{ "openapi": "3.1.0", "info": { "title": "Aircraft Registrations API", "version": "1.0.0", "description": "The full FAA registry: 316,483 US aircraft by tail number or Mode S hex, with owner, model and airworthiness.\n\nThe complete US civil aircraft registry, straight from the FAA and refreshed daily: 316,483 registered aircraft with tail number, serial number, owner name and address, make, model, year, seats, horsepower, airworthiness classification, registration status and Mode S transponder codes. Every record carries the Mode S hex code (icao24), so ADS-B trackers can resolve any transponder they hear to a real registration in one call. Look up N172SP and get its 1977 Cessna R172K story with engine specs; search Delta Air Lines and page through its 1,100+ aircraft fleet; filter Cirrus aircraft registered in Tennessee since 2020; rank states or manufacturers by registration counts (Texas leads, Cessna dominates). Coded FAA fields arrive decoded into plain English — registrant types, aircraft types, engine types, all 40+ status codes — with the raw codes preserved for compliance work. Registrations and deregistrations sync daily from the FAA releasable database, so ownership changes land within a day. Built for aviation apps, ADS-B/flight trackers, aircraft sales and valuation, insurance, and lien research. Public-domain source data, self-hosted — no third-party calls at request time.", "contact": { "name": "Data and APIs", "url": "https://dataandapis.com/contact" }, "termsOfService": "https://dataandapis.com/terms-of-service", "license": { "name": "Data and APIs Terms of Service", "url": "https://dataandapis.com/terms-of-service" }, "x-logo": { "url": "https://dataandapis.com/images/aircraft-registrations.webp" } }, "externalDocs": { "description": "Documentation, live tester and pricing", "url": "https://dataandapis.com/apis/aircraft-registrations" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api-aircraft-registrations.dataandapis.com" } ], "tags": [ { "name": "Transportation", "description": "Aircraft Registrations API belongs to the Transportation category of the Data and APIs catalog." } ], "paths": { "/v1/sources": { "get": { "operationId": "dataSources", "summary": "Data Sources", "description": "Data Sources endpoint of the Aircraft Registrations API. Costs 1 token per call.", "externalDocs": { "url": "https://dataandapis.com/apis/aircraft-registrations/data-sources" }, "responses": { "200": { "description": "Successful response", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "type": "object" }, "example": { "ok": true, "count": 1, "sources": [ { "slug": "faa-registry", "name": "FAA Releasable Aircraft Database", "publisher": "Federal Aviation Administration", "licence": "US Government work - public domain", "source_url": "https://www.faa.gov/licenses_certificates/aircraft_certification/aircraft_registry", "file_url": "https://registry.faa.gov/database/ReleasableAircraft.zip", "cadence": "daily", "record_count": 316483, "retrieved_at": "2026-09-05" } ] } } } }, "401": { "description": "Missing or invalid API key" }, "402": { "description": "Subscription past due; the response carries a payment_url" }, "429": { "description": "Monthly token allowance exhausted" } }, "security": [ { "ApiKey": [] } ] } }, "/v1/aircraft/{n_number}": { "get": { "operationId": "getAircraftByTailNumber", "summary": "Get Aircraft By Tail Number", "description": "Get Aircraft By Tail Number endpoint of the Aircraft Registrations API. 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Costs 1 token per call.", "externalDocs": { "url": "https://dataandapis.com/apis/aircraft-registrations/lookup-by-mode-s-hex" }, "parameters": [ { "name": "code", "in": "path", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "example": "A12239" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "Successful response", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "type": "object" }, "example": { "ok": true, "aircraft": { "n_number": "N172SP", "serial_number": "R172-2842", "make": "CESSNA", "model": "R172K", "year": 1977, "aircraft_type": "Fixed Wing Single-Engine", "engine_type": "Reciprocating", "airworthiness_class": "Standard", "status": "Valid Registration", "status_code": "V", "registrant": { "type": "LLC", "name": "LUKE AIRLINES LLC", "street": "13422 FORT ST", "street2": null, "city": "SOUTHGATE", "state": "MI", "zip": "481951138", "country": "US", "region": "Great