✈️ FAA Aircraft Registry Scraper

🕒 Last updated: 2026-05-05

Collect comprehensive aircraft registration data from the FAA with advanced filtering. This actor provides access to 7 datasets including current aircraft registrations, deregistered records, engine specs, dealer information, and reserved N-Numbers. Perfect for aviation researchers, aircraft appraisers, fleet managers, and compliance specialists who need authoritative FAA aircraft intelligence without coding or complex setup.

The FAA Aircraft Registry Scraper collects complete aircraft registration data with up to 20 searchable fields including ownership details, aircraft specifications, and engine information, updated directly from official FAA records.

✨ What Does It Do

• 📋 N-Number Lookup - Search specific aircraft by registration number to retrieve ownership and specifications
• 👤 Owner Information - Collect owner names, addresses, and registrant types across current and deregistered aircraft
• ✈️ Aircraft Details - Extract manufacturer, model, year built, engine type, and aircraft category information
• 🔧 Engine Specifications - Access engine manufacturer, model, horsepower, thrust ratings, and engine type
• 🏪 Dealer Records - Find aircraft dealer certificate numbers, ownership types, locations, and expiration dates
• 📄 Document Index - Retrieve security agreements, liens, releases, and other aircraft collateral information
• 🔒 Reserved N-Numbers - Check reserved aircraft registration numbers to prevent conflicts before registration

🔧 Input

The actor supports dataset selection and granular filtering across 7 FAA databases:

• Global Max Items - Set a limit for total records across all selected datasets. Free users limited to 100 items per run
• Datasets to Return - Choose which FAA datasets to collect including Master Registry, Aircraft Reference, Engine Reference, Dealer, Deregistered, Document Index, or Reserved N-Numbers
• N-Number - Search by aircraft registration number
• Serial Number - Filter by aircraft serial number
• Manufacturer Code - Filter by aircraft manufacturer and model code
• Engine Model - Filter by engine manufacturer and model
• Year Range - Set minimum and maximum year of manufacture
• Registrant Type - Filter by type of aircraft owner
• Owner Name - Search by owner or company name
• Address - Filter by street, city, state, ZIP code, or region
• Aircraft Type - Filter by aircraft type like airplane, rotorcraft, glider, balloon
• Engine Type - Filter by engine type like reciprocating or turboprop
• Status Code - Filter by registration status
• Aircraft Reference Filters - Filter by aircraft code, manufacturer, model, aircraft type, engine type, category, seat count, and engine count
• Engine Reference Filters - Search by engine code, manufacturer, model, type, horsepower range, and thrust range
• Dealer Filters - Find dealers by certificate number, ownership type, dealer name, location, and expiration status
• Deregistered Aircraft Filters - Search deregistered records by N-Number, serial number, manufacturer code, status, owner name, city, and year range
• Document Index Filters - Retrieve documents by collateral type, collateral details, party name, document ID, and document type
• Reserved N-Numbers Filters - Check reserved N-Numbers by registration number, registrant name, location, and TR status

Example input configuration:

{
  "maxItems": 50,
  "datasets": ["master", "acftref"],
  "master_N-NUMBER": "N12345",
  "master_STATE": "CA"
}

📊 Output

Each record includes up to 20 data fields from the FAA datasets. Download as JSON, CSV, or Excel.

✈️ N-Number	📋 Aircraft Code	🔧 Engine Type
👤 Owner Name	🌍 State	📍 City
📅 Year Manufactured	🏢 Registrant Type	🔐 Manufacturer Model
🎯 Aircraft Category	⚙️ Number of Engines	💺 Number of Seats
📊 Horsepower	💨 Thrust	🛢️ Engine Model
🏪 Dealer Name	📄 Certificate Number	✅ Active Status
🌐 Mode S Code	🔒 Reserved Status	📋 Document Type

💎 Why Choose the FAA Aircraft Registry Scraper?

Feature	Our Actor	Similar Tools
Access to 7 FAA datasets	✔️	❌
Direct FAA data download	✔️	❌
N-Number filtering	✔️	Partial
Owner name search	✔️	❌
Engine specifications	✔️	❌
Deregistered aircraft records	✔️	❌
Reserved N-Numbers lookup	✔️	❌
Aircraft reference specs	✔️	Partial
Dealer location search	✔️	❌
Document index access	✔️	❌
Year range filtering	✔️	Partial
Region filtering	✔️	❌
Export to CSV, Excel, JSON	✔️	✔️
No registration required to collect data	✔️	❌
Free tier with 100 item limit	✔️	Partial

📋 How to Use

No technical skills required. Follow these simple steps:

1. Sign Up: Create a free account with $5 credit
2. Find the Tool: Search for "FAA Aircraft Registry Scraper" in the Apify Store and configure your filters
3. Run It: Click "Start" and watch your results appear

That's it. No coding, no setup, no complicated configuration. Now you can export your data in CSV, Excel, or JSON format.

🎯 Business Use Cases

• 📊 Aircraft Appraisers - Search deregistered aircraft history and compare specifications across similar models to validate current market valuations
• 💼 Fleet Managers - Monitor ownership records and status codes for all company aircraft to maintain compliance with registration requirements
• 🔬 Aerospace Researchers - Collect engine specifications and manufacturer data across thousands of aircraft to analyze industry trends and technology adoption

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✨ Why choose this Actor

	Capability
🎯	Built for the job. Scoped specifically to this data source so you skip the parser engineering entirely.
🔖	Structured output. Clean, typed fields ready for analysis, dashboards, or downstream pipelines.
⚡	Fast. Optimized request patterns return results in seconds, not minutes.
🔁	Always fresh. Every run pulls live data, so the dataset reflects the source as of run time.
🌐	No infra to manage. Apify handles proxies, retries, scaling, scheduling, and storage.
🛡️	Reliable. Battle-tested across many runs and edge cases, with graceful error handling.
🚫	No code required. Configure in the UI, run from CLI, schedule via cron, or call from any language with the Apify SDK.

