openapi: 3.0.1
info:
title: Aeronautic Product Release API
description: FAA Aeronautic chart publication download API
contact:
name: Aeronautic Product Release API (APRA)
url: http://www.faa.gov/got_data
email: edai-aero@faa.gov
license:
name: Creative Commons 0 (CC0)
url: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode
version: 1.4.0
servers:
- url: https://external-api.faa.gov/apra
tags:
- name: US VFR Wall Planning Chart
- name: Coded Instrument Flight Procedures (CIFP)
- name: Oceanic Route Charts
- name: Daily Digital Obstacle File (DDOF)
- name: NASR 28 Day Subscription
- name: Sectional Charts
- name: Digital Enroute Charts US (DDECUS)
- name: IFR Planning Charts
- name: Gulf of Mexico IFR Enroute Chart
- name: IFR Enroute Charts
- name: US Terminal Procedures Publication (TPP)
- name: VFR Helicopter Route Chart
- name: Terminal Area Charts
- name: Digital Enroute Supplement (DERS)
- name: Grand Canyon VFR Chart
- name: Supplement Chart
paths:
/cifp/chart:
get:
tags:
- Coded Instrument Flight Procedures (CIFP)
summary: Get CIFP chart download link by edition type of current or next. If edition is left blank
or null, the default edition of current is used.
description: The CIFP release is distributed as a zip file containing charts and verification software.
operationId: getCIFPRelease
parameters:
- name: edition
in: query
description: Requested product edition. If omitted, current edition is returned.
schema:
type: string
enum:
- current
- next
default: current
responses:
'200':
description: OK
content: {}
'400':
description: Illegal arguments provided to service. One or more of the service parameter values
is invalid
content: {}
'404':
description: Requested edition has not been released for download or could not be found on the
FAA aeronav web site.
content: {}
'500':
description: Internal service error occurred which prevented a valid response from being returned.
content: {}
/cifp/info:
get:
tags:
- Coded Instrument Flight Procedures (CIFP)
summary: Get CIFP edition date and edition number by edition type of current or next. If the edition
is left blank or null, the default edition of current is used.
operationId: getCIFPEdition
parameters:
- name: edition
in: query
description: Requested product edition. If omitted, current edition is returned.
schema:
type: string
enum:
- current
- next
default: current
responses:
'200':
description: OK
content: {}
'400':
description: Illegal arguments provided to service. One or more of the service parameter values
is invalid
content: {}
'404':
description: Requested edition has not been released for download or could not be found on the
FAA aeronav web site.
content: {}
'500':
description: Internal service error occurred which prevented a valid response from being returned.
content: {}
/ddof/chart:
get:
tags:
- Daily Digital Obstacle File (DDOF)
summary: Get Daily Digital Obstacle File download link.
description: The Daily Digital Obstacle File release is distributed as a zip file containing the
latest obstacle information from the FAA database.
operationId: getDDOFRelease
responses:
'200':
description: OK
content: {}
'400':
description: Illegal arguments provided to service. One or more of the service parameter values
is invalid
content: {}
'404':
description: Requested edition has not been released for download or could not be found on the
FAA aeronav web site.
content: {}
'500':
description: Internal service error occurred which prevented a valid response from being returned.
content: {}
/ddof/info:
get:
tags:
- Daily Digital Obstacle File (DDOF)
summary: Get Daily Digital Obstacle File edition information.
description: The Daily Digital Obstacle File is released by the FAA on a daily basis.
operationId: getDDOFEdition
responses:
'200':
description: OK
content: {}
'400':
description: Illegal arguments provided to service. One or more of the service parameter values
is invalid
content: {}
'404':
description: Requested edition has not been released for download or could not be found on the
FAA aeronav web site.
content: {}
'500':
description: Internal service error occurred which prevented a valid response from being returned.
content: {}
/dec/chart:
get:
tags:
- Digital Enroute Charts US (DDECUS)
summary: Get Digital Enroute Chart download link by edition type of current or next. If edition
is left blank or null, the default edition of current is used.
description: The DEC US release is distributed as a zip file containing charts.
operationId: getDECRelease
parameters:
- name: edition
in: query
description: Requested product edition. If omitted, current edition is returned.
schema:
type: string
enum:
- current
- next
default: current
responses:
'200':
description: OK
content: {}
'400':
description: Illegal arguments provided to service. One or more of the service parameter values
is invalid
content: {}
'404':
description: Requested edition has not been released for download or could not be found on the
FAA aeronav web site.
