Airports Lookup API

Overview

To use Airports Lookup, 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/airports

Example

How to call the Airports Lookup API in different programming languages.

curl -X GET \
  "https://api.apiverve.com/v1/airports?iata=MCI" \
  -H "X-API-Key: your_api_key_here"

const response = await fetch('https://api.apiverve.com/v1/airports?iata=MCI', {
  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/airports?iata=MCI', 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/airports?iata=MCI", 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": {
    "icao": "KMCI",
    "iata": "MCI",
    "name": "Kansas City International Airport",
    "city": "Kansas City",
    "state": "Missouri",
    "country": "US",
    "elevation": 1026,
    "lat": 39.2975997925,
    "lon": -94.7138977051,
    "tz": "America/Chicago",
    "city_info": {
      "name": "Kansas City",
      "altName": "",
      "country": "US"
    }
  }
}

Authentication

The Airports Lookup 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 Airports Lookup API directly in your browser with live requests and responses.

Parameters

The Airports Lookup API supports multiple query options. Use one of the following:

Response

The Airports Lookup 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>
    <icao>KMCI</icao>
    <iata>MCI</iata>
    <name>Kansas City International Airport</name>
    <city>Kansas City</city>
    <state>Missouri</state>
    <country>US</country>
    <elevation>1026</elevation>
    <lat>39.2975997925</lat>
    <lon>-94.7138977051</lon>
    <tz>America/Chicago</tz>
    <city_info>
      <name>Kansas City</name>
      <altName></altName>
      <country>US</country>
    </city_info>
  </data>
</response>

status: ok
error: null
data:
  icao: KMCI
  iata: MCI
  name: Kansas City International Airport
  city: Kansas City
  state: Missouri
  country: US
  elevation: 1026
  lat: 39.2975997925
  lon: -94.7138977051
  tz: America/Chicago
  city_info:
    name: Kansas City
    altName: ''
    country: US

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 Airports Lookup through GraphQL to combine it with other API calls in a single request. Query only the airports lookup 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 {
  airports(
    input: {
      iata: "MCI"
    }
  ) {
    icao
    iata
    name
    city
    state
    country
    elevation
    lat
    lon
    tz
    city_info {
      name
      altName
      country
    }
  }
}

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

CORS Support

The Airports Lookup 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

Airports Lookup 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 Airports Lookup 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 Airports Lookup

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

JitPack

No-Code Integrations

Airports Lookup 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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