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
Gregory Joseph Spades
Saratoga
Derek Roger Spangler
Penn Valley
Easy Spears
Encinitas
Bryce Scott Speers
Redding
Leon Johnathon Spehar
Huntington Beach
Jake Patrick Speidel
Carmel
Colin Jackson Speirs
San Luis Obispo
Melvin Edward Spelde
Palm Desert
John Fowler Spellman
Petaluma
Bradley Neal Spencer
Victorville
Michael Sean Spencer
Chico
Richard Michael Spencer
Hemet
David Heap Spensley
Vista
Cameron John Sperry
Vacaville
John James Spillane
San Diego
Clintton John Spinelli
Hollister
Eric Tyler Spoon
Cottonwood
Brian Lawrence Sprague
San Marcos
Gary William Spriggs
Grass Valley
Jody Judson Spurdle
Temecula
Robert John Squillace
Pls Vrds Est
Gopinath Srinivasan
San Mateo
Justin Wayne Staas
Yuba City
Thomas Michael Stackpole Jr
Temecula
Brett Richard Stadsklev
Chula Vista
John Morgan Stafford Jr
Woodland
William Addison Stage Iii
Oak Park
Skip William Stagg
Lakewood
Paul Donovan Staib Sr
Lake Elsinore
Danial Taylor Stalcup
Hayward
Robert Michael Stambaugh
Fairfield
Robert Ascher Stambovsky
Lancaster
Scott Michael Stamer
San Diego
Gregory Thomas Stammen
Rosamond
Gary Lee Standel
Newport Beach
Thomas Anderson Standish Iii
Laguna Beach
Ralph Roy Stangeby
Camarillo
Alexander Ashley Staniar
Grass Valley
Vincent Timothy Stanley
San Marcos
Daniel Francis Stanzione
Antelope
Robert John Stariha
Millbrae
Micah Scott Stark
La Quinta
Stephen Lee Stark
Oceanside
Robert Eugene Starr
Windsor
Mark Christopher Starritt
Gilroy
Andrew Robert Stassen
Pacifica
Donald James Staub
Corona
Kenneth Richard Stave
Anaheim
Alexios Dimitrios Stavropoulos
Penngrove
Eric Theodore Stearns
Camarillo
Scott Allen Stearns
Camarillo
Jason Christopher Steck
Atascadero
Dylan Emmanuel Stecker
San Diego
Justin Richard Steffenhagen
Laguna Hills
Julian Leal Steffenhagen Jr
Tustin
James Lee Stegner Ii
Oxnard
Christopher Terry Stein
Valencia
Jeffrey Mitchell Stein
Oxnard
Robert Geordon Steiner
Lake Elsinore
Raegina Kay Steinmetz
Redondo Beach
Donald Earl Stell
Chula Vista
Daniel Jay Stellini
San Bruno
Matthew David Stelmas
Templeton
Donald James Stenger
Sonora
Edward Michael Stephan
San Francisco
Harold Edwin Stephens
Placerville
Mark Allen Stephenson
West Hills
Daniel Frederick Sterling
La Mirada
Devan Christopher Sterman
Yucca Valley
Matthew Wayne Sterni
Carlsbad
Rand William Sterrett
Palo Cedro
Ronald David Sterry
Lake Forest
John William Steuernagle
Huntington Beach
Timothy Gerald Stevens
Pismo Beach
John William Stevens Jr
Westlake Village
Samuel Richard Stewart
Columbia
James Dennison Stickney
San Diego
Michael Hawthorne Stiles
Sacramento
Devon Alan Stillwell
Carlsbad
Timothy Jerome Stingle
Oakland
David Robert Stites
Morgan Hill
Lukas Joseph Stocker
Covina
Barry Wayne Stockle
Oakland
David Louis Stockmaik
San Diego
Philip William Stokes
Santa Ana
Adam Joseph Stone
Carlsbad
Hunter Chadwick Stone
Coronado
Richard Guy Stone
Chino Hills
Clifford Foy Stone Jr
Corning
Brent Colin Stoneburner
Bakersfield
Paul Olaf Storaasli
Los Angeles
Robert Michael Storck
Fallbrook
Travis Worthington Story
Wrightwood
Adam Reed Stoughton
Murrieta
Justin Phillip Stout
Morgan Hill
Sienna Sunset Stoven
Poway
James Frederic Stover
Westlake Village
Joanne Elizabeth Stover
