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
Anastasia Marie Vournas
Burbank
Mikayla Jade Vovk
Santa Ana
Howard Putney Wackman Iii
Elk Grove
William Leo Wade
Fallbrook
Krzysztof Henryk Wadolkowski
Poway
Clifford Roy Waeschle
Beverly Hills
Christiaan Cornelis Wagener
Marina Del Rey
Joshua David Wagner
Santa Rosa
Yuzo Wakita
San Jose
Scott Kenneth Walden
Oak Park
Randy Barry Waldman
Studio City
Andrew Patrick Walker
Santa Barbara
Cody James Walker
Wheatland
Daniel Eugene Walker
Orangevale
Laura Ashleigh Walker
Glendora
Michael Clayton Walker Jr
Hesperia
Timothy Ryan Wall
Oxnard
Bryan Scott Wallace
Oceanside
Davala Vyasa Wallace
San Francisco
Dustin Alexander Wallace
Vacaville
Ella Ming Wallace
San Diego
Makaela Kaye Wallace
Truckee
Ryan Bruce Wallace
San Diego
Michael Lee Walling
Claremont
Lynn Alfred Wallington
Stockton
William Gura Walls Jr
Santa Cruz
Rebekah Marguerite Walsh
Novato
Blake William Walters
San Diego
Brian James Walters
Northridge
Clifford Lee Walters
Forest Falls
Robert Alan Walters
Hacienda Heights
Bret Alexander Walther
San Diego
Eric Alan Waltzer
Riverside
Michael Geoffrey Wan
San Pedro
Anthony Thomas Wang
Carlsbad
Barry Wang
Anaheim
Bowen Wang
Fremont
Chunfei Jeffrey Wang
Pebble Beach
Jiarui Wang
Corona
Lorren Y Wang
Torrance
Zihao Wang
San Diego
Robert Michael Wangan
Brentwood
Nicholas Daniel Wapner
Pls Vrds Est
Shane Jennings Warburton
Camarillo
Brian Kenneth Ward
Beverly Hills
Dawson Garon Ward
Buena Park
Gerald Shannon Ward
Escondido
Gerald Walter Ward
Santa Rosa
John Charles Ward
Novato
Michael John Ward
Clovis
Mustafa Kamal Wardak
San Diego
Wesley David Wardall
Ione
Bradley Jay Wardlaw
Citrus Heights
Gary Herbert Wareham Ii
Auburn
Shane Christopher Warner
Grass Valley
Charles Ernest Warnick
Simi Valley
Christopher James Warren
Castro Valley
Jeffrey Scott Warren
Corona
Justin Paul Waskey
San Diego
Gabriela Melinda Wasmund
Tarzana
Walter Joseph Wasowski
Riverside
Pieter Godfried Waters
Pasadena
James Grant Watkins
Nicolaus
Jeffrey Michael Watkins
Auburn
Michael Joseph Watkins
Huntington Beach
Derek Landon Watson
Chula Vista
Glenn Gregory Watson
Lancaster
Godfrey Dewar Watson
Montara
Justin Turner Watson
Fairfield
Matthew James Watson
Santee
Richard Dale Watson
San Juan Capo
Richard Graham Watson
Santa Clarita
Margaret Mary Bumb Watt
Hollister
Colin Chin Watters
Alameda
Derek Jon Watts
Eureka
Milton Bruce Watts
Woodland
Mark Francis Weaver
Rllng Hls Est
Taylor James Weaver
Yucaipa
Charles Harrison Webb
Quartz Hill
James Michael Webb
Corona Del Mar
Philip Dean Webb
Vacaville
Cinda Ann Weber
Placerville
Gregory Daniel Weber
Oceanside
Jack Tristan Weber
Newbury Park
Eli Thomas Webster
Huntington Beach
Howard Dale Wedertz
Temecula
Kent Richard Weed
Westminster
Wesley Craig Weesner
Coronado
Calvin Hung-Tao Wei
Fullerton
Leah Summer Weichel
Sacramento
Clinton Edward Weichers
Carmel Valley
