faa-aircraft-registry 0.1.0

Format FAA aircraft registry database into Python dictionaries for programmatic use.

faa-aircraft-registry

This Python package formats the multiple CSV files provided from the FAA Aircraft Registry and reformats them into a single list of Python dictionaries allowing for easier use for programmatic usage.

Data Information

The downloaded data is read from multiple comma-delimited files contained within one zipped file. The expected structure is:

• ReleasableAircraft.zip
  • ACFTREF.txt: aircraft reference file by make/model/series sequence
  • ardata.pdf: documentation for file content and configuration
  • DEALER.txt: aircraft dealer applicant file
  • DEREG.txt: deregistered aircraft file
  • DOCINDEX.txt: aircraft document index file
  • ENGINE.txt: engine reference file
  • MASTER.txt: aircraft registration master file

Installation

pip install faa_aircraft_registry

Example Usage

import io
import zipfile
import requests
from faa_aircraft_registry import read

registry_zipped_file = 'ReleasableAircraft.zip'
with zipfile.ZipFile(registry_zipped_file) as z:
    registrations = read(z)