content: {}
'500':
description: Internal service error occurred which prevented a valid response from being returned.
content: {}
/dec/info:
get:
tags:
- Digital Enroute Charts US (DDECUS)
summary: Get CIFP edition date and edition number by edition type of current or next. If the edition
is left blank or null, the default edition of current is used.
operationId: getDECEdition
parameters:
- name: edition
in: query
description: Requested product edition. If omitted, current edition is returned.
schema:
type: string
enum:
- current
- next
default: current
responses:
'200':
description: OK
content: {}
'400':
description: Illegal arguments provided to service. One or more of the service parameter values
is invalid
content: {}
'404':
description: Requested edition has not been released for download or could not be found on the
FAA aeronav web site.
content: {}
'500':
description: Internal service error occurred which prevented a valid response from being returned.
content: {}
/ders/chart:
get:
tags:
- Digital Enroute Supplement (DERS)
summary: Get Digital Enroute Supplement download link.
description: The Digital Enroute Supplement release has been deprecated and is no longer published
by the FAA..
operationId: getDERSRelease
parameters:
- name: edition
in: query
description: Requested product edition. If omitted, current edition is returned.
schema:
type: string
enum:
- current
- next
default: current
responses:
'404':
description: This product has been deprecated and is no longer published by the FAA.
content: {}
deprecated: true
/ders/info:
get:
tags:
- Digital Enroute Supplement (DERS)
summary: Get Digital Enroute Supplement edition information.
description: The Digital Enroute Supplement release has been deprecated and is no longer published
by the FAA.
operationId: getDERSEdition
parameters:
- name: edition
in: query
description: Requested product edition. If omitted, current edition is returned.
schema:
type: string
enum:
- current
- next
default: current
responses:
'404':
description: This product has been deprecated and is no longer published by the FAA.
content: {}
deprecated: true
/dtpp/chart:
get:
tags:
- US Terminal Procedures Publication (TPP)
summary: Get Terminal Procedure Publication chart download information by requesting an edition
with geographic area of United States or a valid US State Name.
description: 'The complete United States Terminal Procedure Publication (TPP) release is distributed
as a set of zip files containing charts and verification software. Requests for charts by state
returns a list of download URLs which can be quite extensive. All 50 US states are valid for
requesting chart publication download URLs. The special ''changeset'' edition operates against
the current release and returns the charts that were changed since the previous release. '
operationId: getTPPRelease
parameters:
- name: edition
in: query
description: Requested product edition. If omitted, the default current edition is returned.
schema:
type: string
enum:
- current
- next
- changeset
default: current
- name: geoname
in: query
description: Requested geographic region of Terminal Procedures Publication chart set. Specify
either US or a valid full state name such as Alaska. If omitted, the default US complete set
is returned.
schema:
type: string
default: US
responses:
'200':
description: OK
content: {}
'400':
description: Illegal arguments provided to service. One or more of the service parameter values
is invalid
content: {}
'404':
description: Requested edition has not been released for download or could not be found on the
FAA aeronav web site.
content: {}
'500':
description: Internal service error occurred which prevented a valid response from being returned.
content: {}
/dtpp/info:
get:
tags:
- US Terminal Procedures Publication (TPP)
summary: Get Terminal Procedure Publication chart edition information by requesting an edition with
geographic area of United States or one of the 50 US states
description: The US Terminal Procedure Publication is released on a 28 day airspace cycle. Edition
information is identical regardless of the geographic area or format of the desired charts.
operationId: getTPPEdition
parameters:
- name: edition
in: query
description: Requested product edition. If omitted, the default current edition information is
returned.
schema:
type: string
enum:
- current
- next
default: current
- name: geoname
in: query
description: Requested geographic region of Terminal Procedures Publication chart set. Specify
US or a valid full US state name such as Alaska. If omitted, edition information for the complete
US set is returned.
schema:
type: string
default: US
responses:
'200':
description: OK
content: {}
'400':
description: Illegal arguments provided to service. One or more of the service parameter values
is invalid
content: {}
'404':
description: Requested edition has not been released for download or could not be found on the
FAA aeronav web site.
content: {}
'500':
description: Internal service error occurred which prevented a valid response from being returned.
