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
Eric Andrew Panitz
Manhattan Beach
Anandeep Singh Pannu
Livermore
Tomas Joseph Diwa Panuncio
Newark
Alex Papadimitriou
Hermosa Beach
Victor John Pappas
Long Beach
Philipp Eugene Paras
San Diego
Doug Allyn Paris
Ventura
James Lee Parish
Auburn
Brian Byung Park
Anaheim
Doyoung Park
Ladera Ranch
Hyekyoung Park
Los Angeles
Jaemin Park
Los Angeles
Ji Ho Justin Park
Anaheim
Jongbum Park
Chino
Jonghan Park
Stanton
Sangwha Park
Irvine
Soo Bog Park
Eastvale
Gabriel Parker
Big Bear City
Joseph Atwood Parker
Cardiff
Thomas Eccles Parker
Capitola
William Cummings Parker
Sacramento
Clifton Alvin Parkhill Jr
Oxnard
Tyler Jacob Parkins
Hemet
Brian Christian Parks
Apple Valley
Arthur George Parma
Granada Hills
Pushpinder Singh Parmar
Dublin
Rafael Hector Parra
San Marcos
Richard Andrew Parrella
San Diego
Kent Nathan Parrish
San Diego
Preston Michael Parrish
Truckee
David John Parsons
Los Alamitos
Joshua Partington-Judge
South Lake Tahoe
John Michael Partridge
Danville
Ryan Flores Pasag
Hayward
Oleksii Pashchenko
San Francisco
Jonathan Ray Passmore
Palm Desert
Adolfo Pastrano
Lake Elsinore
Thomas Walter Pastusak
Arroyo Grande
Harnish Hardasbhai Patel
Rmv
Het Tarak Patel
Tracy
Ketankumar Champaklal Patel
Sacramento
Moulik Jitendra Patel
San Jacinto
Tejas Vasantbhai Patel
Camarillo
Steven James Patenaude
Livermore
Leron Allane Paterson
Carmel By The Sea
Daniel John Patey
Lakewood
Eric Neil Paton
San Luis Obispo
Daniel Mark Patron
Buena Park
Herbert Lyman Patten
San Mateo
Carolyn Jean Patterson
American Canyon
Scott Tyler Patterson
Chino
Brett Arnold Pauer
Tehachapi
Darren Andrew Paul
Simi Valley
Michael Anthony Paul
Bakersfield
Shagore Paul
Escondido
Ting-Ting Hsu Paul
Bakersfield
Thomas Eugene Pavelko
Sunnyvale
Josh Michael Pavlovich
Redding
Gregory Earle Paxson
Simi Valley
Brandon Allan Payne
Tustin
Kevin Leroy Payne
Carlsbad
Richard James Payne
Sacramento
Anthony Robert Pazzulla
Whittier
John Ryle Peacock
San Diego
Bradley Thomas Pearce
Garden Grove
Stephen Ernest Pearl
Boulder Creek
Kendall Keith Pearson
Paso Robles
David Edward Pease
Santa Cruz
Michael James Peavy
Chico
Jesse William Peck
Topanga
Troy Christopher Peckman
Alpine
Donald Wagner Pedersen
Rllng Hls Est
Michael Thomas Pedersen
Bakersfield
Robert William Pedersen
Aptos
Alexandre Pedrosa Freire
Los Angeles
John Vernon Pehrson Jr
Sonora
Alan Thomas Pelis
Winchester
Nicolas Pablo Pelosi
Santa Rosa
Brian Mauro Pena
Bloomington
Neeraj Pendse
Palo Alto
Morgan Tara-Yo Peng
Daly City
Paul Lance Skip Penner
Shafter
Jeremy Michael Pepper
Bakersfield
Douglas William Percival
Winchester
Zakiya Chinue Percy
Oakland
Luis Arturo Perdomo Carballo
Bakersfield
Camilo Andres Perdomo Diaz
Oakland
Luis Enrique Perea-Rodriguez
Long Beach
Magalage Shalinda Perera
Fairfax
Austin Mark Peretz
Huntington Beach
Carlos Neil Perez
San Diego
Daniel Arturo Perez
San Diego
Mario Perez
Oak View
Michael Orante Perez
Paso Robles
Ramisis Viado Perez
Sacramento
Thomas Ephraim Perez
Burbank
Luis Enrique Perez Iii
La Quinta
Stephen Scott Perkins
Valley Center
Evgueni Perkov
San Mateo
Charles Coyle Perrigoue
Ladera Ranch
Beau Perry
Foresthill
Ian Ahmad Perry
