The public-domain OurAirports dataset: 85,944 airports, heliports, seaplane bases and airfields with their runways and radio frequencies.

What does an airport record include?

Name, type, location and elevation, region and country, IATA, ICAO, GPS and local codes, a Wikipedia link, runways with length, width, surface, lighting and headings, and frequencies such as tower, approach and ATIS.

Does it include small and closed fields?

Yes. Everything OurAirports lists, including small airfields and closed airports, with a type field so you can filter to large and medium airports.

Re-synced daily from OurAirports, with no third-party call at request time.

What does a call cost?

2 tokens. The free plan covers 250 lookups a month.

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Airports API

85,944 airports, heliports and airfields worldwide by IATA or ICAO code, with runways and frequencies

Look up airports worldwide by IATA or ICAO code, search by name, city, country, or type, and find airports near any coordinate (sorted by distance). 85,000+ airports, heliports, seaplane bases and airfields from the public-domain OurAirports dataset — each with location, elevation, region, codes (IATA/ICAO/GPS/local), Wikipedia link, plus its runways (length, width, surface, lighting, headings) and radio frequencies (tower, approach, ATIS...). Self-hosted and refreshed daily — no third-party calls.

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response.json

{
  "id": 3632,
  "ident": "KLAX",
  "type": "large_airport",
  "name": "Los Angeles International Airport",
  "iata_code": "LAX",
  "icao_code": "KLAX",
  "municipality": "Los Angeles",
  "iso_country": "US",
  "runways": 4,
  "frequencies": 11
}

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Use cases for Airports API

Resolve an IATA or ICAO code to the airport's name, city, country, coordinates and elevation in a booking or logistics product.
Autocomplete airport search by name, city or country for travel forms.
Find airports and airfields near a coordinate, sorted by distance, for flight planning and drone operations.
Show runway length, surface and lighting plus tower and ATIS frequencies on an aviation app.

Airports API endpoints

Every endpoint with its parameters and a real example response.

OpenAPI definition Postman workspace

GETGet Airport
GETNearby Airports
GETSearch Airports

GETGet Airport

https://api-airports.dataandapis.com/v1/airports/{code}

Path parameters

Parameter	Example
code	LAX	Required

Example request

curl "https://api-airports.dataandapis.com/v1/airports/LAX" \
  -H "X-Api-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"

Example response

{
  "id": 3632,
  "ident": "KLAX",
  "type": "large_airport",
  "name": "Los Angeles International Airport",
  "latitude": 33.942501,
  "longitude": -118.407997,
  "elevation_ft": 125,
  "continent": "NA",
  "iso_country": "US",
  "iso_region": "US-CA",
  "municipality": "Los Angeles",
  "scheduled_service": "yes",
  "icao_code": "KLAX",
  "iata_code": "LAX",
  "gps_code": "KLAX",
  "local_code": "LAX",
  "home_link": "https://www.flylax.com/",
  "wikipedia_link": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_International_Airport",
  "keywords": null,
  "runways": [
    {
      "length_ft": 8926,
      "width_ft": 150,
      "surface": "CON",
      "lighted": true,
      "closed": false,
      "le_ident": "6L",
…

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{
  "id": 3632,
  "ident": "KLAX",
  "type": "large_airport",
  "name": "Los Angeles International Airport",
  "latitude": 33.942501,
  "longitude": -118.407997,
  "elevation_ft": 125,
  "continent": "NA",
  "iso_country": "US",
  "iso_region": "US-CA",
  "municipality": "Los Angeles",
  "scheduled_service": "yes",
  "icao_code": "KLAX",
  "iata_code": "LAX",
  "gps_code": "KLAX",
  "local_code": "LAX",
  "home_link": "https://www.flylax.com/",
  "wikipedia_link": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Angeles_International_Airport",
  "keywords": null,
  "runways": [
    {
      "length_ft": 8926,
      "width_ft": 150,
      "surface": "CON",
      "lighted": true,
      "closed": false,
      "le_ident": "6L",
      "le_heading_degT": 83,
      "le_elevation_ft": 112,
      "he_ident": "24R",
      "he_heading_degT": 263,
      "he_elevation_ft": 117
    }
  ],
  "frequencies": [
    {
      "type": "APP",
      "description": "SOCAL APP",
      "frequency_mhz": 36.07
    },
    {
      "type": "TWR",
      "description": "LOS ANGELES TOWER",
      "frequency_mhz": 133.9
    }
  ]
}

GETNearby Airports

https://api-airports.dataandapis.com/v1/airports/nearby

Query parameters

Parameter	Example
lat	40.71	Required
lon	-74.0	Required
radius	100	Optional

Example request

curl "https://api-airports.dataandapis.com/v1/airports/nearby?lat=40.71&lon=-74.0&radius=100" \
  -H "X-Api-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"

Example response

{
  "lat": 40.71,
  "lon": -74,
  "radius_km": 100,
  "count": 4,
  "airports": [
    {
      "name": "Newark Liberty International Airport",
      "iata_code": "EWR",
      "type": "large_airport",
      "distance_km": 15.6
    },
    {
      "name": "LaGuardia Airport",
      "iata_code": "LGA",
      "type": "large_airport",
      "distance_km": 12.1
    },
    {
      "name": "John F. Kennedy International Airport",
      "iata_code": "JFK",
      "type": "large_airport",
      "distance_km": 21.4
    }
  ]
}

GETSearch Airports

https://api-airports.dataandapis.com/v1/airports/search

Query parameters

Parameter	Example
country	US	Optional
limit	20	Optional
q	angeles	Optional
type	large_airport	Optional

Example request

curl "https://api-airports.dataandapis.com/v1/airports/search?country=US&limit=20&q=angeles&type=large_airport" \
  -H "X-Api-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"

Example response

{
  "query": "angeles",
  "count": 1,
  "airports": [
    {
      "name": "Los Angeles International Airport",
      "type": "large_airport",
      "iata_code": "LAX",
      "icao_code": "KLAX",
      "iso_country": "US",
      "municipality": "Los Angeles"
    }
  ]
}

Where the data comes from

Source: OurAirports airports, runways and frequencies (public domain).
Freshness: Daily full re-sync.

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import axios from 'axios';

const { data } = await axios.get(
  'https://api-airports.dataandapis.com/v1/airports/{code}',
  { headers: { 'X-Api-Key': process.env.API_KEY } }
);

Airports API · X-Api-Key

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Client:

import axios from 'axios';

const url = 'https://api-airports.dataandapis.com/v1/airports/{code}';
const { data } = await axios.get(url, {
  headers: { 'X-Api-Key': 'YOUR_API_KEY' }
});