Find FAA-certified flight instructors in Illinois. AviatorDB tracks 2,153 active flight instructors across Illinois, with major hubs in CHICAGO, NAPERVILLE, CRYSTAL LAKE, AURORA, and ARLINGTON HEIGHTS. 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
Abdelrahman Ali Habashi Mohame Abdelghany
Lisle
Erica Eileen Abenroth
Edwards
Grant Alan Abenroth
Edwards
Scott Nathan Abramson
Northbrook
Arturo Aceves
Oak Park
Fernando Acosta
Chicago
Gregory Fletcher Adams
La Grange Park
John Leland Adams
Carmi
Mitchell Rein Adams
Aurora
Adesegun Adetobi Adebiyi
Chicago
Cameron James Adel
Norridge
James Francis Ader
Libertyville
Dwain Lee Adkins
Sycamore
Stephen Paul Adler
Mchenry
Randall Jon Agate
Monee
Thomas Joseph Ahearn
Wheaton
Thomas William Ahearn
Ottawa
Anthony John Aiello
Libertyville
Edmundo Rodrigo Aillon
Downers Grove
Alfred Stormy Ainsley
Calumet City
Mark Henry Akerley
La Grange
Aren Andrew Akins
Poplar Grove
Mohammed Ihsan Ali Al Khafaji
Algonquin
Saif-Aldeen Munir Al Natour
Chicago
Mohammed Ahmed Ali Al Obaidi
Palatine
Maher Alali
Naperville
James Alan Albers
East Moline
Charles Ray Albritton
Hudson
Christopher John Alesandrini
Rockford
Timothy James Alfeld
Crystal Lake
Bassem Rushdy Alfy
Chicago
Thomas David All
Oak Park
John Jay Allen
Bloomington
Michael Warren Allen
Jerseyville
James Daniel Allenfort
Long Grove
Hani Mohamed Alramahi
Plainfield
Josh Richard Alston
Chicago
Ryan Michael Altman
Orland Park
Miguel Alvarez Jr
Orland Park
Carlos Shane Ambler
Mendota
Zachary Walter Amenda
South Beloit
Daniel Wescott Amolsch
Bloomington
Kevin Paul Amundson
Mount Prospect
Ian Edward Andersen
Villa Park
Mark Andersen
Huntley
Yves Marcel Andersen
Roselle
Brandon-James Andrew Anderson
Darien
Gregory Tyler Anderson
Brookfield
Katherine Therese Anderson
Batavia
Matthew Hadley Anderson
Bloomingdale
Scott Michael Anderson
Orland Hills
Scott Thomas Anderson
Wheaton
William Harry Anderson
Kildeer
Per Robert Andersson
Woodstock
David Allen Andre
Canton
Aaron Kyle Anton
Poplar Grove
Steven Eugene Antonacci
Hampshire
Seigo Aono
Schaumburg
Sando Arapovic
Lake Zurich
Kathy Anne Arkwell
Peoria
Brendan William Arnet
Hoffman Estates
Sean Matthew Arnold
Elk Grove Village
Stephen Murray Arnold
Lombard
David Lee Atkinson
Valmeyer
Garrett Patrick Aubry
Winfield
Jelaina Elizabeth Auten
Yorkville
Daniel John Auterman
Fithian
Amelia Frances Awe
Lake In The Hills
Michael Andre Bach
Palos Heights
Chris Myron Bachman
Libertyville
Bradley Ellsworth Baerwaldt
Rock Island
Guy Scott Bagnall
Skokie
Omar Javaid Baig
Chicago
Junyong Baik
Streamwood
Craig Roy Bailey
Poplar Grove
William Thomas Baird
Oswego
Christopher Paul Baker
Morton
Jason James Baker
River Forest
Thomas David Baker
Noble
Michael Patrick Baker Jr
Hebron
Max Dylan Ball
Chicago
Tyler Robert Baltrus
Naperville
Benjamin Russell Banovetz
Naperville
Anthony Michael Bansley
