FAA Aeronautic Product Release API (APRA)

Chart publication metadata and download API from FAA Aeronautical Information Services. Thirty-four operations across VFR sectionals, terminal area charts, IFR enroute and oceanic charts, terminal procedures (dTPP), digital obstacle files, chart supplements, CIFP and the NFDC NASR 28-day subscription — each exposed as an /info edition lookup and a /chart download. Answers unauthenticated; responses use the FAA-proprietary arpa_response XML namespace. Verified live 2026-07-28 (HTTP 200).

OpenAPI Specification

faa-aeronautic-product-release-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
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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