Airmen by FAA Region
The FAA divides the United States into 9 regional offices, each responsible for airmen certification, oversight, and recordkeeping in its geographic area. There are 903,650 airmen with a region code on file in the FAA Civil Aviation Registry.
EA
154,479
Eastern Region
Regional office: Jamaica, NY
SO
152,431
Southwest Region
Regional office: Fort Worth, TX
SW
136,093
SW Region
WP
123,172
Western-Pacific Region
Regional office: Hawthorne, CA
GL
122,174
Great Lakes Region
Regional office: Des Plaines, IL
NM
94,104
Northwest Mountain Region
Regional office: Renton, WA
CE
68,962
Central Region
Regional office: Kansas City, MO
FS
42,429
FS Region
AL
9,806
AL Region
FAA region codes appear in the airmen certification database and reflect the regional office that issued or oversees the certificate. For a geographic breakdown by U.S. state, see Airmen by State.