Chicago
Daniel Barajas Jr
West Chicago
Cecil James Barbato
Glen Ellyn
Erik Robert Barfuss
Naperville
David Cleland Barnum
Lake Bluff
David Mathew Baron
Aurora
Jesus Barrientos
Stone Park
Nancy Susie Barteczko
Elmhurst
Luke Marvin Bartens
Steeleville
Timothy Edwin Barton
Belvidere
Joseph Bartosiak
Elgin
Kilian Bartsch
Palatine
Nicholas Samuel Bates
Orland Park
Theron Walter Batie
Chicago
Ryan Andrew Batjes
Ingleside
Ceward William Batson
Manhattan
Jimmy Lee Bauer
Freeport
Michael Todd Bauer
Stockton
Erik Jason Bauman
Springfield
Andree Paul Baumgardt
Palatine
Michael Glen Baumgartner
Schaumburg
Derec Louis Baxter
Chatham
Ryan Matthew Baxter
Chicago
Mark Gregory Bean
Huntley
Andrew Watson Beard
Palatine
Jared Korey Beard
Oak Park
Evan Louis Beattie
Plainfield
John Andrew Beck
Aurora
Jeffrey William Beckberger
Elmhurst
Jeffrey Alan Becker
Chicago
Kendra Becker
Downers Grove
Brett Kenneth Been
Orland Park
Justin Fredbeck Beger
Lake Bluff
John Michael Behnke
Lake Barrington
Justin Robert Behrens
Norridge
Emerson Reber Beinhauer
Naperville
Michael Albert Beinhauer
Naperville
Ryan Charles Beisel
Mchenry
Roy Carl Beisswenger
Greenville
James Robert Belzey
South Elgin
Maurizio Hatem Ben Abdallah
Franklin Park
Michael Allen Bendas
Chicago
Bradley Richard Benhart
Arlington Heights
Scott Jackson Bennett
Dekalb
Jeffrey Martin Benoit
Bourbonnais
Eric Neil Benrus
Chicago
Claude Ino Benusiglio
Rolling Meadows
David Edward Berenson
Hoffman Estates
Matthew Salvador Berger
Lake Zurich
Colt Brett Bergman
Mchenry
Thomas Arthur Bergman
Lake Forest
James Andrew Bern
Woodridge
Brian Matthew Bernard
Tinley Park
Bryan Burton Bernatek
Batavia
Jessica Helena Bernin
Wauconda
Jason Eric Bernstiel
Elk Grove Village
James Steven Berntsen
Sycamore
John Paul Bertrand
Bolingbrook
Arya Bhardwaj
Crystal Lake
David Jeffrey Bias
Chicago
Peter Roman Bielak
Round Lake
Michael William Biewenga
Arlington Heights
William Martin Billingsley
Mt Zion
Bradley Blaine Billington
Geneseo
Thomas Wilson Bingham
River Forest
Martin Gene Birge
Fairmount
Don Edward Bissell
Rockford
Isaac Paul Bjorge
Carpentersville
Thomas Bradford Blackman
West Dundee
Christopher Adrian Blake
Scott Afb
Matthew Neale Blanchard
Naperville
Charles Edward Bland Jr
Algonquin
Stanley Bruce Blank
Wayne City
Charles Albert Blatti Jr
Elwood
James Thomas Blazek
Malta
Mark Wayne Bleavins
Decatur
Samantha Klee Bledsoe
Saint Charles
Scott Edward Blickenstaff
Evanston
Carl Arthur Bloomer
Bull Valley
Patrick Austin Blunck
New Lenox
Joseph Lyle Blythe
Vandalia
Richard Louis Bodee
Darien
William Dean Boehm
Baldwin
Clayton Murray Boese
Burr Ridge
Daniel Bokuvka
Itasca
Andrew Darrin Boland
Milan
Stephen Guy Bolster
O Fallon
Brian Charles Bonfante
Mundelein
Ran Bonfil
Chicago
Ulises Bonilla
Romeoville
Steven Alexander Bonk
Midlothian
Samantha Kay Bonnell
Orland Park
