Find FAA-certified flight instructors in California. AviatorDB tracks 5,871 active flight instructors across California, with major hubs in SAN DIEGO, LOS ANGELES, SACRAMENTO, SAN JOSE, and SAN FRANCISCO. 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
John Leo Groszewski
Redding
Ali Louise Groth
Lakeside
Jakob Rafael Groth
Lakeside
Charles Montgomery Groutage
Santa Ana
Hovik Grozian
Pasadena
William Anthony Gruener
Yorba Linda
Peter Justyn Gryn
Wheatland
James Joseph Grzesiak
Santa Clarita
Anthony Vincent Grzyb
Wildomar
Matthew Steven Guarino-Huezo
Lancaster
Sydney Gubin Ii
Palm Springs
Daniel Robert Gudgel
Lemoore
Gregory David Gudorf
San Diego
Marianne Guerin
Lafayette
John Peter Guerrero
Alta Loma
Edmund Guerrero Jr
San Diego
David Alan Guerrieri
Moffett Field
Adan Daniel Guevara
Rialto
Brandon Joseph Guistolise
Danville
Santiago Guitron
Folsom
Gavin Garrard Gularte
Berkeley
Ryan Lindsay Gulden
Lathrop
John Stephen Guldseth
San Pedro
James Allen Gulkin
Royal Oaks
David Gulzadah
San Jose
Benjamin Scott Gumser
Imperial Beach
Charles Marcus Gunderson
La Jolla
Anbo Guo
La Habra Heights
Amar Gupta
Riverside
Kushal Kumar Gurung
San Luis Obispo
Michael Luther Gustafson
Groveland
Erick Ernesto Gutierrez
Altaville
Francisco Argel Gutierrez
Pomona
Martin David Gutierrez
Gold River
Gabriel Rodriguez Gutierrez Jr
Torrance
Gabriel Joseph Guzman
Rocklin
Chan Ju Ha
Eastvale
Gregory Alan Haack
Signal Hill
Michael Robert Haag
Escondido
Richard Owen Haagenson
Redding
Abdellatif Habek
Berkeley
Brent Alan Haberchak
Mission Viejo
Cyrille Habis
Los Gatos
Clifford Glenn Hacker
Big Bear Lake
Toby Hackford
Granite Bay
Dane Robert Hackler
Hemet
Julian Vincent Hagberg
San Diego
Christof Karl Hagen
Frazier Park
Sean Patrick Haggerty
Sacramento
Tex Zane Hagoski
Santa Monica
Matthew Richard Hahn
San Diego
Amy Nanette Haig
Redlands
Thomas Edward Haines
Morgan Hill
Erik James Hakenen
Trinidad
Abraham Gabrial Hakim-Zargar
Menifee
Sarah Jo Halas
Tahoe City
Roger Giles Hale
Rialto
Wendy Lynne Hales Mora
Napa
Emil Halimi
Bell
Daniel Wayne Hall
Westlake Village
Debra Jean Hall
Castro Valley
Jonah David Hall
Lake Forest
Kathleen Jennifer Hall
San Diego
Peter Jon Hall
Caliente
Ryan Christopher Hall
Goleta
Silvia Hall
Long Beach
Valerie Sophie Jacqueline M Hallet-Korikova
Huntington Beach
Matthew Joseph Halliwell
Camarillo
Cody Logan Hamann
Trabuco Canyon
Asif Hamid
Rancho Cucamonga
Mohamed Wael Aly Ezzat Hammad
Rancho Cucamonga
Franziska Renate Hammer
Oceanside
Rick Wesley Hammer
Auburn
Blake Travis Hammerquist
Benicia
John Leonard Hammerstrand
Alpine
Mark Lawrence Hammes
Los Angeles
Douglas Ryan Hampton
El Dorado Hills
Jeemin Gina Han
Rancho Cucamonga
Joshua James Han
