Authority
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Authorities represent institutions that have some sort of power on an , or .
These could be, for example, the Airport Operator, or a Country's .
Depending on whether an Authority depends on an Airport, Country or Region, different values are available for some of its properties.
Property
Type
Description
name
string
A free-text name for this Authority
type
string
The type of Authority, based on its parent entity.
REGION for Region Authority
Airport Authorities represent Authorities that have jurisdiction over an Airport.
In addition to the Common Properties, they have the following properties and possible values
Property
Type
Description
aid
String
type
String
The type of authority represented. Possible values are:
OWNER The Airport owner or their representative.
OPERATOR A body that has the operational responsibility of the Airport.
CUSTOMS A body that is charged with Customs procedures at the Airport.
HEALTH A body that is charged with Health, and Quarantine procedures at the Airport.
BRIEFING For the Aerodrome's briefing office.
WEATHER For the Aerodrome Metererological Observation Office.
AIR_TRAFFIC For any entity providing Air Traffic Services on the Airport.
SECURITY For entities providing landside and airside security.
landsideArea
List
Defaults to null if the information is not known.
airsideArea
List
parent
String
customsDetails
Object
The additional properties are useful to programmatically assess the feasibility of entry into a country at a specific Airport, based on the flight routing, persons' nationality and Visa types.
In most countries, the eligibility of a person to enter the country depends on the assessment of the Border Officer that processes the entry.
Information in our database are purely for reference purpose, and Aircraft Operators, Crew Members and Passengers should assess their individual status before attempting to enter a country.
Property
Type
Description
allowFlightsFromCountries
list, null
allowFlightsFromRegions
list, null
allowCrewFromCountries
list, null
allowCrewFromRegions
list, null
allowPassengersFromCountries
list, null
allowPassengersFromRegions
list, null
services
list, null
A list of services provided by the Customs Authority at this Airport. Possible values are:
INTERNATIONAL_RUBBISH For the disposal of rubbish originated internationally.
PAYMENT_OF_FEESFor the payment of any customs fee on arrival.
CREW_VISA_ON_ARRIVALFor the ability to obtain a crew visa upon arrival.
PAX_VISA_ON_ARRIVALFor the ability to obtain a passenger visa upon arrival.
visaProcessed
list, null
A list of visa types that can be processed at this location. Possible values are:
CREW For visas dedicated to crew members.
IMMIGRANT For visas intended for immigration purposes.
NON_IMMIGRANT_WORK For visas that allow temporary work in the country.
TOURISM For visas that allow temporary stay for leisure.
ELECTRONIC For any type of electronic visa and travel authorities.
DIPLOMATIC For diplomatic visas and other diplomatic authorities.
Property
Type
Description
aid
string
type
string
The type of Country Authority being described. Possible values are:
MILITARY_AVIATION The entity responsible for Military Aviation regulation in the country, or for Civil Aviation approvals that require Military clearance.
AIR_TRAFFIC The entity responsible for the Air Traffic Services in the Country.
LICENSING The entity responsible for crew, aircraft and operators licensing in the country.
LANDING_RIGHTS The entity responsible to authorise operations of foreign aircraft in the country.
HEALTH The entity charged with Health, and Quarantine procedures in the Country.
CUSTOMS The entity charged with Customs procedures in the Country.
IMMIGRATION The entity charged with immigration approvals in the Country.
parent
object
Property
Type
Description
aid
string
type
string
The type of Country Authority being described. Possible values are:
MILITARY_AVIATION The entity responsible for Military Aviation regulation in the region, or for Civil Aviation approvals that require Military clearance.
AIR_TRAFFIC The entity responsible for the Air Traffic Services in the region.
LICENSING The entity responsible for crew, aircraft and operators licensing in the region.
LANDING_RIGHTS The entity responsible to authorise operations of foreign aircraft in the region.
HEALTH The entity charged with Health, and Quarantine procedures in the region.
CUSTOMS The entity charged with Customs procedures in the region.
IMMIGRATION The entity charged with immigration approvals in the region.
parent
object
AIRPORT for
COUNTRY for
The with namespace AAU
REPORTING For the (ARO).
FIRE For the (ARFF)
A list of that identify the landside area where the Authority is located, for example their offices.
A list of that identify the airside area where the Authority is located, for example a dedicated ramp space for customs clearance.
Defaults to null if the information is not know
An AID for the parent Airport.
This additional property is present for Airport Authorities of type CUSTOMS, which are discussed further in .
Defaults to null if the information is not know
These are of type CUSTOMS, for which some additional properties are specified.
These properties are found in the customsDetails object of an .
A list of from which flights are allowed to be cleared by Customs.
A list of from which flights are allowed to be cleared by Customs.
A list of from which crew members are allowed to be cleared by Customs.
A list of from which crew members are allowed to be cleared by Customs.
A list of from which passengers are allowed to be cleared by Customs.
A list of from which passengers are allowed to be cleared by Customs.
AGRICULTURE_CHECK For any check available.
These are Authorities that have jurisdiction over an entire .
Below are additional properties to the already described above.
The in namespace CAU.
CIVIL_AVIATION The entity responsible for regulation in the country.
A object for the parent Country.
These are Authorities that have jurisdiction over an entire .
Below are additional properties to the already described above.
The in namespace RAU.
CIVIL_AVIATION The entity responsible for regulation in the region.
A object for the parent Region.