FAA examiners and inspectors in California
497 FAA designees are listed with an address in California: 80 pilot examiners, 94 aviation medical examiners, 24 mechanic examiners, 19 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 17 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 65 engineering representatives, 4 parachute rigger examiners, 1 aircraft dispatcher examiner, 47 training center evaluators, 13 training center examiners, 77 manufacturing inspection representatives, 41 engineering representatives (company), 15 administrative pilot examiners. Each town's count opens its airport page, which says what the pilot examiners nearby may test for. Names are on the FAA's designee locator, not here, the site's policy at this time.
| Town | Airport | Pilot examiners | Medical examiners | Mechanic examiners | Others | In words |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long Beach | Long Beach (Daugherty Field) LGB | 5 | 1 | 37 | 5 pilot examiners, 1 mechanic examiner, 37 training center evaluators | |
| San Diego | Montgomery-Gibbs Executive MYF | 7 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 7 pilot examiners, 7 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner, 2 engineering representatives, 1 parachute rigger examiner, 1 training center examiner, 5 administrative pilot examiners |
| Carlsbad | MC Clellan-Palomar Airport CRQ | 3 | 13 | 3 pilot examiners, 10 training center evaluators, 1 manufacturing inspection representative, 2 administrative pilot examiners | ||
| Torrance | Zamperini Field TOA | 2 | 1 | 13 | 2 pilot examiners, 1 aviation medical examiner, 2 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 1 engineering representative, 10 engineering representatives (company) | |
| Santa Ana | John Wayne/Orange County SNA | 6 | 3 | 4 | 6 pilot examiners, 3 aviation medical examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing), 2 engineering representatives, 1 manufacturing inspection representative | |
| Santa Cruz | no public airport in town | 1 | 12 | 1 aviation medical examiner, 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing), 11 engineering representatives (company) | ||
| El Segundo | no public airport in town | 1 | 10 | 1 pilot examiner, 5 manufacturing inspection representatives, 5 engineering representatives (company) | ||
| Van Nuys | Van Nuys Airport VNY | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 pilot examiners, 1 aviation medical examiner, 1 mechanic examiner, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance), 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing), 3 engineering representatives (company) |
| Corona | Corona Municipal AJO | 2 | 7 | 2 pilot examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance), 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing), 5 manufacturing inspection representatives | ||
| Los Angeles | Los Angeles International LAX | 3 | 6 | 3 aviation medical examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance), 1 engineering representative, 4 manufacturing inspection representatives | ||
| Fresno | Fresno Yosemite International FAT | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 pilot examiners, 2 aviation medical examiners, 3 mechanic examiners, 1 administrative pilot examiner |
| San Jose | Reid-Hillview Of Santa Clara County RHV | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 pilot examiners, 1 aviation medical examiner, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance), 3 engineering representatives (company) | |
| Burbank | Hollywood Burbank Airport BUR | 1 | 6 | 1 pilot examiner, 5 manufacturing inspection representatives, 1 engineering representative (company) | ||
| Irvine | no public airport in town | 1 | 6 | 1 pilot examiner, 3 engineering representatives, 3 manufacturing inspection representatives | ||
| Lincoln | Lincoln Rgnl/Karl Harder Field LHM | 7 | 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing), 6 engineering representatives | |||
| Sacramento | Sacramento International SMF | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 pilot examiner, 2 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner, 2 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing) |
| Valencia | no public airport in town | 7 | 6 manufacturing inspection representatives, 1 engineering representative (company) | |||
| Bakersfield | Meadows Field BFL | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 pilot examiners, 2 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner, 1 administrative pilot examiner |