Westlake Village
Martin Douglas Stowe
Carlsbad
Marc Stephen Stowers
Lakewood
Richard Craig Strack
Rancho Cucamonga
Karl William Strand
San Diego
Kevin Lin Strange
Paso Robles
Christian Guglielmo Straubinger
Rmv
Shane Micah Strauss
Davis
Timothy Richard Strauss
Escondido
Alec Michael Street
Yorba Linda
George Friedrich Strehlow
Carlsbad
Thomas Christopher Strelko
Santa Clarita
Michael Redding Strickland
San Diego
Michael Roy Strombeck
Simi Valley
Samuel Kneale Stroud
Nevada City
Nicholas Charles Stroumtsos
San Diego
Frank Jefferson Strouse
Altadena
Matthew David Stubblefield
South Lake Tahoe
Andrew Robert Stueve
La Jolla
David Alexander Stuppler
Sherman Oaks
Donald Raymond Styles
San Jose
Gerald James Styles
Pine Grove
Stephen Mark Stypinski
Yucca Valley
Tharathorn Subchairoj
San Francisco
Karteeka Venkata Sai Ram Chara Subraveti
San Jose
Willie Aquino Sugay
Union City
Yusuke Sugeta
Long Beach
Sung Don Suh
Porter Ranch
Albert Edward Sukut Iii
Laguna Niguel
Brendan Farrar Sullivan
Redwood City
Connor Dennis Sullivan
Goleta
Eric Richard Sullivan
Winters
Eugene Leslie Sullivan
Fresno
Jack Mcmahon Sullivan
Fairfield
Janice Allison Sullivan
Bakersfield
Joel Terrence Sullivan
Goleta
Robert Dean Sullivan
Grass Valley
Ross Anthony Sullivan
Saint Helena
Shea Isabel Sullivan
Carpinteria
Alec Lomibao Sumabat
Chula Vista
Albert Mario Summerall
San Clemente
Elijah Clifton Nelson Sumner
La Mesa
Baron Sun
Arcadia
Denny Lee Sun
Fullerton
Michael Sun
Torrance
Tianyang Sun
Oakland
Kay Sundaram
Carlsbad
Sean Michael Sundey
Santa Clarita
Bumkyung Sung
Turlock
Darren Shou Sung
Brea
Virginie Sut-Knuttila
Cardiff
Laurance Jay Suter
Livermore
Thomas James Sutfin
Long Beach
Mathew Thomas Sutphen
Moorpark
Ann Marie Sutter
Shingletown
George Edward Sutton
Fullerton
Masato Suzuki
Lancaster
Shoji Suzuki
San Jose
Kristopher Lane Svendsen
Hathaway Pines
Matthew Everett Swaby
West Sacramento
Robert Allen Swafford
Sacramento
Garren John Swager
Rancho Cucamonga
Brandon Carl Swan
Aliso Viejo
Mark Joseph Swaney
Oxnard
Douglas Ronald Swanson
Turlock
Gretchen Marie Swanson
San Diego
Patrick Amir Swartz
San Jose
Henry Charles Sweeney
Los Angeles
Colton James Swenson
Mount Shasta
Sean Mitchell Swenson
Lincoln
Donald Monroe Swett Iii
Long Beach
Scott Steven Swickard
Mission Viejo
William Edward Swigart
Anaheim
Vo Sy
San Diego
Kirk Charles Syme Jr
Sacramento
Francisco Symonds Sierra
Nevada City
Nickolas Rae Sywyk
Plumas Lake
Ivan Wai Hang Szeto
Campbell
James Joseph Szymanski
Citrus Heights
Jonathan Joseph Tabares
Oxnard
Shahab Tadjalli
Laguna Niguel
Robert Joseph Tagle
Seal Beach
Aiden Leland Taillon
Thousand Oaks
Kosuke Takada
Aliso Viejo
Chiwami Takagi
San Jose
Yuichi Takagi
Apple Valley
Hiroyasu Takai
San Jose
Raven Beaudet Talbot
San Diego
Justin Howard Talley
Napa
Christian Alexander Tamayo
Carlsbad
Laine Tammer
Santa Clara
Conrad Tan
Walnut Creek
Yutaka Tan
El Monte
Ippei Tanaka
Laguna Hills
Lucas Charles Tancas
Spring Valley
Jose Victor Angelo Concepcion Taneca
Orange
Roger Jay Tanner
Edwards
Rachel Lauren Tanzer
Los Angeles
Martin Harold Tapay
San Jose
Victor Tapia
Fresno
Onder Tarakci
Santa Paula
Mohamad Hani Abdul Rahman Tarakji
Van Nuys
Samer Abdul Rahman Tarakji
Van Nuys
