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
David Allen Meyer
Torrance
Gerald Scott Meyer
Agoura Hills
James Allen Meyer
Penryn
Matt Daniel Meyer
Redding
Robert James Meyer
Davis
William Major Meyer
Newport Beach
John Nicholas Meyers
Pleasant Hill
Daniel Sullivan Mezger Jr
Woodland
Paul Joseph Micale
Camarillo
Claudiu Stefan Mich
Sacramento
James Joseph Michalowski
Highland
Martin Robert Michaud
Monte Vista
Weston Scott Michels
Orange
Erik William Michelson
Simi Valley
Miodrag Micic
Lake Elsinore
Devin Forrest Mick
San Diego
Miles Thomas Middleton
Tehachapi
Cole Hilliard Mielcarek
La Jolla
Patrick Vincent Migliazzo
Santa Monica
Brian James Mihaljevich
San Diego
John Anthony Mikal Ii
Lancaster
Tatiana Mikhailenko
Carlsbad
Stephen Victor Mikinka
Chowchilla
Daniel Frederick Mikkelsen
Torrance
Zachary Michael Miklos
Encinitas
Pawel Marcin Miko
Santee
Ibrahim George Milad
Palmdale
John Bruce Milan
Granite Bay
Thomas Dudley Milburn
Lompoc
Timothy James Milch
Simi Valley
Patrick Joseph Miles
Fair Oaks
Paul Joseph Miles
Fair Oaks
Marko Milicevic
Sacramento
Scott Thomas Mill
Hanford
Joshua Scott Millay
Santa Rosa
Alexander William Miller
Hanford
Andrew John Miller
Thousand Oaks
Brandon Marc Miller
Encinitas
Carl Jerome Miller
San Dimas
Douglas Richard Miller
Torrance
Jason Andrew Miller
Grass Valley
Jay Carlton Miller
Riverside
Karen Ann Miller
Coulterville
Kelsey Rae Miller
Los Angeles
Mark Anthony Miller
San Leandro
Mark Tracy Miller
Simi Valley
Mason Daniel Miller
Lewiston
Matthew Hayes Miller
Rio Vista
Matthew Scott Miller
Mission Viejo
Michael James Miller
Folsom
Rachel Marie Miller
Long Beach
Robert Charles Miller
North Hills
Scott Joseph Miller
Sacramento
Terry Lee Miller
Corning
Terry Ray Miller
Sunnyvale
Thomas John Miller
Huntington Beach
Trevor Matthew Miller
Mission Viejo
Vivian Grasby Miller
Long Beach
Andrew Joseph Milles
San Diego
Lane Ray Millhouse
Martinez
Mark Howard Milliken
Chula Vista
Michael Harris Millman
El Dorado Hills
Blake Jay Mills
Fresno
Brian David Mills
Templeton
Gordon Knowles Mills
Grass Valley
Gregory Huntley Mills
San Diego
Rafal Marcin Miloszewski
Signal Hill
Alexandru Milut
Daly City
Artoor Minassi
Glendale
Andrew Michael Miner
Costa Mesa
Michael Shane Miner
Aptos
Stuart Saijiro Mineta
Redwood City
Rene Luis Minjares
Lompoc
Peter Dalton Minnar
Fairfield
Justin Brian Minnehan
Folsom
Valerie Lynn Minor Johnson
Manhattan Beach
Omid Minu-Sepehr
Los Angeles
Jareb Douglas Mirczak
Truckee
Mark David Mirviss
Olympic Valley
Annmarie Dorwart Mitchell
Berkeley
Bryce Edward Mitchell
Auburn
David Spencer Mitchell
San Rafael
Emma Elizabeth Mitchell
Bayside
Kyle Joseph Mitchell
Oceanside
Luke Peterson Mitchell
Ventura
Matthew William Mitchell
Pacific Grove
Natalie Christine Mitchell
Ventura
Robert John Mitchell
Nevada City
Adel Helmy Mitry
La Palma
Joel Stephen Mitzman
Stockton
Edward Miyamoto
Rio Vista
Anahita Ghanaei Miyandoab
Sherman Oaks
Tom Tatsuya Mizushima
Moreno Valley
Farid Moayed
El Sobrante
Paul Stanley Moenning
Roseville
Jayme Sue Moffatt
Ripon
Ali Moghnieh
Murrieta
Christopher Michael Mohan
Lafayette
Darren Hunter Mohle
Carlsbad
Anissa Renee Mohler