| La Verne | Brackett Field POC | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 pilot examiners, 2 mechanic examiners, 2 manufacturing inspection representatives | |
| Murrieta | no public airport in town | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 pilot examiners, 1 mechanic examiner, 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing), 1 manufacturing inspection representative | |
| Carson | no public airport in town | 5 | 5 manufacturing inspection representatives | |||
| Cypress | no public airport in town | 1 | 4 | 1 mechanic examiner, 4 engineering representatives | ||
| El Cajon | no public airport in town | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 pilot examiners, 1 mechanic examiner, 2 administrative pilot examiners | |
| Ramona | Ramona Airport RNM | 2 | 3 | 2 pilot examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing), 1 training center examiner, 1 manufacturing inspection representative | ||
| Rancho Cucamonga | no public airport in town | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 pilot examiner, 1 aviation medical examiner, 1 engineering representative, 2 manufacturing inspection representatives | |
| San Luis Obispo | San Luis Obispo County Regional SBP | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 aviation medical examiner, 2 mechanic examiners, 1 engineering representative, 1 training center examiner | |
| Chula Vista | no public airport in town | 1 | 3 | 1 aviation medical examiner, 3 engineering representatives (company) | ||
| Costa Mesa | no public airport in town | 2 | 2 | 2 pilot examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing), 1 manufacturing inspection representative | ||
| Glendale | no public airport in town | 1 | 3 | 1 aviation medical examiner, 2 engineering representatives, 1 engineering representative (company) | ||
| Lancaster | General WM J Fox Airfield WJF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 pilot examiners, 1 mechanic examiner, 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing) | |
| Oceanside | Bob Maxwell Memorial Airfield OKB | 1 | 3 | 1 pilot examiner, 3 engineering representatives | ||
| Riverside | Riverside Airport RAL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 pilot examiners, 1 aviation medical examiner, 1 engineering representative | |
| Simi Valley | no public airport in town | 4 | 2 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 2 engineering representatives | |||
| Upland | Cable Airport CCB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 pilot examiners, 1 aviation medical examiner, 1 mechanic examiner | |
| West Covina | no public airport in town | 4 | 4 manufacturing inspection representatives | |||
| Westlake Village | no public airport in town | 4 | 4 engineering representatives | |||
| Anaheim | no public airport in town | 2 | 1 | 2 aviation medical examiners, 1 engineering representative | ||
| Baldwin Park | no public airport in town | 3 | 3 manufacturing inspection representatives | |||
| Chino | Chino Airport CNO | 3 | 3 pilot examiners | |||
| Concord | Buchanan Field CCR | 1 | 2 | 1 aviation medical examiner, 2 administrative pilot examiners | ||
| Fullerton | Fullerton Municipal FUL | 2 | 1 | 2 pilot examiners, 1 training center examiner | ||
| Hawthorne | Jack Northrop Fld/Hawthorne Municipal HHR | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 pilot examiner, 1 aviation medical examiner, 1 training center examiner | |
| Modesto | Modesto City-County-Harry Sham Field MOD | 2 | 1 | 2 aviation medical examiners, 1 training center examiner | ||
| Pacoima | no public airport in town | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 pilot examiner, 1 mechanic examiner, 1 training center examiner | |
| Palmdale | Palmdale Usaf Plant 42 Airport PMD | 1 | 2 | 1 aviation medical examiner, 1 training center examiner, 1 engineering representative (company) | ||
| Paso Robles | Paso Robles Municipal PRB | 3 | 3 pilot examiners | |||
| Redlands | Redlands Municipal REI | 1 | 2 | 1 aviation medical examiner, 2 manufacturing inspection representatives | ||
| Salinas | Salinas Municipal SNS | 1 | 2 | 1 pilot examiner, 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing), 1 training center examiner | ||
| Sylmar | no public airport in town | 3 | 3 manufacturing inspection representatives | |||
| Temecula | no public airport in town | 2 | 1 | 2 aviation medical examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance) | ||
| Atwater | Castle Airport MER | 2 | 1 training center examiner, 1 administrative pilot examiner | |||
