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Aircraft API

The Aircraft API provides detailed technical specs on over 1,000 airplane models from propeller planes to jumbo jets.

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/v1/aircraft GET

https://api.api-ninjas.com/v1/aircraft

Returns a list of aircrafts that match the given parameters. This API only supports airplanes - for helicopter specs please use our Helicopter API.

Parameters

At least one of the following parameters (other than limit) must be set.

  • manufacturer  optional

    Company that designed and built the aircraft.

  • model  optional

    Aircraft model name.

  • engine_type  optional

    Type of engine. Must be one of: piston, propjet, jet.

  • min_speed  optional

    Minimum max. air speed in knots.

  • max_speed  optional

    Maximum max. air speed in knots.

  • min_range  optional

    Minimum range of the aircraft in nautical miles.

  • max_range  optional

    Maximum range of the aircraft in nautical miles.

  • min_length  optional

    Minimum length of the aircraft in feet.

  • max_length  optional

    Maximum length of the aircraft in feet.

  • min_height  optional

    Minimum height of the aircraft in feet.

  • max_height  optional

    Maximum height of the aircraft in feet.

  • min_wingspan  optional

    Minimum wingspan of the aircraft in feet.

  • max_wingspan  optional

    Maximum wingspan of the aircraft in feet.

  • limit  optional

    How many results to return. Must be between 1 and 30. Default is 1.

Headers

  • X-Api-Key  required

    API Key associated with your account.

Response

Returns an array of aircraft objects, each containing:

  • manufacturer

    Company that designed and built the aircraft.

  • model

    Aircraft model name.

  • engine_type

    Type of engine (e.g., "Jet", "Piston", "Propjet").

  • engine_thrust_lb_ft

    Engine thrust in pounds-force.

  • max_speed_knots

    Maximum air speed in knots.

  • cruise_speed_knots

    Cruise speed in knots.

  • ceiling_ft

    Service ceiling in feet.

  • takeoff_ground_run_ft

    Takeoff ground run distance in feet.

  • landing_ground_roll_ft

    Landing ground roll distance in feet.

  • gross_weight_lbs

    Gross weight in pounds.

  • empty_weight_lbs

    Empty weight in pounds.

  • length_ft

    Length in feet.

  • height_ft

    Height in feet.

  • wing_span_ft

    Wingspan in feet.

  • range_nautical_miles

    Range in nautical miles.

Sample Request Live Demo!

manufacturer
model

Try this API endpoint with all available parameters in our API playground

https://api.api-ninjas.com/v1/aircraft?manufacturer=Gulfstream&model=G550

Headers

X-Api-KeyLog in or sign up to get your API Key

Sample Response

JSON

Code Examples

1 2 curl -X GET "https://api.api-ninjas.com/v1/aircraft?manufacturer=Gulfstream&model=G550" \ -H "X-Api-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"

If your programming language is not listed in the Code Example above, you can still make API calls by using a HTTP request library written in your programming language and following the above documentation.