San Jose
Jeffery Kendall Moir
Newhall
Mohsen Bruce Molai
Dublin
Caba Moldvai
Dublin
Brandon Alexander Moles
Upland
Andrew William Molitor
Lake Elsinore
Dana Rae Molloy
California City
Michael John Molnar Jr
Paso Robles
Thomas Edward Molokie
Lincoln
Matthew Aron Molten
Vacaville
Gawen George Molyneux
Yucaipa
Andrew Hewitt Monaghan
San Diego
Michael John Monaghan
El Segundo
Barney Nicholas Mondrala
Monrovia
Mark James Monroe
Walnut Creek
Jacob Michael Mendes Monsanto
Chula Vista
Tyler Payton Monson
Lincoln
Arturo Erlindo Montanez
Merced
Herbert William Montei
Fillmore
Bryce Nathaniel Monteleone
Oak Hills
Javier Herrera Montenegro
Suisun City
William Thomas Monteverde Jr
Carlsbad
Benjamin Brian Montgomery
San Diego
Michael Richard Montoya
Hanford
Catherine Louise Montressor
San Jose
Andrew James Moon
Grass Valley
Caleb Alan Moore
Holtville
Eric Devin Moore
Mountain View
Gary Moore
Los Alamitos
Howard James Moore
Joshua Tree
John David Moore
Quincy
Joshua Benjamin Moore
El Segundo
Kathryn Rose Moore
Cloverdale
Murray Henry Moore
Twain Harte
Nicholas Ryan Moore
Culver City
Paul Chester Moore
Playa Del Rey
Robert Lee Moore
Anderson
Steven Mark Moore
Campbell
Katherine Elaine Mora
Corona
Edgar Morales
Fremont
Gabriel Herrera Morales
Hawthorne
Jerrell Concepcion Morales
San Jose
Matthew David Morales
Clovis
James David Moran
Nevada City
Luke Philip Moran
Simi Valley
Glenal Patrick Morean
San Leandro
Tracy Moreno
Valencia
Andrew Moretti
Julian
Sean Christopher Moretz
Monrovia
Bruce Alan Morey
San Diego
Anthony James Morgan
Seal Beach
Colten James Morgan
Auberry
James Micah Morgan
Ramona
Claude Cecil Morgan Jr
Granada Hills
Robert Eugene Morgan Jr
Tehachapi
Shigeri Mori
San Pedro
Douglas Michael Moriarity
Santa Maria
Kiyoharu Morimoto
Corona
Christopher Douglas Morisoli
Saint Helena
Shigeki Morita
Santee
Jan Mikael Mork
Oakley
Robert William Hjalmer Mork
Redondo Beach
Richard Brian Morley
Antioch
Christian James Morris
Livermore
Danny John Morris
Upland
Timothy Randall Morris
Palmdale
John Weston Morris Ii
El Cajon
Bart Don Morrow
Santa Rosa
Edward Frank Morrow
Carson
Mason Robert Morrow
West Hollywood
Robert Wesley Morrow Jr
Vacaville
Jeffrey Lewellyn Mort
Long Beach
Joshua Douglas Mort
Livermore
Craig Allister Morton
Toluca Lake
John Randall Moseley
El Granada
Andreas Moser
Costa Mesa
Terence Lee Moser Jr
Thousand Oaks
Timothy Michael Mosher
Redding
Jeffrey Michael Moskin
Culver City
Jeremy Samuel Moskovitz
Long Beach
Travis Steven Mosler
Dana Point
Brett Casey Mostrong
Holtville
Robert Anthony Mota
North Hollywood
Akihiro Motoji
Carlsbad
Mehdi Mottaghian
Ontario
Dane Johnson Mount
Woodland Hills
Michael Justin Mourer
Murrieta
Charles Scott Mourhess
Indio
Riley Christian Moutier
Concord
Thibaut Marc Moutier
Browns Valley
Natalie Shirine Mouzooni
San Diego
Thomas Francis Moyad
La Mesa
Fawnia Natashia Moyer
Crestline
Robert Alexander Mrosek
Yucca Valley
Ibrahim Mudammir
Fresno
Bern Norman Mueller
Auburn
Deborah May Mueller
Trabuco Canyon
Eric King Mui
San Ramon
Timothy Dana Mulder
Shafter
Christopher Robert Muldoon
Thousand Oaks
William Lloyd Mullan
Grass Valley
Alasdar Mullarney
