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Airmen Certification

News & Highlights

• We are currently processing permanent Airmen Certificates for temporary certificates that were issued approximately August 29,2024.

• Replace an Airmen Certificate
• Change Your Airmen Certificate Number
• Update Your Address
• Get Copies of Airman Certification Records
• Report a Change in Your Name, Nationality, Citizenship, or Gender
• Sport Pilot
• Report a Deceased Airman

• Airmen Online Services
• Integrated Airmen Certification and/or Rating Application ( IACRA )
• Flight Standards District Offices (FSDO) Locator

Report a Name Change or Change in Nationality – If you are an airman who holds only a Flight Attendant or CTO, send copy of legal documentation such as court orders, marriage licenses, passports, and birth certificates directly to the Airmen Certification Branch using form AC 8060-56.

**If you hold other types airmen certificates, in addition to Flight Attendant or CTO, click here
Report a Change in Your Name, Nationality, Citizenship or Gender.

• Form AC 8060-56— Application for Replacement of Lost, Destroyed, or Paper Airman Certificate(s)
• Flight Attendant Certificate of Demonstrated Proficiency Information( PDF )
• Update Your Address

• Remote Pilot Certification information
• Replace an Airmen Certificate
• Keep your Remote Pilot Certificate Current
• Update Your Address

• AC 8060-55 – Change of Address, Airmen Certificate Holder
• AC 8060-56– Application for Replacement of Lost, Destroyed, or Paper Airman Certificate(s)
• FAA 8400-3 – Airman Certificate and/or Rating Application for Flight Engineers, Flight Navigators, Aircraft Dispatchers, and Control Tower Operators
• FAA 8610-1 – Mechanic’s Application for Inspection Authorization
• FAA 8610-2 – Airman Certificate and/or Rating Application for Mechanics and Parachute Riggers
• FAA 8610-3 – Airman Certificate and/or Rating Application - Repairman
• FAA 8710-1 – Airman Certificate and/or Rating Application for Pilots, Flight Instructors and Ground Instructors
• FAA 8710-11 – (Sport Pilot Only) Airman Certificate and/or Rating Application for Sport Pilot
• FAA 8710-13 – (Remote Pilot Only) Remote Pilot Certificate and/or Rating Application
• AC 8060-67 – Request Change of Airmen Certificate Number
• AC 8060-68 – Request Copies of My Complete Airman File from the Airmen Certification Branch
• AC 8060-69 – Request for Copies of My Complete Certification File to be Released to a Third Party
• AC 8060-71 – Verification of Authenticity of Foreign License, Rating, and Medical Certification
• AC 8060-72 – FOIA Request (FROM AIRLINES) for Copies to 3rd Party

• Read English proficiency requirements
• Paper Certificates

Quick Links

• Pilot Records Database (PRD)
• Replace a Knowledge Test Report
• Foreign License and Medical Certification
• Basic Med
• Flight Standards District Offices (FSDO) Locator
• Designee Locator
• Pilot Certificate Aircraft Type Designations
• Vintage & Experimental Aircraft Program

Airmen Databases

• Verification of Airmen Certificate information
• Download the Airmen Certification Releasable Database
• Regional Active Airmen Totals
• Airmen Inquiry

U.S. Department of Transportation

Federal Aviation Administration
800 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20591
866.835.5322 (866-TELL-FAA)
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