San Diego
Kevin B Perry
Visalia
Michael Eliot Perry
San Luis Obispo
R Stephen Perry
San Francisco
Robert Kenneth Perry
Buellton
Joseph Francis Perschler Jr
Laguna Niguel
Emmanuel Badillo Pestano
Redondo Beach
Ronald Lee Peters
Modesto
Roy Robert Peters
Hesperia
Ryan Douglas Petersen
Coronado
Charles William Peterson
Midway City
David Kendall Peterson
Livermore
Jeffrey David Peterson
Los Angeles
Joshua Anthony Peterson
Yucaipa
Lewis Ray Peterson
Petaluma
Michael Scott Peterson
Capitola
Riley James Peterson
Costa Mesa
Thomas Fredrick Peterson
Simi Valley
Todd Blaine Peterson
Cameron Park
Robin Charles Petgrave
Compton
Matthew Louis Petrella
Huntington Beach
Richard Dean Petrisevac
Ladera Ranch
Kenneth Willis Petschow
Upland
Mitchell Robin Pfetsch
Daggett
Richard Henry Pfiffner
Hornbrook
Ian Scott Pharris
Murrieta
Clayton Brian Phelps
Santa Paula
Graham Henry Phelps
Martinez
Judy Ann Phelps
Santa Paula
Tracy Glen Phelps
Lancaster
Rodney Clyde Philbrick
Paso Robles
Steven Howard Philipson
Sunnyvale
Robert Brian Philley
Alpine
Austin Ritter Phillips
Redondo Beach
Kathryn Elaine Phillips
Redondo Beach
Michael Louis Phillips
Ventura
Nathan Lance Phillips
Irvine
Paul Bernard Phillips
Pleasant Hill
Robert Joseph Phillips
Thousand Oaks
Robert Matthew Phillips
Imperial
Ronald Dean Phillips
Redding
Spenser Evan Phillips
Riverside
Justin Michael Phillipson
Vacaville
Ruth Zohar Pianka
Monterey
Salvatore Piazza
Newport Coast
James Frederick Pichitino
San Luis Obispo
Emily Briana Pickering
Tracy
Mark Robert Picking
Palm Desert
Lara Elizabeth Pierce
Santa Cruz
Patrick Henry Pierce
Carlsbad
Timothy Scott Pierce
Oceanside
Grant Bristow Pierotti
Sherman Oaks
Aidan Kane Pierzchalski
Stevenson Ranch
Kirk Alan Pilling
Valencia
Frank Edward Piner
Grass Valley
Andrea Pingitore
Pebble Beach
Michael Ray Garver Pinkerton
Lake Balboa
Arthur William Pinneo
Camarillo
Christian Joshua Piona
San Marcos
Charles James Piper
Pls Vrds Est
David Robert Piper
Millbrae
Nicholas Frank Pipitone
El Cajon
Tim Alan Pippert
Bakersfield
Vincent Alan Pippin
Jurupa Valley
Linda Diane Pirman
Santa Maria
Thomas Kaspar Pischel
Auburn
Erik Loren Pitelka
Livermore
Charlotte Elizabeth Pittman
San Diego
Paul Christopher Tadje Pixton
Loomis
Gregg Edmond Plambeck
San Juan Capo
Carlos Zamora Plascencia
Fontana
Charles Henry Lee Platt
San Diego
Nathan Barrett Pliam
Los Altos
Tom Plonsker
Nevada City
John Luther Plueger
Los Angeles
Stephen Christian Pluntze
El Segundo
Michael Dee Plymale
Salinas
John Steven Pocock
San Clemente
Andrey Alexandrovich Poddoubnyi
Vista
Michael Wayne Pogvara
Los Angeles
Brian Martin Pohl
Ventura
Garry Jon Pohrman
Redding
Pat Patthana Pokin
Tehachapi
Jennifer Ann Pokwatka
Hermosa Beach
Lucas Frederick Pol
Santa Ana
Mitchell Ian Polasky
San Diego
John Geoffry Pollock
Camarillo
Max Lee Pollock
Oakland
Todd Luwayne Polsfut
Bakersfield
Allan Edward Polzin Jr
Corona
Andrew Slone Pomerantz
Lawndale
Alvaro Ponce
San Andreas
Sean Peter Ponce
Long Beach
Antonio Pontis
Woodland Hills
Barbara Horn Kathryn Ponzo
Ukiah
Phillip James Ponzo
Ukiah
Ying Angela Poon
Alameda
Geoffrey Marquis Pope
Bishop
Lannis Sheppard Pope
Fairfield
Radu Andrei Popovici