Irvine
Carla Rose Rowland Hanan
Arcata
Geoffrey Marvin Hand
Carmel Valley
Raymond Wilmot Hand
Chula Vista
Curtis Alan Handley
Paso Robles
Wayne Willis Hankins
Newport Beach
James Bradley Hanlon
Fallbrook
Tom Hannawa
El Cajon
Lawrence Blake Hannigan
Los Gatos
Brian James Hanratty
Pismo Beach
Alexander Gregory Hansen
Glendale
Charlotte Hansen
Los Angeles
Kelly Anne Hansen
El Dorado Hills
Robert Eugene Hansen
Lotus
Steven William Hansen
Moraga
Tony Hansen
Oakland
Eddy Ingvar Hansen Iii
San Marcos
Mark Alan Hanson
Snelling
Mike Hanson
Westminster
Patrick Austin Hanson
Temecula
Steven Gale Hanson
Northridge
Michael Allen Harbison
Norco
James Warren Hardie
Laguna Niguel
Warren Gray Hardie
Laguna Niguel
Harry Nelson Harding
Fort Jones
Kimberly Beth Harding
Laguna Hills
Alex Jay Hardman
Applegate
Douglas Andre Hardy
Lakewood
Jason Adam Hardy
San Diego
John Warren Hardy Iii
San Diego
Mark Christopher Hargis
Bakersfield
Nicholas Howard Harlow
Rcho Sta Marg
Mark Barry Harman
Sacramento
Raymond Charles Harman
Downey
Michael G A Harms
Napa
Stephen Thomas Harms
Morgan Hill
Henry Harootounian
Glendale
Richart William Harper
Davis
London Lavelle Harrah
Madera
Daniel James Harrigan
Coronado
Jeffery Stephen Harrigan
Bonsall
Stanley Liem Harriman
Yucaipa
Perry Jerome Harrington
Carlsbad
Robert Dean Harrington
Chico
Alton Keith Harris
Pacoima
Charles Willem Harris
Mission Viejo
Erik Allen Harris
Santa Rosa Valley
John Michael Harris
Cypress
Jordan Robert Harris
Chino Hills
Paul Edward Harris
S San Fran
Ryan Eugene Harris
Granite Bay
Terry Lallement Harris
Goleta
Colby Fulton Harrison
San Diego
Gevin Scott Harrison
Winchester
Jean-Pierre Harrison
Twain Harte
Patrick Michael Harrison
Ventura
Stephen Duane Harrison
Atwater
Tommy Gene Harrison Jr
Goleta
Gery Anthony Harron
Fresno
Brian Edward Harry
Bishop
John William Hart
Durham
Michael Carl Hartenstine
Lancaster
Jeremiah Wesley Hartin
Grass Valley
James Richard Hartke
San Mateo
David Kyle Hartman
Arroyo Grande
John Steven Hartman
Bakersfield
Thomas Joseph Hartmann
Laguna Niguel
Gregory Martin Hartt
Fairfield
Tucker James Hartwig
Santa Ana
Shannon Lianne Hartzog
El Dorado Hills
Francisco Robert Harvey
San Francisco
Robert Alan Haskins
Salinas
Abdullahi Mohamed Hassan
San Diego
Roy Michael Hasselberg
Los Angeles
James Hill Hastings
Clovis
Jeffrey Scott Hasty
Chico
Christopher Scott Hatcher
Calabasas
Jonathan David Hathaway
Sun Valley
Hiroyuki Hattori
Torrance
Graeme David Hatzkilson
Irvine
Michael Dean Havener
Murrieta
Dale Cicero Hawkins
Tehachapi
Michael Dee Hawkins
Sanger
William Timothy Hawkins
Madera
Charles Anthony Hayes
Campbell
Terry Lynn Hayes
San Andreas
James Henry Hayes Iii
Edwards
Omster Haynes Iii
Hawthorne