Dylan Wade Booher
Saint Elmo
Ian Robert Book
Compton
John Peter Boos
Grayslake
Walter German Borja
Freeburg
Jake Patrick Borth
Joliet
Trevor Alan Boskey
Aurora
Max Tyler Botticelli
Orland Park
Shawn Matthew Bough
Poplar Grove
Harrison Cole-Conti Boulanger
Chicago
Paul Roger Bourke
Lockport
Robert Joseph Bourke
Island Lake
Kenneth Louis Bouska
Chicago
Douglas Gene Bousley
Lawrenceville
Robert Frank Boutin
Hinsdale
Michael Steven Bova
St Charles
Andrew Joseph Bowe Jr
Poplar Grove
Timothy Phillip Bowers
Savoy
Collin Blake Bowman
Chicago
David Wayne Boyce
Galena
Michael Shamus Boyd
Des Plaines
Michael Roy Boyle
Batavia
Ernest Morley Boys Iii
Libertyville
Charles Royal Bradley
Herod
Miles Wingard Branch
Bolingbrook
Nicholas Robert Brand
Malta
Alex George Brandes
Channahon
Tyler William Brandt
Bloomington
Deshaun Lamont Brandy
Troy
Timothy James Braun
O Fallon
Sean Michael Bresnan
Chicago
Judy Lynn Bresson
Compton
Mark Robert Bresson
Compton
Richard Alejandro Briceno Rodriguez
Chicago
Daryl Alan Bridwell
Paris
Brian Christian Brillhart
Macomb
Amanda Lee Briner
Geneva
Christopher Lee Brinley
Carol Stream
Bobbie Gail Britz
Savoy
David Anthony Brocato
Bloomingdale
Aidan Edward Brock
Wheaton
Patrick Joseph Broderick
Mchenry
Jesse Ernest Bronnimann
Roscoe
John Templeton Brooks
Collinsville
Justin James Brooks
Gurnee
Ronald Raymond Brosseau
Bourbonnais
Alissa Michelle Brown
Chicago
David Thomas Brown
Waterman
Keelyn Mccarthy Brown
Lincolnwood
Keith Richard Brown
Plainfield
Lamar Demetrius Brown
Chicago
Matthew Anthony Brown
Lawrenceville
Ryan Eugene Brown
Chicago
Theodore Alden Brown
Trivoli
Carl Gordon Bruch
Kirkland
Cullen Conaway Brucker
Melvin
Andrew Scott Bruhn
Sawyerville
Harold Jay Bruninga
S Jacksonvle
Nathan Morgan Odean Bryan
Glen Carbon
Robert Dowd Bryan
Lombard
Timothy Michael Bryan
Mokena
Pawel Wojciech Bryla
Park Ridge
Scott Gerard Bucek
Elgin
William Thomas Buchar
Joliet
Thomas Shannon Buckley Jr
Lake Bluff
Alexander Wayne Bullock
Highland Park
Timothy Phillip Bult
Momence
David Lee Bunting
Batavia
Christopher Joseph Burgermeister
Yorkville
Ronald Guy Burke
Spring Grove
James Tucker Burlingame
Glen Ellyn
Charles Lawrence Burmeister
White Heath
Daryl Gene Burnes
Byron
Andrew William Burnette
West Chicago
Michael James Burt
New Lenox
Nathan Julius Bush
St Charles
Brandon Ray Bustos
Chicago
David Butler
Palos Park
Ryan Edward Buttney
Lemont
Robert Michael Buzan
Lockport
Peter Davis Buzane
Burbank
Kevin Roman Byczek
Tinley Park
Thomas Andrew Byrd
Chicago
Eric Gregory Byrne
Naperville
Patrick Christian Cadas
Shorewood
Peter Paul Calderon
Park Ridge
Duane Glenn Caldwell
Gurnee
Jimmy Charles Call
Fairmount
Raymond John Callahan
Edwardsville
Thomas Michael Callahan
Chicago
Coalton James Camden
Mount Zion
Gregory Allan Campbell
Davis
Marvin Lee Campbell
Tilden
Michelle Lynn Campbell
Evanston
