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Live · 248,343 A&P mechanics

Airframe & Powerplant mechanics.

Every active FAA-certificated A&P mechanic in the United States — Airframe rating, Powerplant rating, or both. Sourced directly from the FAA Releasable Airmen Database (NONPILOT_CERT, TYPE=M). Browse by state below.

Active

248,343

Also CFI

6,165

Also pilot

22,221

Last refreshed

2026-05-02

Don't see who you're looking for?

Airmen who opted out of address release on the FAA bulk DB don't appear here. Their record still exists on the FAA's per-individual lookup tool — search by name or cert number directly.

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Highest-density states

Browse by state.

Each state page lists every active A&P in that state — full name, city, rating variant (full A&P / Airframe-only / Powerplant-only), plus cross-credential flags for CFIs and pilots.

Rating breakdown.

  • Airframe & Powerplant
    235,466
  • Airframe only
    8,543
  • Powerplant only
    4,334

Full A&P holds both Airframe and Powerplant ratings — most working mechanics. Single-rating holders are typically specialists or apprentices working under supervision per 14 CFR 65.

Known gap: IA endorsements.

Inspection Authorization (IA) is an FAA endorsement on the A&P certificate that authorizes the holder to conduct annual inspections, supervise major repairs, and approve return-to-service. It's regulated under 14 CFR 65.91.

The FAA does not publish IA holders in bulk. The renewal program is administered through the Designee Management System with each FSDO maintaining its own holder list — historically published as PDFs at irregular cadence, often only available in person at the renewal seminar. We're tracking this as a known gap rather than guessing or scraping unreliable third-party mirrors.

Working IAs who'd like to be discoverable through TallyAero can submit your details for a verified profile in the meantime. Long-term we'll FOIA the consolidated list.

About this directory.

Source

FAA Releasable Airmen Database — NONPILOT_CERT.csv, filtered for TYPE=M (Mechanic). Refreshed monthly with FAA's own cadence. Tokens M/AIRFR (Airframe) and M/POWER (Powerplant) determine the rating variant.

Address-opt-out gap

The FAA Releasable Airmen DB excludes airmen who opted out of address release — they're stripped from the bulk download entirely, even though they're still visible on the FAA's per-individual Airmen Inquiry tool (with address redacted). Meaningful share of working A&Ps use this opt-out, so they don't appear here. Closing the gap via the per-person inquiry endpoint is a tracked follow-up.

Authority

A&P certification under 14 CFR 65 Subpart D. Privileges, eligibility, recurrent training, and inspection authority all flow from there.