Open access National Airspace System Resource (NASR) data
This project's goal is to provide NASR data files in an open and user-friendly format. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) provides NASR files on 28-day and 56-day cycles. These data files contain a wealth of information about the airspace of the USA, from airport and runway information to navigational aids and weather stations. The files are provided by the FAA in flat-formatted text and XML files. This project parses these files and uploads them into a publicly-accessible Snowflake database.
This project is not affiliated or endorsed by the FAA or any department of the US government. It is purely a hobbyist-supported project and should not be used for production systems. It is intended as an educational resource for those who have an interest in both aviation and data analysis.
Data access
All of the parsed NASR data is provided in a publicly-accessible Snowflake database. The database can be accessed with the following connection parameters using the Snowflake ODBC driver:
Driver: SnowflakeDSIIDriver
Server: pe04767.east-us-2.azure.snowflakecomputing.com
Database: NASR
Schema: PUBLIC
Warehouse: COMPUTE_WH
Username: nasr_access
Password: f!5C$66eMxYC&^vz
Parsing and replication
The NASR and digital object files are parsed using Alteryx workflows. This repository contains the workflows used to parse and publish the NASR data to a Snowflake database. To encourage an atmosphere of open collaboration, all workflows are provided under an MIT license.
The data in the database will be updated on a 28-day cycle, in alignment with the NASR schedule. The date-time of the last update and the effective date of the data can be found in the properties table.
Object catalog
The following high-level objects are contained in the database, represented by 1 or more tables:
| Object | Description |
|---|---|
| AFF | Air Route Traffic Control Center (ARTCC) facilities and communications |
| Airspace | Class B, C, D, and E Airspace |
| APT | Landing facilities (airports, heliports, ultralight aerodromes, etc) |
| ARB | ARTCC boundary segments |
| ATS | Air traffic service route airways |
| AWOS | Automated weather/surface observing systems |
| AWY | Airways |
| CDR | Coded departure routes |
| DOF | Digital obstacle file |
| elevation | Ground elevation |
| FIX | Radio fixes / reporting points |
| FSS | Flight service stations |
| HPF | Holding patterns |
| ILS | Instrument landing systems |
| LID | Location identifiers |
| MAA | Miscellaneous activity areas |
| MTR | Military training routes |
| NAV | Navigational aids (NAVAIDS) |
| PFR | Preferred routes |
| PJA | Parachute jump areas |
| STARDP | Standard terminal arrivals (STAR) and standard departure procedures (DP) |
| SUA | Special use airspace (not current available) |
| TWR | Terminal communications services (towered airports) |
| WXL | Weather reporting locations |