openSkies (version 1.2.1)

getAirportMetadata: Retrieve metadata for a specified airport

Description

Retrieves the available metadata for a specified airport. These include its IATA code, common name and location, among others. A single airport must be specified using its ICAO code.

Usage

getAirportMetadata(airport, timeOut=60, maxQueryAttempts=1)

Value

An object of class openSkiesAirport. See the openSkiesAirport

documentation for details on the fields for the class.

Arguments

airport

string with the ICAO 4-letter code of an airport (for example, \"LEZL\" for Sevilla Airport.

timeOut

number of seconds after which the query will time out and return a NULL result. In the default behavior, timeout will be reached after 60 seconds.

maxQueryAttempts

On rare occassions, queries to the OpenSky Network live API can return malformed responses. This is the maximum number of attempts to obtain a properly formatted response when carrying out the requested query. It should be noted that the query will still terminate if a timeout is reached. In the default behavior, a single attempt will be performed. It is not recommended to change this to a very large number, since it can lead to long running times.

References

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_airports_by_IATA_and_ICAO_code

Examples

# Obtain metadata for the airport with ICAO code LEZL

if(interactive()){
getAirportMetadata("LEZL")
}