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AviationAPI vs AZ511

If you need a Transportation API that's easy to integrate, go with AviationAPI.

AviationAPI

FAA Aeronautical Charts and Publications, Airport Information, and Airport Weather

AZ511

Access traffic data from the ADOT API

AviationAPI

  • No authentication required
  • HTTPS supported
  • No CORS support

AZ511

  • Simple API key authentication
  • HTTPS supported
FeatureAviationAPIAZ511
AuthenticationNoneapiKey
HTTPSYesYes
CORSNoUnknown

When to use which?

AviationAPI is the better choice for quick prototypes and hackathons since it requires no authentication.