FAA Airports

Overview

Airport defines area on land or water intended to be used either wholly or in part for the arrival; departure and surface movement of aircraft/helicopters. Airport information is published every eight weeks by the U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration-Aeronautical Information Services.

Attributes

name

Airport name

string
elevation

Airfield elevation in feet above/below mean sea level

number
icao_id

Airport ICAO identifier or ICAO location indicator

string
type_code

Airport type code: 'AD' (aerodrome), 'HP' (heliport), 'SP' (seaport), 'UL' (ultra light), 'GL' (glider port), or 'BP' (balloon port)

string
city

Associated service city; associated city name for public and private airports

string
state

State or province name

string
country

Country name

string
operational_status

Airport operational status: 'OPERATIONAL', 'INDEFINITE' (closed indefinitely), or 'CLOSED' (closed permanently)

string
military_use

Military/civil code: 'ALL' (joint use), 'CIVIL' (civilian), 'MIL' (military).

string
is_private

Whether airport is private (True) or public (False)

boolean
is_international

Whether airport services international flights

boolean