David Frederick Charles Hayward
Red Bluff
Andrew Lee Hazelton
Grass Valley
Laura Louise Hazelton
Grass Valley
Jeffrey Kevin Hazlegrove
Windsor
John William Hazlet Jr
Pasadena
Ryan Joseph Heary
Edwards
Sean Heath
Valley Center
Blake Frederick Heauser
Grass Valley
Ryan Lewis Hebard
Redlands
Rigel Renaud Hebmann
Palmdale
Piper Savoie Hechtl
Davis
Michael Paul Heckel
Soquel
Raymond Louis Hecker
Mission Viejo
David Louis Hedberg
South Lake Tahoe
Gregory Dean Heer
Upland
Charles Edwin Heger
Roseville
Heinz Alfred Johan Heiber
Newhall
Mark Melville Heidenreich
Dublin
Bruce Alan Heimlich
Los Gatos
Michael Lee Heindl
Carmichael
Michael Louis Heine
Napa
Blake Walker Heineman
Bakersfield
Evan Gregory Heintz
Yreka
David Charles Heinzel
Quail Valley
Jonathan William Held
Oceanside
Michael Joseph Helow
Danville
Jan Dale Helsel
San Dimas
Roy Melvin Helsing
Little River
Rajesh Wesley Helweg
Santa Cruz
Timothy Brock Hempel
Folsom
Katherine Grace Hempton
San Diego
Fred Paul Henderson
Ridgecrest
Grant Douglas Henderson
Auburn
Lawrence Howe Henderson
Alameda
Travis Jon Henderson
Bakersfield
Roman Caleb Hendle
Lemon Grove
Andrew David Hendrickson
Murrieta
Gary Arnold Hendrickson
Chico
Mark Samuel Hendrix
Morgan Hill
Pamela Chesley Hengsteler
Costa Mesa
Anthony Raymond Henkins
Santa Barbara
Paul Jeffrey Henrichsen
Watsonville
Christian Andrew Henry
Oakley
Michael Todd Henry
Manhattan Beach
Robert Francis Henry
Playa Del Rey
Jacob Robert Heppner
Auburn
Daniel Heraldez
San Francisco
Alexander Heredia
Watsonville
Paul Robert Hering
San Diego
Scott Christopher Hermanski
San Luis Obispo
Robert Dale Hermes
Temecula
Armando Efrain Hernandez
Moorpark
Erick German Hernandez
Newbury Park
Felix Elias Hernandez
Castaic
Joseangel Rodriguez Hernandez
Lake Elsinore
Joseph Paul Hernandez
Winchester
Karen Kay Hernandez
Garden Valley
Magdalena Medina Hernandez
Imperial
Benjamin Hernandez Jr
Burbank
Jose Angel Hernandez Jr
Merced
Wilfredo Alfonso Hernandez Pineda
Palmdale
David Alexis Hernandez Rodriguez
Chula Vista
Cynthia Hernandez-Ramirez
Imperial Beach
Jon Richard Herrera
Roseville
Rafael Herrera
Downey
Ryan Gilbert Herrera
Arcadia
Stiven Herrera Giraldo
Baldwin Park
Gilbert Herrera Jr
Arcadia
Bradley Delmar Herrick
Redlands
Lucas Herrnegger
San Luis Obispo
Brian Craig Herscher
Playa Del Rey
Brian Keith Hershberger
Wrightwood
Wayne William Hershman
Cypress
Jason Eric Hertzell
Rocklin
Garrett James Hess
Corona
Jonathan Andrew Hess
Bakersfield
Tyler Joseph Heundl
Rancho Cucamonga
Frederic Carl Hewett
El Cajon
Marcus Alan Hewett
Lodi
James Ray Hewlett
Lomita
William Dudley Heyland
Susanville
Gregory John Heyman
West Covina
Raymond John Heyman
Newport Beach
Eric Lloyd Hickernell