| Camarillo | Camarillo Airport CMA | 1 | 1 | 1 pilot examiner, 1 aviation medical examiner | ||
| Chatsworth | no public airport in town | 2 | 2 manufacturing inspection representatives | |||
| Chico | Chico Regional CIC | 1 | 1 | 1 pilot examiner, 1 engineering representative | ||
| City of Industry | no public airport in town | 2 | 2 manufacturing inspection representatives | |||
| Culver City | no public airport in town | 2 | 2 mechanic examiners | |||
| Davis | University Airport EDU | 1 | 1 | 1 pilot examiner, 1 aviation medical examiner | ||
| El Dorado Hills | no public airport in town | 2 | 2 engineering representatives | |||
| Hayward | Hayward Executive HWD | 1 | 1 | 1 pilot examiner, 1 aviation medical examiner | ||
| Huntington Beach | no public airport in town | 1 | 1 | 1 pilot examiner, 1 manufacturing inspection representative | ||
| Inglewood | no public airport in town | 1 | 1 | 1 mechanic examiner, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance) | ||
| Ione | no public airport in town | 2 | 2 engineering representatives | |||
| La Crescenta | no public airport in town | 2 | 2 engineering representatives | |||
| Laguna Hills | no public airport in town | 1 | 1 | 1 aviation medical examiner, 1 engineering representative | ||
| Lake Forest | no public airport in town | 2 | 1 engineering representative, 1 engineering representative (company) | |||
| Los Alamitos | no public airport in town | 2 | 2 manufacturing inspection representatives | |||
| Malibu | no public airport in town | 2 | 2 engineering representatives | |||
| Merced | Merced Yosemite Regional MCE | 2 | 2 aviation medical examiners | |||
| Newport Beach | no public airport in town | 2 | 2 aviation medical examiners | |||
| Orange | no public airport in town | 2 | 2 engineering representatives | |||
| Palo Alto | Palo Alto Airport PAO | 2 | 2 pilot examiners | |||
| Pasadena | no public airport in town | 2 | 2 manufacturing inspection representatives | |||
| Redondo Beach | no public airport in town | 1 | 1 | 1 pilot examiner, 1 engineering representative | ||
| Rolling Hills Estates | no public airport in town | 2 | 2 aviation medical examiners | |||
| San Carlos | San Carlos Airport SQL | 2 | 2 pilot examiners | |||
| Santa Clara | no public airport in town | 2 | 2 manufacturing inspection representatives | |||
| Santa Rosa | Charles M Schulz/Sonoma County STS | 2 | 2 aviation medical examiners | |||
| Seal Beach | no public airport in town | 2 | 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance), 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing) | |||
| Signal Hill | no public airport in town | 1 | 1 | 1 pilot examiner, 1 engineering representative | ||
| Thousand Oaks | no public airport in town | 2 | 2 engineering representatives | |||
| Vacaville | Nut Tree Airport VCB | 1 | 1 | 1 aviation medical examiner, 1 mechanic examiner | ||
| Victorville | Southern California Logistics Airport VCV | 1 | 1 | 1 aviation medical examiner, 1 mechanic examiner | ||
| Walnut | no public airport in town | 1 | 1 | 1 mechanic examiner, 1 manufacturing inspection representative | ||
| Whittier | no public airport in town | 1 | 1 | 1 aviation medical examiner, 1 engineering representative | ||
| Adelanto | no public airport in town | 1 | 1 manufacturing inspection representative | |||
| Agoura Hills | no public airport in town | 1 | 1 manufacturing inspection representative | |||
| Alameda | no public airport in town | 1 | 1 pilot examiner | |||
| Apple Valley | Apple Valley Airport APV | 1 | 1 aviation medical examiner | |||
| Arcadia | no public airport in town | 1 | 1 manufacturing inspection representative | |||
| Arcata | no public airport in town | 1 | 1 aviation medical examiner | |||
| Arroyo Grande | no public airport in town | 1 | 1 aviation medical examiner | |||
| Auburn | Auburn Municipal AUN | 1 | 1 pilot examiner | |||
| Beaumont | no public airport in town | 1 | 1 pilot examiner | |||
| Berkeley | no public airport in town | 1 | 1 aviation medical examiner | |||
| Blythe | Blythe Airport BLH | 1 | 1 parachute rigger examiner | |||
| Bonita | no public airport in town | 1 | 1 aviation medical examiner | |||
| Brea | no public airport in town | 1 | 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance) | |||
| Buena Park | no public airport in town | 1 | 1 manufacturing inspection representative | |||
| Burlingame | no public airport in town | 1 | 1 aviation medical examiner | |||
| Byron | Byron Airport C83 | 1 | 1 mechanic examiner | |||
