DATPAQ

DATPAQ Aircraft API

FAA aircraft registration lookup by tail, ICAO hex, and type code

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Operations 4

GET /aircraft/lookup Look up aircraft by FAA tail number #

GET /aircraft/icao/{hex} Look up aircraft by ICAO hex #

GET /aircraft/type/{code} Look up aircraft type code #

POST /aircraft/batch Batch aircraft lookups #

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Datpaq Com Aircraft API
  version: 1.1.0
  contact:
    name: Datpaq Support
    url: https://datpaq.com
  license:
    name: Proprietary
  description: 'Operations tagged Aircraft across 2 of this provider''s published API definitions: datpaq-com.yaml, datpaq-com-openapi.yaml. Each path carries the servers of the definition it was published in.'
servers:
- url: https://datpaq.com/api/v1
  description: Production
- url: https://staging.datpaq.com/api/v1
  description: Staging
security:
- ApiKeyHeader: []
- ApiKeyQuery: []
tags:
- name: Aircraft
  description: FAA aircraft registration lookup by tail, ICAO hex, and type code
paths:
  /aircraft/lookup:
    get:
      tags:
      - Aircraft
      operationId: aircraftLookup
      summary: Look up aircraft by FAA tail number
      description: Requires tail. Returns FAA registration details for the N-number.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Aircraft registration details
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/GenericSuccess'
              example:
                success: true
                data:
                  valid: true
                  tail: N172SP
                  manufacturer: CESSNA
                  model: 172S
                  year: 2001
                  owner: EXAMPLE AVIATION LLC
                metadata:
                  correlationId: abc123-def456
                  timestamp: '2026-08-20T12:00:00.000Z'
                  processingTime: 18ms
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/RateLimited'
        default:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ServiceUnavailable'
      parameters:
      - name: tail
        in: query
        required: true
        description: FAA N-number / tail
        schema:
          type: string
          example: N172SP
    servers:
    - url: https://datpaq.com/api/v1
      description: Production
    - url: https://staging.datpaq.com/api/v1
      description: Staging
  /aircraft/icao/{hex}:
    get:
      tags:
      - Aircraft
      operationId: aircraftIcaoLookup
      summary: Look up aircraft by ICAO hex
      description: Resolves a 6-character ICAO Mode S hex code.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Aircraft record for the ICAO hex
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/GenericSuccess'
              example:
                success: true
                data:
                  hex: A4B5C6
                  tail: N172SP
                  manufacturer: CESSNA
                  model: 172S
                metadata:
                  correlationId: abc123-def456
                  timestamp: '2026-08-20T12:00:00.000Z'
                  processingTime: 22ms
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/RateLimited'
        default:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ServiceUnavailable'
      parameters:
      - name: hex
        in: path
        required: true
        description: ICAO hex
        schema:
          type: string
          example: A4B5C6
    servers:
    - url: https://datpaq.com/api/v1
      description: Production
    - url: https://staging.datpaq.com/api/v1
      description: Staging
  /aircraft/type/{code}:
    get:
      tags:
      - Aircraft
      operationId: aircraftTypeLookup
      summary: Look up aircraft type code
      description: Returns type identification and specifications for an aircraft type code.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Aircraft type details
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/GenericSuccess'
              example:
                success: true
                data:
                  code: C172
                  manufacturer: CESSNA
                  model: '172'
                  category: Land Plane
                  seating: 4
                metadata:
                  correlationId: abc123-def456
                  timestamp: '2026-08-20T12:00:00.000Z'
                  processingTime: 8ms
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/RateLimited'
        default:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ServiceUnavailable'
      parameters:
      - name: code
        in: path
        required: true
        description: Aircraft type code
        schema:
          type: string
          example: C172
    servers:
    - url: https://datpaq.com/api/v1
      description: Production
    - url: https://staging.datpaq.com/api/v1
      description: Staging
  /aircraft/batch:
    post:
      tags:
      - Aircraft
      operationId: aircraftBatch
      summary: Batch aircraft lookups
      description: 'JSON array or { items: [...] }, up to 50 tail lookups.'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Batch lookup results
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/GenericSuccess'
              example:
                success: true
                data:
                  results:
                  - tail: N172SP
                    valid: true
                    manufacturer: CESSNA
                    model: 172S
                  - tail: N628TS
                    valid: true
                    manufacturer: CESSNA
                    model: 182T
                metadata:
                  correlationId: abc123-def456
                  timestamp: '2026-08-20T12:00:00.000Z'
                  processingTime: 41ms
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/RateLimited'
        default:
          $ref: '#/components/responses/ServiceUnavailable'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        description: Batch items
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              required: []
              properties:
                items:
                  type: array
                  maxItems: 50
                  items:
                    type: string
                    example: N172SP
            example:
              items:
              - N172SP
              - N628TS
    servers:
    - url: https://datpaq.com/api/v1
      description: Production
    - url: https://staging.datpaq.com/api/v1
      description: Staging
components:
  schemas:
    ErrorResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        error:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable error message
          example: Invalid API key
        correlationId:
          type: string
          description: Request tracking identifier for support
          example: abc123-def456-789ghi
        service:
          type: string
          description: Service name that produced the error
          example: ip-geolocation
    GenericSuccess:
      type: object
      description: Standard success envelope. The data property structure varies by endpoint.
      properties:
        correlationId:
          type: string
          description: Request tracking identifier
          example: abc123-def456
        data:
          type: object
          description: Response payload (structure varies by endpoint)
        cached:
          type: boolean
          description: Whether the response was served from cache
          example: false
  responses:
    NotFound:
      description: Resource not found
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
    BadRequest:
      description: Bad request — missing or invalid parameters
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
    RateLimited:
      description: Rate limit exceeded — retry after the indicated period
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
    ServiceUnavailable:
      description: Service temporarily unavailable
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
    Unauthorized:
      description: Unauthorized — missing or invalid API key
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
  securitySchemes:
    ApiKeyHeader:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: x-api-key
      description: API key passed via x-api-key request header
    ApiKeyQuery:
      type: apiKey
      in: query
      name: api_key
      description: API key passed as api_key query parameter
x-refined-from:
- datpaq-com.yaml
- datpaq-com-openapi.yaml