Kurt Nathan Weikum
San Diego
Allan Kirk Weil
Sacramento
Christian Lloyd Weiler
Santa Barbara
Keith Randall Weiner
Mission Viejo
James Philbin Weir
Grass Valley
Donald Leroy Weiss
Lancaster
Nathaniel Gregory Welch
Rcho Sta Marg
David Wayne Wellnitz
Redondo Beach
Charles Hilliary Wells
San Diego
David Jay Wells
Sacramento
Scott Kevin Wells
Sacramento
Stewart Benjamin Wells
Auburn
Kent Van Welte
Laguna Beach
Haoyuan Wen
Cypress
Zhenxiang Wen
Redding
Wells Edward Wenger
Freedom
Christopher Stephen Wentz
Camarillo
Joseph Steven Werne
Patterson
Blake Cutler Werner
Redding
David Malcolm Werner
San Diego
Joshua Theodore Werner
Sacramento
David Gregg Werntz
Altadena
Paul Raymond Wesp
Long Beach
Kevin Robert West
Lancaster
Rhonda Michelle West
San Luis Obispo
Zachariah James West
Perris
William Dale Westfahl
Fairfield
Neil Alan Weston
San Diego
Russell James Wetzler
Vallejo
Philip Matthew Wheat
Tehachapi
David Gary Wheaton
Rosamond
Evan Richard Wheeler
Escondido
Joel Patrick Wheelock
Bakersfield
William Lamar Whitaker
San Diego
Aaron Daniel White
Riverside
Brett Ernest White
Santa Maria
Charles Baxter White
Carmichael
Dean Alan White
San Jose
Jeffrey Michael White
Carlsbad
Jesse Jack White
Nevada City
John Charles White
San Diego
Joseph Robert White
Costa Mesa
Lauren Nicole White
Twain Harte
Matthew Austin White
Ventura
Robert Tyler White
Pleasanton
Shane Garret White
Escondido
William Wayne White
Corona
James Blaine White Iv
Marysville
Robert Leigh Whiteley
Pittsburg
Joshua Drew Whitesides
Trabuco Canyon
Jeffrey Matthew Whitford
Brentwood
Adam Hale Whiting
Irvine
Steven Joseph Whiting
Meadow Vista
Michael Patrick Whitlow
Hawthorne
Bruce Hallam Whitson Jr
Palo Alto
Adam Ronald Whitt
Spring Valley
Thomas Wolfgang Whyte
San Diego
Mary Shannon Wich
Lincoln
Jacob Joseph Wick
San Diego
Justin Christopher Wick
Woodacre
Thomas Anthony Wick
Rescue
Brenda Lynn Wickens
Hollister
Michael Edward Widder
Upland
Alan Kris Widdison
Yorba Linda
Peter Michael Wiebens
Walnut Creek
Jacob Bruce Wiegand
Templeton
John Mark Wiegand
Lower Lake
Kendle Alan Wieland
La Selva Beach
John Paul Conrad Wiemann
San Diego
Christopher Sheldon Wienholt
Long Beach
Scott Michael Wierschem
Bakersfield
Brett Michael Wilcox
Garden Grove
Alexander Brian Wild
Anaheim
Arthur John Wilder
Los Angeles
Bethany Wilke
Burbank
Ralph Guy Wilkerson
Gridley
Bret Green Willat
Warner Springs
Garret Irvin Willat
Warner Springs
Stephen Ross Willer
Redlands
Tyler Paul Willhide
Elk Grove
Shaun David Willhite
Oak View
Brandon Terrel Williams
Lincoln
Christopher John Williams
Folsom
Clarence Eugene Williams
Biggs
David Shaun Williams
Lincoln
Dean Wesley Williams
San Marcos
Dianne Elizabeth Williams
Ventura
Henri Philippe Williams
Los Angeles
Jesus Marvin Williams
Newport Beach
Klinton Lorne Williams
Costa Mesa
Lance Michael Williams
Yorba Linda
Matthew Ryan Williams
Long Beach
Owen Lindsay Williams
