Find FAA-certified flight instructors in North Carolina. AviatorDB tracks 2,068 active flight instructors across North Carolina, with major hubs in CHARLOTTE, RALEIGH, WILMINGTON, MOORESVILLE, and HUNTERSVILLE. 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
Jordan Donovan Abrams
Pisgah Forest
Curtis Paul Adams
Vass
David Elliott Adams
Raleigh
David Warren Adams
Belmont
Terry John Adams
Alexander
Paul James Adams Ii
Cary
Dakota James Adcock
Sneads Ferry
Thomas Keith Adcox
Battleboro
Christopher Michael Agner
Harmony
Christopher Paul Aiston
Carthage
Ryan Christopher Akin
Huntersville
Amr Nasser Abduljalil Al-Areqi
Raleigh
William Joseph Albrecht Jr
Greenville
Sonya Gail Alexander
Goldsboro
Nicholas Anthony Alfano
Sanford
Douglas Pratt Allen
Hayesville
Gregory William Allen
Harrisburg
Houston Stuart Allen
Wilmington
William Reade Allen
Burlington
Bradley Daniel Allison
Burlington
Daniel Henry Allison
Whittier
Derek Ray Anderson
New Bern
James Donald Anderson
Whispering Pines
Scott Allan Anderson
Trent Woods
Timothy Paul Anderson
Asheville
Arnold Herulf Andresen
Brevard
Daniel Wayne Andrews
Charlotte
David Laverne Andrews
Trent Woods
Lyle Andrews
Charlotte
Paul Walter Andrews
Mills River
Craig Leonard Anfinsen
Goldsboro
James Robert Angelou
Holly Ridge
Carlos Alberto Aquino
Davidson
James Eade Are
Wake Forest
Billy Warren Armentrout
Thomasville
Scott Linwood Armiger
Holly Springs
Ross Hutchinson Armstrong
Emerald Isle
Damian Keith Ash
Surf City
Jacques Marcel Astre Jr
Chapel Hill
Danielle Karena Asunmaa
Belmont
Scott Karl Atwood
Hampstead
Madisen Lynn Austen
Charlotte
Byron Scott Avason
Denver
Mark Christopher Avellino
New Bern
Adam Owen Aycock
Fletcher
Telsey Shea Ayers
Jacksonville
Maria Corazon Dulay Aytona
Hope Mills
Richard Scott Babcock
Advance
Michael Edward Bacsik
Denver
Aaron Brett Badis
Hillsborough
Jason Ralph Bagwell
Garner
Michael Jose Bahamonde
Charlotte
Jorge Luiz Bahia Ferreira
Charlotte
Hooman Bahrani
Advance
Christopher Frederick Bailey
Holly Springs
David Nelson Bailey
Charlotte
David Thomas Bailey
Richlands
John Alexander Dyal Bailey
Hendersonville
Nicholas Joseph Bailey
Denver
Robert Woodward Bailey
Hendersonville
Simon Richard Bailey
Cary
Tanner Mitchell Baise
Charlotte
Devon Lee Baker
Hiddenite
Jacob Jonathan Baker
Nags Head
Jacob Lawrence Baker
Denver
Joseph Paul Baker
Matthews
Randy Lawrence Baker
Salisbury
Tafton Daniel Baker
Dallas
Edgar Miller Baker Jr
Raeford
Roger Morse Baker Jr
Swannanoa
Alessandro Amedeo Baldi
Chapel Hill
Davis Josiah Ball
Mooresville
Neil Christopher Ball
Crouse
Edward Robert Balzer Iv
Gastonia
Lucas James Bancroft
Charlotte
Brendan Edward Bankos
Southern Pines
Aubrey Malcolm Banks
King
Bryan Christopher Barbare
Raleigh
Bradley Olen Barbee
Granite Falls
Ryan Thomas Barbieri
Denver
Jimmy Bryan Barbour
Four Oaks
John David Barbour
Hudson
Taylor Frank Barich
Knightdale
William Abraham Barker
