Bureau of Transportation Statistics

aid: bureau-of-transportation-statistics
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/bureau-of-transportation-statistics/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
name: Bureau of Transportation Statistics
tags:
- Federal Government
- Statistics
- Transportation
- Aviation
- Freight
- Open Data
type: Index
kind: government
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: true
  public: false
  label: Freemium · Self-serve signup
  confidence: high
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/bureau-of-transportation-statistics.png
access: 3rd-Party
created: '2024-11-30'
modified: '2026-04-23'
position: Consumer
description: The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), part of the Department of Transportation (DOT) is the preeminent
  source of statistics on commercial aviation, multimodal freight activity, and transportation economics, and provides context
  to decision makers and the public for understanding statistics on transportation.
apis:
- aid: bureau-of-transportation-statistics:bts-open-data-soda-api
  name: BTS Open Data SODA API
  tags:
  - Federal Government
  - Transportation
  - Open Data
  - Statistics
  humanURL: https://data.bts.gov/
  baseURL: https://data.bts.gov/resource/
  properties:
  - url: https://data.bts.gov/
    type: Portal
  - url: https://dev.socrata.com/
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://catalog.data.gov/dataset?organization=dot-gov&q=bts
    type: DataAPI
  description: The BTS Open Data portal powered by Socrata provides programmatic access to transportation datasets via the
    Socrata Open Data API (SODA). Supports filtering, querying, and aggregation across aviation, freight, and transportation
    economics datasets. Also supports OData V2/V4 for tools like Tableau and Excel.
  features:
  - SODA Query Language (SOQL)
  - OData V2 and V4 Endpoints
  - JSON and CSV Formats
  - Filtering and Aggregation
  - Pagination
  - Dataset Downloads
  useCases:
  - Aviation performance analysis
  - Freight activity monitoring
  - Transportation economics research
  - Supply chain analytics
- aid: bureau-of-transportation-statistics:transtats
  name: TranStats - Airline On-Time Performance Data
  tags:
  - Federal Government
  - Transportation
  - Aviation
  - Statistics
  humanURL: https://www.transtats.bts.gov/
  properties:
  - url: https://www.transtats.bts.gov/
    type: Portal
  - url: https://www.transtats.bts.gov/ONTIME/
    type: Tools
  description: TranStats is BTS's aviation and transportation statistics database providing flight on-time performance data,
    carrier and airport snapshots, fuel consumption data, and comprehensive airline statistics. Enables custom queries and
    downloads across hundreds of aviation data tables.
  features:
  - On-Time Flight Performance Data
  - Carrier Snapshots
  - Airport Snapshots
  - Fuel Consumption Data
  - Custom Database Queries
  - Commodity Flow Survey Data
  - Freight Analysis Framework (FAF)
  useCases:
  - Airline performance analysis
  - Airport capacity planning
  - Flight delay research
  - Aviation industry benchmarking
- aid: bureau-of-transportation-statistics:bts-freight-data
  name: BTS Freight Analysis Framework (FAF)
  tags:
  - Federal Government
  - Freight
  - Transportation
  - Statistics
  humanURL: https://www.bts.gov/faf
  properties:
  - url: https://www.bts.gov/faf
    type: Documentation
  description: The Freight Analysis Framework integrates data from multiple sources to create a comprehensive picture of freight
    flows to, from, within, and through the United States. Includes volume, value, and mode of shipment data for domestic
    and international freight.
  features:
  - Freight Flow Data
  - Shipment Volume and Value
  - Mode of Transportation Data
  - Origin-Destination Analysis
  - Commodity-Level Data
  useCases:
  - Freight infrastructure planning
  - Supply chain analysis
  - Trade flow research
  - Transportation policy development
- aid: bureau-of-transportation-statistics:bureau-of-transportation-statistics-metadata-api
  name: Bureau of Transportation Statistics Metadata API
  description: Dataset and view metadata
  humanURL: https://data.bts.gov/
  baseURL: https://data.bts.gov/resource/
  tags:
  - Metadata
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/bureau-of-transportation-statistics-metadata-api-openapi.yml
- aid: bureau-of-transportation-statistics:bureau-of-transportation-statistics-resource-api
  name: Bureau of Transportation Statistics Resource API
  description: Dataset resource queries via SoQL
  humanURL: https://data.bts.gov/
  baseURL: https://data.bts.gov/resource/
  tags:
  - Resource
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/bureau-of-transportation-statistics-resource-api-openapi.yml
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/bureau-of-transportation-statistics-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/bureau-of-transportation-statistics-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/bureau-of-transportation-statistics-authentication.yml
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/dotbts
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bureau-of-transportation-statistics-bts
- type: Website
  url: https://www.bts.gov
- type: Portal
  url: https://data.bts.gov/
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://www.bts.gov/privacy-policy
- type: TranStats
  url: https://www.transtats.bts.gov/
- type: Data Portal
  url: https://catalog.data.gov/dataset?organization=dot-gov&q=bts
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
specificationVersion: '0.19'