# FAA Airport Status Scraper — NAS Ground Delays & Closures (`compute-edge/faa-nas-status-scraper`) Actor Live FAA National Airspace System (NAS) status feed. Extract every active U.S. airport ground delay program, ground stop, arrival delay, and airport closure with reason and expected duration. - **URL**: https://apify.com/compute-edge/faa-nas-status-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Compute Edge](https://apify.com/compute-edge) (community) - **Categories:** Lead generation - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $3.00 / 1,000 results This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours, and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store. In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server. Actors are written with capital "A". ## How to integrate an Actor? If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects. You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## FAA Airport Status Scraper — NAS Ground Delays & Closures Pull the **live FAA National Airspace System (NAS) status feed** as structured rows: every active U.S. airport ground delay program, ground stop, arrival delay, and airport closure, with the FAA's stated reason and expected duration. Powers operational dashboards, travel-disruption apps, aviation analytics pipelines, and crew/dispatch tooling. The FAA publishes a live XML feed of every NAS-level disruption affecting commercial aviation. This actor parses that feed into clean rows you can push straight into Snowflake, Postgres, Slack alerts, or a dashboard. ### What you get The actor emits one **snapshot** row plus one row per active disruption. | Field | Description | |-------|-------------| | `recordType` | `snapshot`, `delay`, `closure`, `other`, or `error` | | `delayType` | `Ground Delay Programs`, `Ground Stops`, `Arrival Delay`, `General Departure Delay`, `Airport Closures`, `Snapshot` | | `airportCode` | 3-letter FAA/IATA airport code | | `reason` | FAA-reported reason (e.g. "low ceilings", "thunderstorms", FAA NOTAM text for closures) | | `averageDelay` | Average delay (e.g. "1 hour and 3 minutes") for delay programs | | `maxDelay` | Maximum reported delay | | `closureStart` | Closure start time (UTC) | | `closureReopen` | Reopen time (UTC) | | `updateTimeUtc` | Feed `Update_Time` | | `counts` | (snapshot only) per-category counts | | `sourceUrl` | Original feed URL | ### How to scrape FAA airport status 1. Click **Try for free** to start a default run. 2. Optionally set `airportFilter` to a specific airport (e.g. `"SFO"`) or `delayTypeFilter` to one category. 3. Run on a schedule (every 5–15 min) to track NAS state over time. The dataset is JSON / CSV / Excel / Markdown ready. Empty input always returns at least the `snapshot` row so downstream pipelines never see a zero-row response. ### Pricing $0.003 per record. A typical NAS poll returns 1–30 rows, so a single run costs cents. Apify compute is billed separately. ### Example input ```json { "airportFilter": "", "delayTypeFilter": "Airport Closures", "includeSnapshot": true, "maxResults": 0 } ```` ### Example output (delay row) ```json { "recordType": "delay", "delayType": "Ground Delay Programs", "airportCode": "SFO", "reason": "low ceilings", "averageDelay": "1 hour and 3 minutes", "maxDelay": "2 hours and 13 minutes", "updateTimeUtc": "Tue May 5 16:31:47 2026 GMT", "sourceUrl": "https://nasstatus.faa.gov/api/airport-status-information" } ``` ### Use cases - **Travel apps** — Surface real-time disruption banners to passengers. - **Airline / cargo ops** — Auto-route around ground stops and closures. - **Analytics / BI** — Build historic NAS disruption trendlines. - **News & data journalism** — Track which airports get hit most, and why. ### Other actors you might like - `bts-flight-performance-scraper` — Historical on-time performance from BTS. - `faa-aircraft-registry-scraper` — Every U.S.-registered aircraft. - `nhtsa-vehicle-safety-scraper` — Vehicle recalls and complaints. - `nrc-reactor-status-scraper` — Live NRC nuclear reactor status. ### FAQ **Q: How often is the feed updated?** A: The FAA refreshes every minute or two. Polling more often than every 60 seconds is rarely useful. **Q: Why are there sometimes 0 delays?** A: A clean NAS state really does mean no active programs. The actor still emits a `snapshot` row so your dataset is never empty. **Q: How do I detect when a delay starts/ends?** A: Run on a schedule and diff the `airportCode` + `delayType` set across runs. Use the `updateTimeUtc` field to deduplicate within the same FAA refresh cycle. ### Legal Data is sourced from the public FAA NAS status feed (`nasstatus.faa.gov`). This actor is not affiliated with or endorsed by the FAA. The feed is published for public use; verify any operational decision against the original source. # Actor input Schema ## `airportFilter` (type: `string`): Filter to a specific FAA/IATA airport code (3 letters, e.g. 'SFO', 'JFK', 'ORD'). Leave blank to return every airport with active disruptions. ## `delayTypeFilter` (type: `string`): Filter to a single delay category. Allowed values: 'Ground Delay Programs', 'Ground Stops', 'Arrival Delay', 'Airport Closures', 'General Departure Delay'. Leave blank for all. ## `includeSnapshot` (type: `boolean`): Always emit one summary 'snapshot' row (counts and update time) even if no airports have active delays. ## `maxResults` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of records to return. Set to 0 for unlimited. ## Actor input object example ```json { "airportFilter": "", "delayTypeFilter": "", "includeSnapshot": true, "maxResults": 0 } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `dataset` (type: `string`): No description # API You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup. ## JavaScript example ```javascript import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client'; // Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token // Replace the '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = {}; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("compute-edge/faa-nas-status-scraper").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`); const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems(); items.forEach((item) => { console.dir(item); }); // 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs ``` ## Python example ```python from apify_client import ApifyClient # Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token # Replace '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = {} # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("compute-edge/faa-nas-status-scraper").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{}' | apify call compute-edge/faa-nas-status-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=compute-edge/faa-nas-status-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "FAA Airport Status Scraper — NAS Ground Delays & Closures", "description": "Live FAA National Airspace System (NAS) status feed. Extract every active U.S. airport ground delay program, ground stop, arrival delay, and airport closure with reason and expected duration.", "version": "0.1", "x-build-id": "VimvRYd1GHBIORo9h" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/compute-edge~faa-nas-status-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-compute-edge-faa-nas-status-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/compute-edge~faa-nas-status-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-compute-edge-faa-nas-status-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/compute-edge~faa-nas-status-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-compute-edge-faa-nas-status-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "airportFilter": { "title": "Airport Code Filter", "type": "string", "description": "Filter to a specific FAA/IATA airport code (3 letters, e.g. 'SFO', 'JFK', 'ORD'). Leave blank to return every airport with active disruptions.", "default": "" }, "delayTypeFilter": { "title": "Delay Type Filter", "type": "string", "description": "Filter to a single delay category. Allowed values: 'Ground Delay Programs', 'Ground Stops', 'Arrival Delay', 'Airport Closures', 'General Departure Delay'. Leave blank for all.", "default": "" }, "includeSnapshot": { "title": "Include Snapshot Row", "type": "boolean", "description": "Always emit one summary 'snapshot' row (counts and update time) even if no airports have active delays.", "default": true }, "maxResults": { "title": "Max Results", "minimum": 0, "maximum": 5000, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of records to return. Set to 0 for unlimited.", "default": 0 } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```