oaks
Luke Andrew Beck-Fridell
Clovis
Aaron Samuel Becker
Santa Cruz
David Wayne Becker
Napa
Donald Wayne Becker
Ojai
Loren Albright Becker
Hawthorne
Collin Joseph Beckett
Cardiff
Paul Glenn Beckham
San Bruno
Alexander Lynn Beckman
Huntington Beach
Craig Alan Bednorski
Grass Valley
Brooke Nicole Beetham
Santa Cruz
Philippe Edouard Begin
Colfax
Christina Begnaud
Winchester
Nofal Andres Beher
Cupertino
Jens Uwe Behme
Nevada City
Pooya Behroozi
La Jolla
Ivan Leandro Bejarano
San Marcos
Patrick John Belanger
Gilroy
Adam Daniel Bell
Rescue
Clifton Michael Bell
Edwards
Desmond Alexander Bell
Walnut Creek
Mauritius Valente Bell
Daly City
Scott Richard Bell
Tulare
Stephen Trent Bell
El Dorado Hills
Dejan Alexis Bellamy
Escondido
Bridget Sue Belland
Phelan
Joseph Antonio Belli
San Rafael
Paul Foster Belna
Newport Beach
Mark Alan Benardo
Laguna Niguel
Aaron Alan Bendett
Encinitas
Jacob Frank Bendick
San Mateo
Michael William Benedetti
Shingle Springs
Craig Douglas Benedict
Santa Paula
Matthew David Benisek
Carlsbad
David Henri Benkoski
Redwood City
Carol Anne Bennett
Laguna Niguel
Charles Thomas Bennett
San Ramon
Jacob Lee Bennett
Atascadero
Mark Steven Bennett
Huntington Beach
David Lindsey Benning
Woodland Hills
Curran Matthew Benson
Carlsbad
Joshua John Benson
Winchester
Dennis Dean Benson Jr
San Diego
Aldo Joseph Bentivegna
Monrovia
Katarina Susan Bentler
Vacaville
Austin Caleb Bentley
Vacaville
Daniel Gene Benton
Torrance
Wesley Adam Benvenue
Orinda
Christopher John Benvenuti
Newport Beach
Thomas Benvenuto
Tiburon
Thor Allen Benzing
Sacramento
Christopher James Beresford
San Diego
Valerie Theresa Berg
San Diego
Monica Katarina Bergenstrom
Corona
Jonathan Scott Berges
San Diego
James Michael Bergman
Huntington Beach
Andrew David Bergquist
Bakersfield
Pia Charlotta Bergqvist
Oak Park
Ronald Alan Berinstein
Woodland Hills
Andrew Kennedy Berkey
Newhall
Larry Dale Berlin
Concord
Amanda Nicole Berman
Long Beach
Benjamin Joseph Berman
Grass Valley
Zachary Ryan Berman
San Diego
David Michael Bernasconi
Nevada City
Brian Russell Bernfeld
Newport Beach
Daniel Arthur Bernhard
San Diego
Jeffrey Brian Bernstein
Los Angeles
Robert Alan Bernstein
West Hills
Kurt Ingmar Berntsen
Ontario
Braeden Tyler Berry
Temecula
Scott William Berry
Watsonville
Michael Joseph Berryman
Sacramento
Liraz Bershadsky
Calabasas
Ryan Thomas Bertsche
Livermore
Gary George Bertz
Valencia
Dustin Nathaniel Berube
Fresno
Boris Besedin
Foster City
James Arthur Best
Corona
Isaac Estuardo Beteta
Riverside
Ramin Joseph Beth-Jacob
Turlock
Kevin Carey Betson
Newport Coast
Edward Bettencourt
Murrieta
Arjun Bhattal
San Mateo
Michael Allen Biagini
Marina Del Rey
Erika Ann Biamonte
Ventura
Eugene Andrew Bibber
Lincoln
Shawn Arthur Bickford
Auburn
Alexander Vu Bicomong
San Jose
Jonathan Scott Bielik
Los Angeles
Michael Frederick Biggs
Shingle Springs
Michael Robert Bigler
Cameron Park
Isabelle Nathalie Bijaoui-Marx
Calabasas
Ira Lee Billick
Antioch
Ryan Patrick Billman
Murrieta
Shane Glen Bills
Redlands
Suleiman Idris Bin
Santa Ana
Stephen Patrick Birch
Marina Del Rey
Daniel Edward Bird
Sacramento
Reza Birjandi
San Pedro
Bruce Edward Birnbaum
Simi Valley
Saher Anis Bishara
Simi Valley
Darin Robert Bishop
Livermore
Mark Alan Bishop Jr
Aliso Viejo
Paul Bryant Bisulca
Fresno
Michel Anthony Bitanga
Carmichael
Jeremy Ryan Bitzer
Crescent City
Joseph John Biviano
Tehachapi
Cody Jon Bjornsson