Carlsbad
Patrick Francis Williams
Keene
Rhon Linn Williams
Manhattan Beach
Samuel Poss Williams
Long Beach
Warren Edwin Williams
Yuba City
Albert Clinton Williams Ii
Nevada City
Eric Alan Williamson
Petaluma
Michael Russell Williamson
Hollywood
Judith Kay Willis
Hemet
Matthew Robert Willis
Ladera Ranch
Philip Laverne Willis
Gilroy
Michael Alan Willner
South Lake Tahoe
Andrew Dennis Wills
Vista
Russell John Willsher
San Mateo
Jeffrey Willwerth
Sunnyvale
Alan Paul Wilson
Huntington Beach
Colby Warren Wilson
Redondo Beach
Douglas Richard Wilson
Napa
Jax Timothy Wilson
Walnut Creek
Kyle James Wilson
Brentwood
Marc Lunsford Wilson
Simi Valley
Matthew Christopher Wilson
Big Bear City
Nathan Louis Wilson
San Rafael
Robert Patrick Wilson
Seal Beach
Ryan Robert Wilson
Edwards
William Ronald Wilson
Paradise
William Henry Wimsatt Iii
Roseville
Catherine Elizabeth Windsor
Costa Mesa
Walter Bristol Windus
Saratoga
Mark Ivan Wingo
Riverside
Randall Jay Winn
Newcastle
Scott Andrew Winn
Carlsbad
William Jonathon Winsor
San Diego
Steven Robert Winter
San Diego
James Kevin Wirfel
Shingle Springs
Matthew Graham Wirsch
Auburn
Gabriel B D Wool Wisdom
Rancho Santa Fe
Eric Allen Wiskus
Huntington Beach
Jonathan Michael Witham
Danville
David Claus Witt
San Jose
Eric Carl Wittig
Richmond
Tyler James Wojciechowski
San Clemente
Andreas Markus Wolf
Temecula
David Lawrence Wolf
Riverside
Brian Timothy Wolfe
Winchester
Seth Adam Wolfe
San Pedro
Taylor Louise Wolfe
Woodland Hills
Dennis Alexander Wolfers
Rough And Ready
Robert Reed Wolford
San Diego
Brandon Scott Wolsey
Chino Hills
Tyler Fe Hu Wong
Gardena
Wilbur Wong
Nipomo
Raymond Woo
Los Altos
Meagan Wood
Palm Desert
Michael David Wood
Huntington Beach
Michael Jon Wood
Palm Springs
Robert Edward Wood
Walnut Creek
Ronald Douglas Wood
Orange
Samuel David Wood
Fallbrook
Thomas Andrew Wood
San Diego
Thomas Walter Wood Jr
Lancaster
Cameron Robert Woodall
San Diego
Richard Charles Woodall
Winchester
Sean Randall Woodard
San Diego
William Franklin Woodbury
Redding
Christopher Jacob Woodland
Oakland
Scott David Woodland
Roseville
Gavin Haskel Pascal Woodman
Redwood City
Matthew Gregory Woodruff
West Sacramento
Bailey Leigh Woods
Mission Viejo
Christopher Drake Woods
Huntington Beach
Richard Kirk Woods
Hanford
James Olin Woods Ii
Davis
Willis Louis Woods Iii
Oceanside
Grant Houston Wooten
Earlimart
Courtney Leif Worden
Grass Valley
Greg E Worthington
San Francisco
Scott Shawn Wothe
Morro Bay
Dean Norman Wright
Nevada City
Matthew Kenneth Wright
Hollister
Stephen Jeffress Wright
San Francisco
Alexander Cheng-Chang Wu
Irvine
Hsien Wu
Moreno Valley
Rick Chung-Mo Wu
Fresno
Yvonne Wu
Cypress
Richard Daniel Wurtz
Pacific Palisades
Roger Thomas Wutke
San Diego
Jian Xie
La Canada
Kun Xie
La Verne
Jianxiong Xu
Rancho Cordova
Ankit Yadav
Fremont
Elad Yagil
Reseda
Goki Yamada
San Luis Obispo
Kazunari Yamada
