The invention discloses flame-retardant polyester-type air filtering paper and a preparation method thereof. The preparation method of the flame-retardant polyester-type air filtering paper includes the steps that PET fibers are adopted and a structure similar to plant fibers is built by PET pulp. The average length of the PET fibers is relatively long, the PET fibers can be used as skeleton materials of the paper, the average length of the PET pulp is short, through fibrillation treatment, fine fibers adhering to the surface of the PET pulp serve as padding materials, meanwhile, acrylic resin of mixed steeping liquid serves as adhesive, accordingly, the fine fibers and the PET fibers are interwoven to form a small and compact mesh structure, and filter accuracy is improved. On the other hand, raw filtering paper is soaked in a nitrogen and phosphorus flame-retardant resin composite system, nitrogen and phosphorus flame retardants have synergistic effects, the flame retardance efficiency is high, and meanwhile the acrylic resin is used as a glue solution and forms a flame-retardant protective screen on the paper surface. The addition amount of the flame retardants is reduced, the durable and efficient flame-retardant performance is ensured, not only is the production cost reduced but also the comprehensive property of the paper is improved at the same time.