Cardiff
John Franklin Mullins
Valley Center
Mark Curtis Mullins
Riverside
Michael Sean Mullooly
Redwood City
Derek Allen Mulvihill
Lodi
Bentley Alan Mundle
Pacific Grove
David Munoz
La Mirada
Jose Luciano Munoz Robles
San Jose
Charles Wayne Murchie
Long Beach
Lawrence Morgan Murdter
Sunnyvale
David Charles Murphy
Rancho Cucamonga
John Christopher Murphy
Santa Rosa
Joshua Cort Patrick Murphy
Redondo Beach
Justin Alexis Murphy
Oakland
Michael Francis Murphy
San Diego
Patrick Anthony Murphy
Vacaville
Ronald Daniel Murphy
San Jose
Tim Alan Murphy
San Clemente
Brian Franklin Murray
La Mesa
Candace Barbara Murray
Livermore
Jason Kelly Murray
Half Moon Bay
Michael Edward Murray
Fallbrook
Elias Arthur Murraymetzger
San Francisco
Prianca Murthi
Fullerton
Robert Wayne Muse
Rch Palos Vrd
Robert Howe Muskat
Morgan Hill
Joshua Charles Musoke
San Diego
Daniel Robert Muzik
Irvine
Edward George Myer
Garden Grove
Andrew Stephen Myers
San Diego
Diane Rumble Myers
San Clemente
Gregory Joseph Myers
Elk Grove
Kipp Kutayba Myers
Redondo Beach
Patrick James Myers
Victorville
Ralph Edwin Myers
San Clemente
Edwin Devear Myers Iii
Los Alamitos
Donald Vincent Myhra
Santa Ana
David Seunghwan Na
Rocklin
Patrick Reza Nabavi
Clovis
James Houston Nadal
Fallbrook
Georges Gebrael Nader
Vista
Christopher Brian Naegeli
Santee
Randal Mark Nafziger
Bakersfield
Ross Nagarasan
Orange
Michael Naghavi
La Mesa
Peter Gyula Nagy
Redondo Beach
Rafik Emile Nahas
Laguna Niguel
Hajime Nakamura
Torrance
Mayuko Nakamura
Torrance
Eiji Nakano
Clovis
Alan Richard Nakosteen
Santa Barbara
Woong Chul Nam
Ontario
Loch Kramer Names
Modesto
Ruwan Duminda Nanayakkara
Napa
Michael James Nanoff
Coronado
Jonathan Bradley Napier
Huntington Beach
Eric John Napoli
Rancho Cucamonga
Mauricio Ricardo Naranjo
West Hills
David Alan Narron
Concord
Ryu Narusawa
Sunnyvale
Ali Nassiri
Huntington Beach
Abigail Rose Nathan
Oakland
Rajwinder Singh Natt
Clovis
Maria Kuntady Nauman
Mission Viejo
Angel Navarro Sr
Los Banos
Gabriel Serafin Navarroalonso
Angwin
Juan Jacobo Navia Medina
Atwater
Khaled Mohammad Zuhair Nawaya
Azusa
Hatim Khalid Nazer
San Diego
William Richard Neail Jr
San Diego
Garrett Brandon Neal
San Diego
Trevor Bruce Needham
Fillmore
James Louis Neeley
Temecula
William Earl Nees
Huntington Beach
Paul Julius Nefas
Sunland
Robert Dana Negley
Fair Oaks
Joe Negron
Seal Beach
Anthony Barrett Neidecker Jr
Seal Beach
Erik Richard Neiderman
Murrieta
Steven Leonard Neighbor
Martinez
Skylar James Neilson
Laguna Beach
Chandler Stephen Nelms
Carlsbad
Christopher Jennings Nelson
San Pedro
Donald Martin Nelson
Fair Oaks
Gregory James Nelson
Newcastle
James Gregory Nelson
Santa Rosa
John Arthur Carl Nelson
Garden Grove
Neal Allan Nelson Ii
Hollister
Daryl James Nemecek
West Covina
Josiah Reverdy Nemes
Grass Valley
Will Robert Nemetz
Wilton
Jerry George Nemier
Lodi
John James Nemzek
Santa Clarita
Brian Christopher Neri
Monterey
Ronald Dean Nester
Oxnard
Barry Alan Neumayer
Redlands
Ryan James Neuner
Clovis
Sean Timothy Neville
San Mateo
Jeffrey Scott Newcomer
San Bernardino
Scott Anthony Newman
Ventura
Elias Phillip Ney
San Diego
Ching Sophia Ng
Mountain View
