Airport Distance API

Overview

To use Airport Distance, you need an API key. You can get one by creating a free account and visiting your dashboard.

GET Endpoint

https://api.apiverve.com/v1/airportdistance

Example

How to call the Airport Distance API in different programming languages.

curl -X GET \
  "https://api.apiverve.com/v1/airportdistance?iata1=JFK&iata2=LAX" \
  -H "X-API-Key: your_api_key_here"

const response = await fetch('https://api.apiverve.com/v1/airportdistance?iata1=JFK&iata2=LAX', {
  method: 'GET',
  headers: {
    'X-API-Key': 'your_api_key_here',
    'Content-Type': 'application/json'
  }
});

const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

import requests

headers = {
    'X-API-Key': 'your_api_key_here',
    'Content-Type': 'application/json'
}

response = requests.get('https://api.apiverve.com/v1/airportdistance?iata1=JFK&iata2=LAX', headers=headers)

data = response.json()
print(data)

package main

import (
    "fmt"
    "io"
    "net/http"

)

func main() {
    req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", "https://api.apiverve.com/v1/airportdistance?iata1=JFK&iata2=LAX", nil)

    req.Header.Set("X-API-Key", "your_api_key_here")
    req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")

    client := &http.Client{}
    resp, err := client.Do(req)
    if err != nil {
        panic(err)
    }
    defer resp.Body.Close()

    body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
    fmt.Println(string(body))
}

{
  "status": "ok",
  "error": null,
  "data": {
    "distanceMiles": 2470.23,
    "distanceKm": 3974.2,
    "distanceNauticalMiles": 2145.12,
    "estimatedFlightTime": "5h 24m",
    "timezoneDiffHours": -3,
    "bearing": 265,
    "direction": "West",
    "isInternational": false,
    "carbonEstimateKg": 543,
    "airport1": {
      "name": "John F Kennedy International Airport",
      "iata": "JFK",
      "icao": "KJFK",
      "city": "New York",
      "state": "New-York",
      "country": "US",
      "elevation": 13,
      "latitude": 40.63980103,
      "longitude": -73.77890015,
      "timezone": "America/New_York"
    },
    "airport2": {
      "name": "Los Angeles International Airport",
      "iata": "LAX",
      "icao": "KLAX",
      "city": "Los Angeles",
      "state": "California",
      "country": "US",
      "elevation": 125,
      "latitude": 33.94250107,
      "longitude": -118.4079971,
      "timezone": "America/Los_Angeles"
    }
  }
}

Authentication

The Airport Distance API requires authentication via API key. Include your API key in the request header:

X-API-Key: your_api_key_here

Learn more about authentication →

Interactive API Playground

Test the Airport Distance API directly in your browser with live requests and responses.

Parameters

The Airport Distance API supports multiple query options. Use one of the following:

Response

The Airport Distance API returns responses in JSON, XML, YAML, and CSV formats. The JSON response is shown in the Example section above; alternative formats below.

Other Response Formats

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<response>
  <status>ok</status>
  <error xsi:nil="true" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"/>
  <data>
    <distanceMiles>2470.23</distanceMiles>
    <distanceKm>3974.2</distanceKm>
    <distanceNauticalMiles>2145.12</distanceNauticalMiles>
    <estimatedFlightTime>5h 24m</estimatedFlightTime>
    <timezoneDiffHours>-3</timezoneDiffHours>
    <bearing>265</bearing>
    <direction>West</direction>
    <isInternational>false</isInternational>
    <carbonEstimateKg>543</carbonEstimateKg>
    <airport1>
      <name>John F Kennedy International Airport</name>
      <iata>JFK</iata>
      <icao>KJFK</icao>
      <city>New York</city>
      <state>New-York</state>
      <country>US</country>
      <elevation>13</elevation>
      <latitude>40.63980103</latitude>
      <longitude>-73.77890015</longitude>
      <timezone>America/New_York</timezone>
    </airport1>
    <airport2>
      <name>Los Angeles International Airport</name>
      <iata>LAX</iata>
      <icao>KLAX</icao>
      <city>Los Angeles</city>
      <state>California</state>
      <country>US</country>
      <elevation>125</elevation>
      <latitude>33.94250107</latitude>
      <longitude>-118.4079971</longitude>
      <timezone>America/Los_Angeles</timezone>
    </airport2>
  </data>
</response>

status: ok
error: null
data:
  distanceMiles: 2470.23
  distanceKm: 3974.2
  distanceNauticalMiles: 2145.12
  estimatedFlightTime: 5h 24m
  timezoneDiffHours: -3
  bearing: 265
  direction: West
  isInternational: false
  carbonEstimateKg: 543
  airport1:
    name: John F Kennedy International Airport
    iata: JFK
    icao: KJFK
    city: New York
    state: New-York
    country: US
    elevation: 13
    latitude: 40.63980103
    longitude: -73.77890015
    timezone: America/New_York
  airport2:
    name: Los Angeles International Airport
    iata: LAX
    icao: KLAX
    city: Los Angeles
    state: California
    country: US
    elevation: 125
    latitude: 33.94250107
    longitude: -118.4079971
    timezone: America/Los_Angeles

Response Structure

All API responses follow a consistent structure with the following fields:

Learn more about response formats →

Response Data Fields

When the request is successful, the data object contains the following fields:

Headers

Only X-API-Key is required. Optional headers include Accept for response format negotiation (JSON, XML, or YAML), User-Agent, and X-Request-ID for request tracing. See all request headers →

GraphQL AccessALPHA

Access Airport Distance through GraphQL to combine it with other API calls in a single request. Query only the airport distance data you need with precise field selection, and orchestrate complex data fetching workflows.

Credit Cost: Each API called in your GraphQL query consumes its standard credit cost.

POST https://api.apiverve.com/v1/graphql

query {
  airportdistance(
    input: {
      iata1: "JFK"
      iata2: "LAX"
    }
  ) {
    distanceMiles
    distanceKm
    distanceNauticalMiles
    estimatedFlightTime
    timezoneDiffHours
    bearing
    direction
    isInternational
    carbonEstimateKg
    airport1 {
      name
      iata
      icao
      city
      state
      country
      elevation
      latitude
      longitude
      timezone
    }
    airport2 {
      name
      iata
      icao
      city
      state
      country
      elevation
      latitude
      longitude
      timezone
    }
  }
}

Note: Authentication is handled via the x-api-key header in your GraphQL request, not as a query parameter.

CORS Support

The Airport Distance API accepts cross-origin requests from any origin, so it can be called directly from browser-based applications without a proxy. See CORS support →

Rate Limiting

Airport Distance requests are throttled per minute on the Free plan and unthrottled on paid plans. Exceeding the limit returns 429 Too Many Requests; rate-limit usage is reported in the X-RateLimit-Limit, X-RateLimit-Remaining, and X-RateLimit-Reset response headers. See per-plan limits and best practices →

Error Codes

The Airport Distance API uses standard HTTP status codes — 200 on success, 400 for invalid parameters, 401 for missing or invalid keys, 403 for insufficient credits, 429 for rate-limit exhaustion, and 500/503 for server-side issues. Each error response includes an X-Request-ID header you can quote when contacting support. See full error handling guide →

SDKs for Airport Distance

Official Airport Distance packages on npm, PyPI, NuGet, and JitPack — plus a Postman collection and an OpenAPI spec. See the SDK guide →

JitPack

No-Code Integrations

Airport Distance works with Zapier, Make, Pipedream, n8n, and Power Automate using the same API key. See setup guides →

Zapier

Make

Pipedream

n8n

Power Automate

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