Lakes", "other_names": [], "fractional_ownership": false }, "dates": { "certificate_issued": "2002-10-31", "airworthiness": "1977-12-10", "last_action": "2023-06-03", "expiration": "2028-08-31" }, "mode_s_code_octal": "50221071", "mode_s_hex": "A12239", "mfr_mdl_code": "2072431", "eng_mfr_mdl_code": "17025", "kit": null, "specs": { "seats": 4, "engine_count": 1, "weight_class": "CLASS 1", "cruising_speed_mph": 76, "category": "Land", "engine_make": "CONT MOTOR", "engine_model": "IO-360 SER", "horsepower": 300, "thrust_lbs": null } } } } } }, "401": { "description": "Missing or invalid API key" }, "402": { "description": "Subscription past due; the response carries a payment_url" }, "429": { "description": "Monthly token allowance exhausted" } }, "security": [ { "ApiKey": [] } ] } }, "/v1/aircraft/random": { "get": { "operationId": "randomAircraft", "summary": "Random Aircraft", "description": "Random Aircraft endpoint of the Aircraft Registrations API. Costs 1 token per call.", "externalDocs": { "url": "https://dataandapis.com/apis/aircraft-registrations/random-aircraft" }, "responses": { "200": { "description": "Successful response", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "type": "object" }, "example": { "ok": true, "aircraft": { "n_number": "N770P", "serial_number": "E-749", "make": "BEECH", "model": "A36", "year": 1975, "aircraft_type": "Fixed Wing Single-Engine", "engine_type": "Reciprocating", "airworthiness_class": "Standard", "status": "Valid Registration", "status_code": "V", "registrant": { "type": "Individual", "name": "MACHIN SUSAN M TRUSTEE", "street": "11 SEA TER", "street2": null, "city": "NEWPORT COAST", "state": "CA", "zip": "926571020", "country": "US", "region": "Western-Pacific", "other_names": [], "fractional_ownership": false }, "dates": { "certificate_issued": "2022-11-01", "airworthiness": "1975-09-04", "last_action": "2025-01-23", "expiration": "2029-11-30" }, "mode_s_code_octal": "52465114", "mode_s_hex": "AA6A4C", "mfr_mdl_code": "1151604", "eng_mfr_mdl_code": "17032", "kit": null, "specs": { "seats": 6, "engine_count": 1, "weight_class": "CLASS 1", "cruising_speed_mph": 138, "category": "Land", "engine_make": "CONT MOTOR", "engine_model": "IO 520 SERIES", "horsepower": 285, "thrust_lbs": null } } } } } }, "401": { "description": "Missing or invalid API key" }, "402": { "description": "Subscription past due; the response carries a payment_url" }, "429": { "description": "Monthly token allowance exhausted" } }, "security": [ { "ApiKey": [] } ] } }, "/v1/stats": { "get": { "operationId": "registrationStatistics", "summary": "Registration Statistics", "description": "Registration Statistics endpoint of the Aircraft Registrations API. Costs 1 token per call.", "externalDocs": { "url": "https://dataandapis.com/apis/aircraft-registrations/registration-statistics" }, "parameters": [ { "name": "by", "in": "query", "required": false, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "example": "make" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "Successful response", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "type": "object" }, "example": { "ok": true, "dimension": "make", "count": 8, "results": [ { "key": "CESSNA", "registrations": 72713 }, { "key": "PIPER", "registrations": 44841 }, { "key": "BEECH", "registrations": 17447 }, { "key": "CIRRUS DESIGN CORP", "registrations": 9413 }, { "key": "DJI", "registrations": 6879 }, { "key": "BOEING", "registrations": 6589 }, { "key": "MOONEY", "registrations": 5393 }, { "key": "TEXTRON AVIATION INC", "registrations": 4369 } ] } } } }, "401": { "description": "Missing or invalid API key" }, "402": { "description": "Subscription past due; the response carries a payment_url" }, "429": { "description": "Monthly token allowance exhausted" } }, "security": [ { "ApiKey": [] } ] } }, "/v1/aircraft": { "get": { "operationId": "searchAircraft", "summary": "Search Aircraft", "description": "Search Aircraft endpoint of the Aircraft Registrations API. Costs 1 token per call.", "externalDocs": { "url": "https://dataandapis.com/apis/aircraft-registrations/search-aircraft" }, "parameters": [ { "name": "aircraft_type", "in": "query", "required": false, "schema": { "type": "string" } }, { "name": "city", "in": "query", "required": false, "schema": { "type": "string" } }, { "name": "limit", "in": "query", "required": false, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "example": "20" }, { "name": "make", "in": "query", "required": false, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "example": "CIRRUS" }, { "name": "model", "in": "query", "required": false, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "example": "SR22" }, { "name": "page", "in": "query", "required": false, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "example": "1" }, { "name": "registrant", "in": "query", "required": false, "schema": { "type": "string" } }, { "name": "state", "in": "query", "required": false, "schema": { "type": "string" } }, { "name": "year_max", "in": "query", "required": false, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "example": "2025" }, { "name": "year_min", "in": "query", "required": false, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "example": "2020" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "Successful response", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "type": "object" }, "example": { "ok": true, "total": 2168, "page": 1, "limit": 20, "count": 3, "results": [ { "n_number": "N100DG", "make": "CIRRUS DESIGN CORP", "model": "SR22T", "year": 2024, "aircraft_type": "Fixed Wing Single-Engine", "registrant_name": "CIRRUS SR22T 2190 INC TRUSTEE", "registrant_type": "Corporation", "city": "WILMINGTON", "state": "DE", "status": "Valid Registration", "mode_s_hex": "A00506" }, { "n_number": "N100JB", "make": "CIRRUS DESIGN CORP", "model": "SR22", "year": 2024, "aircraft_type": "Fixed Wing Single-Engine", "registrant_name": "AIRBYARS LLC", "registrant_type": "LLC", "city": "SPARTANBURG", "state": "SC", "status": "Valid Registration", "mode_s_hex": "A0057E" }, { "n_number": "N100PK", "make": "CIRRUS DESIGN CORP", "model": "SR22T", "year": 2024, "aircraft_type": "Fixed Wing Single-Engine", "registrant_name": "ALLEN CHASE ENTERPRISES INC", "registrant_type": "Corporation", "city": "OSWEGO", "state": "NY", "status": "Valid Registration", "mode_s_hex": "A00603" } ] } } } }, "401": { "description": "Missing or invalid API key" }, "402": { "description": "Subscription past due; the response carries a payment_url" }, "429": { "description": "Monthly token allowance exhausted" } }, "security": [ { "ApiKey": [] } ] } }, "/v1/models": { "get": { "operationId": "searchAircraftModels", "summary": "Search Aircraft Models", "description": "Search Aircraft Models endpoint of the Aircraft Registrations API. Costs 1 token per call.", "externalDocs": { "url": "https://dataandapis.com/apis/aircraft-registrations/search-aircraft-models" }, "parameters": [ { "name": "limit", "in": "query", "required": false, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "example": "25" }, { "name": "make", "in": "query", "required": false, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "example": "CESSNA" }, { "name": "model", "in": "query", "required": false, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "example": "172S" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "Successful response", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "type": "object" }, "example": { "ok": true, "count": 2, "models": [ { "code": "2072439", "make": "CESSNA", "model": "172S", "aircraft_type": "Fixed Wing Single-Engine", "engine_type": "Reciprocating", "category": "Land", "builder_certification": "Type Certificated", "engines": 1, "seats": 4, "weight_class": "CLASS 1", "cruising_speed_mph": null, "tc_data_sheet": null, "tc_data_holder": null }, { "code": "2072442", "make": "CESSNA AIRCRAFT CO", "model": "172S", "aircraft_type": "Fixed Wing Single-Engine", "engine_type": "Reciprocating", "category": "Land", "builder_certification": "Not Type Certificated", "engines": 1, "seats": 4, "weight_class": "CLASS 1", "cruising_speed_mph": null, "tc_data_sheet": null, "tc_data_holder": null } ] } } } }, "401": { "description": "Missing or invalid API key" }, "402": { "description": "Subscription past due; the response carries a payment_url" }, "429": { "description": "Monthly token allowance exhausted" } }, "security": [ { "ApiKey": [] } ] } } }, "components": { "securitySchemes": { "ApiKey": { "type": "apiKey", "in": "header", "name": "X-Api-Key", "description": "Create a free key at https://dataandapis.com/sign-up. 500 tokens a month on the Free plan; this API costs 1 token per call." } } }, "security": [ { "ApiKey": [] } ] }