Airports Database and Codes API

NOTE: This endpoint provides detailed geographic and operational data on airports, matched with official IATA and ICAO codes. View all available API endpoints.

API Endpoint Description
This endpoint allows retrieval of geographic details for a specific airport or extraction of the complete airports database, with responses available in JSON, XML, or CSV formats.

Endpoint Address
GET https://content.airhex.com/api/v3.7.9/airports

Example Request
https://content.airhex.com/api/v3.7.9/airports?apikey=WcPi7fGFMTihmwdNxkn4XYwZtdhKuykg&iata=LHR

*Note: At least one query parameter (iata, icao, city_code, country_code, name, or dump) is required.

Request Parameters

Parameter	Required	Value	Type	Default	Description
apikey	Required	Any	String	none	Your assigned API key. Request a key if needed
iata	Conditional	AAA-ZZZ	String	none	Three-letter IATA airport code
icao	Conditional	AAAA-ZZZZ	String	none	Four-letter ICAO airport code
city_code	Conditional	AAA-ZZZ	String	none	Three-letter IATA city code
country_code	Conditional	AA-ZZ	String	none	Two-letter ISO 3166-1 Alpha-2 country code
name	Conditional	Any	String	none	Airport name or partial match substring
dump	Conditional	0 or 1	Integer	0	Set to 1 to export the complete database (ignores other query parameters)
response_type	Optional	JSON or XML or CSV	String	JSON	Response format: JSON, XML, or CSV (CSV initiates file download)
major_only	Optional	0 or 1	Integer	0	Set to 1 to include only airports with commercial flights (excludes seaplane bases, helipads, military bases, etc)

Response Fields

Field	Example	Description
iata	LHR	Airport's three-letter IATA code
icao	EGLL	Airport's four-letter ICAO code
name	London Heathrow Airport	Airport name
city_code	LON	Three-letter IATA city code of the airport's location
country_code	GB	ISO 3166-1 Alpha-2 country code of the airport location
timezone	Europe/London	Airport's time zone identifier
utc	1	Airport's time offset from UTC
latitude	51.469603	Geographic latitude of the airport
longitude	-0.453566	Geographic longitude of the airport
major_airport	1	Indicates if the airport has scheduled commercial flights: 1 – Airport with scheduled flights 0 – Airport with no scheduled flights or other location types (rail/bus stations, helipads, etc.)
sub_type		Facility subtype (if not an airport), e.g., Rail, Bus/Limo, Ferry/Port, or Border/Customs
active	1	Operational status: 1 active; 0 inactive
avg_weekly_flights	1587	Average weekly scheduled flight count
address	Longford TW6, UK	Physical address of the airport
phone_local	0844 335 1801	Local phone contact for the airport
phone_intl	+44 844 335 1801	International phone contact including country code
website	https://www.heathrow.com	Official airport website URL

Example Response (JSON)

[
    {
        "iata": "LHR",
        "icao": "EGLL",
        "name": "London Heathrow Airport",
        "city_code": "LON",
        "country_code": "GB",
        "timezone": "Europe\/London",
        "utc": "1",
        "latitude": "51.469603",
        "longitude": "-0.453566",
        "active": "1",
        "avg_weekly_flights": "1587",
        "major_airport": 1,
        "address": "Longford TW6, UK",
        "phone_local": "0844 335 1801",
        "phone_intl": "+44 844 335 1801",
        "website": "https:\/\/www.heathrow.com",
        "sub_type": null
    }
]

Example Response (XML)

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<airports>
 <airport>
  <iata>LHR</iata>
  <icao>EGLL</icao>
  <name>London Heathrow Airport</name>
  <city_code>LON</city_code>
  <country_code>GB</country_code>
  <timezone>Europe/London</timezone>
  <utc>1</utc>
  <latitude>51.469603</latitude>
  <longitude>-0.453566</longitude>
  <active>1</active>
  <avg_weekly_flights>1587</avg_weekly_flights>
  <major_airport>1</major_airport>
  <address>Longford TW6, UK</address>
  <phone_local>0844 335 1801</phone_local>
  <phone_intl>+44 844 335 1801</phone_intl>
  <website>https://www.heathrow.com</website>
  <sub_type></sub_type>
 </airport>
</airports>