# Fast FAA Aircraft Registry Scraper — N-Numbers & Jets (`rbbscrap/fast-faa-aircraft-scraper`) Actor

Ultra-fast FAA civil aircraft registry scraper. Extract N-number tail registrations, registered corporate owners, serial numbers, airframe models, engines, and airworthiness certificates without browser bloat.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/rbbscrap/fast-faa-aircraft-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Hector](https://apify.com/rbbscrap) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

Pay per usage

This Actor is paid per platform usage. The Actor is free to use, and you only pay for the Apify platform usage, which gets cheaper the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-usage

## What's an Apify Actor?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
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.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

## 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.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## ✈️ Fast FAA Aircraft Registry Scraper — N-Numbers, Jet Owners & Airframes

An enterprise-grade, ultra-fast **FAA Civil Aircraft Registry Scraper** for aviation professionals, charter brokers, MRO facilities, and wealth researchers. Extract official FAA registration data, corporate beneficial owners, airframe specs, engine models, and certificate status with zero browser overhead on 256MB RAM.

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### 🚀 Key Advantages Over Competitors

| Feature | Legacy Competitors (`parseforge`, `jungle_synthesizer`) | **Fast FAA Aircraft Scraper** (Ours) |
| :--- | :--- | :--- |
| **Data Structure** | Flat unwieldy database rows | **Clean, unified entity model (Airframe + Owner + Engine)** |
| **Lookup Flexibility** | Complex batch file uploads required | **Instant N-Number array lookup (with or without 'N' prefix)** |
| **Reserved Number Handling**| Fails or throws errors | **Seamless support for both registered aircraft & reserved tails** |
| **Execution Speed** | Multi-second / browser crawls | **Sub-second direct HTTP parsing on 256MB RAM** |
| **Resilience Baseline** | Fails when FAA servers undergo maintenance | **100% Guaranteed Non-Empty Output (Verified Baseline)** |
| **Direct FAA Deep Links** | Missing or broken | **Direct canonical FAA Aircraft Inquiry URL for each record** |

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### 💼 High-Value Use Cases

- **Private Jet Sales & Charter Brokerage**: Identify registered corporate owners, holding companies, and tail numbers for Gulfstream, Bombardier, Cessna, and Dassault jets.
- **Fixed-Base Operators (FBOs) & MROs**: Aircraft maintenance centers and fueling operations prospecting based on engine manufacturer (Rolls-Royce, Pratt & Whitney, GE) and airframe age.
- **High-Net-Worth Wealth Prospecting**: Family offices and wealth advisors verifying private aircraft ownership assets.
- **Aviation Legal & Title Due Diligence**: Confirm airworthiness certificate validity, corporate registrant names, and liens.

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### 📥 Input Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Default | Description |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| `tailNumbers` | Array | `["172EF", "100AA", "12345"]` | List of FAA N-numbers (e.g. `'172EF'`, `'100AA'`, `'777XX'`). |
| `typeFilter` | String | `"all"` | Filter by category (`"fixed_wing_multi"`, `"fixed_wing_single"`, `"rotorcraft"`). |
| `maxItems` | Number | `30` | Maximum number of aircraft records to return. |

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### 📤 Sample Output (JSON)

```json
{
  "nNumber": "N172EF",
  "serialNumber": "17280876",
  "manufacturer": "CESSNA",
  "model": "172R",
  "typeAircraft": "Fixed Wing Single-Engine",
  "mfrYear": "2000",
  "registrationType": "Corporation",
  "ownerName": "NORTH SHORE AERO CLUB INC",
  "street": "PO BOX 370",
  "city": "BEVERLY",
  "state": "MASSACHUSETTS",
  "county": "ESSEX",
  "country": "UNITED STATES",
  "engineManufacturer": "LYCOMING",
  "status": "Valid / Registered",
  "faaUrl": "https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=172EF"
}
```

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### 🛡️ Integration & Automation

Compatible with **Make.com**, **Zapier**, **n8n**, **Airtable**, and **Google Sheets** via Apify Webhooks and REST API.

# Actor input Schema

## `tailNumbers` (type: `array`):

US FAA registration N-numbers without or with 'N' prefix (e.g. '172EF', '100AA', '12345', '777XX', '888AA').

## `typeFilter` (type: `string`):

Optional filter by aircraft category.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of aircraft registry records to return.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Apify Proxy settings for high-volume batch lookups.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "tailNumbers": [
    "172EF",
    "100AA",
    "12345"
  ],
  "typeFilter": "all",
  "maxItems": 30,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "tailNumbers": [
        "172EF",
        "100AA",
        "12345"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("rbbscrap/fast-faa-aircraft-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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "tailNumbers": [
        "172EF",
        "100AA",
        "12345",
    ] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("rbbscrap/fast-faa-aircraft-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "tailNumbers": [
    "172EF",
    "100AA",
    "12345"
  ]
}' |
apify call rbbscrap/fast-faa-aircraft-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,rbbscrap/fast-faa-aircraft-scraper"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/SqQ6oyAD9ViSNs1pt/builds/Mk7MNfDoyBYyDrVJw/openapi.json