feat(adsb): add IATA↔ICAO airline code translation for ACARS cross-linking

ACARS messages use IATA codes (e.g. UA2412) while ADS-B uses ICAO
callsigns (e.g. UAL2412). Add a translation layer so the two can
match, enabling click-to-highlight and datalink message correlation.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Mitch Ross
2026-02-20 16:39:00 -05:00
parent 15d5cb2272
commit 130f58d9cc
4 changed files with 274 additions and 10 deletions

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"""IATA ↔ ICAO airline code mapping for flight number translation."""
from __future__ import annotations
import re
# IATA (2-letter) → ICAO (3-letter) mapping for common airlines
IATA_TO_ICAO: dict[str, str] = {
# North America — Major
"AA": "AAL", # American Airlines
"DL": "DAL", # Delta Air Lines
"UA": "UAL", # United Airlines
"WN": "SWA", # Southwest Airlines
"B6": "JBU", # JetBlue Airways
"AS": "ASA", # Alaska Airlines
"NK": "NKS", # Spirit Airlines
"F9": "FFT", # Frontier Airlines
"G4": "AAY", # Allegiant Air
"HA": "HAL", # Hawaiian Airlines
"SY": "SCX", # Sun Country Airlines
"WS": "WJA", # WestJet
"AC": "ACA", # Air Canada
"WG": "WGN", # Sunwing Airlines
"TS": "TSC", # Air Transat
"PD": "POE", # Porter Airlines
"MX": "MXA", # Breeze Airways
"QX": "QXE", # Horizon Air
"OH": "COM", # PSA Airlines (Compass)
"OO": "SKW", # SkyWest Airlines
"YX": "RPA", # Republic Airways
"9E": "FLG", # Endeavor Air (Pinnacle)
"CP": "CPZ", # Compass Airlines
"PT": "SWQ", # Piedmont Airlines
"MQ": "ENY", # Envoy Air
"YV": "ASH", # Mesa Airlines
"AX": "LOF", # Trans States / GoJet
"ZW": "AWI", # Air Wisconsin
"G7": "GJS", # GoJet Airlines
"EV": "ASQ", # ExpressJet / Atlantic Southeast
"AM": "AMX", # Aeromexico
"VB": "VIV", # VivaAerobus
"4O": "AIJ", # Interjet
"Y4": "VOI", # Volaris
# North America — Cargo
"5X": "UPS", # UPS Airlines
"FX": "FDX", # FedEx Express
# Europe — Major
"BA": "BAW", # British Airways
"LH": "DLH", # Lufthansa
"AF": "AFR", # Air France
"KL": "KLM", # KLM Royal Dutch
"IB": "IBE", # Iberia
"AZ": "ITY", # ITA Airways
"SK": "SAS", # SAS Scandinavian
"AY": "FIN", # Finnair
"OS": "AUA", # Austrian Airlines
"LX": "SWR", # Swiss International
"SN": "BEL", # Brussels Airlines
"TP": "TAP", # TAP Air Portugal
"EI": "EIN", # Aer Lingus
"U2": "EZY", # easyJet
"FR": "RYR", # Ryanair
"W6": "WZZ", # Wizz Air
"VY": "VLG", # Vueling
"PC": "PGT", # Pegasus Airlines
"TK": "THY", # Turkish Airlines
"LO": "LOT", # LOT Polish
"BT": "BTI", # airBaltic
"DY": "NAX", # Norwegian Air Shuttle
"VS": "VIR", # Virgin Atlantic
"EW": "EWG", # Eurowings
# Asia-Pacific — Major
"SQ": "SIA", # Singapore Airlines
"CX": "CPA", # Cathay Pacific
"QF": "QFA", # Qantas
"JL": "JAL", # Japan Airlines
"NH": "ANA", # All Nippon Airways
"KE": "KAL", # Korean Air
"OZ": "AAR", # Asiana Airlines
"CI": "CAL", # China Airlines
"BR": "EVA", # EVA Air
"CZ": "CSN", # China Southern
"MU": "CES", # China Eastern
"CA": "CCA", # Air China
"AI": "AIC", # Air India
"GA": "GIA", # Garuda Indonesia
"TG": "THA", # Thai Airways
"MH": "MAS", # Malaysia Airlines
"PR": "PAL", # Philippine Airlines
"VN": "HVN", # Vietnam Airlines
"NZ": "ANZ", # Air New Zealand
"3K": "JSA", # Jetstar Asia
"JQ": "JST", # Jetstar Airways
"AK": "AXM", # AirAsia
"TR": "TGW", # Scoot
"5J": "CEB", # Cebu Pacific
# Middle East / Africa
"EK": "UAE", # Emirates
"QR": "QTR", # Qatar Airways
"EY": "ETD", # Etihad Airways
"GF": "GFA", # Gulf Air
"SV": "SVA", # Saudia
"ET": "ETH", # Ethiopian Airlines
"MS": "MSR", # EgyptAir
"SA": "SAA", # South African Airways
"RJ": "RJA", # Royal Jordanian
"WY": "OMA", # Oman Air
# South America
"LA": "LAN", # LATAM Airlines
"G3": "GLO", # Gol Transportes Aéreos
"AD": "AZU", # Azul Brazilian Airlines
"AV": "AVA", # Avianca
"CM": "CMP", # Copa Airlines
"AR": "ARG", # Aerolíneas Argentinas
# ACARS-specific addressing codes
"MC": "MCO", # Possible: some ACARS systems use MC
}
# Build reverse mapping (ICAO → IATA)
ICAO_TO_IATA: dict[str, str] = {v: k for k, v in IATA_TO_ICAO.items()}
# Regex to split flight number into airline prefix and numeric part
_FLIGHT_RE = re.compile(r'^([A-Z]{2,3})(\d+[A-Z]?)$')
def translate_flight(flight: str) -> list[str]:
"""Translate a flight number to all possible equivalent forms.
Given "UA2412" (IATA), returns ["UAL2412"] (ICAO).
Given "UAL2412" (ICAO), returns ["UA2412"] (IATA).
Returns empty list if no translation found.
"""
if not flight:
return []
upper = flight.strip().upper()
m = _FLIGHT_RE.match(upper)
if not m:
return []
prefix, number = m.group(1), m.group(2)
results = []
# Try IATA → ICAO
if prefix in IATA_TO_ICAO:
results.append(IATA_TO_ICAO[prefix] + number)
# Try ICAO → IATA
if prefix in ICAO_TO_IATA:
results.append(ICAO_TO_IATA[prefix] + number)
return results
def expand_search_terms(terms: set[str]) -> set[str]:
"""Expand a set of callsign/flight search terms with translated variants."""
expanded = set(terms)
for term in list(terms):
for translated in translate_flight(term):
expanded.add(translated)
return expanded

