Translate airport codes or names into other standard airport formats

Source: R/airport_lookups.R

Return city name, airport name, IATA code, or ICAO code given an input IATA code, ICAO code, or airport name.

airport_lookup(input, input_type = "IATA", output_type = "name")

Arguments

input

An airport name, IATA code, or ICAO code. Input type will be guessed unless explicitly defined

input_type

One of "name", "IATA", or "ICAO". Function will attempt to guess type if not supplied

output_type

One of "name", "city", "IATA", or "ICAO". Defaults to "name" if otherwise not specified

Value

The appropriate city, airport name, IATA code, or ICAO code for that airport

Examples

airport_lookup("CYVR")
#> [1] "Vancouver International Airport"
airport_lookup("YVR", output_type = "city")
#> [1] "Vancouver"
airport_lookup("Vancouver International Airport", input_type="name",output_type = "IATA")
#> [1] "YVR"
airport_lookup("YVR",input_type = "IATA", output_type = "city")
#> [1] "Vancouver"

# Produces a list of similar named airports
airport_lookup("Vancoover","name","city")
#> Warning: No exact matches but some similar names in the database include:
#> Vancouver International Airport
#> Vancouver Harbour Water Aerodrome
#> Vancouver International Seaplane Base
#> NULL