Airports API

Search, retrieve, and locate airports worldwide. Query by name, ICAO/IATA codes, country, or geographic coordinates using the geo-indexed location field.

Search
Get
Nearby
Countries

Endpoints

Reference

GEThttps://api.liteapps.co.uk/airports/search

Search

Fuzzy search across name, city, ICAO, IATA, country, and state fields. Returns up to 20 matches by default with optional country and state filters.

Parameters

Name	Type	Req.	Description
q	string	Yes	Search query (minimum 2 characters).
country	string	No	Filter by country (exact phrase match).
state	string	No	Filter by state (exact phrase match).
limit	number	No	Max results (1–100, default 20).

Response

{
  "results": [
    {
      "name": "London Heathrow Airport",
      "city": "London",
      "icao": "EGLL",
      "iata": "LHR",
      "country": "United Kingdom",
      "state": "England",
      "location": {
        "lat": 51.4706,
        "lon": -0.4619
      },
      "_id": "egll-001",
      "_score": 18.5
    }
  ]
}

GEThttps://api.liteapps.co.uk/airports/get

Get

Fetch a single airport by ICAO/IATA code or Elasticsearch document ID. Codes are normalised to uppercase before lookup.

Parameters

Name	Type	Req.	Description
code	string	No	ICAO or IATA code (case-insensitive).
id	string	No	Elasticsearch document ID.

Response

{
  "result": {
    "name": "London Heathrow Airport",
    "city": "London",
    "icao": "EGLL",
    "iata": "LHR",
    "country": "United Kingdom",
    "state": "England",
    "location": {
      "lat": 51.4706,
      "lon": -0.4619
    },
    "_id": "egll-001"
  }
}

GEThttps://api.liteapps.co.uk/airports/nearby

Nearby

Find airports within a radius of a latitude/longitude using the geo-indexed location field ({ lat, lon }). Results are sorted by distance ascending and include distance_km on each result.

Parameters

Name	Type	Req.	Description
lat	number	Yes	Centre latitude (-90 to 90).
lon	number	Yes	Centre longitude (-180 to 180).
radius_km	number	No	Search radius in km (default 50, max 500).
limit	number	No	Max results (1–100, default 20).

Response

{
  "query": {
    "lat": 51.47,
    "lon": -0.45,
    "radius_km": 50
  },
  "results": [
    {
      "name": "London Heathrow Airport",
      "city": "London",
      "icao": "EGLL",
      "iata": "LHR",
      "country": "United Kingdom",
      "location": {
        "lat": 51.4706,
        "lon": -0.4619
      },
      "distance_km": 1.24,
      "_id": "egll-001"
    },
    {
      "name": "London Gatwick Airport",
      "city": "London",
      "icao": "EGKK",
      "iata": "LGW",
      "country": "United Kingdom",
      "location": {
        "lat": 51.1537,
        "lon": -0.1821
      },
      "distance_km": 38.71,
      "_id": "egkk-001"
    }
  ]
}

GEThttps://api.liteapps.co.uk/airports/countries

Countries

List distinct countries from the airports index. Useful for populating country filter dropdowns.

Parameters

Name	Type	Req.	Description
size	number	No	Max countries to return (1–500, default 100).

Response

{
  "results": [
    "France",
    "Germany",
    "United Kingdom",
    "United States"
  ]
}

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Fuzzy search across name, city, ICAO, IATA, country, and state fields. Returns up to 20 matches by default with optional country and state filters.

GET https://api.liteapps.co.uk/airports/search

Search Query

Fetch a single airport by ICAO/IATA code or Elasticsearch document ID. Codes are normalised to uppercase before lookup.

GET https://api.liteapps.co.uk/airports/get

ICAO / IATA Code

Document ID

Find airports within a radius of a latitude/longitude using the geo-indexed location field ({ lat, lon }). Results are sorted by distance ascending and include distance_km on each result.

GET https://api.liteapps.co.uk/airports/nearby

Latitude

Longitude

Radius (km)

List distinct countries from the airports index. Useful for populating country filter dropdowns.

GET https://api.liteapps.co.uk/airports/countries

Size

Error Responses

Status	Meaning
401	Missing API key
403	Invalid or disabled API key, or key not authorised for this endpoint
400	Invalid query parameter (e.g. query too short, missing lat/lon)
404	Record not found, or unknown endpoint
429	Monthly quota exceeded
500	Server error