📊 Production-grade structured data without the engineering overhead of building and maintaining your own scraper.

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📈 How it compares to alternatives

Approach	Cost	Coverage	Refresh	Filters	Setup
⭐ FAA Aircraft Registry Scraper (this Actor)	$5 free credit, then pay-per-use	Full source coverage	Live per run	Source-native filters supported	⚡ 2 min
Build your own scraper	Engineering hours	Full once built	Whenever you maintain it	Custom code	🐢 Days to weeks
Paid managed APIs	$$$ monthly	Vendor-defined	Live	Vendor-defined	⏳ Hours
Third-party data dumps	Varies	Subset, often stale	Periodic	None	🕒 Variable

Pick this Actor when you want broad coverage, server-side filtering, and no pipeline maintenance.

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🚀 How to use

1. 📝 Sign up. Create a free account with $5 credit (takes 2 minutes).
2. 🌐 Open the Actor. Go to the FAA Aircraft Registry Scraper page on the Apify Store.
3. 🎯 Set input. Configure the input fields in the form (or paste a JSON), then set maxItems.
4. 🚀 Run it. Click Start and let the Actor collect your data.
5. 📥 Download. Grab your results in the Dataset tab as CSV, Excel, JSON, or XML.

⏱️ Total time from signup to downloaded dataset: 3-5 minutes. No coding required.

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💼 Business use cases

📊 Data & Analytics Build trend reports and dashboards from live source data Feed BI tools, warehouses, and ML pipelines with structured records Run periodic snapshots to track changes over time Compare segments, regions, or categories with consistent fields	🏢 Operations & Strategy Monitor competitor moves, pricing, and inventory shifts Build internal directories and lookup tools backed by current data Power workflows that depend on fresh source records Cut manual data-gathering time from hours to minutes
🎯 Marketing & Growth Identify market opportunities and trending topics Research target audiences and customer personas at scale Power lead-generation pipelines with verified records Track sentiment, reviews, or social signals over time	🛠️ Engineering & Product Prototype features that need real-world data without owning a crawler Replace fragile in-house scrapers with a managed Actor Wire datasets into your apps via the Apify API or webhooks Skip the proxy, retry, and parsing maintenance entirely

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🌟 Beyond business use cases

Data like this powers more than commercial workflows. The same structured records support research, education, civic projects, and personal initiatives.

🎓 Research and academia Empirical datasets for papers, thesis work, and coursework Longitudinal studies tracking changes across snapshots Reproducible research with cited, versioned data pulls Classroom exercises on data analysis and ethical scraping	🎨 Personal and creative Side projects, portfolio demos, and indie app launches Data visualizations, dashboards, and infographics Content research for bloggers, YouTubers, and podcasters Hobbyist collections and personal trackers
🤝 Non-profit and civic Transparency reporting and accountability projects Advocacy campaigns backed by public-interest data Community-run databases for local issues Investigative journalism on public records	🧪 Experimentation Prototype AI and machine-learning pipelines with real data Validate product-market hypotheses before engineering spend Train small domain-specific models on niche corpora Test dashboard concepts with live input

❓ FAQ

🔍 How does it work? The actor downloads official FAA aircraft registry datasets and filters them based on your search criteria. No web scraping involved, just direct data collection from authoritative FAA records.

📊 How accurate is the data? The data comes directly from the FAA's official aircraft registry, updated regularly. It reflects the most current registration information, though some historical records may take time to update.

📅 Can I schedule runs automatically? Yes. You can set up scheduled runs on the Apify platform to collect FAA data at regular intervals - daily, weekly, or monthly.

⚖️ Is it legal to download FAA aircraft data? The FAA aircraft registry is public data and available to everyone. However, users are responsible for complying with local laws and FAA terms of service when using the data. Review the FAA's data usage policies before download.

🛡️ Will the FAA block me? No. This actor downloads official FAA datasets through authorized methods. No proxies required.

⚡ How long does a run take? Most runs complete in 30 seconds to 2 minutes depending on the number of records and filters. Downloading a full dataset can take longer.

⚠️ Are there any limits? Free users can collect up to 100 results per run. Paid users can collect up to 1,000,000 results per run.

🔗 Integrate FAA Aircraft Registry Scraper with any app

• Make - Automate workflows
• Zapier - Connect 5000+ apps
• GitHub - Version control integration
• Slack - Get notifications
• Airbyte - Data pipelines
• Google Drive - Export to spreadsheets

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🔌 Integrate with any app

FAA Aircraft Registry Scraper connects to any cloud service via Apify integrations:

• Make - Automate multi-step workflows
• Zapier - Connect with 5,000+ apps
• Slack - Get run notifications in your channels
• Airbyte - Pipe results into your warehouse
• GitHub - Trigger runs from commits and releases
• Google Drive - Export datasets straight to Sheets

You can also use webhooks to trigger downstream actions when a run finishes. Push fresh data into your product backend, or alert your team in Slack.

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🚀 Ready to Start?

Create a free account with $5 credit and collect your first 100 results for free. No coding, no setup.

🆘 Need Help?

• Check the FAQ section above for common questions
• Visit the Apify support page for documentation and tutorials
• Contact us to request a new scraper, propose a custom project, or report an issue at Tally contact form

⚠️ Disclaimer

This Actor is an independent tool and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) or any of its subsidiaries. All trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners.

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