✈️ FAA Aircraft Registry Scraper — N-number tail lookups, owner records, certifications — FAA registry direct

Scrape the FAA Civil Aviation Registry — every U.S.-registered aircraft, its N-number tail, owner name and address, aircraft make and model, year, engine and propeller details, registration status, and airworthiness certificate. Sourced directly from FAA.gov registry releases.

One actor. One token. Real-time regulator-direct data delivered in structured JSON.

Why NexGenData FAA Aircraft Registry Beats JetNet, Cirium, and Amstat

Feature	NexGenData FAA Aircraft Registry	JetNet	Cirium (Flightglobal)	Amstat	FAA registry direct
Cost	$0.02/record pay-per-result (no contract)	$$$$ ($15,000-$60,000/yr seat)	$$$$ (enterprise contract, $25,000+/yr)	$$$ ($8,000-$20,000/yr seat)	Free (no bulk API, slow paginated UI)
Coverage	Every U.S.-registered aircraft — N-number, owner name/address, manufacturer, model, ICAO type, MSN, year, registration status, airworthiness certificate, engines, props	Global fleet incl. operators, owners, ownership history, valuations, but JetNet-curated	Global fleet, ascend fleet history, lease/finance data, BACK valuations	U.S. business aircraft fleet, owner contacts, transaction history	Same FAA fields but ~300k records via slow registry-zip download
Update frequency	Weekly registry refresh (Apify scheduling)	Daily JetNet feed	Daily Cirium feed	Weekly Amstat refresh	Daily FAA snapshot (you build the diff)
API access	Apify Actor — JSON/CSV/Excel/Parquet via REST	JetNet API (REST, requires enterprise contract)	Cirium REST API (enterprise)	Amstat API (paid tier)	FAA bulk-zip download only, no JSON API
Auth required	Apify token (free tier available)	Enterprise contract + IP whitelist	Enterprise contract	License key	None, but rate-limited HTML

Why This Actor Beats FAA registry direct, JetNet, Cirium

• JetNet seats run $15K+/year: JetNet and Amstat are the standard aviation-finance subscriptions. We read FAA's public registry at $0.02 per aircraft — a complete U.S. fleet refresh costs less than $5,000.
• Owner-linked corporate intelligence: Trace fractional-ownership entities, LLCs, and trust structures back to underlying beneficial owners by joining with corporate registries.
• N-number + serial + model: We give you N-number (tail), manufacturer serial number, model code, and ICAO type designator — the four keys that link to ADS-B flight tracking, FBO records, and resale listings.
• Airworthiness and registration status: Filter to active, expired, deregistered, or sold-foreign aircraft. Spot recent transactions by tracking registration-status changes month over month.

Feature	This Actor ✈️	FAA registry direct	JetNet	Cirium
Pricing model	Pay-per-result (cents per record)	Per-seat license $5K-30K/yr	Per-seat license $10K-25K/yr	Per-seat license $10K-30K/yr
Free tier	Yes (Apify free credits)	No	No	Limited search only
Real-time freshness	Minutes after source publish	End-of-day refresh	Hourly refresh	Hourly refresh
Data source	Direct from regulator	Mixed proprietary + scraped	Mixed proprietary + scraped	Mixed proprietary + scraped
API access	REST + webhooks built in	Add-on; extra licence	Add-on; extra licence	Limited
Bulk historical	Yes — date-range backfill	Limited download caps	Limited download caps	Limited download caps
Setup time	5 minutes (token + run)	Procurement + onboarding	Procurement + onboarding	Procurement + onboarding

What You Get

Every record returned by this actor is structured JSON with the following fields populated wherever the source filing provides them:

• N-number (tail), serial number, manufacturer, model, year
• Aircraft type (fixed-wing single, multi, jet, helicopter, glider, etc.)
• ICAO type designator and FAA make/model code
• Owner name, type (individual, corporation, LLC, trust, government), address
• Co-owner names where applicable
• Registration date, expiration date, registration status
• Airworthiness certificate class and date issued
• Engine count, manufacturer, model, type (recip, turboprop, turbojet, turbofan)
• Propeller count, manufacturer, model
• Mode S transponder code (24-bit ICAO hex address)

The full output schema is stable across runs — safe to load into Snowflake, BigQuery, Postgres, or your data warehouse without re-mapping each refresh.

Use Cases

• Private-aviation brokers — Prospect aircraft owners for trade-in opportunities and fractional sales.
• Aircraft-finance lenders — Verify registration status before lending against a tail.
• Insurance underwriters — Pull current ownership and registration data for policy issuance.
• Wealth managers — Identify HNW clients with private aircraft for tailored advisory.
• Journalists / OSINT analysts — Trace ownership of high-profile jets, including shell-entity structures.
• Air-traffic services — Cross-reference ADS-B Mode S codes to aircraft type and ownership.
• Regulatory researchers — Study U.S. general-aviation fleet composition and age trends.

Quick Start

Install the Apify Python client, set your token, and call the actor:

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN")

run = client.actor("nexgendata/faa-aircraft-registry-scraper").call(run_input={
    "maxItems": 100,
})

for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

You can also trigger via cURL:

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/nexgendata~faa-aircraft-registry-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"maxItems": 100}'

Schedule it on Apify's built-in scheduler for daily, hourly, or every-5-minute refreshes — no infra required.

Pricing

This actor uses pay-per-event pricing on Apify. Primary event: Aircraft record at $0.02 per record. An Actor Start fee of $0.00005 applies per run (charged per GB of memory, minimum 1). No subscription, no seat licence, no procurement cycle — pay only for the rows you receive.

For high-volume use cases (100K+ records/month), contact us at NexGenData for volume discounts.

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FAQ

Q: Is FAA registry data public?

A: Yes. FAA's aircraft registry is published under federal regulation and is freely accessible.

Q: How often does FAA update the registry?

A: FAA publishes weekly updates to the Releasable Aircraft Registry. We refresh on demand.

Q: Can I lookup by tail (N-number)?

A: Yes — pass n_number as input.

Q: What about helicopters and gliders?

A: Yes — all civil aircraft types registered with FAA are covered, including rotorcraft, gliders, balloons, and gyroplanes.

Q: Are deregistered tails included?

A: Yes — historical deregistered records are available with the deregistration date and reason.

Q: Can I get Mode S ICAO 24-bit codes?

A: Yes — the Mode S code is included, useful for cross-referencing ADS-B flight-tracking data.

About NexGenData

NexGenData publishes 200+ buyer-intent Apify actors covering SEC filings, federal regulatory data (EPA, FTC, CFPB, FEC, IRS 990, FAA), private-market intelligence (Form D, IPO, 13F, 13D/G), stock screeners across 30+ exchanges (NYSE, NASDAQ, LSE, TSX, ASX, HKEX, KOSPI, SGX, B3, BSE), B2B lead generation, and competitive intelligence. All actors are pay-per-result with no seat licences and no minimum commitments.

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