content: {}
/enroute/chart:
get:
tags:
- IFR Enroute Charts
summary: Get IFR Enroute Charts download link by edition, format, geoname, and seriesType
description: TIFF formatted files are geo-referenced while PDF format is not geo-referenced. Geoname
is either US, Alaska, Pacific, or Caribbean, depending on the desired chart. A list of available
charts by format, geoname, and series type can be found on the FAA public web site at FAA Home
> Air Traffic > Flight Information > Aeronautical Information Services > Digital Products > IFR
Charts and DERS > Low, High Areas tab. The valid values for seriesType are Low, High, or Area.
operationId: getIFREnrouteRelease
parameters:
- name: edition
in: query
description: Requested product edition. If omitted, the default current edition is returned.
schema:
type: string
enum:
- current
- next
default: current
- name: format
in: query
description: Format of the requested chart. TIFF is georeferenced and PDF is not georeferencedIf
omitted, the default format of PDF is returned.
schema:
type: string
enum:
- tiff
- pdf
default: pdf
- name: geoname
in: query
description: Geographic region for requested chart
required: true
schema:
type: string
enum:
- US
- Alaska
- Pacific
- Caribbean
- name: seriesType
in: query
description: The series type
required: true
schema:
type: string
enum:
- low
- high
- area
responses:
'200':
description: OK
content: {}
'400':
description: Illegal arguments provided to service. One or more of the service parameter values
is invalid
content: {}
'404':
description: Requested edition has not been released for download or could not be found on the
FAA aeronav web site.
content: {}
'500':
description: Internal service error occurred which prevented a valid response from being returned.
content: {}
/enroute/gom/chart:
get:
tags:
- Gulf of Mexico IFR Enroute Chart
summary: Get Gulf of Mexico IFR enroute chart edition date, edition number, and product download
URL
description: The Gulf of Mexico IFR enroute chart is distributed as a zip file that contains multiple
PDF charts.
operationId: getGOMRelease
parameters:
- name: edition
in: query
description: Requested product edition. If omitted, current edition is returned.
schema:
type: string
enum:
- current
- next
default: current
- name: format
in: query
description: Format of the requested chart. TIFF is georeferenced and PDF is not georeferenced.
If omitted, the default format of PDF is returned.
schema:
type: string
enum:
- tiff
- pdf
default: pdf
- name: geoname
in: query
description: Requested Gulf of Mexico geographic area. If omitted, both west and central links
are returned.
schema:
type: string
enum:
- west
- central
responses:
'200':
description: OK
content: {}
'400':
description: Illegal arguments provided to service. One or more of the service parameter values
is invalid
content: {}
'404':
description: Requested edition has not been released for download or could not be found on the
FAA aeronav web site.
content: {}
'500':
description: Internal service error occurred which prevented a valid response from being returned.
content: {}
/enroute/gom/info:
get:
tags:
- Gulf of Mexico IFR Enroute Chart
summary: Get Gulf of Mexico IFR enroute chart edition date and edition number
description: If a geographic area is not supplied, both central and west product edition information
is returned.
operationId: getGOMEdition
parameters:
- name: edition
in: query
description: Requested product edition. If omitted, current edition is returned.
schema:
type: string
enum:
- current
- next
default: current
- name: geoname
in: query
description: Requested Gulf of Mexico geographic area. If omitted, both west and central are returned.
schema:
type: string
enum:
- west
- central
responses:
'200':
description: OK
content: {}
'400':
description: Illegal arguments provided to service. One or more of the service parameter values
is invalid
content: {}
'404':
description: Requested edition has not been released for download or could not be found on the
FAA aeronav web site.
content: {}
'500':
description: Internal service error occurred which prevented a valid response from being returned.
content: {}
/enroute/info:
get:
tags:
- IFR Enroute Charts
summary: Get IFR Enroute Charts edition date and edition number by edition type of current or next
operationId: getIFREnrouteEdition
parameters:
- name: edition
in: query
description: Requested product edition
schema:
type: string
enum:
- current
- next
default: current
responses:
'200':
description: OK
content: {}
'400':
description: Illegal arguments provided to service. One or more of the service parameter values
is invalid
content: {}
'404':
description: Requested edition has not been released for download or could not be found on the
FAA aeronav web site.
content: {}
'500':
description: Internal service error occurred which prevented a valid response from being returned.
content: {}
/ifr/oceanic/chart:
get:
tags:
- Oceanic Route Charts
summary: Get Oceanic Route Chart download link by edition, format, and geoname
description: 'TIFF formatted files are geo-referenced while PDF format is not geo-referenced. Geoname
is a geographic area for which the chart is requested. Valid geographic names are Pacific (PORC),
North Atlantic (NARC), and Wester Atlantic (WATRS) '
operationId: getOceanicRouteChart
parameters:
- name: edition
in: query
description: Requested product edition. If omitted, the default current edition is returned.
schema:
type: string
enum:
- current
- next
default: current
- name: format
in: query
description: Format of the requested chart. TIFF is georeferenced and PDF is not georeferenced.