Richard Brian Campbell
Libertyville
Scot Edward Campbell
Evanston
Cody William Camps
Chicago
Nicholas James Cannella
Sugar Grove
Daniela Raquel Carabajal
Hoffman Estates
Matthew Roland Carbonneau
Chicago
Brody Christopher Carlson
Westville
Scott Michael Carlson
Sycamore
Tyler James Carlson
Crystal Lake
David Lee Carlton
Galesburg
George Edgar Carmer Iv
Oak Park
Matthew Ray Carmichael
Naperville
Chad Ryan Carns
Nashville
Joel Carrazco
Chicago
Michael Anthony Carroll
Algonquin
Kim Carter
Du Quoin
Michael James Carter
Belvidere
Nolon Donald Carter
Quincy
Robert Dale Carter
Anna
Brian Eugene Case
Chicago
Richard Thomas Cassin
Chicago
Garry Lee Castelli
Belleville
Nolan Benjamin Castino
Plainfield
Stephen Michael Castlen
Scott Afb
Christopher Robin Castonguay
Oak Park
Bruno Cauty Bretaud
Evanston
Juan Diego Ceballos Gomez
Chicago
Brandon Thomas Ceisel
Algonquin
Keily Ann Centella
North Barrington
Donald Hajek Cernansky
Hoffman Estates
Kevin Scott Chaffee
O Fallon
Sarah Elizabeth Chaffee
O Fallon
Hsun Chang
Carol Stream
Jakob Kenneth Chapman
Ashton
Jonathan Edan Charnes
Elmwood Park
Ori Gil Charnes
Elmwood Park
Khye Ling Cheah
Pingree Grove
Lih Pin Chen
Hoffman Estates
Zonghong Chen
Plainfield
George Dean Chiampas
Lockport
Alberto Chiari
Streamwood
Matthew William Chmiel
Chicago
Ping-Tse Cho
Naperville
Krystian Jan Chowaniec
Arlington Heights
David Andrew Chrest
Huntley
Sara Marie Christen-Hassert
Tinley Park
Curtis Lowell Christensen
Chatham
Cormac Karl Christie
Arlington Heights
Eric Joseph Chrzanowski
Hampshire
Sigmund Joseph Chrzanowski
Hampshire
Cullen Poulos Chudik
Crystal Lake
Marc Lawrence Chyba
Chicago
Arthur Simon Ciesielski
Bartlett
Cem Cileci
St Charles
Timothy Lee Cincotta
Edwardsville
Grant Edward Clark
Round Lake
Wyatt James Clark
Vernon Hills
Charles Carlock Classen
Danforth
Robert Wesley Clayton
Columbia
Justin Lamar Cleland
Bull Valley
Christopher Ronald Cleys
Hoffman Estates
Bradley James Clousing
Wheaton
Dennis Ludwig Cmunt
Palos Park
Michael John Coady
Taylorville
Bradley Michael Coates
Oswego
Frederick Lee Cobb
Macomb
Hunter Allen Cobb
Sycamore
Avinoam Cohen
Riverwoods
Daniel Joseph Cohen
Arlington Heights
Jennafer Louise Cohrs
Chicago
Logan Hunter Cole
Bourbonnais
Hansen Livingston Coleman
Aurora
Mark Edward Collantes
Chicago
Dean Richard Collins
Glen Ellyn
Kevin James Collins
Sugar Grove
Larry Wayne Collins
Atlanta
Thomas James Collins
Chicago
Linda Gail Colon
Plainfield
Stephen Paul Colson
Vienna
Christopher Steven Coltrin
Hampshire
Sean Michael Conlon
Crystal Lake
Kelsey Ann Connelly
South Barrington
Demond Steven Connors
O Fallon
Jeffrey Ryan Conrad
Chicago
Riley Daniel Conroy
Lake Barrington
Misael Contreras
Saint Charles
Keith Louis Cook
Staunton
Kent Arthur Cook
East Peoria
Richard Henry Cooke
Western Springs
Garrett Sherwood Cool
Des Plaines
Melissa Morgan Cooper
Sugar Grove