Tanner Ryan Ng
Alta Loma
Doan Tien Ngo
Cypress
Cynthia Vuong Nguyen
Irvine
Kayla Anh Nguyen
San Jose
Tanya Nguyen
Chula Vista
Mack J Niccum
Fallbrook
Keith Darryl Nichols
Torrance
Mark Everett Nicholson
San Diego
Kevin Eugene Nick
Loma Linda
John David Nicolazzi
Cathedral City
Darby Wyatt Nieder
Murrieta
Joseph Michael Nielsen
Fresno
Stuart Joseph Niemi
Santa Monica
Tyler Scott Nies
Lodi
Daniel Gerritt Nieuwenhuis
Vallejo
Patrick Robert Nightingale
Lakewood
William Thomas Nightingale Iii
Rancho Cucamonga
Timur Vladimirovich Nikulin
Los Angeles
Leslie Voorhees Niles
Los Gatos
Roger James Nilsen
Laguna Beach
Timothy Norman Nilsen
Auburn
Bjorn Erik Stellan Nilsson
Nevada City
Philip Ellis Nimmo Iv
Bishop
Koji Nishimura
Torrance
Kaname Nishitora
Torrance
Yaakov Nissenbaum
Fresno
Paul Harold Nissley
Walnut Creek
James Royce Nix
Redondo Beach
Anthony Louis Noble
Burbank
Joshua Stephen Noble
Big Bear City
Roelle Michael Nogra
Chula Vista
Brian Joseph Nold
San Dimas
Steven Karl Noller
Granite Bay
Shinsuke Nonomura
Suisun City
Alexander Mohammad Norbash
La Jolla
Terry Duane Norbraten
Carmel
Zachary John Nordeen
Redondo Beach
Mark Olaf Nordquist
Petaluma
Marshall H Norgaard
Fresno
Muhammad Khairul Bin Norli
Santa Ana
James Richard Norman
San Diego
Ronnel Ivery Norman
Compton
Craig Allen Norris
San Carlos
Craig Michael Norris
San Diego
Kendrick Brett Norris
El Segundo
Bradley Philip Norton
San Diego
Dale Henry Norton
Lompoc
Konstantin Petrovich Nossatchev
Los Angeles
Ivan Arsalan Nouripour
Dublin
Reed David Novisoff
Long Beach
Jason Allen Novo
Camarillo
Nathan Dean Nowaski
El Dorado Hills
Craig Joseph Nowicki
Auburn
Nicholas Alexander Noyes
Rocklin
Jeffery Scott Nunan
La Quinta
Dave Hernandez Nunez
San Diego
Robert Adam Nyberg
Livermore
Prote Lumbu Nyembo
Atwater
Ryan Michael Nygaard
Lompoc
Aric Ray O'Brien
Sanger
Kendall Lee O'Brien
Murrieta
Michael Joseph O'Brien
Burlingame
Patrick O'Brien
Mariposa
Samantha Ann O'Brien
San Diego
Codie Nicholas O'Connell
Gilroy
Harrison Michael O'Connell
Rocklin
Martin Paul O'Connell
Van Nuys
Edward Joseph O'Connor
Santa Cruz
Francis Noel O'Connor
Danville
Jonathan George O'Connor
Simi Valley
Hanna Victoria O'Connor Rigby
Redondo Beach
Kelly Ann O'Dea
Belmont
James Patrick O'Dell
Gilroy
John James O'Dell
Salinas
John Patrick O'Dell
Salinas
Thomas Leonard O'Donnell
San Mateo
Clancy Haun O'Flanagan
Chowchilla
Patrick John O'Flanagan
Chowchilla
Ryan O'Harren
Santa Rosa
Kenneth John O'Leary
Bonita
Christian Joseph O'Neil
Norwalk
Kenneth William O'Neill
Villa Park
Terrance Dean O'Neill
Bonsall
Billy Russell O'Quinn
Tehachapi
Sean Ian O'Rear
Ontario
Connor Edward O'Rourke
Riverside
Patrick Michael O'Sullivan
Ventura
Patrick Torin O'Sullivan
San Diego
Gregory Michael Oates
Van Nuys
James Michael Oates Jr
Los Angeles
Jay Phillip Obernolte
Big Bear Lake
Kenske Obi
Oak Park
Ernest Obregon
Oakley
Sean Mitchell Obrien
Pls Vrds Pnsl
Jonathan Masaaki Ochi
San Diego
Kenneth Ekoja Odeh
Murrieta
Jeffrey Scott Odell
Roseville
Gregory Forsyth Oden
Mission Viejo
Matthew Odenbrett
San Diego
Nevin Gabriel Ouma Odero
Redlands
Anil Odhav
Canoga Park
Paul Curtis Odum
Simi Valley
