appintheair-exporter

Scripts to convert exported data from the defunct App in the Air into other formats

Usage

1. Export your data from App in the Air using their instructions. You should receive a data.txt file in your email inbox
2. Put the data.txt in the directory for this repository
3. Run the script, which will automatically look for this data.txt file

python3 appintheair_exporter.py

4. Review your data in the output.csv file

Arguments

additional_fields: Use the -a or --additional_fields argument to export the following additional data when the output file is created

• flight_number: Combination of the airline code (ex: AA) and flight code (ex: 1234)
• aircraft_type_name: English name of the aircraft type (ex: Boeing 737-800)
• aircraft_type_icao: 3-4 character ICAO code for the aircraft type
• departure_date_local: Date of departure in the departure airport's time zone in YYYY-MM-DD format
• arrival_date_local: Date of arrival in the arrival airport's time zone in YYYY-MM-DD format
• departure_time_local: Time of departure in the departure airport's time zone in hh:mm:ss format
• arrival_time_local: Time of arrival in the arrival airport's time zone in hh:mm:ss format
• entry_method: The method used to add flight data to AITA (manual or search)

Example Usage: python3 appintheair_exporter.py -a

data_file: Use the -d or --data_file argument to specify the filename of the imported TXT file from App In The Air. Make sure to include the .txt extension. If you do not pass in this argument, the script will automatically look for a data.txt file.

Example Usage: python3 appintheair_exporter.py -d my_data.txt

filename: Use the -f or --filename argument to specify the filename of the exported CSV file. Make sure to include the .csv extension

Example Usage: python3 appintheair_exporter.py -f exported_data_final.csv