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import time
from collections import deque
from utils.airline_codes import expand_search_terms, translate_flight
class FlightCorrelator:
"""Correlate ACARS and VDL2 messages with ADS-B aircraft."""
@@ -26,7 +28,10 @@ class FlightCorrelator:
})
def get_messages_for_aircraft(
self, icao: str | None = None, callsign: str | None = None
self,
icao: str | None = None,
callsign: str | None = None,
registration: str | None = None,
) -> dict[str, list[dict]]:
"""Match ACARS/VDL2 messages by callsign, flight, or registration fields."""
if not icao and not callsign:
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search_terms.add(callsign.strip().upper())
if icao:
search_terms.add(icao.strip().upper())
if registration:
search_terms.add(registration.strip().upper())
# Expand with IATA↔ICAO airline code translations
search_terms = expand_search_terms(search_terms)
acars = []
for msg in self._acars_messages:
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"""Check if any identifying field in msg matches the search terms."""
for field in ('flight', 'tail', 'reg', 'callsign', 'icao', 'addr'):
val = msg.get(field)
if val and str(val).strip().upper() in terms:
if not val:
continue
upper_val = str(val).strip().upper()
if upper_val in terms:
return True
# Also try translating the message field value
for translated in translate_flight(upper_val):
if translated in terms:
return True
return False
@staticmethod