This is a social media bot that will post delay information for airports in the United States.
You can find it on the following social networks:
- Mastodon - @AirportStatusBot@mastodon.social
- Bluesky - @AirportStatusBot@bsky.social
- nostr - npub1nzrhjlgxxuh602nej5pj3cr4gfm7uaywlg3zygzvwyavq0c6t2qs5c36v5
Sadly, not all features are available on all platforms. Below is a chart of what is available where:
| Feature | Mastodon | Bluesky | nostr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic posts | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Replies | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Map Images | ✅ | ✅[1] | ❌ |
| Direct Messages | ❌[2] | ❌ | ❌ |
✅ - Supported
❓ - Partially Supported
❌ - Not Supported
[1] There are some bugs due to Bluesky's image size limitations. Please see this issue for more details. [2] This feature is temporarily disabled due to Mastodon rate limiting. It will be re-enabled once a solution is found.
- All times posted by this bot are in local time for the airport (unless otherwise noted).
- We get our data from a few sources:
- Real time delay information from the FAA's Airport Status API (https://nasstatus.faa.gov/api/airport-status-information).
- Airport name and location information from OurAirports (https://github.com/davidmegginson/ourairports-data)
- Map data/imagery from OpenStreetMap
- Radar imagery from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet of Iowa State University (https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/GIS/ridge.phtml)
- Data provided under Public Domain (https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/disclaimer.php)
- A lot of the terminology used in the API is referenced in the FAA Glossary.
- Data is refreshed every minute from the FAA API. This means that the bot will post a new status with 60 seconds of the FAA reporting a delay.
This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.