Airports/API v2

Get an airport by ICAO

GET/api/v2/airports/{icao}

Good to know. OurAirports, 14 October 2026 snapshot: includes heliports and closed sites. Coordinates and services are not verified in real time.

Read the response

data: The requested results, as an object or an array.

meta: Dataset sources, license and dates. null means unknown or unavailable.

API v2 is the canonical path. Older /api/v1 paths remain compatibility aliases for the currently published behavior, including pagination; no removal date is scheduled.

Response fields 14

[] means each item in a list. null means unknown or unavailable, never zero. The guide language does not translate source values.

dataobject

Requested result: a single object or a list.

data.idinteger

Persistent numeric OurAirports ID, retained when airport codes change.

data.identstring

OurAirports identifier; not necessarily an ICAO code.

data.icao_codestring | null

Source ICAO code, normally four letters; never inferred from ident.

data.iata_codestring | null

Three-letter IATA code, commonly used on tickets and baggage.

data.namestring

Resource name, grouped by language where applicable.

data.typestring

Source airfield category: size, heliport, closed, etc. This is not a flight status.

Accepted values: "small_airport" "medium_airport" "large_airport" "heliport" "closed"

data.municipalitystring | null

Municipality served according to the source; may differ from the airport’s physical municipality.

data.iso_countrystring

Two-letter ISO country code; MA means Morocco.

Accepted values: "MA"

data.iso_regionstring | null

Source ISO subdivision code; separate from MoroccoAPI identifiers.

data.locationnull | object

Source geographic coordinates, where available.

data.location.latitudenumber

WGS 84 latitude in decimal degrees: positive north, negative south.

data.location.longitudenumber

WGS 84 longitude in decimal degrees: positive east, negative west.

data.scheduled_serviceboolean

Scheduled airline service reported at the snapshot date; not a guarantee of current flights.

Data structure

{
  "type": "object",
  "additionalProperties": false,
  "required": [
    "data",
    "meta"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "data": {
      "type": "object",
      "additionalProperties": false,
      "required": [
        "id",
        "ident",
        "icao_code",
        "iata_code",
        "name",
        "type",
        "municipality",
        "iso_country",
        "iso_region",
        "location",
        "scheduled_service"
      ],
      "properties": {
        "id": {
          "type": "integer",
          "minimum": 1,
          "description": "Persistent OurAirports numeric ID, retained when codes change."
        },
        "ident": {
          "type": "string",
          "minLength": 1,
          "description": "OurAirports identifier; it is not necessarily an ICAO code."
        },
        "icao_code": {
          "anyOf": [
            {
              "type": "string",
              "pattern": "^[A-Z]{4}$"
            },
            {
              "type": "string",
              "nullable": true,
              "enum": [
                null
              ]
            }
          ],
          "description": "Explicit source ICAO field; never inferred from ident or GPS."
        },
        "iata_code": {
          "anyOf": [
            {
              "type": "string",
              "pattern": "^[A-Z]{3}$"
            },
            {
              "type": "string",
              "nullable": true,
              "enum": [
                null
              ]
            }
          ]
        },
        "name": {
          "type": "string",
          "minLength": 1
        },
        "type": {
          "type": "string",
          "enum": [
            "small_airport",
            "medium_airport",
            "large_airport",
            "heliport",
            "closed"
          ]
        },
        "municipality": {
          "anyOf": [
            {
              "type": "string",
              "minLength": 1
            },
            {
              "type": "string",
              "nullable": true,
              "enum": [
                null
              ]
            }
          ],
          "description": "Source municipality served, not necessarily the airport's physical municipality."
        },
        "iso_country": {
          "enum": [
            "MA"
          ]
        },
        "iso_region": {
          "anyOf": [
            {
              "type": "string",
              "minLength": 1
            },
            {
              "type": "string",
              "nullable": true,
              "enum": [
                null
              ]
            }
          ]
        },
        "location": {
          "anyOf": [
            {
              "type": "string",
              "nullable": true,
              "enum": [
                null
              ]
            },
            {
              "type": "object",
              "additionalProperties": false,
              "required": [
                "latitude",
                "longitude"
              ],
              "properties": {
                "latitude": {
                  "type": "number",
                  "minimum": -90,
                  "maximum": 90
                },
                "longitude": {
                  "type": "number",
                  "minimum": -180,
                  "maximum": 180
                }
              }
            }
          ]
        },
        "scheduled_service": {
          "type": "boolean",
          "description": "OurAirports scheduled airline service flag at the snapshot; not a live availability guarantee."
        }
      }
    },
    "meta": {
      "type": "object",
      "additionalProperties": false,
      "required": [
        "dataset",
        "total",
        "license",
        "license_url",
        "retrieved_at",
        "transformation_version",
        "snapshot_date",
        "source_revision",
        "source_record_count",
        "scope",
        "limitations",
        "sources"
      ],
      "properties": {
        "dataset": {
          "enum": [
            "ourairports-morocco"
          ]
        },
        "total": {
          "type": "integer",
          "minimum": 0
        },
        "license": {
          "enum": [
            "Public-Domain"
          ]
        },
        "license_url": {
          "enum": [
            "https://ourairports.com/data/"
          ]
        },
        "retrieved_at": {
          "enum": [
            "2026-10-15"
          ]
        },
        "transformation_version": {
          "enum": [
            "1.0.0"
          ]
        },
        "snapshot_date": {
          "enum": [
            "2026-10-14"
          ]
        },
        "source_revision": {
          "enum": [
            "a5a1ab8c3d9d57568c4bf9a7d398a23a60623830"
          ]
        },
        "source_record_count": {
          "enum": [
            45
          ]
        },
        "scope": {
          "type": "string",
          "minLength": 1
        },
        "limitations": {
          "type": "array",
          "items": {
            "type": "string",
            "minLength": 1
          }
        },
        "sources": {
          "type": "array",
          "minItems": 1,
          "items": {
            "type": "object",
            "additionalProperties": false,
            "required": [
              "dataset",
              "producer",
              "source_url",
              "resource_url",
              "license",
              "source_updated_at"
            ],
            "properties": {
              "dataset": {
                "type": "string",
                "minLength": 1
              },
              "producer": {
                "type": "string",
                "minLength": 1
              },
              "source_url": {
                "type": "string",
                "format": "uri"
              },
              "resource_url": {
                "type": "string",
                "format": "uri"
              },
              "license": {
                "enum": [
                  "Public-Domain"
                ]
              },
              "source_updated_at": {
                "type": "string",
                "format": "date"
              }
            }
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