Robert John Copenharve Jr
Spring Grove
Christopher Michael Copp
Saint Charles
Joseph John Cordogan
Geneva
Stanley Jerome Coren
Schaumburg
Abigail Rae Coriell
Downers Grove
Paul John Coriell
Downers Grove
David Louis Corman
Lovington
Jeffrey Michael Cortez
Des Plaines
Robert Allen Cosman
Poplar Grove
Thomas William Costello
Orland Park
Natalie Meagan Mariah Cotton
Dunlap
Steven Robert Cottrell
Milan
Benjamin Luke Councell
Chicago
Gary Robert Counihan
Mchenry
Keith Edward Cowell
Dixon
Jeremy Douglas Cox
Sycamore
Todd Christopher Cox
Batavia
Adam Wayne Crabb
Frankfort
Joshua Conlin Cramer
Mundelein
Steven Robert Cramer
Peoria
Rylan Robert Crane
Nashville
Steven Erik Crawford
Saint Charles
Kathryn Lee Crihfield
Evanston
Jeffrey Charles Crisci
Sugar Grove
Clay Alan Crocker
New Berlin
Kenneth Lee Cronsell
Hampshire
Gavin Lourd S Cuaresma
Monee
Gregory Todd Cubbon
Crete
Juan Daniel Cuellar
Lombard
Narciso Alexander Cuevas
Orland Park
Kellen Riley Cullitan
Bartlett
William Lawrence Cummings
Chicago
Don Eugene Cunningham
Martinsville
John Christopher Cunningham
Naperville
Nicole Cunningham
Chicago
Robert Marc Cureton
Belleville
Keith Phillip Curren
Downers Grove
Jan Michele Currie
Galesburg
Jeffrey Stuart Cushard
Bolingbrook
George Joseph Cussen
Mount Prospect
Gregory Alexander Cyrul Jr
Woodstock
Heather Jean Czech
Champaign
Patrick John Dacy
Huntley
Susan Diane Dacy
Harvard
Brian Thomas Dahlkamp
Bolingbrook
William Patrick Daigh Jr
Oak Park
Bonar Evan Dailey
Evanston
Clifford Frank Dais
Bloomington
Maxwell Stephen Dalby
Hampshire
Michael Lon Daly
Charleston
Phillip Ross Daly
Pingree Grove
Matthew John Danaher
Naperville
Hesham Omar Daoud
Bridgeview
Yaroslav M Daragan
Chicago
Daniel Houston Davenport
Geneva
Michael Brett Davenport
Naperville
Abhishek David
Lombard
David Michael Davis
Elgin
Harlan Rennicke Davis
Warrenville
James Everett Davis
Carmi
Tucker Lee Davis
Coal Valley
Brian William Daw
Monmouth
Tylor Ray De Graaf
Chicago
Jorge Enrique De La Vega
Chicago
Jonathan Bryce Dean
Oswego
Enrico Antonio Debartolo
Chicago
Laura Ann Deckert
Glen Carbon
John Stanley Dee
Savoy
William Thomas Deem
Mattoon
Zachary Stearman Deets
Springfield
Wesley Kurt Dehoyos
Downers Grove
Martin Joseph Deisenroth
Antioch
Craig Eugene Delagrange
Roanoke
Lara Evangeline Dellaripa-Hosking
Sugar Grove
Angela Jean Delli Paoli
Carol Stream
Dustin Dante Dellutri
Bartlett
James Louis Demaria
Rockford
Mark Alan Demke
Crestwood
Alexandria Margaret Denig
Sycamore
Nathan Stuart Denney
Lexington
Scott Christopher Dennis
Oneida
Randall Dexter Deraimo
Saint Charles
Chay Michael Derbigny
Makanda
Christopher John Dercks
O Fallon
Nathan Andrew Deruyck
Chicago
Andrew Knight Detjen
Winnetka
Matthew David Dickinson
Naperville
Christopher Stewart Dickson
Roscoe
Lon Clayton Dienst
Poplar Grove
Jason Paul Dietzel
Chicago
Kenneth William Dilillo