Rosamond
Matthew Raymond Hicks
Carson
Glen Hamilton Hicks Ii
Stockton
Charles Hicks Jr
Big Bear Lake
Andrew Ralph Walter Hiemstra
Tuolumne
Anna Rose Higginbotham
Novato
Michael Philip Higgins
Danville
Danny Louis Hilger
San Diego
Dwight Douglas Hill
Hanford
June Rene Hill
Oceanside
Justin Daniel Hill
Chico
Magdalena Hill
Potter Valley
Michael Erven Hill
Los Banos
Patrick Emory Hill
Oceanside
Paul Randolph Hill
Vacaville
Robert Jonathan Hill
Los Angeles
Ryan Daniel Hill
Fresno
William George Hill
Laguna Niguel
John Michael Hillar
Modesto
Narciso Serrano Hilo Iii
San Francisco
John Harries Hiltabidle
Carlsbad
Bradley Robert Hines
Poway
Nathaniel Lloyd Hines
Ventura
Douglas James Hingst
Rcho Sta Marg
John Anthony Hinojosa
Indio
Amelia Kristin Hinson
Lincoln
Neal Hymas Hinson
Lincoln
John Peter Hinton
San Diego
Rick R Hipes
Willits
Kristen Kepner Hipp
Santa Rosa
Alexander James Hipschman
Chula Vista
Ricardo Luis Hiraldo
Fairfield
Kenneth Michael Hirsch
Mountain View
John Katsuhiro Hisato
Fairfield
James Richard Hitchcock
Woodland
Robert Charles Hitchcock Ii
Chula Vista
Matthew Joseph Hlavacek
San Anselmo
Stephanie Marie Hlavacek
San Anselmo
Chin Yiu Ho
Arcadia
Kent Lai Ho
San Ramon
Louis Long Hoang
Fullerton
David William Hobbs
Highland
William Llewellyn Hobbs
Dana Point
Robert Wendell Hobert
Penn Valley
Joshua Evan Hochberg
Santa Rosa
Dean Jamal Hoda
Milpitas
Hervey Dee Hodgson
San Luis Obispo
Rudi Patrick Hoehn
Sacramento
Shawn Christopher Hoelsch
Livermore
Lucky David Hoerner
Leona Valley
Eric John Hoffman
Villa Park
Eric Stanford Hoffman
Roseville
Michael Jay Hoffman
Granada Hills
Jeremy Chase Hoffmann
San Francisco
Michael James Hogan
El Dorado Hills
Ethan Van Hohenshell
Arnold
Anthony James Hoke
Long Beach
Shannon Ann Holbert
Winchester
William Leslie Holbrook
Alta Loma
Joshua Randall Holcomb
San Diego
Bradley Allan Holden
Galt
Kenneth Raymond Holden
Clovis
Arvid Klas Holgerson
Dixon
Blake Dee Holifield
Tehachapi
Dean Michael Holliday
Santa Clarita
Ritch Dave Hollingsworth
Colusa
Calvin Micheal Hollis
San Diego
Jerimee Jay Hollis
Hesperia
John Frederic Holloszy
San Carlos
Wyatt Lee Holloway
Linden
David Wayne Holman
Citrus Heights
Franklin Glenn Holman
Torrance
James Michael Holman
Pasadena
Devin Mccarthy Holmes
Newbury Park
Robert Eugene Holmes
Folsom
Jeffrey Holshouser
Riverside
Clifford Eugene Holt
Redondo Beach
Allen Mckeva Holton Jr
Torrance
Sean Justin Holzmuller
Brentwood
David William Honda
Carlsbad
Andrew Sung Hong
Cypress
James Hong
Salinas
Christina Sanchez Hood
Palo Alto
Dylon Carter Hopkins
Roseville
Steven Craig Hopkins
La Mesa
Nathan Tyler Hopper
San Diego
Larry Ichiro Horiye
S San Fran
Adam Nathan Horn
Ridgecrest
Paul Michel Horn