If omitted, the default format of PDF is returned.
schema:
type: string
enum:
- tiff
- pdf
default: pdf
- name: geoname
in: query
description: A geographic area for which the chart is requested
required: true
schema:
type: string
enum:
- NARC
- PORC
- WATRS
default: PORC
responses:
'200':
description: OK
content: {}
'400':
description: Illegal arguments provided to service. One or more of the service parameter values
is invalid
content: {}
'404':
description: Requested edition has not been released for download or could not be found on the
FAA aeronav web site.
content: {}
'500':
description: Internal service error occurred which prevented a valid response from being returned.
content: {}
/ifr/oceanic/info:
get:
tags:
- Oceanic Route Charts
summary: Get Oceanic Route Chart edition information by edition type
description: All oceanic charts are released on a regular 56 day cycle. The format and geographic
name are not necessary to obtain edition information.
operationId: getOceanicRouteEdition
parameters:
- name: edition
in: query
description: Requested product edition. If omitted, the default current edition information is
returned.
schema:
type: string
enum:
- current
- next
default: current
responses:
'200':
description: OK
content: {}
'400':
description: Illegal arguments provided to service. One or more of the service parameter values
is invalid
content: {}
'404':
description: Requested edition has not been released for download or could not be found on the
FAA aeronav web site.
content: {}
'500':
description: Internal service error occurred which prevented a valid response from being returned.
content: {}
/ifr/planning/chart:
get:
tags:
- IFR Planning Charts
summary: Get IFR planning download link by edition and format
description: TIFF formatted files are geo-referenced while PDF format is not geo-referenced. The
specific chart returned by this operation is the IFR PLANNING chart found on the FAA public web
site at FAA Home > Air Traffic > Flight Information > Aeronautical Information Services > Digital
Products > IFR Charts and DERS > Planning tab
operationId: getIfrPlanningChart
parameters:
- name: edition
in: query
description: Requested product edition. If omitted, the default current edition is returned.
schema:
type: string
enum:
- current
- next
default: current
- name: format
in: query
description: Format of the requested chart. TIFF is georeferenced and PDF is not georeferenced.
If omitted, the default PDF format is returned.
schema:
type: string
enum:
- tiff
- pdf
default: pdf
- name: geoname
in: query
description: Geographic area to query. North Atlantic (NA), Pacific Ocean (PO), Western Atlantic
(WAT), or United States (US)
schema:
type: string
enum:
- NA
- PO
- WAT
- US
default: US
responses:
'200':
description: OK
content: {}
'400':
description: Illegal arguments provided to service. One or more of the service parameter values
is invalid
content: {}
'404':
description: Requested edition has not been released for download or could not be found on the
FAA aeronav web site.
content: {}
'500':
description: Internal service error occurred which prevented a valid response from being returned.
content: {}
/ifr/planning/info:
get:
tags:
- IFR Planning Charts
summary: Get Planning Chart edition date and edition number by edition type
operationId: getIfrPlanningInfo
parameters:
- name: edition
in: query
description: Requested product edition. If omitted, the default current edition information is
returned.
schema:
type: string
enum:
- current
- next
default: current
responses:
'200':
description: OK
content: {}
'400':
description: Illegal arguments provided to service. One or more of the service parameter values
is invalid
content: {}
'404':
description: Requested edition has not been released for download or could not be found on the
FAA aeronav web site.
content: {}
'500':
description: Internal service error occurred which prevented a valid response from being returned.
content: {}
/nfdc/nasr/chart:
get:
tags:
- NASR 28 Day Subscription
summary: Get the National Flight Data Center NASR 28 day subscription file
operationId: getNASRSubscription
parameters:
- name: edition
in: query
description: Requested product edition. If omitted, the default current edition is returned.
schema:
type: string
enum:
- current
- next
default: current
responses:
'200':
description: OK
content: {}
'400':
description: Illegal arguments provided to service. One or more of the service parameter values
is invalid
content: {}
'404':
description: Requested edition has not been released for download or could not be found on the
FAA aeronav web site.