Poplar Grove
Evan Dimitri Dimoutsikos
Skokie
Dane Nicholas Dipaolo
Chicago
Logan James Dirr
Bloomington
Donald Melick Ditmars Iii
Gurnee
Patricia Jean Maubach Dittmer
Normal
John-Paul Harrison Dixon
Loves Park
Kurt William Dixon
South Beloit
Robert William Dixon
South Beloit
Kenneth John Djonne
West Chicago
Robert Lee Dodd
Cantrall
Nicholas John Dodds
Galena
Margaret Alice Dodson
Harvard
John Doerner
Mount Prospect
Daniel Joseph Doherty
Arlington Heights
James William Doig
Itasca
John William Dolan
Hinsdale
Jeffrey Craig Dolin
Buffalo Grove
Kevin Patrick Donahue
Sleepy Hollow
Edward Andrew Donat
Geneva
Mark Joseph Donovan
Batavia
Richard Thomas Doolittle
Saint Charles
Thomas Joseph Doran
Morris
Randolph Matthew Doughty
St Charles
Eric Allen Douglas
Chicago
Andrew Donovan Dow
Quincy
Jeffrey Michael Doyle
Saint Charles
Roger Scott Dozier
Fairfield
Brian Jeffrey Dreger
Poplar Grove
Zachary Richard Drew
Champaign
Allen Patrick Drozs
Decatur
Raymond Joseph Drozs
Chicago
Christopher James Dubrock
New Lenox
Jess Jackson Dudley
Chicago
Kenneth Michael Dufour
Rockford
Ahna Jaclyn Duggan
Galena
Scott Keith Duncan
Aurora
Vincent Edward Alex Duncan-Callender
Chicago
Raymond Samuel Duran
Elgin
Darrell Eugene Durig
Chillicothe
Piotr Durzynski
Round Lake
Robert William Dusek
Mount Prospect
David Michael Dvorak
New Lenox
Richard Stanley Dyrda
Hawthorn Woods
Diane Sue Earhart
Belleville
William David Eastman
Normal
Harold Robert Ebenroth
Homer Glen
Darren Lee Eccles
Alton
Travis Ross Edminster
Deer Park
Shawn Christian Eggers
Oswego
Travis Anthony Ehlebracht
Crystal Lake
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How to find a CFI in Illinois
- Use the search box above to filter by last name, first name, or city.
- Browse the 2,153 flight instructors currently registered in Illinois.
- 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.
Illinois CFI statistics
There are 2,153 active flight instructors currently registered in Illinois, ranking #8 nationally for CFI count.
Top cities by CFI count
- CHICAGO
- NAPERVILLE
- CRYSTAL LAKE
- AURORA
- ARLINGTON HEIGHTS
Frequently Asked Questions
- How do I find a CFI in Illinois?
- AviatorDB lists every active FAA-certificated flight instructor (CFI) in Illinois. Use the search box above to look up by last name, or browse the table to see all 2,153 CFIs registered in Illinois. 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 Illinois?
- As of the most recent FAA refresh, Illinois has 2,153 active Certified Flight Instructors. The largest concentrations are in CHICAGO, NAPERVILLE, CRYSTAL LAKE, AURORA, and ARLINGTON HEIGHTS. Illinois ranks #8 nationally for CFI count.
- Are these Illinois flight instructor records current?
- Yes. AviatorDB syncs the FAA airmen registry monthly, so Illinois 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.