San Mateo
Michael Peter Popovitch
Marina
William Leonard Poppler
Walnut Creek
Terry James Porter
Ridgecrest
Thomas Randall Porter
Copperopolis
Robert Lee Posey
Newport Beach
Gary Glenn Possert
Lancaster
John Lyon Posson
Petaluma
Johannes Posthumus
La Selva Beach
Bert Justinus Postma
Stanford
Michael Jay Poteet
Wheatland
Mark Lowery Poteete
Santa Cruz
Campbell Mcleod Potter Ii
Santa Rosa
Douglas Edward Poulton
Castro Valley
Dustin E Pour
Burbank
Mahyar Poursaleh
Laguna Niguel
Jared Dewayne Powell
San Diego
Tyrone Herbert Powell
Sacramento
Daniela Powers
Petaluma
Randall Mark Powers
Emeryville
Scott Stuart Powrie
San Diego
Anis Pradhan
Torrance
Kent Gerard Pramhus
Rancho Mirage
Douglas James Praska
Chula Vista
Gregory Webster Prather
Palm Springs
Horst Hermann Pratsch
Templeton
David Alan Praxmarer
Diamond Bar
Alexander Jacob Prell
Studio City
Darrel Duane Prestesater
Encinitas
Donald Stuart Preston
Fairfield
Torey James Preston
Foothill Ranch
Christopher Joseph Preter
Bishop
George Phillip Prewitt Jr
Lancaster
Cesar Edgardo Preza
Daly City
April Delores Morrisa Price
Bakersfield
Benjamin Alan Price
San Diego
Jason Don Price
Simi Valley
Kenneth Robert Price Jr
Chico
Lawrence Eugene Pride
Poway
Richard John Prillinger
Redwood City
Brandon Townes Prince
Murrieta
Jon-Bernard Armand Pro
Hanford
Charles Lee Proctor
Tracy
Robert Alexander Proudfoot
Pacific Grove
Kristin Lee Pruitt
Santa Clarita
Robert Lee Pruitt
Valencia
George Leslie Pruitte
Oceanside
Jason Edward Prusinski
Camarillo
Kevin Charles Pryor
Torrance
Kirk Gregory Ptashne
Carlsbad
Antonio Felipe Puentes
San Jose
Aaron E Pugh
Truckee
Andres Leonardo Pulido Ramirez
Huntington Beach
Timothy Chai Pungaew
Riverside
Kim Louise Purcell
Placerville
Ravi Yarrow Purpuri
Santa Cruz
Ronald Put
Alameda
Jared James Pyle
Castaic
Adam Michael Pyles
Corona
Sean Patrick Quaid
Long Beach
John Patrick Quayle
Pleasanton
Javier Hernan Queiffer
Lake Elsinore
Ryan Stewart Quibodeaux
Anaheim
Gary Steven Quick
Copperopolis
Charles John Quilter Ii
Laguna Beach
Robert Francis Quinn
San Mateo
Timothy Lee Quinn
Tujunga
Brendan John Quinn-Narkin
Hollister
Donald Gene Quist
Ridgecrest
Richard Harvey Raawe
Pacifica
Jon Derek Rabine
Irvine
William Glenn Rabska
Suisun City
Daniel Lee Rackley Jr
Grass Valley
Andrew Robert Rademaker
Oakland
David Peter Radinger
Mission Viejo
Christopher Nipat Radka
San Mateo
Tyler Aaron Ellis Radke
Hanford
Mohammad Rafifar
Playa Del Rey
Vijay Raghavan
Cupertino
Jewel Marie Anaya Ragoobar
Perris
Risky Wisanggeni Raharjo
Rowland Heights
Yaasca Khosrow Rahelan
Los Angeles
Dan William Raines
Santa Monica
Steven Michael Rainey
Rosamond
Horst Fritz Raisch
Aptos
Sarath Rajan
Atwater
Gregory James Ralstin
El Dorado Hills
Mike Abraham Ramaha
Temecula
Laurel Lee Ramey
Benicia
Taigh Edwert Ramey
Stockton
Daniel Jess Ramirez
San Clemente
Fernando Ramirez
Livingston
Joshua Andres Ramirez
Alpine
Julian Hide Ramirez
Los Angeles
Leonel Ramirez
Wilmington
Victor Alejandro Ramirez
San Jose
Todd Alexander Ramming
San Carlos
Esteban Jesus Ramos
Indio
Henry Damian Ramos
Canyon Lake
Jason Alan Randal
Mariposa
Andrew John Randazzo
Brentwood
John Michael Randazzo
Murrieta
Robert Dale Randleman