content: {}
'500':
description: Internal service error occurred which prevented a valid response from being returned.
content: {}
/nfdc/nasr/info:
get:
tags:
- NASR 28 Day Subscription
summary: Get the National Flight Data Center NASR 28 day subscription file edition information
operationId: getNASREdition
parameters:
- name: edition
in: query
description: Requested product edition. If omitted, the default current edition is returned.
schema:
type: string
enum:
- current
- next
default: current
responses:
'200':
description: OK
content: {}
'400':
description: Illegal arguments provided to service. One or more of the service parameter values
is invalid
content: {}
'404':
description: Requested edition has not been released for download or could not be found on the
FAA aeronav web site.
content: {}
'500':
description: Internal service error occurred which prevented a valid response from being returned.
content: {}
/supplement/chart:
get:
tags:
- 'Supplement Chart '
summary: Get Supplement chart download information by requesting an edition with a valid US volume.
description: The Supplement chart is distributed in two formats - zip and pdf. The US complete set
is returned as a ZIP file while all other volumes consist of individual PDF files.Requests for
charts by volume other than US complete set returns a list of download URLs which can be quite
extensive.
operationId: getSupplementRelease
parameters:
- name: edition
in: query
description: Requested product edition. If omitted, the default current edition is returned.
schema:
type: string
enum:
- current
- next
default: current
- name: volume
in: query
description: Requested volume of Supplement chart set. If omitted, the complete US set is returned.
schema:
type: string
enum:
- NORTHWEST
- SOUTHWEST
- NORTH CENTRAL
- SOUTH CENTRAL
- EAST CENTRAL
- SOUTHEAST
- NORTHEAST
- PACIFIC
- ALASKA
responses:
'200':
description: OK
content: {}
'400':
description: Illegal arguments provided to service. One or more of the service parameter values
is invalid
content: {}
'404':
description: Requested edition has not been released for download or could not be found on the
FAA aeronav web site.
content: {}
'500':
description: Internal service error occurred which prevented a valid response from being returned.
content: {}
/supplement/info:
get:
tags:
- 'Supplement Chart '
summary: Get Supplement chart edition information by requesting an edition and volume.
operationId: getSupplementEdition
parameters:
- name: edition
in: query
description: Requested product edition. If omitted, the default current edition is returned.
schema:
type: string
enum:
- current
- next
default: current
- name: volume
in: query
description: Requested volume of Supplement chart set. If omitted, the edition information for
the complete US set is returned.
schema:
type: string
enum:
- NORTHWEST
- SOUTHWEST
- NORTH CENTRAL
- SOUTH CENTRAL
- EAST CENTRAL
- SOUTHEAST
- NORTHEAST
- PACIFIC
- ALASKA
responses:
'200':
description: OK
content: {}
'400':
description: Illegal arguments provided to service. One or more of the service parameter values
is invalid
content: {}
'404':
description: Requested edition has not been released for download or could not be found on the
FAA aeronav web site.
content: {}
'500':
description: Internal service error occurred which prevented a valid response from being returned.
content: {}
/vfr/grandcanyon/chart:
get:
tags:
- Grand Canyon VFR Chart
summary: Get VFR Grand Canyon chart edition information and download link
operationId: getGrandCanyonRelease
parameters:
- name: edition
in: query
description: Requested product edition. If omitted, the default current edition is returned.
schema:
type: string
enum:
- current
- next
default: current
responses:
'200':
description: OK
content: {}
'400':
description: Illegal arguments provided to service. One or more of the service parameter values
is invalid
content: {}
'404':
description: Requested edition has not been released for download or could not be found on the
FAA aeronav web site.
content: {}
'500':
description: Internal service error occurred which prevented a valid response from being returned.
content: {}
/vfr/grandcanyon/info:
get:
tags:
- Grand Canyon VFR Chart
summary: Get VFR edition date and edition number by edition type of current or next
operationId: getGrandCanyonEdition
parameters:
- name: edition
in: query
description: Requested product edition. If omitted, the default current edition information is
returned.
schema:
type: string
enum:
- current
- next
default: current
responses:
'200':
description: OK
content: {}
'400':
description: Illegal arguments provided to service. One or more of the service parameter values
is invalid
content: {}
'404':
description: Requested edition has not been released for download or could not be found on the
FAA aeronav web site.
content: {}
'500':
description: Internal service e
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