Updated airport data format, dataset, and queries

data/airports.py

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+import pandas as pd
+from datetime import date
+import json
+
+# Load the airports.csv file from the web
+url = 'https://davidmegginson.github.io/ourairports-data/airports.csv'
+df = pd.read_csv(url, index_col=0)
+
+# convert the dataframe to a dictionary
+airports = df.to_dict('index')
+formated_airports = {}
+for airport in airports:
+
+  category = airports[airport]['type']
+  if pd.isnull(category) or category == 'nan' or category == 'NAN':
+    category = 'UNKNOWN'
+
+  elevation = airports[airport]['elevation_ft']
+  if pd.isnull(elevation) or elevation == 'nan' or elevation == 'NAN':
+    elevation = 0
+
+  country = airports[airport]['iso_country']
+  if pd.isnull(country) or country == 'nan' or country == 'NAN':
+    country = 'UNKNOWN'
+  
+  region = airports[airport]['iso_region']
+  if pd.isnull(region) or region == 'nan' or region == 'NAN':
+    region = 'UNKNOWN'
+  
+  municipality = airports[airport]['municipality']
+  if pd.isnull(municipality) or municipality == 'nan' or municipality == 'NAN':
+    municipality = 'UNKNOWN'
+
+  iata = airports[airport]['iata_code']
+  if pd.isnull(iata) or iata == 'nan' or iata == 'NAN':
+    iata = ''
+  
+  local = airports[airport]['local_code']
+  if pd.isnull(local) or local == 'nan' or local == 'NAN':
+    local = ''
+
+  formated_airports[airport] = {
+    'icao': airports[airport]['ident'],
+    'category': category,
+    'name': airports[airport]['name'],
+    'elevation_ft': elevation,
+    'iso_country': country,
+    'iso_region': region,
+    'municipality': municipality,
+    'iata_code': iata,
+    'local_code': local,
+    'latitude': airports[airport]['latitude_deg'],
+    'longitude': airports[airport]['longitude_deg']
+  }
+
+# convert the dictionary to a list of dictionaries
+formated_airports = list(formated_airports.values())
+
+# convert the list of dictionaries to a json file
+today = date.today()
+date = today.strftime("%Y-%m-%d")
+with open(f'airports_{date}.json', 'wb') as file:
+  file.write(json.dumps(formated_airports).encode('utf-8'))