Jet Fuel Price API for
Airlines & Aviation

Integration Example: Route Fuel Cost Calculator

// Route fuel cost from the series we serve (no per-airport endpoint exists —
// jet fuel is priced off regional benchmarks, then delivery and into-plane fees).
// e.g. GET https://api.oilpriceapi.com/v1/prices/latest?by_code=JET_FUEL_USD
const BASE = "https://api.oilpriceapi.com/v1/prices/latest";
const headers = { Authorization: "Token YOUR_API_KEY" };

const latest = async (code) =>
  (await fetch(`${BASE}?by_code=${code}`, { headers })).json();

const routeFuelCost = async (aircraft, flightHours) => {
  // JET_FUEL_USD: US Gulf Coast kerosene-type jet fuel, USD per gallon, daily.
  // JET_FUEL_A4A_USD: Airlines for America weekly index, USD per gallon.
  const [usgc, a4a] = await Promise.all([
    latest("JET_FUEL_USD"),
    latest("JET_FUEL_A4A_USD"),
  ]);

  const burnGalPerHour = { B737: 850, A320: 800, B777: 2500 }[aircraft];
  const gallons = burnGalPerHour * flightHours;

  return {
    gallons,
    costAtUsgcSpot: (gallons * usgc.data.price).toFixed(2),
    costAtA4aIndex: (gallons * a4a.data.price).toFixed(2),
    asOf: usgc.data.created_at, // every response carries its source timestamp
  };
};