Overview

Helipaddy provides a directory API for helicopter landing sites and passenger drone pads, including GPS coordinates, access restrictions, and contact details. It is useful for aviation apps, flight planning tools, or drone delivery services. An API key is required and obtained by registering on the Helipaddy site.

Beginner Tip

This is a niche, specialized API — read the documentation at helipaddy.com/api carefully before building, as endpoints and data availability may vary by region. Start by querying a single known location to understand the response format.

Available Data

The kind of data this API exposes, based on its documentation. We could not call the endpoint to confirm the exact field names.

Helipaddy sites data via REST API

Example Response

Illustrative shape only — we were not able to call this endpoint (it requires credentials or exposes no public sample URL), so the fields below show the kind of data this API returns rather than a recorded response.

JSON Response · Illustrative
{
  "status": "success",
  "data": {
    "result": "Data from Helipaddy sites",
    "description": "Helicopter and passenger drone landing site directory, Helipaddy data and much more",
    "timestamp": "2025-01-15T10:00:00Z"
  }
}

Field Reference

id Unique identifier for the landing site.
name Name of the helipad or landing site.
lat Latitude coordinate of the landing site.
lng Longitude coordinate of the landing site.
access Access permission level (e.g., public, private, restricted).
country Country where the landing site is located.

Implementation Example

Calls a real endpoint of this API. Replace any placeholder credentials with your own key.

Request
const url = "https://helipaddy.com/api/nearest?lat=51.5074&lng=-0.1278&key=YOUR_API_KEY";
// Replace headers or query params with the values required by this API.
const response = await fetch(url, {
  headers: {
  "X-API-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY"
  }
});
if (!response.ok) throw new Error(`Request failed: ${response.status}`);
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

What Can You Build?

Note: These code examples are AI-generated and unverified. Always refer to the official API documentation for accurate usage.

Common Errors & Troubleshooting

Generated guidance based on this API's documentation, not observed by us. Treat it as a starting point and check against the provider's own error reference.

401 Unauthorized API key is missing or invalid.
Ensure you include the key parameter in your request URL or the correct Authorization header as described in the docs.
404 Not Found The requested landing site ID does not exist.
Use the search or nearest endpoint first to find valid site IDs before querying individual sites.
Empty results array No landing sites found within the search radius or area.
Increase your search radius or verify that the latitude/longitude coordinates are correct and within a supported region.

Metadata Score Breakdown

Estimated from metadata — endpoint not independently tested

This score is estimated from observable metadata — HTTPS support, authentication model, declared CORS, and documentation reachability — because the API requires authentication or exposes no publicly testable endpoint. The five-signal breakdown is only shown for live-tested APIs.

Metadata estimate · endpoint not independently tested

Technical Specifications

Auth API Key
HTTPS REQUIRED
CORS UNKNOWN
Category Vehicle
Difficulty Intermediate
Listing details not endpoint-verified

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