# FAA OE/AAA Obstruction Radius Watcher (`mikechiou/faa-oeaaa-obstruction`) Actor Monitor public FAA OE/AAA obstruction cases near geofences and emit normalized events for towers, wind projects, cranes, airports, and site-risk workflows. - **URL**: https://apify.com/mikechiou/faa-oeaaa-obstruction.md - **Developed by:** [Mike Chiou](https://apify.com/mikechiou) (community) - **Categories:** Agents, Automation, Developer tools - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $50.00 / 1,000 geofence matches 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 OE/AAA Obstruction Radius Watcher Monitor public FAA OE/AAA obstruction cases and turn geofences, structure types, sponsors, and status-code watchlists into structured events for aviation consultants, tower developers, renewable-energy teams, construction planners, site-diligence workflows, and AI agents. ### What This Actor Does - Fetches public FAA OE/AAA obstruction cases from the official REST/XML service. - Matches cases against up to 10 user geofences. - Filters by FAA structure type, sponsor keyword, status code, date window, and temporary/clutter suppression. - Normalizes matched cases into event records with FAA case URLs, coordinates, heights, dates, determination/status fields, match terms, and raw source payloads. - Persists event fingerprints and case snapshots so repeat runs do not re-emit the same event. - Supports pay-per-event charging with a safe no-op fallback for local or unpublished runs. ### Inputs - `geofences`: up to 10 circles with `lat`, `lon`, `radiusKm`, and optional `label`. Boundary matches are included. - `structureTypes`: FAA structure type prefixes or full values, such as `WINDMILL`, `TOWER`, or `TOWER$ANTENNA`. - `sponsorKeywords`: sponsor/company keywords matched with word boundaries. - `statusCodes`: exact FAA status-code values, such as `DET-DNE`, `DET-DNH`, or `DET-M&L`. - `dateWindow`: explicit `{ "start": "YYYY-MM-DD", "end": "YYYY-MM-DD" }` or `{ "lookbackDays": 10 }`. - `includeTemporaryStructures`: default `false`. When false, suppresses status codes ending `-TMP` plus `CRANE` and `CONSTRUCTION` structure prefixes. - `maxEvents`: safety cap for one run. - `stateStoreName`: named key-value store for dedupe and determination snapshots. Public example tasks can use `__RUN_DEFAULT__`. ### Output Each dataset item uses this event shape: ```json { "source_case_url": "https://oeaaa.faa.gov/oeaaa/services/case/2026-WTE-575-OE", "source_api_url": "https://oeaaa.faa.gov/oeaaa/services/caseList/date/OE?start=2026-06-25&end=2026-07-04", "event_type": "geofence_match", "entities": { "asn": "2026-WTE-575-OE", "status_code": "DET-DNH", "sponsor": "Flowing Well Wind, LLC", "structure_type": "WINDMILL", "nearest_city": "Revillo", "nearest_state": "SD", "matched_geofences": [{ "label": "Revillo SD wind project", "distance_km": 0 }] }, "location": { "latitude": 45.06789167, "longitude": -96.50583889, "coordinates_basis": "parsed", "lat_long_accuracy": "4D" }, "measurements": { "agl_structure_height_ft": 650, "agl_structure_height_determination_ft": 650 }, "match_terms": ["geofence:Revillo SD wind project", "structure_type:WINDMILL"], "case_baseline": "first_seen", "changed_fields": [] } ```` ### Event Pricing Plan Pay-per-event pricing is configured on Apify. - `geofence_match`: `$0.05` primary event. - `new_obstruction_case`: `$0.03`. - `determination_change`: `$0.04`. Use all-inclusive pay-per-event pricing. Do not enable pay-per-event plus usage unless the margin model changes. ### Local Development ```bash npm install npm run build npm test npm run lint npm run canary apify run --purge ``` The local smoke input lives at `storage/key_value_stores/default/INPUT.json`. ### Data Sources - FAA OE/AAA portal: `https://oeaaa.faa.gov/` - Case-list endpoint: `https://oeaaa.faa.gov/oeaaa/services/caseList/date/OE` - Case-detail endpoint: `https://oeaaa.faa.gov/oeaaa/services/case/` - FAA obstruction evaluation overview: `https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/obstruction_evaluation` ### Limitations - This Actor reports public FAA source facts and watchlist matches. It does not determine whether a structure is safe, lawful, or acceptable for airspace purposes. - FAA status codes are emitted as source codes. The Actor does not invent legal expansions when the source endpoint does not provide a legend. - Temporary determinations and CRANE/CONSTRUCTION prefixes are suppressed by default to reduce noise; set `includeTemporaryStructures` to include them. - `lat_long_accuracy` is passed through from FAA. Users should treat geofence matches according to the source coordinate accuracy. - Cases without parsed coordinates cannot produce `geofence_match`, but can still produce non-geofence watchlist events. - This Actor is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by FAA, DOT, or the U.S. government. ### Maintenance Run the canary daily: ```bash npm run canary ``` Open a fix ticket if the endpoint returns HTML/404, recent windows are empty twice, required fields disappear, or case detail lookup no longer returns the requested ASN. ### Kill / Scale Gate After 60 days listed on Apify, continue only if the Actor reaches at least 5 paid-plan users or about `$25` in charged events. Otherwise archive/freeze and move to the next finalist. # Actor input Schema ## `geofences` (type: `array`): Up to 10 watched circles. A case produces geofence\_match when its coordinates fall within any circle. ## `structureTypes` (type: `array`): Optional FAA structure type prefixes or full values, e.g. WINDMILL, TOWER, TOWER$ANTENNA. ## `sponsorKeywords` (type: `array`): Optional sponsor/company keywords matched with word boundaries. ## `statusCodes` (type: `array`): Optional exact FAA status codes, e.g. DET-DNE, DET-DNH, DET-M\&L. ## `dateWindow` (type: `object`): Use explicit start/end ISO dates or