A Python CLI tool to calculate the distance between any two airports. Enter IATA codes and get the distance in miles and kilometers, plus detailed airport information.

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• Calculate distance between any two airports
• Distance in miles and kilometers
• Detailed airport information
• IATA and ICAO codes
• City, state, country data
• Elevation and coordinates
• Estimated flight time
• Popular route presets

1. Clone this repository

   git clone https://github.com/apiverve/airport-distance-python-tutorial.git
   cd airport-distance-python-tutorial

2. Install dependencies

   pip install -r requirements.txt

3. Set your API key

   export APIVERVE_API_KEY=your-api-key-here

4. Run the calculator

   python distance.py

airport-distance-python-tutorial/
├── distance.py         # Main Python script
├── requirements.txt    # Python dependencies
├── screenshot.jpg      # Preview image
├── LICENSE             # MIT license
├── .gitignore          # Git ignore rules
└── README.md           # This file

1. Enter two IATA airport codes
2. API looks up both airports
3. Calculates great-circle distance
4. Returns full airport details

response = requests.get('https://api.apiverve.com/v1/airportdistance',
    headers={'x-api-key': API_KEY},
    params={
        'airport1': 'JFK',
        'airport2': 'LAX'
    }
)

Endpoint: GET https://api.apiverve.com/v1/airportdistance

Query Parameters:

Example Response:

{
  "status": "ok",
  "error": null,
  "data": {
    "distanceMiles": 2470.23,
    "distanceKm": 3974.2,
    "airport1": {
      "name": "John F Kennedy International Airport",
      "iata": "JFK",
      "icao": "KJFK",
      "city": "New York",
      "state": "New-York",
      "country": "US",
      "elevation": 13,
      "latitude": 40.63980103,
      "longitude": -73.77890015
    },
    "airport2": {
      "name": "Los Angeles International Airport",
      "iata": "LAX",
      "icao": "KLAX",
      "city": "Los Angeles",
      "state": "California",
      "country": "US",
      "elevation": 125,
      "latitude": 33.94250107,
      "longitude": -118.4079971
    }
  }
}

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