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Old April 14th 06, 05:17 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
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Default Electronic Airport Facility Directories ("A/FDs")

Ray writes:


You can get the ATA-100 through a subscription CD service or also if you
register for FTP access. The databases have also been re-published
online at:


http://aviationtoolbox.org/raw_data/FAA/ATA-100/


A word of warning though, the raw airport info is contained in a text
file that is 140 Mb when uncompressed. Opening it in windows notepad is
probably not a good idea.


It's also a little clumsy to interpret their data format. I suggest using
this interface for browsing it.
http://aviationtoolbox.org/old/ATA-100/

I've got some Python code to make manipulating it easier.
http://aviationtoolbox.org/old/FAA_ATA100.py
http://aviationtoolbox.org/old/FAA_ATA100_example.py

--kyler