Nicholas J Tarantino
Pasadena
Scott Zachary Tarman
San Diego
Randall Dale Tashjian
Chula Vista
Joseph Nicholas Taulli
Laguna Niguel
Christopher John Tavaglione
Riverside
Allen Minnie Taylor
Folsom
Buddy Ellis Taylor
Tulare
Howard Lauritz Taylor
Murrieta
James Russell Taylor
Simi Valley
Kenneth Wayne Taylor
Camarillo
Peter Lindsay Taylor
Red Bluff
Thomas Fenwick Taylor
Lincoln
Treston Thomas Taylor
Ventura
Larry Joe Taylor Jr
Manteca
Sophia Alise Taylor-Home
Salinas
Gerald Austin Teasley
Winchester
Andrew Christopher Tebsherani
San Diego
Erick Ryan Teeters
Salinas
Woldekidan Tegegne
Ventura
Lance Kirk Telepnev
Huntington Beach
Robert Walter Temple
North Hollywood
Tyler Adam Temple
Oceanside
David Ross Templeton
Danville
Robert Ernest Templeton
Benicia
Trevor Ryan Templin
Encinitas
Stacey Alan Teruya
Venice
Olaf Tessarzyk
Carlsbad
Adrian Jonathan Tester
Valencia
Gordon Timothy Max Tester
Santa Maria
Anond Thairatanakul
Garden Grove
Paul Allen Tharp
San Diego
Daniel Ryan Thicksten
Valley Center
Bruce Allen Thielbar
Lake Arrowhead
Christopher Raymond Thomas
Santa Rosa
Clifton Bennett Thomas
Corona
David Oliveira Thomas
Oceanside
David Woodruf Thomas
Atascadero
Dean Clarke Thomas
Sonoma
Donald Wayne Thomas
Ladera Ranch
Evan Charles Thomas
Lancaster
Gene Allen Thomas
Camarillo
John Thomas
Hermosa Beach
Marc Lee Thomas
San Diego
Mark Lawrence Thomas
Oceanside
Paul Maurice Thomas
San Diego
Robert Shan Thomas
San Diego
Rodney Duane Thomas
El Dorado Hills
Timothy Nicholas Thomas
San Jose
Keith Irvin Thomassen
Cedar Ridge
Anthony James Thompson
Orange
Catalina Sun Thompson
Roseville
David Curtis Thompson
Auburn
David Michael Thompson
Fullerton
Don Schuman Thompson
Agua Dulce
Elbert Michael Thompson
San Francisco
John Lawrence Thompson
El Dorado Hills
Michael Jeffrey Thompson
Escondido
Paul Justus Thompson
Simi Valley
Richard Daniel Thompson
Rialto
Ronald Zoltan Thompson
Cameron Park
Ryan Patrick Thompson
Santa Rosa
Scott Andrew Thompson
Lincoln
Spencer Riley Thompson
Kentfield
Steven Thompson
Sacramento
William Bennett Thompson
Carmel By The Sea
Frank John Thompson Iii
Orange
Eric William Thompson Jr
Huntington Beach
Douglas Charles Thomson
West Hollywood
Trevor Robert Norman Thorn
Jamestown
Jonathon Evan Thornton
Salinas
David Denison Thorpe
Laguna Beach
Ticha James Thossansin
Cypress
Greg Kent Thweatt
Lodi
Matthieu Jean Camille Tiberino
Aliso Viejo
Stephen James Tice
Sacramento
Warren White Tichenor Ii
Edwards
Joseph Raymond Tichy
Napa
David Paul Ticich Jr
Murrieta
Alexander Joseph Tidei
Hanford
Steven Richard Tiek
La Verne
John Gordon Tillison
Sacramento
Michael Mcnamara Tilly
Capistrano Beach
Gary Oneal Timbs
Ontario
Gregory Scott Timmons
Brea
Thomas Sai Ting
Irvine
Aaron Patrick Tippett
Olympic Valley
Jakob Thomas Tipton
Bakersfield
Carlos Tirado
Dixon
Luis Orlando Tirado
Lincoln
Ralph Christopher Tisdale
Pls Vrds Est
Jassen Nedjalchev Todorov
San Francisco
John Theodore Toen
Fairfield
Brigitte Alexandra Tofan
Chula Vista
Loren Frederick Tom
San Francisco
Ronald Edward Tom Jr
Daly City
John Joseph Tomaino
Fresno
Michael Andrew Tomazin
Madera
Erin Gabrielle Tomerlin
Napa
Paul Leonard Tomich
Auburn
Hiroshi Tomita
La Mirada
William James Tomkovic
Healdsburg