Pinebluff
William Mckenzie Morley Barker
Charlotte
Joel Markham Barker Jr
Montreat
Kevin Donald Barkley
West End
Connor James Barnes
Huntersville
Jason Tyler Barnes
Reidsville
Carl Broadus Barnes Jr
Charlotte
Michael Scott Barone
Holly Springs
Gary Wayne Barrier
Mount Pleasant
Thomas Ignatius Barthle
Concord
Anderson Gordon Bartlett Iv
Chapel Hill
Connor Michael Bartsch
Raleigh
Kimberly Ann Bassett
Charlotte
Tyler Jon Bator
Denver
Antonios Panagioti Batson
Charlotte
Tanner Lee Batten
Advance
Andrew James Bauer
Concord
Marcos Douglas Baughman
Waxhaw
Joshua Pierce Baumgardner
Shelby
Jonathan William Baurer
Candler
Miles Mccraw Beam
Shelby
Larry Burdette Beatty
Elizabeth City
Felipe Becerra
Charlotte
Logan Patrick Bechtler
Mount Pleasant
Mark James Becker
Charlotte
George William Beckerich
Wilmington
Thomas Wesley Beekman
Waxhaw
Wade Robert Beitel
Charlotte
Timothy Alden Belcher
N Topsail Beach
Justin Ray Bell
Stanley
Russell Harold Bell
New Bern
Frank Durham Bell Jr
Tuxedo
Brady Ray Bennett
Pinehurst
John Michael Bennett
Cameron
Mark Richard Bennett
Morganton
Derrell Eugene Bentley
Lincolnton
Johnathon Ray Bentley
Concord
Kenneth Bryan Bentley
Troutman
Drew Raymond Benton
Castle Hayne
Charles Patrick Berry
Monroe
Laurent Ludovic Bert-Roussel
Wake Forest
Amy Powers Betsch
Charlotte
Aaron Jay Betz
Lillington
David Wade Beville
Hope Mills
Kyle Ryan Beyer
Denver
Michael Gary Biesecker
High Point
Ralph Jordan Bigelow Jr
Zebulon
Christopher Todd Bingham
Henderson
Stephen Gilbert Bird
Holly Springs
Scott Stanley Birdsall
Charlotte
Kevin Lynn Biss
Durham
Bradon Michael Black
Waxhaw
James David Blackham
Mooresville
Stephen Keith Blackmon
Wilmington
Russell Shane Blackwell
Stanley
David Scott Blades
Whispering Pines
Ethan Scott Blair
Winston Salem
Kevin Allen Blair
Davidson
James Marsh Blakeley
Wake Forest
Richard Edward Blevins
Spruce Pine
Trenton Ray Bliven
Hendersonville
Jenae Estelle Blumer
Gastonia
Nicholas Alexander Blumer
Gastonia
Gregory David Bock
Monroe
Michael Anthony Bockler
Concord
Corey Evan Bodenhamer
Waxhaw
Taylor Linton Bodenhamer
Waxhaw
Brian Arthur Boehlecke
Chapel Hill
Jeremy Adam Bogard
Mooresville
William Christopher Boggio
Wilmington
Andrew Gary Bohren
Charlotte
Mitchell Thomas Bojarski
Cornelius
Daniel Robert Bollmann
Thomasville
Andrew Allen Bond
Charlotte
Noah Wesley Bond
Charlotte
John Wallace Boney Jr
Raleigh
David Albert Bonivtch
Shelby
Gregory Clifton Boone
Smithfield
Kevin Dean Boone
Denver
Natasha Garcia Boozell
Southern Pines
Bryan Keith Borders
Charlotte
Karen Ann Bork
Hendersonville
Michele Janice Bourk
Wilmington
Marco Sietse Bouw
New Bern
Shane Lawrence Bowar
Mint Hill
Carson Smith Bowden
Dover
Ruffin David Bowman
Julian
Ryan Christopher Bowman
Greensboro
Benjamin Stanton Boyd
Huntersville
Ryan Jeffrey Boyer
Havelock
Robert Marshall Boykin
Oxford
Lisa Renee Bradfield
Denver
Larry Eugene Bradley
Mooresville