Phillip Earl Ody
Los Banos
Zebulon Robert Hardan Oehlman
Sacramento
Adam Anthony Oehmke
Camarillo
David Joseph Offitzer
San Pedro
Gary Willard Ogden
Canyon Lake
Kyle Zachary Ogden
Santa Barbara
William Porter Ogelsby Iii
San Diego
Hyung Kuk Oh
Stockton
Soohwan Oh
Sacramento
Jonathan Robert Ohman
San Clemente
Nicholas Lee Oilar
Mcarthur
Clifton Shizuo Okamoto
Palm Desert
Shannon Kolleen Olden
Folsom
Don Robert Older
Banning
Michael William Oldershaw
Bakersfield
Anderson Oliveira Martinez
Los Angeles
Jerry Everett Oliver
Atascadero
Lachlan Anthony Roland Oliver
San Diego
Erin Elizabeth Olivier
La Quinta
Wayne Thomas Olmstead
Hermosa Beach
Christopher Robert Olmsted
Santa Paula
Marshall Lyon Olney
Vista
Adam Darus Olsen
Redondo Beach
Christopher James Olsen
Elk Grove
Steven Hunsaker Olsen
Laguna Niguel
Gregory Dean Olson
Dsrt Hot Spgs
Kimberly Dawn Olson
Ramona
Scott Kenneth Olson
Oceanside
Jason Jeffrey-Osman Omar
San Bernardino
Sanny Rawhi Omar
Gardena
William Anthony Onesko
San Mateo
Tenley Marie Ong
Carmichael
Ken Onoda
Elk Grove
Philip John Oosterman
Ripon
David Oostra
San Diego
Daniel James Oppenheim
Sacramento
Kyle Adam Oppenheim
Mountain View
Gerardo Orantes Jr
San Francisco
Charles Anthony Orians
Walnut Creek
Ross Andrew Oringderff
Bakersfield
William Bryan Orland
Santee
Kenneth Lee Orloff
Groveland
Lynne Ann Orloff
Groveland
Marco Javier Ornelas Mendoza
Oxnard
Scott Ornelas Walker
La Habra
Matthew Steven Orozco
Los Alamitos
Paul Donald Orr
La Verne
Geoffrey Edward Orsini
Foster City
George Albert Ortega
Torrance
Jose Martin Ortega
San Jacinto
Nolan James Ortiz
Foothill Ranch
Simon Charles Orton
Templeton
William Russell Orvis
San Diego
Chloe Angelique Osborn
Hermosa Beach
Brian Thomas Osborne
Santee
Parker Elliott Osborne
Columbia
Kyle Edward Oser
San Diego
Ronald Dennis Oshima
Oceanside
Jay Donal Ossiander Jr
Oceanside
Masaaki Ota
Long Beach
Kiyomi Otani
San Francisco
Adam Hashim Othman
Burbank
Fathi M F F Othman
San Diego
Christian Roger Ott
El Dorado Hills
Hazem Ibrahim Soliman Ouda
Irvine
Christopher Edward Oujo
Redondo Beach
William Dell Outman
Half Moon Bay
Arius Daryl Oviedo
Lakewood
Michael Carlton Owen
Seaside
Craig Clarence Owens
Carmichael
Eric Thomas Owens
Mission Viejo
Russell Andrew Owens
San Diego
Russell Dwight Owens
Oceanside
Craig Douglas Owings
Mission Viejo
Charles William Ozanian
Ferndale
Eric Kanoelani Pacheco
Fontana
Steven Allen Pachura
Ramona
Dante Vincent Pacini
San Mateo
Michael Donald Pacini
Rosamond
Richard Lee Pack
Beverly Hills
Brian Michael Padgett
San Juan Capo
Timothy Alan Padgett
Folsom
Keanu Dmitri Padilla
San Diego
Elly Padilla Cervantes
Petaluma
Marcelo Carbonell Padovani
Santa Ana
Christopher David Paegelow
Roseville
William Robert Page
Bermuda Dunes
James Joseph Pahler
Paso Robles
Christopher Joon Pak
La Habra
Kim Ann Palazzolo
San Dimas
Dominic Ian Palazzotto
Castro Valley
Jeffrey Randall Palkiewicz
Yucaipa
Fabian Pallares
Laguna Niguel
Jeffrey Woodward Palmer
Rancho Cucamonga
Kyriakos Jacob Paloulian
Pasadena
Nillson Pan
Pacifica
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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.