Pismo Beach
Sarah Michelle Black
Lodi
Joshua Craig Blackburn
Eastvale
Parker James Blacksten
El Segundo
Robert James Blaha
Oceanside
Brent Edward Blair
Thousand Oaks
Courtland Anderson Blake
South Pasadena
Robert Lawrence Blakemore
Covina
Joseph Beau Blanc
Lincoln
Greg Jeffrey Blanck
Emerald Hills
Philip Jeffrey Blank
Pleasanton
Randy Victor Blaser
Huntington Beach
John Kristopher Blasius
Madera
Benjamin Tanner Bleichwehl
El Cajon
Daniel Cameron Blelloch
Poway
Jacob Adam Blevins
Napa
John Jeffery Blincow
Alta Loma
Scott Michael Blizzard
Roseville
James Russell Blodgett
Walnut Creek
Ryan Michael Bloom
Antioch
Cody Clark Blum
Sacramento
Zachary Harris Blum
Truckee
Terry Michael Blumenthal
Sunnyvale
Charles Blumer
Fullerton
Thomas Jeffrey Boden
San Marcos
Braden Jack Boggs
San Marcos
Howard Martin Bohl
Temecula
Jeffrey Bruce Bohnsack
Livermore
Jose Sergio Bohon
Corona
Brodrick David Bohren
Upland
Peter Andre Bojar
Laguna Hills
Carlos Bojorquez
Indio
Evan Picchi Boltwood
Piedmont
Tyler Shane Bolwell
Carlsbad
Robin Myron Bondelid
Oxnard
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How to find a CFI in California
- Use the search box above to filter by last name, first name, or city.
- Browse the 5,871 flight instructors currently registered in California.
- Click any name to view the full FAA certificate record — ratings, medical class, and issuance date.
- Cross-reference results at airmen.faa.gov for primary-source verification.
California CFI statistics
There are 5,871 active flight instructors currently registered in California, ranking #3 nationally for CFI count.
Frequently Asked Questions
- How do I find a CFI in California?
- AviatorDB lists every active FAA-certificated flight instructor (CFI) in California. Use the search box above to look up by last name, or browse the table to see all 5,871 CFIs registered in California. Each result links to a certificate detail page showing ratings (CFI, CFII, MEI), medical class, and last issuance date. Records are refreshed monthly from the FAA's official airmen registry.
- How many CFIs are in California?
- As of the most recent FAA refresh, California has 5,871 active Certified Flight Instructors. California ranks #3 nationally for CFI count.
- Are these California flight instructor records current?
- Yes. AviatorDB syncs the FAA airmen registry monthly, so California CFI records reflect the most recent official update. Individual instructors may have made certificate or rating changes since the last sync; for primary-source verification, cross-check at airmen.faa.gov.
- What's the difference between a CFI, CFII, and MEI?
- A CFI (Certified Flight Instructor) can teach private and commercial pilot certificates in airplanes. A CFII (Certified Flight Instructor — Instrument) adds the instrument-rating instruction privilege. An MEI (Multi-Engine Instructor) adds multi-engine instruction. AviatorDB lists all three under the Flight Instructors category; click any instructor's name to see their specific ratings.
- Can I verify a flight instructor's certificate directly with the FAA?
- Yes. The FAA's official airmen inquiry tool at airmen.faa.gov is the primary source. AviatorDB pulls from the same registry monthly to give you faster searchable access; for official certificate verification (employment, insurance, schools), use the FAA tool as your final reference.