Jesse Mitchell Bradshaw
Matthews
Erin Douglas Brady
Greensboro
Jonathan David Bramble
Raleigh
Howard Bruce Brandon
Greensboro
Ted Allen Branecky
Elizabeth City
William Eugene Branson
Mooresville
Bryan Francis Brearley
Charlotte
Erik Rahavy Breault
Mooresville
Zachary Ray Brendle
Wake Forest
Kyle Edmund Brennan
Raleigh
David Leonard Brenny
Charlotte
Benjamin Kobi Bressler
High Point
Lushon Willard Brewer Iii
Wilson
Joseph Aaron Bridges
Charlotte
Andrew Joseph Brignoli
Sherrills Ford
John Kevin Brindle
Midland
Ezekiel Moss Brinke
Murphy
Adam Troy Brinkley
Garland
Edwin Maurice Brinson
Hendersonville
Donald Albert Briola Ii
Rosman
Jesse Steven Briscoe
Apex
Garrett Alexander Broach
Pineville
Christopher Dakota Broadwell
Denver
Patrick Shawn Broderick
Wilmington
David Alan Bromwell
Southern Pines
Michael Newton Brooks
Waxhaw
Stephen Fox Brooks
Bostic
Craig Alexander Brown
Taylorsville
James William Brown
Bethania
Jamie Alan Brown
Oak Island
Matthew David Brown
Hamptonville
Rajhriesh Saheed Paul Brown
Youngsville
Wyatt Macfarland Brown
Salisbury
James Elmer Brown Iii
Fuquay Varina
Peter Michael Brown Jr
Archdale
Johannes Essenam Bruce
Statesville
Alexander Chambers Bruton
Swansboro
Michael Davis Bruton
Carolina Beach
Noah Richard Martin Bryant
Charlotte
Phillip Lynn Bryant
Mount Pleasant
Parkin Cole Bryson
Asheville
James Marcus Bryson Ii
Franklin
Catherine Elizabeth Buchanan
Sylva
David Michael Buchanan
Elkin
Joseph Richard Budd
Winston Salem
Nicholas James Budzynski
Greensboro
John Thomas Bullard
Raleigh
Darrell Emmett Buller
Stanley
Spencer Brock Bullock
Ayden
David Ashley Bumgardner
Denver
Christine Bungo
Charlotte
David Michael Bunker
Greensboro
Wayne Michael Bunker
Cape Carteret
Michael Peter Bunn
Waxhaw
Michael Edward Burby
Albemarle
Ryan Dean Burch
Charlotte
David James Burck
Greensboro
Robert Bryan Burdett Ii
Murphy
Lyndon Dean Burgin
Burnsville
Matthew Scott Burich
Cary
Sean William Burke
Wilkesboro
Brandon Drake Burket
Waxhaw
Ryan Connelly Burkett
Ocean Isle Beach
Katherine Olivia Burnett
Charlotte
Chase Hampton Burns
Greensboro
Gavin Michael Burns
Raleigh
Jeffrey Alan Burns
Belmont
Jeffrey Michael Burns
Wake Forest
Jeremy Matthew Burns
Gastonia
Ray Berry Burton Iii
Greensboro
John Herbert Busby Jr
Beaufort
David Wayne Bush
Camden
Zachary Elliott Byers
Rutherfordton
Michael Jay Byler
Mocksville
Richard Wayne Byrd
Marion
Charles Thomas Caddell
Wadesboro
Lloyd Vincent Cafran
Youngsville
Jill Christine Cagle
Gastonia
Mitchell John Cahill
Mooresville
Juan Camilo Caicedo Gomez
Charlotte
Daniel Taylor Cain
Topsail Beach
David Ratliff Calhoun
Durham
Brian James Call
Wake Forest
Hunter Pratt Campbell
Leland
Jackson Glen Campbell
Statesville
Steven Russell Campbell
Matthews
Jerome Edward Cannon
Pfafftown
Woodward Cannon
Raleigh
Jacqueline Denise Cantrell
High Point
Eric David Canup
Wilmington
Kelli Warner Canup
Wilmington
Lucien Capone Iii