Vacaville
Anthony Nicholas Hort
Anaheim
Jennifer Lynn Hortman
Murrieta
Robert Joseph Horton
Rocklin
Johnny Andres Hortua
Fontana
Eric John Horvei
Martinez
David Robert Hosler
San Mateo
Kyle Andrew Hosler
Poway
Jens Brorson Houck
San Francisco
William Reid Houck
Ramona
Lawrence Alan Houghton
Rcho Sta Marg
Robert Paul Housman
Woodland
Lynn Elizabeth Houston
Albion
Ari Hovnanyan
Woodland Hills
Gregory Bruce Howar
Lompoc
Billikee Howard
Citrus Heights
Mark J D Howard
Penryn
Michael James Howard
Danville
Robert Seth Howard
La Jolla
Samuel Kiplan Howard
Sacramento
Thomas Jay Howard
Chino
John Nelson Howe
Visalia
Keith Alexander Howe
Temecula
James Matthew Howell
Glendale
Robert Randall Howell
Discovery Bay
James Frank Hrabetin Ii
Berkeley
Pang-Hsuan Hsiao
Milpitas
Evelyn Hsieh
Pasadena
Joshua Tyler Hsu
Pls Vrds Est
Pyae Sone Htun
Sacramento
Jack Mengjeh Huang
Tustin
Jacky Huang
Mountain View
Ray Huang
Milpitas
Peter Steven Hudes
Westlake Village
Daryl James Hudson
Redwood Valley
Eugene Charles Hudson
San Jose
Lyndsey Jane Hudson
Castro Valley
Joe Nathan Hudson Iii
Upland
Kurt Robert Huerta
Mount Shasta
Jorge Aurelio Huerta Cervantes
Canyon Country
Scott Wesley Huff
Bakersfield
John Dee Huffaker
Mendocino
Robert Alan Huffman
Gold River
Joshua Triplett Huggins
San Diego
Darren Patrick Hughes
Cottonwood
Jonathan Hughes
San Jose
Jae Min Huh
Stockton
Eitze Huisman
Hanford
Darren Jon Hulbert
Palm Desert
James Carter Hull
Bakersfield
John William Hull Jr
Palmdale
Craig Stephen Humphrey
Redlands
Daniel Paul Humphrey
Sausalito
Lynn Caldwell Hunt
Windsor
Stephen David Hunt
Fairfax
Kim Bryan Huntington
Santa Maria
Scott Ray Huntington
Santa Maria
Mark Lane Huntley
Elk Grove
Brian Kato Hupfeld
Hesperia
Robert Lee Hurlbert
Chula Vista
Ryan Francis Hurlburt
Camarillo
James Scott Hurley
Goleta
Quinten Edward Ezekial Hurley
Discovery Bay
Edward Owen Hurst
Torrance
Jeffery Brent Hustace
Penryn
Francesca Maria-Ynostroza Huston
Vista
Christopher Frank Huston-Ringstrom
Irvine
John Abraham Hutchens
Fontana
Craig Robert Hutchings
San Jose
Darren Todd Hutchison
Yorba Linda
Robert Joseph Huttlinger
Bellflower
Ricky Dean Hutton
Costa Mesa
Kristian Anders Hvass
Mill Valley
Hyungjun Hwang
Rancho Cordova
Kevin Charles Hyberger
Redwood City
Joseph Alan Hyde
Temecula
Bradley Charles Hylton
San Diego
Kevin Kenneth Iacovoni
Brentwood
Edwin Enrique Ibanez Diaz
San Diego
Hesham Mahmoud Ibrahim
Chino Hills
Matthew John Ihlenfeld
Anaheim
Alessio Ilari
San Francisco
Lorenz Jude Valmonte Iligan
Bay Point
Alexander Rene Illes
La Palma
Glenn Scott Illian
Petaluma
Hana Im
Sylmar
Kwang Hyun Im
Stockton
Bakhtiar Imanverdi
San Jose
William Anthony Imbriale Jr
Torrance
John Eric Imholz