Sources and pagination 19

metaobject

Result context: sources, dates, license and pagination where applicable.

meta.datasetstring

Name of the dataset for this result or source.

Accepted values: "ourairports-morocco"

meta.totalinteger

Number of matching records before pagination; not the size of this page.

meta.licensestring

Reuse license. mixed means licenses differ: inspect each source.

Accepted values: "Public-Domain"

meta.license_urlstring

Link to the license terms; null when no URL is supplied.

Accepted values: "https://ourairports.com/data/"

meta.retrieved_atstring

Date the project retrieved the source file; not the observation date.

Accepted values: "2026-10-15"

meta.transformation_versionstring

Version of the dataset conversion rules; separate from the API version.

Accepted values: "1.0.0"

meta.snapshot_datestring

Reference date of the dataset snapshot.

Accepted values: "2026-10-14"

meta.source_revisionstring

Exact source file revision used for this snapshot.

Accepted values: "a5a1ab8c3d9d57568c4bf9a7d398a23a60623830"

meta.source_record_countnumber

Number of source records before any API filters.

Accepted values: 45

meta.scopestring

Scope covered by the dataset; does not imply universal coverage.

meta.limitationsstring[]

Known source or coverage limitations; read before using the data.

meta.sourcesobject[]

Sources used for this result, with their publishers and licenses.

meta.sources[].datasetstring

Name of the dataset for this result or source.

meta.sources[].producerstring

Organization publishing the original data.

meta.sources[].source_urlstring

Source publication or dataset landing page.

meta.sources[].resource_urlstring

Link to the actual file or resource used.

meta.sources[].licensestring

Reuse license. mixed means licenses differ: inspect each source.

Accepted values: "Public-Domain"

meta.sources[].source_updated_atstring

Last update reported by the source; not the retrieval date.

Errors

400: Invalid or missing parameter.
404: Resource not found.

Errors return error.code, error.message and error.request_id.

errorobject: Details of a failed request; replaces data and meta.
error.codestring: Stable error code, such as RESOURCE_NOT_FOUND; use it in application logic.
error.messagestring: Human-readable error explanation; use code for application logic.
error.request_idstring: Identifier for this request, useful when reporting a problem.

Get an airport by ICAO

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