Weaverville
Ronald Anthony Cappello
Concord
Jeffrey Andrew Carlino
Huntersville
Tyler William Carlisle
Fuquay Varina
Robert Eric Carlson Jr
Swansboro
Robert Enos Carpenter Jr
Jackson Springs
Christopher Kimmel Carr
Davidson
Justin Robin Carrell
Hampstead
Alexander Council Carroll
Raleigh
Brian Charles Carroll
Holly Springs
Daron Mathew Carroll
Franklin
David Alan Carroll
Gibsonville
Jeremy David Carroll
Raleigh
John Hilton Carson
Greenville
Benjamin Bustin Cason
Wake Forest
Marvin Vernell Cassada
Clemmons
Thomas Paul Castardi
Jamestown
Richard Robert Castle
Franklin
Blandy Sachiyo Castro
Fayetteville
Jonathan Bernard Cato
Raleigh
Michael Benjamin Cavanaugh
Asheville
Justin Elliott Cedarleaf
State Road
Steven Edward Cerveny
Elizabeth City
Carl Jason Chambers
Roxboro
Hunter Thomas Chance
Wilmington
Patrick Joshua Chance
Whitsett
Joshua Brooks Chandler
Fuquay Varina
Robert Melvin Chaplin
Mount Holly
Hunter Boyd Chapman V
Matthews
Andrew Caleb Chappell
Mooresville
Bruce Arnold Chappell Jr
Wilmington
Mark Stephen Chenier
Goldsboro
Timothy Robert Chervenka
Kernersville
Wayne Edward Childress
Concord
Adam Bruce Chinlund
Winston Salem
George Perez Chino
Fayetteville
Clifton Miles Chioda
Raleigh
John Christopher Chipman
Oak Ridge
Robert I Christian
Carolina Shores
Matthew Donald Chumas
Midland
Sarah Frazier Church
Winston Salem
Zachary Cole Church
Millers Creek
Jason Patrick Clark
Burlington
John Alfred Clark
Waxhaw
Joshua Douglas Clark
Knightdale
Margaret Dianne Clark
Asheville
Michael Thomas Clark
Huntersville
Randall James Clark
Carthage
Thomas Reed Clark Jr
Huntersville
Susan Selig Classen
Kitty Hawk
William H Claus Iv
Charlotte
Jason Herbert Clay
Mooresville
Dennis Alfred Clements Iii
Chapel Hill
Brian Philip Cleys
Charlotte
Brian Neal Clifton
Cape Carteret
Chad Ryan Clifton
Asheboro
Mark Allan Cline
Winston Salem
Michael Ray Cline Jr
Willow Spring
Marshall Adams Clinkscales
Holly Springs
John Harley Cloninger
Sherrills Ford
Michael Glenn Cloninger
Dallas
Richard Lee Cloninger
Belmont
Robert Scott Clontz
Statesville
Ross Tyler Clouse
Jacksonville
Grant Alexander Clow
Wilson
Donnie Ray Coble Jr
Sophia
Joshua Allen Coburn
Kings Mountain
Ethan Nathaniel Cockerham
Cary
Christopher Louis Cody
Trent Woods
Jared Daniel Cohen
Charlotte
Andrei Cojocari
Asheville
Daxlee Stephen Cole
Cornelius
John Ray Cole
Haw River
Adam Hurd Coleman
Iron Station
Everett Shannon Coleman Iii
Beulaville
William Lennard Coley
Shelby
Austin Ray Collard
New Bern
Richard Matthew Collie
Graham
John David Collins
Charlotte
David Orel Collins Ii
Monroe
Benny Franklin Collins Jr
Raleigh
Bruce Allen Colmark
Mooresville
William Glenn Colozzi
Greensboro
Cody Luvere Comer
Charlotte
Eugene William Conard
Raleigh
Quinlan Grace Conkey
Smithfield
Joseph Yokichi Connolly
Charlotte
Randall Stephan Conrad
Tobaccoville
Charles Thomas Cook
Angier
Connor Matthew Cook
Charlotte
Jackson Joel Cook