| Calexico | Calexico International CXL | 1 | 1 aviation medical examiner | |||
| Camarillol | no public airport in town | 1 | 1 manufacturing inspection representative | |||
| Cerritos | no public airport in town | 1 | 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing) | |||
| Claremont | no public airport in town | 1 | 1 aviation medical examiner | |||
| Clovis | no public airport in town | 1 | 1 manufacturing inspection representative | |||
| Colton | no public airport in town | 1 | 1 aviation medical examiner | |||
| Columbia | Columbia Airport O22 | 1 | 1 pilot examiner | |||
| Compton | Compton/Woodley Airport CPM | 1 | 1 mechanic examiner | |||
| Coronado | no public airport in town | 1 | 1 aviation medical examiner | |||
| EL Cajon | no public airport in town | 1 | 1 manufacturing inspection representative | |||
| Encino | no public airport in town | 1 | 1 aviation medical examiner | |||
| Escondido | no public airport in town | 1 | 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing) | |||
| Fair Oaks | no public airport in town | 1 | 1 aviation medical examiner | |||
| Fairfield | no public airport in town | 1 | 1 aviation medical examiner | |||
| Fillmore | no public airport in town | 1 | 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance) | |||
| Folsom | no public airport in town | 1 | 1 aviation medical examiner | |||
| Foster City | no public airport in town | 1 | 1 pilot examiner | |||
| Fremont | no public airport in town | 1 | 1 mechanic examiner | |||
| Glendora | no public airport in town | 1 | 1 aviation medical examiner | |||
| Goleta | no public airport in town | 1 | 1 pilot examiner | |||
| Granada Hills | no public airport in town | 1 | 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance) | |||
| Greenbrae | no public airport in town | 1 | 1 aviation medical examiner | |||
| Hemet | Hemet-Ryan Airport HMT | 1 | 1 aviation medical examiner | |||
| Hollister | Hollister Municipal CVH | 1 | 1 pilot examiner | |||
| Indian Wells | no public airport in town | 1 | 1 aviation medical examiner | |||
| Indio | no public airport in town | 1 | 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance) | |||
| La Jolla | no public airport in town | 1 | 1 aviation medical examiner | |||
| La Jolla, CA | no public airport in town | 1 | 1 aviation medical examiner | |||
| La Mesa | no public airport in town | 1 | 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing) | |||
| Ladera Ranch | no public airport in town | 1 | 1 pilot examiner | |||
| Laguna Beach | no public airport in town | 1 | 1 engineering representative | |||
| Lake Arrowhead | no public airport in town | 1 | 1 engineering representative | |||
| Lemoore | no public airport in town | 1 | 1 pilot examiner | |||
| Lodi | Lodi Airport 1O3 | 1 | 1 aviation medical examiner | |||
| Lompoc | Lompoc Airport LPC | 1 | 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing) | |||
| Los Banos | Los Banos Municipal LSN | 1 | 1 aviation medical examiner | |||
| Los Gatos | no public airport in town | 1 | 1 aviation medical examiner | |||
| Los Osos | no public airport in town | 1 | 1 manufacturing inspection representative | |||
| Marina | Marina Municipal OAR | 1 | 1 engineering representative (company) | |||
| Mather | no public airport in town | 1 | 1 pilot examiner | |||
| McFARLAND | no public airport in town | 1 | 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance) | |||
| Mission Hills | no public airport in town | 1 | 1 engineering representative | |||
| Mission Viejo | no public airport in town | 1 | 1 engineering representative | |||
| Monterey | Monterey Regional MRY | 1 | 1 aviation medical examiner | |||
| Monterey Park | no public airport in town | 1 | 1 aviation medical examiner | |||
| Moorpark | no public airport in town | 1 | 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing) | |||
| Moreno Valley | no public airport in town | 1 | 1 aviation medical examiner | |||
| Mountain View | no public airport in town | 1 | 1 manufacturing inspection representative | |||
| N. Hollywood | no public airport in town | 1 | 1 manufacturing inspection representative | |||
| Newbury Park | no public airport in town | 1 | 1 aviation medical examiner | |||
| North Hills | no public airport in town | 1 | 1 manufacturing inspection representative | |||
| Northridge | no public airport in town | 1 | 1 aviation medical examiner | |||
| Novato | Gnoss Field DVO | 1 | 1 aviation medical examiner | |||
| Oakland | Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport OAK | 1 | 1 mechanic examiner | |||
