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Aerodrome Charts API

Every chart,
one request.

SID, STAR, approach, and ground charts for airports across 91 countries - sourced from official aviation authorities and returned as categorized links in a single request.

91
Countries supported
4+
Chart categories
24 hr
Cache TTL
1
Request per airport

What you get

Official charts, globally

SkyLink aggregates charts from 91 official aviation authority sources so your application doesn't have to scrape them.

Global chart coverage

Charts from 91 countries' official aviation authorities - indexed and ready.

Categorized, not scraped

One request returns every chart, grouped by category.

91 Countries

Chart categories

Grouped the way crews think. Plates come back under five documented category codes, each entry carrying a direct URL.

Category codes
GEN
Airport diagram and general information
GND
Ground movement and taxi charts
SID
Standard instrument departures
STAR
Standard terminal arrivals
APP
Approach procedures — ILS, RNAV, VOR

A category with no published charts returns an empty array, not a 404.

Start free - 1,000 requests/month.

Access official aerodrome charts for 91 countries on the free tier.

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Chart categories

Every chart type, one endpoint

SID Charts

Standard instrument departure procedures for every served airport. Organized by runway and procedure name, with direct links to official PDF and image sources.

STAR Charts

Standard terminal arrival routes for all served airports. Filter by category to retrieve only the charts relevant to your use case - briefing tools or EFBs.

Approach Charts

ILS, RNAV, VOR, and visual approach procedures. Multi-category support lets you display all available approach types for any runway worldwide.

Ground & Aerodrome Charts

Airport surface movement charts and aerodrome diagrams. Available for major airports and listed by category alongside airspace charts for complete ground awareness.

Coverage

91 countries covered

Europe
  • AlbaniaAlbania
  • AustriaAustria
  • BelarusBelarus
  • Belgium & Lux.Belgium & Lux.
Asia Pacific
  • AustraliaAustralia
  • BahrainBahrain
  • BangladeshBangladesh
  • BhutanBhutan
Americas
  • ArgentinaArgentina
  • ArubaAruba
  • BrazilBrazil
  • CanadaCanada
Africa & ME
  • AfghanistanAfghanistan
  • AlgeriaAlgeria
  • ArmeniaArmenia
  • Cape VerdeCape Verde

Charts sourced from official aviation authorities and AIP providers across every major aviation region.

Integration

All charts for any airport

Pass an ICAO code and receive all available charts grouped by category - SID, STAR, approach, ground, and more - with direct links to the official PDFs.

Full API Reference
node · charts.js
import { SkyLink } from "skylink-api";

const sky = new SkyLink({ apiKey: process.env.SKYLINK_API_KEY });

// All charts for an airport, grouped by category
const charts = await sky.charts.byAirport("EGLL");

console.log(charts.SID.length, charts.APP[0].url);
// → 6 "https://…/EGLL/ILS_Z_27R.pdf"

Categorized links · TypeScript types included

Pull SID & STAR procedures, display approach plates, and load ground & aerodrome charts for every airport across 91 countries - all from one API.

KJFK
John F. Kennedy Intl
31
EGLL
London Heathrow
24
RJTT
Tokyo Haneda
19
KLAX
Los Angeles Intl
27
LFPG
Paris Charles de Gaulle
22
OMDB
Dubai Intl
15

Every airport, one call

Charts indexed for airports across 91 countries - query by ICAO or IATA.

What comes backJSON
GET/charts/{icao_code}
icao_code
string
source
string
charts
object
total_count
number
fetched_at
string

Charts come back grouped by category, each with a direct URL.

Full response reference

Charts, keyed by category

Approach, arrival and departure plates arrive grouped — each one a direct link, sourced per country.

Build your query

SID, STAR, Approach, Ground
PDF + image

Prefer fine-grained control?

Filter by category, runway, and source - or pull every chart for an airport at once.

Ready to integrate?

91 countries of aerodrome charts, one API key. Start building your EFB or briefing tool today.