Riverside
Chad Michael Raney
Redondo Beach
Paul Scott Raney
Yucaipa
Bradley Scott Rank
Montague
Kevin Lee Rankin
Hopland
Gary Philip Ranno
Redondo Beach
Donald Dee Ransom
San Diego
Randall Lee Ransom
Santee
Stergios Dimitri Rapis
Los Angeles
Mohammad Hamdan Rashed
Clovis
Ashoor Michael Rasho
Turlock
Kristine Yumiko Rasmussen
Lafayette
Mark Andreas Rasmussen
Sacramento
Paul Andrew Rasmussen
Lakewood
Thomas Rasmussen
Lafayette
Panpoom Ratanasuwanachart
Redondo Beach
James Anthony Ratichek
San Luis Obispo
Howard Wayne Ratzlaff
Sanger
Glenn Wentworth Rauch
Chula Vista
John Carl Rausch
Upland
Preston Charles Ray
Chula Vista
Jessica Marie Raza
Hawthorne
Ray Razavi
San Jose
Gregory Stephen Rea
La Quinta
Diego Antonio Read
San Francisco
Shelby Nash Rebholtz
Redwood City
Michael Douglas Recinos
Los Angeles
Ian Edward Recker
Orange
Jamie Stephen Redding
Monterey
Robert Leland Redhead
Laguna Woods
Daniel James Reed
Oak Park
Wendy Allan Reed
Larkspur
Brian Hogan Reel
Tehachapi
Dallan Ichiro Reese
Yuba City
John Philip Reeve
Rancho Murieta
Brian Wayne Reeves
Atascadero
Garrett James Regan
La Crescenta
David Omari Regis
Oakland
Jason Alexander Rehm
Ramona
Anthony Wayne Rehorn
Prather
Peter John Reichard
Sausalito
Ronald Douglas Reichel
Sacramento
Steven Curtis Reichel
Santa Barbara
Lance Patrick Reichenberger
Jurupa Valley
David Morton Reid
San Diego
Michelle Suzanne Reid
Colfax
Wayne Paul Reid Jr
Yucaipa
Donald Roger Reilly
La Quinta
John Paul Reilly
Half Moon Bay
Anthony Lee Reimer
Fresno
Robert John Reimer
El Segundo
Joel Alan Reiner
Dana Point
Bridget Margaret Reiser
Mission Viejo
Michael Phillip Reisler
Oakland
Garrett Erin Reisman
Redondo Beach
Brock Harmon Reitan
Redding
Christoph Reiter
Nevada City
Sri Kedarnath Relangi
Los Altos
Kenneth Lee Relethford Jr
Westlake Village
Jason Philip Reliford
Roseville
Douglas Carrington Renfield-Miller
Irvine
Colin James Renfro
San Bruno
Austin Stephen Rennard
Santa Rosa
Christopher Robert Renner
Cool
Brian Hudson Rennie
Joshua Tree
John Howard Renquist
Valley Center
Dennis Lee Renzelman
Granada Hills
Erwin Rony Repreza
Orange
Paolo Quesada Resmini
Palo Alto
Benjamin Sergio Retamal
Palm Springs
Paul James Reukauf
Lancaster
Fred Scott Rey
Menlo Park
John-Paul Rimando Reyes
San Diego
Yves Reyes
Whitewater
Juan Mendoza Reyes Jr
Clovis
Cody Patrick Reynolds
Canyon Lake
Gurdon David Reynolds
Davis
Jeffrey Scott Reynolds
Rancho Cucamonga
Stephan Tyler Reynolds
Sacramento
Thomas Lee Reynolds
Visalia
Timothy Hall Reynolds
Costa Mesa
David Louis Reznik
San Jose
Daniel Rhinehart
Placentia
Charles Meredith Rhinelander Jr
Downey
Richard Howard Rhoades
Bakersfield
Samuel Alfred Rhoden
San Diego
Tanner Michel Rhodes
Irvine
Dustin Alan Rhymes
Upland
Janice Ribaudo
Los Angeles
Rodrigo Dassow Ribeiro
Rancho Mirage
Stephen Lawrance Ricard
Rch Palos Vrd
Jake Ryan Rice
San Diego
John Pennell Rice
Lakewood
Larry Anthony Rice
Yucaipa
Zachary Nathaniel Rice
Los Angeles
John Tinsley Rice Ii
San Diego
Carolyn Ann Rich
Redondo Beach
Sinclair Enoch Richard
Oceanside
Gerard Joseph Richards
Loma Linda
Ian James Richards
Redwood Valley
John Tyler Richards
Walnut Creek
Kelly Carter Richards
Placerville
