# Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open Data API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/us-dot/bts-open-data-soda-api/  
**Provider:** U.S. Department of Transportation — https://apis.io/providers/us-dot/  
**Base URL:** https://data.bts.gov/resource  
**Documentation:** https://data.bts.gov/

Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open Data API is one of 12 APIs that [U.S. Department of Transportation](https://apis.io/providers/us-dot/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network. Tagged areas include Open Data, Aviation, Airlines, Statistics, and BTS. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes API documentation and an API reference.

The Bureau of Transportation Statistics open data platform on Socrata SODA 2.1, and the authoritative record of US commercial aviation activity. Aviation holdings verified live include T-100 segment summaries by carrier, country, origin airport and month; Air Carrier Financial (Form 41) fuel, revenue, employee and fleet-age series; average air fare by carrier and by quarter; commercial aviation mishandled baggage and mishandled wheelchairs and scooters; and involuntary denied boardings by airline. 420 datasets enumerated in the DCAT-US 1.1 document at /data.json. Verified anonymously with HTTP 200 on 2026-07-28 against /resource/bu82-4pwz.json, /resource/6u8d-47ih.json and /resource/xyfb-hgtv.json.

## Machine-readable artifacts (7)

- **Documentation** — https://dev.socrata.com/docs/endpoints.html
- **APIReference** — https://dev.socrata.com/docs/queries/
- **Portal** — https://data.bts.gov/
- **APICatalog** — https://data.bts.gov/data.json
- **StatusPage** — https://status.socrata.com/
- **BulkData** — https://www.transtats.bts.gov/
- **License** — https://www.usa.gov/government-works

## Other U.S. Department of Transportation APIs (11)

- [FAA Aeronautic Product Release API (APRA)](https://apis.io/apis/us-dot/faa-aeronautic-product-release-api/)
- [FAA Air Carrier Pilot Records Database (PRD) API](https://apis.io/apis/us-dot/faa-air-carrier-prd-api/)
- [FAA Safety Assurance System (SAS) API](https://apis.io/apis/us-dot/faa-safety-assurance-system-api/)
- [FAA Data Catalog (CKAN Action API v3)](https://apis.io/apis/us-dot/faa-data-catalog-ckan-api/)
- [DOT Data Hub Open Data API](https://apis.io/apis/us-dot/dot-data-hub-soda-api/)
- [NHTSA vPIC (Vehicle Product Information Catalog) API](https://apis.io/apis/us-dot/nhtsa-vpic-api/)
- [NHTSA Safety API (recalls, complaints, safety ratings)](https://apis.io/apis/us-dot/nhtsa-safety-api/)
- [FRA Safety Data Web Services](https://apis.io/apis/us-dot/fra-safety-data-api/)
- [FMCSA QCMobile API](https://apis.io/apis/us-dot/fmcsa-qcmobile-api/)
- [USDOT ITS JPO Operational Data Environment (ODE) REST API](https://apis.io/apis/us-dot/its-jpo-ode-rest-api/)
- [U.S. Department of Transportation Airport Status Web Service](https://apis.io/apis/us-dot/us-dot-faa-airport-status-web-service-openapi/)

## Tags

Open Data, Aviation, Airlines, Statistics, BTS

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