Fletcher
James Lander Cook
Greensboro
Kevin Preston Cook
Fayetteville
Fred Nelson Cook Jr
Conover
Thomas Charles Cooke
Greensboro
Brian Michael Cooker
Gold Hill
John Kevin Coons
Winston Salem
Guy James Cooper
Oak Ridge
John Lewis Cordero Muniz
Charlotte
Gary Jack Corey
Carolina Shores
Daniel Lee Corl
Rockwell
Richard Justin Corman
Hendersonville
Michael Lee Corn
Wilmington
Joshua Ryan Correa
Catawba
Caleb Daniel Correll
Conover
Ronald Roy Corriher
Mount Ulla
Justin Ryan Costilow
Durham
Steven Morton Coston
Yadkinville
Riley Thomas Cote
Charlotte
Jeremy Asher Cothern
Cedar Point
Charles Andrew Cotten
Durham
Christopher Jace Cotton
Hayesville
Wesley Kenneth Cottrill
Gastonia
Chad Michael Courtney
Greensboro
Casey Doherty Cox
Greensboro
Kenneth Christopher Cox
Cary
Leon Franklin Cox
Ruffin
Stanley James Cox
Rolesville
William Cleveland Cox Iv
Shallotte
Rosemary Cox-Collins
West End
Edward Milton Craig
Raleigh
William Paul Craig
Leland
Robert Nicholas Crawford
Pittsboro
Byron Allen Creech
Raleigh
Erin James Creider
Kernersville
Steven Joseph Croll
Whispering Pines
Brian Thaddeus Cronin
Garner
Paul Ambrose Crook
Hendersonville
William Neal Crook
Cornelius
Michael John Crooke
Charlotte
Luther Thomas Cross
Apex
Darby Ethan Crouch
Claremont
Steven Richard Crouse
Stokesdale
George Togo Crowell Iii
Lenoir
Tristan Cole Crumpler
Wallace
Cole Jacob Crutchfield
Wilmington
David Cruz
Huntersville
Timothy Douglas Culberson
Hendersonville
Justin David Cunningham
Belmont
Carlo Umberto Cupini
Charlotte
Justin John Cupples
Durham
Robert Dale Curlin
Charlotte
Ryan Thomas Curran
Carthage
Joseph David D'Alessandro
Pittsboro
Marc Peter Daetwyler
Huntersville
Oystein Knut Dahl
Concord
Kristopher Scott Dahlke
Denver
Connor David Dahn
Mooresville
Richard Linwood Dailey
Burlington
Lauren Marie Margaret Daill
Charlotte
Stephen John Dalrymple
New Bern
John Taylor Dalton
Asheville
Robert Charles Daly
Rougemont
Durwin Lloyd Daniel
Sanford
Thomas Charles Daniels
Bessemer City
Mitchell Denning Daniels Jr
Wilmington
Douglas Roy Danielson
Clayton
Garrett Thomas Danker
Lillington
Henry Scott Darr
High Point
Paulo Alexandre Dasilva
Charlotte
Andrew Christopher Dauber
Denver
John Frank Daugherty
Charlotte
David Eugene Davey
Mooresville
Kipling Ronald Davia
Beaufort
Christopher Mathew Daviau
Charlotte
Anthony James Davis
Durham
Edward Vanvranken Davis
Waynesville
Jason Gregory Davis
Hillsborough
Jeffrey Wagner Davis
Thomasville
Paul Holloway Davis
Elizabeth City
Robert James Davis
Carthage
Ronald Keith Davis
Havelock
Raymond Griffith Davis Sr
Hendersonville
Darcy Lynn Davison
Charlotte
Frank De Almeida
Davidson
Pieter-Jan De Hertog
Lincolnton
Jeffrey Lee Deal
Concord
James Junior Dean
Sanford
Mia Michelle Debiase
Waxhaw
Anthony Angelo Decandia
Jacksonville
Robert Dewey Deen
Mount Gilead
Shawn Loman Deforest
Lexington
Erich Rambo Dehart
Chapel Hill
John Peyton Dehart
Chapel Hill
