Airport Gap

Airport Gap Distance API

Calculate great-circle distances between two airports.

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Operations 1

POST /airports/distance Calculate distance between airports #

Documentation

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SDKs

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GitHubRepository
https://github.com/dennmart/airport_gap

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OpenAPI Specification

airport-gap-distance-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Airport Gap REST Distance API
  description: Airport Gap is a RESTful API designed to help developers practice API automation testing.
  version: 1.0.0
  contact:
    url: https://airportgap.com
  license:
    name: MIT
    url: https://github.com/dennmart/airport_gap/blob/main/LICENCE
  x-source: https://airportgap.com/docs
servers:
- url: https://airportgap.com/api
  description: Production
tags:
- name: Distance
  description: Calculate great-circle distances between two airports.
paths:
  /airports/distance:
    post:
      operationId: calculateDistance
      summary: Calculate distance between airports
      description: Calculates the great-circle distance between two airports identified by their IATA codes. Returns the distance in miles, kilometers, and nautical miles.
      tags:
      - Distance
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              required:
              - from
              - to
              properties:
                from:
                  type: string
                  description: IATA code of the departure airport.
                  example: JFK
                to:
                  type: string
                  description: IATA code of the destination airport.
                  example: LAX
            example:
              from: JFK
              to: LAX
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Distance result between two airports.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/DistanceData'
              example:
                data:
                  id: JFK-LAX
                  type: airport_distance
                  attributes:
                    from_airport:
                      id: JFK
                      type: airport
                      attributes:
                        name: John F. Kennedy International Airport
                        city: New York
                        country: United States
                        iata: JFK
                        icao: KJFK
                        latitude: '40.639751'
                        longitude: '-73.778925'
                        altitude: 13
                        timezone: America/New_York
                    to_airport:
                      id: LAX
                      type: airport
                      attributes:
                        name: Los Angeles International Airport
                        city: Los Angeles
                        country: United States
                        iata: LAX
                        icao: KLAX
                        latitude: '33.942536'
                        longitude: '-118.408075'
                        altitude: 125
                        timezone: America/Los_Angeles
                    miles: 2475.6
                    kilometers: 3984.2
                    nautical_miles: 2150.8
        '422':
          description: Missing or invalid IATA codes.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
        '429':
          description: Rate limit exceeded.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
components:
  schemas:
    DistanceAttributes:
      type: object
      description: Distance measurements between two airports.
      properties:
        from_airport:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Airport'
        to_airport:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Airport'
        miles:
          type: number
          format: float
          description: Distance in miles.
          example: 2475.6
        kilometers:
          type: number
          format: float
          description: Distance in kilometers.
          example: 3984.2
        nautical_miles:
          type: number
          format: float
          description: Distance in nautical miles.
          example: 2150.8
    DistanceData:
      type: object
      description: JSON:API envelope for distance result.
      properties:
        data:
          type: object
          properties:
            id:
              type: string
              description: Identifier composed of the two IATA codes.
              example: JFK-LAX
            type:
              type: string
              enum:
              - airport_distance
            attributes:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/DistanceAttributes'
    ErrorResponse:
      type: object
      description: JSON:API error envelope.
      properties:
        errors:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              status:
                type: string
                description: HTTP status code string.
              title:
                type: string
                description: Short error title.
              detail:
                type: string
                description: Detailed error message.
    Airport:
      type: object
      description: Represents a single airport record conforming to JSON:API.
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          description: IATA airport code (e.g. "JFK").
          example: JFK
        type:
          type: string
          enum:
          - airport
          example: airport
        attributes:
          type: object
          properties:
            name:
              type: string
              description: Full name of the airport.
              example: John F. Kennedy International Airport
            city:
              type: string
              description: City where the airport is located.
              example: New York
            country:
              type: string
              description: Country where the airport is located.
              example: United States
            iata:
              type: string
              description: IATA airport code.
              example: JFK
            icao:
              type: string
              description: ICAO airport code.
              example: KJFK
            latitude:
              type: string
              description: Latitude coordinate of the airport.
              example: '40.639751'
            longitude:
              type: string
              description: Longitude coordinate of the airport.
              example: '-73.778925'
            altitude:
              type: integer
              description: Elevation of the airport in feet.
              example: 13
            timezone:
              type: string
              description: Timezone identifier.
              example: America/New_York
  securitySchemes:
    BearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: token
      description: 'Token-based authentication. Include the token generated from POST /tokens. Header format: Authorization: Bearer token=<Your Airport Gap Token>'
externalDocs:
  description: Airport Gap API Documentation
  url: https://airportgap.com/docs