News & Highlights
- We are currently processing permanent Airmen Certificates for temporary certificates that were issued approximately .
- New Student pilot information.
- Update Your Address with Airmen Certification
- Change releasability status of your mailing address
- Remote Pilot Certification information
- Learn about Basic Med
Certificates
- Airmen Certification Frequently Asked Questions
- Administrative Process for the reissuance of FAA Pilot Certificates (EASA Member States Only)
- Change Your Airmen Certificate Number
- Charles Taylor Design for Mechanic and Repairman Certificates
- Contact Airmen Certification Branch
- English Proficiency endorsement - what it means to you
- Get Copies of Airman Certification Records
- Pilot Age 65 Retirement Law (PDF)
- Replace a Knowledge Test Report
- Replace an Airmen Certificate
- Report a Deceased Airmen
- Report a Change in Your Name, Nationality or Citizenship, Gender, or Date of Birth
- InFO 08016, Flight Attendant Certificate of Demonstrated Proficiency: Information on the Web (PDF)
- Sport Pilot
- Update Your Address
- Verify the Authenticity of a Foreign License, Rating, or Medical Certification
- Paper Certificates
- Verification of Airmen Certificate information
- Remote Pilot Certification information
Online Services
Medical Certification of Small Aircraft Pilots (BasicMed)
On July 15, 2016, Congress passed legislation to extend the FAA's funding. This legislation, FAA Extension, Safety, Security Act of 2016 (FESSA) includes relief from holding an FAA medical certificate for certain pilots. Learn more about Basic Med.
MedXPress – Moved Away From Paper
MedXPress, the electronic system used to apply for an FAA medical certificate or medical clearance, has been updated. You can access the enhanced MedXPress and its updated User Guide through the following link: https://medxpress.faa.gov
Airmen Certification Forms
- 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, Repairman, and Parachute Riggers
- 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 8060-70 – Application for Replacement of Lost or Destroyed Knowledge Test Report(s)
- 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
