What is NDC and why do I need an aggregator?

NDC (New Distribution Capability) is IATA's XML messaging standard for selling airline products. Every airline implements it differently. An aggregator gives you one integration that handles all those quirks.

How does pricing work?

You pay per request for data lookups (€0.01/request, first 50 free each month) and transaction fees when bookings, seats, or ancillaries are completed.

Aviation Data

Airport — full unified profile

Everything about an airport in one call — runways, radio frequencies, and navigation aids.

GET/v1/aviation/airports/{id}/fullRequires X-API-Key

The comprehensive airport profile — everything about an airport in a single API call.Includes:
- Airport master record (name, codes, coordinates, timezone, type)
- Runways — Dimensions (length/width in feet), surface type (asphalt, concrete, gravel), identifiers (e.g. 14L/32R), threshold coordinates, lighting status
- Radio frequencies — Tower, approach, ground, ATIS, clearance delivery, and more
- Navigation aids — VOR, NDB, DME, ILS with identifiers and coordinatesEach sub-block is optional — if a data source is temporarily unavailable, the call still succeeds with whatever is available. Ideal for flight planning tools, airport information displays, and aviation analytics.

Request example

curl --request GET \
  --url https://api.norba.io/v1/aviation/airports/{id}/full \
  --header "X-API-Key: $NORBA_KEY"

Response example

{
  "data": {
    "airport": {
      "id": "mad",
      "iata_code": "MAD",
      "icao_code": "LEMD",
      "name": "Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport",
      "city": "Madrid",
      "country": "ES",
      "latitude": 40.493407,
      "longitude": -3.572249,
      "elevation_ft": 1998,
      "timezone": "Europe/Madrid",
      "runways_count": 4
    },
    "runways": [
      {
        "length_ft": 11483,
        "width_ft": 197,
        "surface": "ASP",
        "le_ident": "14L",
        "he_ident": "32R",
        "lighted": true
      }
    ],
    "frequencies": [
      {
        "type": "TWR",
        "description": "TWR 36L",
        "frequency_mhz": 118.07
      }
    ],
    "navaids": [
      {
        "ident": "BRA",
        "name": "Barajas",
        "type": "VOR-DME",
        "frequency_khz": 116450,
        "latitude": 40.469,
        "longitude": -3.5575
      }
    ]
  },
  "meta": {
    "request_id": "01HVN9M5K..."
  },
  "errors": []
}

Authorization

X-API-KeystringRequired

Opaque API key issued from the Norba dashboard. Sent on every request as the X-API-Key HTTP header. Missing or invalid keys are rejected with 401 Unauthorized.

Path parameters

idstringRequired

IATA, ICAO or internal id.

Example: MAD