Method: afld - search_code

Search for an airfield based on a code. The Spottingmode database contains IATA, ICAO, FAA and TC codes. Every search may be done on all of the codes, or only on one of them.

Entry point:: afld
Method name:: search_code
Url:: https://www.spottingmode.com/api/afld/search_code/
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Daily limit:: 2.000
Weekly limit:: -
Monthly limit:: -
Authentication required:: Api key

Method parameters

Name	Type	Optional	Description
code	string		The code to search on. Only exact matches will be returned. This parameter is case insensitive.
code_type	string	optional	The code type to search on, values may be IATA, ICAO, FAA or TC. This parameter is case insensitive.

Method response

Response formats available for this method: json, xml

json

{"airfields": [
  {
    "airport_id": "3835",
    "airport_name": "Amsterdam Airport Schiphol",
    "lng": "4.76600647",
    "lat": "52.30847931",
    "status": "Civil",
    "airport_type": "Airport",
    "country_name": "The Netherlands",
    "secondary_names": "",
    "former_names": "",
    "codes":[
      {
        "code": "EHAM",
        "code_type": "ICAO"
      },{
        "code": "AMS",
        "code_type": "IATA"
      }],
    "url": "http:\/\/www.spottingmode.com\/airfields\/airport\/3835\/"
  }]
}

xml

<root>
  <airfields>
    <airfield>
      <airport_id>3835</airport_id>
      <airport_name>Amsterdam Airport Schiphol</airport_name>
      <lng>4.76600647</lng>
      <lat>52.30847931</lat>
      <status>Civil</status>
      <airport_type>Airport</airport_type>
      <country_name>The Netherlands</country_name>
      <secondary_names></secondary_names>
      <former_names></former_names>
      <codes>
        <code>
          <code>EHAM</code>
          <code_type>ICAO</code_type>
        </code>
        <code>
          <code>AMS</code>
          <code_type>IATA</code_type>
        </code>
      </codes>
      <url>http://www.spottingmode.com/airfields/airport/3835/</url>
    </airfield>
  </airfields>
</root>