Oakland
Anton Immler
Los Angeles
James Emil Indrebo
Healdsburg
John Baptist Indrieri Iii
Los Angeles
Christopher Rogelio Iniguez
Palmdale
Cooper Hamilton Inman
Santa Rosa
Glenn Tay Inn
Cupertino
Josh Fletcher Inouye
Davis
Homi Sorab Irani
San Mateo
Siavash Iravani-Mahabadi I
Los Altos
Andrew Michael Ireland
Walnut Creek
Brian Paul Iriks
Sebastopol
Wesley Raymond Irish
Emerald Hills
Jeffrey Alan Ironfield
Livermore
Christopher Joe Irwin
South Pasadena
Naomi Ishii
Costa Mesa
Kei Ishimori
Torrance
Saiful Mohammad Islam
Arcadia
Amy Leigh Isola
Nipomo
Howard Arthur Israel
Santa Monica
Shigeo Ito
Rancho Cucamonga
Derek Fabian Iudica
Santa Clarita
Leif Matthew Iversen
Camarillo
Richard Warren Iverson
Camarillo
Enrique Reydante Izquierdo
Lake Elsinore
Marko Allan Jaakkola
Salinas
Cody Andrew Jackson
San Diego
Emmett Marshall Jackson
Gilroy
Jeremy James Jackson
Bakersfield
Joseph Chandler Jackson
San Luis Obispo
Philip Christopher Jackson
Rosamond
Richard Brian Jackson
Cambria
Benjamin Edward Jacobs
Campbell
Carl Bearse Jacobs
Mill Valley
Leigh Marshall Jacobs
Fullerton
Ralf Jacobsen
Woodland Hills
Blake Fred Jacobson
Bayside
Douglas Richard Jacobson
Moreno Valley
Scott Irving Jacobson
San Diego
Jeffrey David Jacoby
Yuba City
Mark Allen Jagow
Roseville
Daniel Robert James
Ontario
Galen Troy James
Murrieta
Patricia Maria Cortez Jameson
Roseville
John Shuichi Jamieson
Glendale
Connor Andrew Jamison
Salinas
Ezekiel John Velez Jamison
San Jose
Joshua Curtis Jamison
Riverside
Alexandra Elizabeth Jampolsky
Carmel Valley
Lee Lester Jampolsky
Carmel Valley
Andrew Jay Jana
Costa Mesa
Dennis Lee Janca
Placerville
Clayton Mayes Janes
North Hollywood
Dongwon Jang
Gardena
Ales Janhar
Danville
Vagmin Jani
Jurupa Valley
Christopher Stephen Jans
Simi Valley
Blake Thomas Jansen
Solvang
Johannes Marinus Theodorus Jansen
Oceanside
Ekaterina Jardine
Corona
Jay Bhupendrabhai Jariwala
Tustin
Angela Gayle Jarman
Murrieta
Daniel Allen Jarrell
Ramona
Jaime Alejandro Jarrin
Mission Viejo
Dmitry William Jarvis
Huntington Beach
Rio Azul Jasso
Agoura Hills
Michael Wellington Jastrab
Apple Valley
Jonny Arthur Jaureguy
Turlock
Danford Alan Jay
Chico
Marc Dana Jay
Winnetka
Cedric Jeanty
El Macero
Zbigniew Jedrzejewski
Los Angeles
Jason Michael Jeffery
Orange
Jake Raymond Jenkins
La Mirada
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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.
Top cities by CFI count
- SAN DIEGO
- LOS ANGELES
- SACRAMENTO
- SAN JOSE
- SAN FRANCISCO
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. The largest concentrations are in SAN DIEGO, LOS ANGELES, SACRAMENTO, SAN JOSE, and SAN FRANCISCO. 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.