Grady Eugene Tomlinson
Fallbrook
Damian Nolan Tompkin
Aptos
Dominick Kristian Tompkins
National City
William Wai Man Tong
Oakland
Brian Behzad Toorani
Irvine
Casey James Topalian
Castro Valley
James Howard Topalian
Santa Clarita
Jacob Dmitry Torba
Citrus Heights
Richard Ernest Tordoff Jr
Wildomar
Markus Benjamin Tornow
Yuba City
Carl Marcus Tornqvist
Vista
Eliud Alfredo Torres
Manteca
Nastassia Brett Toruno-Hernandez
El Monte
Emoke Margit Toth
Edwards
Stephen Paul Toth
Coronado
Torger James Totusek Sr
La Palma
Gus Christopher Toulatos
Los Angeles
Patrice Toumasian
Corona
Keith Bernard Towers
Oakley
Bryant William Townley
Highland
Malik Deshawn Townsend
Los Angeles
Alec Richard Toy
Livermore
William Stephen Tracey
Fresno
Scott Joseph Tracy
Santa Barbara
My Dung Tran
Irvine
David Michael Tranquilla
Truckee
Bran Muir Tranter
Vallejo
Christopher James Trapani
Walnut Creek
Scott David Travis
Visalia
Michael Archie Trebbe
Fallbrook
Richard Colwell Treichler
Orange
John Robert Treiman
San Diego
Pablo Trejos
Bakersfield
Frank Louis Trenti
La Mesa
Max Trescott
Mountain View
William Joseph Treshler
Gustine
Richard Orville Trettin
Oceanside
Bryce Westin Trevett
Rch Palos Vrd
Kevin Michael Trexler
Sonoma
Charles Michael Trickey
Santa Clarita
Carlos Abel Trigueros
Riverside
Robert Frankel Triplett
San Diego
Uri Daniel Tripp
Prunedale
Jens Christian Troest
San Diego
John Mitchell Trojanowski
Los Angeles
Chris Edward Tronaas
Rancho Cucamonga
Jeffrey Randall Trosper
Agua Dulce
Peter Karl Trost
San Diego
Ryan Quinn Trotter
Poway
Michael Anthony Trozera
Escondido
Richard Donald Truesdell
San Diego
Mark Evan Trunzo
Costa Mesa
Vinh Gia Truong
Sacramento
Garland Lowell Trussell Jr
San Marcos
Jay Carl Warren Trygstad
Burlingame
Meng-Chin Tu
San Dimas
Vu Van Tu
San Diego
Michael Brandon Tuccio
Long Beach
Eric William Drake Tucker
Santa Cruz
Eugene Frank Tucker
Oceanside
John Irving Tucker
Thousand Oaks
Sean Doherty Tucker
Salinas
Timothy Compton Tucker
Los Alamitos
Victoria Louise Tucker
San Mateo
Catalin Tudosie
Lake Arrowhead
Apollo Jonarthur Tull
Clovis
Joshua Wayne Tull
Penn Valley
James Frank Tulumello
San Diego
Daniel August Tupper
Groveland
Christina Jean Turk
Tahoe City
Forrest James Turner
Murphys
Robert Ellis Turner
Castro Valley
Robert Humphreys Turner
San Diego
Seth Patrick Turner
San Pedro
Hal Eugene Turner Jr
Tiburon
William Hugh Turner Vii
Belmont
Patricia Anne Turney
Costa Mesa
Donald Wellman Turrentine
Clovis
Benjamin Edward Turrietta
Whittier
Marshall James Tutton
Costa Mesa
Scott Douglas Tweten
Healdsburg
Kieran Sean Twomey
Coronado
Brian Wayne Tyler
San Gabriel
Daniel Elwain Tyler
San Gabriel
John Stanley Tymczyszyn
San Pedro
Robert Scott Tymczyszyn
Blue Jay
Richard Earle Tyner Ii
Edwards
Mikhail Y Tyukin
Pittsburg
Matthew Martin Udkow
Solvang
Koji Ueda
San Jose
Christian Taelor Ueland
Claremont
Kojiro Keith Ueno
Los Angeles
Kurt Everett Uhler
Pleasanton
Morrison Ulman
Los Altos
Eric Ross Ulmer
Davis
Scott Edward Ulwelling
Wildomar
Andres Adolfo Umana
Simi Valley
Max Louis Umberg
San Diego
Joshua Eugene Underdown
Hanford
Robert Arthur Underhill
Redding
Nicholas Aaron Underwood
Los Angeles
Yuuya Urabe
Sylmar
Didier Augusto Ushijima
Gardena
Rick Dean Utermoehlen
