Documentation

Guides for every resource in the API, with real example requests and responses. Start here, then reach for the full interactive reference for the complete spec.

curl https://api.skystackaviation.com/v1/airports/iata/SFO \
  -H "X-RapidAPI-Key: $SKYSTACK_API_KEY" \
  -H "X-RapidAPI-Host: api.skystackaviation.com"

Airports

Airports

Search, nearby lookup, and airport + runway detail.

Closures

Explicit runway and taxiway closures found in the latest ATIS.

Surfaces

Stable runway and taxiway IDs, plus available centerline geometry.

Airport destinations

Aircraft stands, passenger-gate aliases, apron geometry, and coverage.

Airport Operations

Airport operations and FIDS

Operational status, live runway activity, arrivals, and departures.

Flights

Flights and routes

Flight lookup, retained history, airport-pair search, and inferred routes.

Aircraft

Aircraft

Aircraft registry lookup by ICAO24 hex or registration.

Airlines

Airline reference data by name, code, or callsign.

Aircraft performance

Takeoff-distance and load-restriction estimates.

Passenger Services

Terminals

Terminal building geometry, resolved live for any airport on file.

Passenger wait times

Security and customs wait times per airport.

Customs wait times

Per-terminal, per-hour customs wait time history for an airport.

Weather

Weather: METAR & TAF

Curated conditions and forecasts, or the raw reports underneath.

ATIS & active runways

Normalized ATIS, computed active runways, and runway conditions.

PIREPs and AIREPs

Recent pilot reports by bounds, proximity, airport, or route corridor.

Navigation

Navaids & frequencies

VOR/NDB/DME records and radio frequencies for an airport.

Airspace

Airspace at a position and altitude, or around an airport.