East Garrison
Shuhei Yamaguchi
San Francisco
Hiro Patrick Yamoto
Watsonville
Kazuaki Yanagida
Norco
Amos Jun Yang
San Ramon
Chenjing Yang
Irvine
Kevin Yang
Irvine
Robin Suk Yang
Lemon Grove
Soong Seok Yang
Buena Park
Brian Edward Yanowski
Chula Vista
Kent Bryan Yarnell
Encino
Hang Ye
San Gabriel
Alan Keith Yecny
San Luis Obispo
Jose Fernando Yepes
Santa Ana
Namdeok Yi
Los Angeles
Susan Xuxian Ying
Pls Vrds Est
Kin Long Yip
Alhambra
Francisco Javier Yniguez
San Fernando
James Kennon Yoder
Los Angeles
Christian Kisei Yogi
Carlsbad
Takahide Yokoyama
Torrance
Stephen Alexander Yoo
Rllng Hls Est
Jiwoo Yoon
Garden Grove
Junga Yoon
Sacramento
Yu Bin Yoon
Ontario
Shawn Jeffrey Yoppini
Modesto
Michael Robert York
Yuba City
Satoshi Yoshimoto
Richmond
Iddo Shmuel Yoshpe
San Rafael
Stanley Ting Yu You
Walnut
Dalour Habib Younan
San Diego
Asher Daniel Young
Woodland Hills
Christopher Mark Young
Twentynine Palms
Daryl Allen Young
La Mirada
Frederick Eugene Young
Yuba City
John Andrew Young
Oakley
Johnny Lyle Young
San Clemente
Kailer Philip Young
El Dorado Hills
Kenneth Young
Visalia
Mark Howard Young
Northridge
Paul Edward Young
San Diego
Ernest O'Neal Young Jr
Victorville
Tyler James Younger
Bakersfield
Youssef Awad Saleh Youssef
Irvine
Gene Arthur Yu
Loma Linda
Jack Hao Yu
San Diego
Jim Dick Yu
Irvine
Kevin Peir Gang Yuan
Ontario
Peigeng Yue
Hacienda Heights
Albert Roble Yurong
Chula Vista
Alana Claire Yuskin
Santa Ana
Gregory Robert Zackney
Folsom
Angel Zamorano Camacho
Lemon Grove
Dariush Karimkhan Zand
San Jose
Steven Louis Zanger
Carmel
Anna Zarembski
Sunset Beach
Bradley Allen Zarembski
Sunset Beach
Erfan Zargari
Los Angeles
Touraj Zarrinnaal
Buellton
Xavier Paul Zavatsky
Riverside
Elissa Ann Zavora
Paso Robles
Jamsheed Patrick Zayer
Cardiff
Jonathan Andrew Zdasiuk
Ventura
Adam Wilhelm Zeeman
Mission Viejo
Krystene Alyce Zehnder
Escondido
Douglas Kevin Zeissner
Chino
David Avichai Zemach
Tarzana
Kenneth Michael Zemel
San Mateo
Michael Patrick Zemlock
Fontana
Hongxiao Zhang
Rosemead
Jiaxi Zhang
Long Beach
Ruimin Zhang
Irvine
Shuo Zhang
Yorba Linda
Yunpeng Zhang
Hacienda Heights
David Danfeng Zhao
Corona
Jueying Zhao
Ontario
Alicia Zhou
El Cajon
Olga Yevgenyevna Zhuchenko
Bakersfield
Brandon John Zielinski
Orange
Rachael Marie Zielinski
Orange
Timothy Dominic Zils
El Dorado Hills
Jeremy Kyle Zimmerman
El Cajon
Joseph James Zimmerman
Hanford
Scott Andrew Zimmerman
Palmdale
David Franklin Zimmermann
Rancho Cucamonga
Jack Henderson Zinn
Monrovia
Richard John Zins
Thousand Oaks
Daniel Paul Zipperstein
Redlands
Robert Michael Zirbeck
Nipomo
Gregory Michael Zorbach
San Jose
Anja Josefina Zublin
Clovis
Paul Anthony Zucker
Cloverdale
Cainen Johnathan Zugel
Truckee
Zachary John Zweigle
Redding
John Daniel Zwiep
Simi Valley
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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.