lookbackDays. Default is a 10-day lookback. ## `includeTemporaryStructures` (type: `boolean`): When false, suppresses temporary status codes and high-noise CRANE/CONSTRUCTION prefixes by default. ## `maxEvents` (type: `integer`): Safety cap for one run. ## `stateStoreName` (type: `string`): Named key-value store used for dedupe and determination snapshots. Use **RUN\_DEFAULT** to keep state in the default store for each run. ## Actor input object example ```json { "geofences": [ { "label": "Revillo SD wind project", "lat": 45.06789167, "lon": -96.50583889, "radiusKm": 40 } ], "structureTypes": [ "WINDMILL" ], "sponsorKeywords": [], "statusCodes": [], "dateWindow": { "lookbackDays": 10 }, "includeTemporaryStructures": false, "maxEvents": 10, "stateStoreName": "faa-oeaaa-state" } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `results` (type: `string`): No description ## `summary` (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 = { "geofences": [ { "label": "Revillo SD wind project", "lat": 45.06789167, "lon": -96.50583889, "radiusKm": 40 } ], "structureTypes": [ "WINDMILL" ], "sponsorKeywords": [], "statusCodes": [], "dateWindow": { "lookbackDays": 10 }, "maxEvents": 10 }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("mikechiou/faa-oeaaa-obstruction").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 = { "geofences": [{ "label": "Revillo SD wind project", "lat": 45.06789167, "lon": -96.50583889, "radiusKm": 40, }], "structureTypes": ["WINDMILL"], "sponsorKeywords": [], "statusCodes": [], "dateWindow": { "lookbackDays": 10 }, "maxEvents": 10, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("mikechiou/faa-oeaaa-obstruction").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 '{ "geofences": [ { "label": "Revillo SD wind project", "lat": 45.06789167, "lon": -96.50583889, "radiusKm": 40 } ], "structureTypes": [ "WINDMILL" ], "sponsorKeywords": [], "statusCodes": [], "dateWindow": { "lookbackDays": 10 }, "maxEvents": 10 }' | apify call mikechiou/faa-oeaaa-obstruction --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=mikechiou/faa-oeaaa-obstruction", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "FAA OE/AAA Obstruction Radius Watcher", "description": "Monitor public FAA OE/AAA obstruction cases near geofences and emit normalized events for towers, wind projects, cranes, airports, and site-risk workflows.", "version": "0.1", "x-build-id": "CzGftxTvPkhbVZjFu" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/mikechiou~faa-oeaaa-obstruction/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-mikechiou-faa-oeaaa-obstruction", "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/mikechiou~faa-oeaaa-obstruction/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-mikechiou-faa-oeaaa-obstruction", "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/mikechiou~faa-oeaaa-obstruction/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-mikechiou-faa-oeaaa-obstruction", "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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "geofences": { "title": "Geofences", "maxItems": 10, "type": "array", "description": "Up to 10 watched circles. A case produces geofence_match when its coordinates fall within any circle.", "items": { "type": "object", "required": [ "lat", "lon", "radiusKm" ], "properties": { "label": { "type": "string", "title": "Label", "description": "Optional label shown in matched output." }, "lat": { "type": "number", "title": "Latitude", "description": "Circle center latitude in decimal degrees.", "minimum": -90, "maximum": 90 }, "lon": { "type": "number", "title": "Longitude", "description": "Circle center longitude in decimal degrees.", "minimum": -180, "maximum": 180 }, "radiusKm": { "type": "number", "title": "Radius in km", "description": "Circle radius in kilometers. Boundary matches are included.", "minimum": 0 } } } }, "structureTypes": { "title": "Structure types", "type": "array", "description": "Optional FAA structure type prefixes or full values, e.g. WINDMILL, TOWER, TOWER$ANTENNA.", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "sponsorKeywords": { "title": "Sponsor keywords", "type": "array", "description": "Optional sponsor/company keywords matched with word boundaries.", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "statusCodes": { "title": "Status codes", "type": "array", "description": "Optional exact FAA status codes, e.g. DET-DNE, DET-DNH, DET-M&L.", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "dateWindow": { "title": "Date window", "type": "object", "description": "Use explicit start/end ISO dates or lookbackDays. Default is a 10-day lookback.", "properties": { "start": { "type": "string", "title": "Start date", "description": "Inclusive FAA completion-date window start in YYYY-MM-DD format." }, "end": { "type": "string", "title": "End date", "description": "Inclusive FAA completion-date window end in YYYY-MM-DD format." }, "lookbackDays": { "type": "integer", "title": "Lookback days", "description": "Rolling window size when start/end are omitted.", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 30 } } }, "includeTemporaryStructures": { "title": "Include temporary structures", "type": "boolean", "description": "When false, suppresses temporary status codes and high-noise CRANE/CONSTRUCTION prefixes by default.", "default": false }, "maxEvents": { "title": "Maximum events", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 250, "type": "integer", "description": "Safety cap for one run.", "default": 50 }, "stateStoreName": { "title": "State store name", "type": "string", "description": "Named key-value store used for dedupe and determination snapshots. Use __RUN_DEFAULT__ to keep state in the default store for each run.", "default": "faa-oeaaa-state" } } }, "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 } } } } } } } } } } ```