Grass Valley
Victoria Nicole Utvick
Santa Paula
Seth Wayne Utz
Woodland Hills
Kade Deleal Uyesaka
Goleta
Lawrence Stevan Uzelac
Auburn
Christopher David Vaca
Whittier
George Jeremy Valdez
Madera
Juan Gerardo Valdovinos
Sebastopol
Christian Ronald Valentine
Santa Maria
Kellee Brant Valentine
Atascadero
Hector David Valenzuela Verdugo
San Diego
Chris Paolo Miguel Vallejo
Fremont
Sean Vincent Vallor
Redwood City
Marcus Lee Vallot
Jamul
Nikolaus Alexander Van
Torrance
John Charles Van Blarcom Jr
Highland
Matthew Jon Van De Hei
Sutter Creek
James Patrick Van Deventer
Carlsbad
Jeremy Andrew Van Driessche
Simi Valley
Peter Graham Van Dyke
Bakersfield
Walter James Van Heukelem
Modesto
Skyler Raymond Van Nuys
Irvine
Herbert Ernst Van Overhagen
Eastvale
Jeffrey Thomas Van Solkema
Port Hueneme
Robert Farel Van Wagenen
Watsonville
Elle Cassandra Vanassche
Huntington Beach
Cameron Michael Vanbrabant
Encinitas
Jon Willem Vanbragt
Clovis
Clint Michael Vance
San Diego
Connor Nicholas Paul Vance
Oceanside
Robert Charles Vance
Placerville
Erik Loal Vandagriff
Foresthill
Madelynn Nicole Vandagriff
Foresthill
Martin Andrew Vandenberghe
Aptos
Chad Lee Vander Kooi
Lincoln
Celia Constance Vanderpool
San Clemente
Hunter Hahn Vandertoll
Laguna Beach
Matthew Joseph Vangalapudi
Buena Park
David Lee Vanhoy
Tehachapi
Scott Wayne Vankesteren
Agoura Hills
Montie Leon Vanlandingham
Fall River Mills
Christopher Michael Vansant
Poway
Mathew Aaron Varela
Winchester
Rachel Sophia Vargas
Playa Del Rey
Rodrigo Daniel Vargas
Playa Del Rey
Timothy James Vargas
Santa Cruz
Bryant Raul Vasquez
Newport Beach
William Mehdi Vassetizadeh
Laguna Niguel
Vasilios George Vassilaras
Lomita
Andrew William Vaught
Long Beach
Abilene Vazquez
Garden Grove
Sergio Alexander Vazquez
Sylmar
Joseph Hadley Vazquez Miller
Lancaster
Roger Alan Vecchio
Oxnard
Gary John Veer
Folsom
Alexis Velasco
Downey
Mark Randall Velasquez
Sacramento
Miguel Angel Veliz Cigarruista
San Jose
Todd Dominick Vender
San Jose
Georgia Roberta Ventriss
Carmel
Michael Scott Venturino
Belmont
Adam John Verdin
Arroyo Grande
Kay Vereeken
La Quinta
Kevin Lee Vergho
Cupertino
Willem Jacob Verheul
Oakland
David Bartt Vernick
Oceanside
Benjamin George Vertelney
Calabasas
Anastasia Vetrova
Wildomar
Andrea Beatrice Vicars
Santa Barbara
Spring Anne Vick
La Mesa
Larry Vidal
Westminster
Lloyd Ake Vide
Thousand Oaks
Dennis Howell Vied
Livermore
David Charles View
Lancaster
David Vigil
Saint Helena
Franck Hendrik Vijgeboom
Redding
Skyler Alton Vijgeboom
Angwin
Ruben Arthur Villa
San Jose
Lissette Amy Villalobos
Wilmington
Robin James Junio Viloria
Long Beach
Vinod Kumar Vimal
Moraga
Kevin Antone Vinatieri
Rocklin
Jacob Jeffrey Vlatkovich
Rcho Sta Marg
Nicholas K Vodantis
Newbury Park
David Robert Vodicka
Carlsbad
Michael William Voge
Chino Hills
Ronald Erwin Vogt
Santa Barbara
Michael Brian Voie
Lafayette
Sean Earl Von Buck
San Diego
Rodrigo Eduardo Von Conta
Redwood City
Frederick Michael Von Zabern
Yorba Linda
Harlow Voorhees
San Francisco
Thomas Voorhees
Cottonwood
James Scott Voss
Clovis
Timothy David Voss
Quartz Hill
Warren Derek Voth
El Cajon
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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.