Department of Transportation

Department of Transportation Airport Status API

The Airport Status API from Department of Transportation — 1 operation(s) for airport status.

GitHub OpenAPI

Operations 1

GET /{airportCode} Get current status for an airport #

Documentation

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https://vpic.nhtsa.dot.gov/api/
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https://api.nhtsa.gov/
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Documentation
https://mobile.fmcsa.dot.gov/qc/services/getting-started
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Authentication
https://mobile.fmcsa.dot.gov/qc/services/manage
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Documentation
https://www.faa.gov/data

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/department-of-transportation/refs/heads/main/openapi/department-of-transportation-airport-status-api-openapi.yml

Schemas & Data

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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/department-of-transportation/refs/heads/main/json-schema/vehicle-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/department-of-transportation/refs/heads/main/json-schema/recall-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/department-of-transportation/refs/heads/main/json-schema/carrier-schema.json

Other Resources

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Examples
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/department-of-transportation/refs/heads/main/examples/vin-decode-example.json
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https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/department-of-transportation/refs/heads/main/examples/recall-example.json

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OpenAPI Specification

department-of-transportation-airport-status-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: FAA Airport Status API
  description: The Federal Aviation Administration's Airport Status / NAS Status web services expose real-time status, weather, and delay information for major U.S. airports and the National Airspace System.
  version: '1'
  contact:
    name: FAA
    url: https://www.faa.gov/data
  license:
    name: Public Domain
    url: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
servers:
- url: https://soa.smext.faa.gov/asws/api/airport/status
  description: FAA ASWS
tags:
- name: Airport Status
paths:
  /{airportCode}:
    get:
      tags:
      - Airport Status
      summary: Get current status for an airport
      operationId: getAirportStatus
      parameters:
      - name: airportCode
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          pattern: ^[A-Z]{3,4}$
        description: IATA or ICAO airport code (e.g. JFK, KJFK)
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Airport status
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/AirportStatus'
components:
  schemas:
    AirportStatus:
      type: object
      properties:
        IATA:
          type: string
        Name:
          type: string
        State:
          type: string
        City:
          type: string
        Status:
          type: object
          properties:
            ReasonCategoryCode:
              type: string
            Reason:
              type: string
            ClosureBegin:
              type: string
            ClosureEnd:
              type: string
            MinDelay:
              type: string
            AvgDelay:
              type: string
            MaxDelay:
              type: string
            Trend:
              type: string
            Type:
              type: string
        Weather:
          type: object
          properties:
            Weather:
              type: array
              items:
                type: object
                properties:
                  Temp:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      type: string
                  Wind:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      type: string
                  Visibility:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      type: number
                  Meta:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      type: object
externalDocs:
  description: FAA Airport Status
  url: https://www.faa.gov/nextgen/programs/swim/