Kenneth Dewayne Dehart
Bryson City
Devin Corey Dell
Winston Salem
Douglas Reed Dellinger Jr
Denver
Mehdi Delshad
Cornelius
Trey-Shaun Rodney Dembert
Charlotte
Gabriel Juan Demuth
Jackson Springs
Chelsea Anne Dennis
Hampstead
John William Dennis
Mooresville
Robert John Houston Meigs Dennis
Hampstead
Scott Carroll Dennstaedt
Charlotte
Lucas Ryan Derby
Cameron
Sean Rex Derrick
West Jefferson
Daniel Gerald Desalvo
Raleigh
Jason Dale Devine
Stanley
Nicholas Francis Dew
Sanford
Souleymane Alpha Diallo
Huntersville
Leonard Keith Diaz
Greensboro
Christopher Michael Dickens
Mill Spring
Gary Ruston Dickens
Cornelius
Matthew Thomas Dickens
Wilmington
Kirby Cylar Dickerson
Bolivia
Robert Thompson Dickson Jr
Monroe
Steven Michael Dieball
Burlington
Hugh Roland Diggins Jr
Waxhaw
Christopher Corey Dike
Hampstead
Harry Hyson Dill
Mebane
Jason Paul Dill
Statesville
Jeffrey Carl Dillon
Lillington
Michael Charles Dimmel
Taylorsville
Kyle Lee Dine
Wilmington
Daniel Robert Dishner
Raleigh
Eric Matthew Ditter
Chapel Hill
Timothy Wayne Doggett
Kannapolis
Alex James Domingue
Goldsboro
Daniel Francis Donahue
Youngsville
Mitchell Keith Donahue Jr
Indian Trail
David Wayne Donaldson Jr
Lewisville
Robert Lewis Donnell Iii
Concord
Sean Francis Donnelly
Snow Camp
Robert Arthur Dore Jr
Southern Pines
Michael Brooks Dorosko
Writsvlle Bch
Jason Osborne Dorsey
Asheboro
Kevin Earl Dougherty
Seven Lakes
Michael Howard Douglas
Iron Station
Sean Paul Draheim
Charlotte
Mark Andrew Draper
Matthews
Tyler Robert Drawdy
Charlotte
James Adam Drye
Salisbury
Carson Steven Dryer
Charlotte
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How to find a CFI in North Carolina
- Use the search box above to filter by last name, first name, or city.
- Browse the 2,068 flight instructors currently registered in North Carolina.
- 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.
North Carolina CFI statistics
There are 2,068 active flight instructors currently registered in North Carolina, ranking #9 nationally for CFI count.
Top cities by CFI count
- CHARLOTTE
- RALEIGH
- WILMINGTON
- MOORESVILLE
- HUNTERSVILLE
Frequently Asked Questions
- How do I find a CFI in North Carolina?
- AviatorDB lists every active FAA-certificated flight instructor (CFI) in North Carolina. Use the search box above to look up by last name, or browse the table to see all 2,068 CFIs registered in North Carolina. 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 North Carolina?
- As of the most recent FAA refresh, North Carolina has 2,068 active Certified Flight Instructors. The largest concentrations are in CHARLOTTE, RALEIGH, WILMINGTON, MOORESVILLE, and HUNTERSVILLE. North Carolina ranks #9 nationally for CFI count.
- Are these North Carolina flight instructor records current?
- Yes. AviatorDB syncs the FAA airmen registry monthly, so North Carolina 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.