| Oakley | no public airport in town | 1 | 1 pilot examiner | |||
| Oxnard | Oxnard Airport OXR | 1 | 1 training center examiner | |||
| Palm Desert | no public airport in town | 1 | 1 aviation medical examiner | |||
| Perris | Perris Valley Airport L65 | 1 | 1 parachute rigger examiner | |||
| Pismo Beach | no public airport in town | 1 | 1 aviation medical examiner | |||
| Placentia | no public airport in town | 1 | 1 engineering representative | |||
| Pleasanton | no public airport in town | 1 | 1 aviation medical examiner | |||
| Rancho Mirage | no public airport in town | 1 | 1 aviation medical examiner | |||
| Redding | Redding Regional RDD | 1 | 1 pilot examiner | |||
| Redwood City | no public airport in town | 1 | 1 aviation medical examiner | |||
| Reedley | Reedley Municipal O32 | 1 | 1 mechanic examiner | |||
| Reseda | no public airport in town | 1 | 1 aviation medical examiner | |||
| Rodeo | no public airport in town | 1 | 1 engineering representative | |||
| San Andreas | Calaveras County/Maury Rasmussen Field CPU | 1 | 1 pilot examiner | |||
| San Bernardino | San Bernardino International SBD | 1 | 1 training center examiner | |||
| San Deigo | no public airport in town | 1 | 1 engineering representative | |||
| San Dimas | no public airport in town | 1 | 1 manufacturing inspection representative | |||
| San Francisco | San Francisco International SFO | 1 | 1 aircraft dispatcher examiner | |||
| San Marcos | no public airport in town | 1 | 1 engineering representative | |||
| San Martin | San Martin Airport E16 | 1 | 1 mechanic examiner | |||
| Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara Municipal SBA | 1 | 1 aviation medical examiner | |||
| Santa Maria | Santa Maria Pub/Capt G Allan Hancock Field SMX | 1 | 1 training center examiner | |||
| Santa Monica | Santa Monica Municipal SMO | 1 | 1 pilot examiner | |||
| Santa Rosa Valley | no public airport in town | 1 | 1 engineering representative | |||
| Sante Fe Springs | no public airport in town | 1 | 1 manufacturing inspection representative | |||
| Scotts Valley | no public airport in town | 1 | 1 engineering representative | |||
| Shafter | Shafter-Minter Field MIT | 1 | 1 aviation medical examiner | |||
| Sonoma | Sonoma Skypark Airport 0Q9 | 1 | 1 aviation medical examiner | |||
| Tehachapi | Tehachapi Municipal TSP | 1 | 1 parachute rigger examiner | |||
| Tiburon | no public airport in town | 1 | 1 aviation medical examiner | |||
| Tracy | Tracy Municipal TCY | 1 | 1 aviation medical examiner | |||
| Truckee | Truckee-Tahoe Airport TRK | 1 | 1 pilot examiner | |||
| Union City | no public airport in town | 1 | 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance) | |||
| Villa Park | no public airport in town | 1 | 1 engineering representative | |||
| Walnut Creek | no public airport in town | 1 | 1 pilot examiner | |||
| Wildomar | no public airport in town | 1 | 1 pilot examiner | |||
| Williams | no public airport in town | 1 | 1 pilot examiner | |||
| Winton | no public airport in town | 1 | 1 pilot examiner | |||
| Woodland Hills | no public airport in town | 1 | 1 engineering representative | |||
| Yorba Linda | no public airport in town | 1 | 1 pilot examiner | |||
| Yreka | no public airport in town | 1 | 1 aviation medical examiner | |||
| fallbrook | Fallbrook Community Airpark L18 | 1 | 1 engineering representative | |||
| santa cruz | no public airport in town | 1 | 1 engineering representative (company) | |||
| temecula | no public airport in town | 1 | 1 administrative pilot examiner | |||
| victorville | Southern California Logistics Airport VCV | 1 | 1 training center examiner |
Source: the FAA's designee locator (the Designee Management System), read October 10, 2026: 9,064 listings of 7,259 active designees, 5,449 of them placed on the map (a designee with several addresses is counted once per town; each is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists, or, when the town has none, at the public airport nearest the centre of its zip code, from the Census Bureau's gazetteer). The locator names each designee with a telephone number and email address; this site shows counts only, its policy at this time. A designee's functions are the FAA's own codes (DPE-PE-ASEL is a pilot examiner for the private certificate in single-engine airplanes); the airport pages spell the main ones out. Examiners who list a flight school, FBO, operator or repair station on this site as their place of work are counted on that organisation's page (15 FBOs, 56 operators, 216 repair stations, 74 flight schools).