Legendre Paul Richards
Marina Del Rey
Lyle Richards
San Diego
Jeffrey Alan Richardson
Chula Vista
Roy Clark Richardson
Rocklin
Michael Ray Richardson Jr
Petaluma
Quest August Richlife
Castro Valley
Nicholas Mark Richter
Maxwell
Orin Joseph Riddell
Coronado
Paul Michael Rider
Fair Oaks
Steven Craig Rider
Ventura
Terence Gordon Ridgway
San Jose
Sean Christopher Ridley
Lafayette
Daniel John Rieger
Ukiah
Christopher Earl Riehn
Alta Loma
Josef Xaver Riembauer
San Rafael
William Roger Riesen Jr
Rancho Mirage
Douglas Eugene Riggs
Guadalupe
Robert Lee Riggs
Bakersfield
John Virgil Riggs Iii
Hawthorne
Kurt David Riley
Riverside
Michael Paul Riley
Lemoore
Timothy Charles Riley
Santee
Michael John Rinaldi
Huntington Beach
Justin Michael Rinehart
Folsom
Steven James Ring
Mountain View
David Andrew Ringenberg
El Cajon
Luis Alberto Rios
Tustin
Bill Ristevski
Vacaville
Bradley David Ritchie
Tehachapi
Hudson Sherwood Ritchie
Redondo Beach
Mark David Ritchie
Los Angeles
Thomas Jay Ritenour
Granite Bay
Charles Anton Ritzman
Ontario
Delbert Ryan Rivera
Redondo Beach
John Waddy Rivera
Thousand Oaks
Robert Alex Rivera
Coronado
Michael Robert Rizzo
Oak Park
Brian Clark Roach
Davis
Christopher Michael Robb
Anaheim
Julie Ann Robbins
Burson
Terrence Jacob Robbins
Orcutt
Henry Bertrand Roberson
Chico
Scott Donald Roberson
Chico
Shane Douglas Roberson
Sonora
Aine Briana Roberts
Mckinleyville
Christopher Allan Roberts
San Marcos
Luke Tyson Roberts
Oceanside
Rodnie Wayne Roberts
Dinuba
Grant Bryant Roberts Iv
Northridge
David John Robertson
Santa Barbara
Johnathan Graham Robertson
Norco
Patrick Paul Robertson
Visalia
Candace Ann Robinson
Long Beach
Charles Leon Eugene Chester Robinson
Ojai
Craig Michael Robinson
Colfax
John Charles Robinson
Santa Rosa
Joseph Lee Robinson
Cameron Park
Samuel Ryan Robinson
Hanford
Yvonne Lee Robinson Giguere
Oxnard
Norman William Robinson Jr
Victorville
Moises Manuel Robles
Valencia
Jeffrey Boyd Rock
Fountain Valley
Liam Timothy Roddy
La Mesa
Randy Lee Roden
Chula Vista
David Shannon Rodenhaver
Newport Beach
Daniel Nelson Rodes
San Dimas
John Atwood Rodgers
Granite Bay
Stephen Mark Rodman
San Marcos
William Noel Rodman
San Luis Obispo
Kevin Michael Rodrigues
Morgan Hill
Neve Grace Rodrigues
San Luis Obispo
Carlos Alberto Rodriguez
Oxnard
David Antonio Rodriguez
Torrance
Freddy Rodriguez
Murrieta
Jennifer Anne Rodriguez
Redondo Beach
Joseph Ray Rodriguez
Lake Elsinore
Michael Rey Rodriguez
Glendora
Ivan Orlando Nicolas Rodriguez Angel
Temecula
Jose Damian Rodriguez Lovato
Los Angeles
Charles Edward Roell Jr
Belvedere Tiburon
Gary Arthur Roesink
San Diego
Tyler Ryan Roeske
Irvine
Daniel Ross Rogers
San Diego
Mark Matthew Rogers
San Francisco
Michael Waynor Rogers
Huntington Beach
Steele Osborne Rogers
Roseville
James O'Brien Rogers Jr
Moorpark
Karon Cheri Rohan
Santa Cruz
William Robert Rohde
Poway
Gerald Bernard Rohles
San Clemente
Kacey Irene Rohloff
Vista
Raymond Lewis Rohme Jr
Concord
William Lewis Rohovit
Pleasanton
Julian Andres Rojas Gutierrez
Palmdale
Nikolaj Rokke
Burbank
Lynn Maureen Roldan
Santa Rosa
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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.