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# OpenAirframes.org
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OpenAirframes.org is an open-source, community-driven airframes database.
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The data includes:
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- Registration information from Civil Aviation Authorities (FAA)
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- Airline data (e.g., Air France)
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- Community contributions such as ownership details, military aircraft info, photos, and more
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## For Users
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A daily release is created at **06:00 UTC** and includes:
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- **openairframes_community.csv**
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All community submissions
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- **openairframes_faa.csv**
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All [FAA registration data](https://www.faa.gov/licenses_certificates/aircraft_certification/aircraft_registry/releasable_aircraft_download) from 2023-08-16 to present (~260 MB)
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- **openairframes_adsb.csv**
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Airframe information derived from ADS-B messages on the [ADSB.lol](https://www.adsb.lol/) network, from 2026-02-12 to present (will be from 2024-01-01 soon). The airframe information originates from [mictronics aircraft database](https://www.mictronics.de/aircraft-database/) (~5 MB).
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- **ReleasableAircraft_{date}.zip**
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A daily snapshot of the FAA database, which updates at **05:30 UTC**
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## For Contributors
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Submit data via a [GitHub Issue](https://github.com/PlaneQuery/OpenAirframes/issues/new?template=community_submission.yaml) with your preferred attribution. Once approved, it will appear in the daily release. A leaderboard will be available in the future.
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All data is valuable. Examples include:
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- Celebrity ownership (with citations)
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- Photos
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- Internet capability
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- Military aircraft information
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- Unique facts (e.g., an airframe that crashed, performs aerobatics, etc.)
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Please try to follow the submission formatting guidelines. If you are struggling with them, that is fine—submit your data anyway and it will be formatted for you.
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## For Developers
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All code, compute (GitHub Actions), and storage (releases) are in this GitHub repository Improvements are welcome. Potential features include:
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- Web UI for data
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- Web UI for contributors
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- Additional export formats in the daily release
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- Data fusion from multiple sources in the daily release
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- Automated airframe data connectors, including (but not limited to) civil aviation authorities and airline APIs
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