CAAC Statistics Bulletins Access Skill
Fetches aviation statistical bulletins from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) website at www.caac.gov.cn.
Overview
This skill provides access to CAAC's statistical publications including:
- Monthly Production Statistics (月度运输生产统计) - Monthly indicators of civil aviation production
- Annual Development Reports (年度民航发展报告) - Comprehensive yearly development statistics
- Annual Airport Production Bulletins (年度机场生产公报) - Yearly airport throughput statistics
All documents are published as PDF or Excel attachments on individual bulletin pages.
Available Functions
1. list_bulletins
List available bulletins by category.
Parameters:
category(optional, default: "monthly_production")
Categories:
monthly_production- Monthly transport production statisticsannual_development- Annual civil aviation development reportsannual_airport- Annual airport production bulletins
Returns:
- List of bulletins with titles, URLs, and publication dates
- Most recent bulletins appear first (up to 50)
Example:
{
"function": "list_bulletins",
"category": "annual_airport"
}
2. get_bulletin
Get details of a specific bulletin including metadata and attachment URLs.
Parameters:
url(required) - URL of the bulletin page
Returns:
- Title and metadata (publication date, source, etc.)
- List of attachments (PDFs, Excel files) with download URLs
- Content preview
Example:
{
"function": "get_bulletin",
"url": "https://www.caac.gov.cn/XXGK/XXGK/TJSJ/202503/t20250314_226932.html"
}
3. download_attachment
Download a file attachment and return as base64.
Parameters:
url(required) - URL of the file to downloadmax_size_mb(optional, default: 10) - Maximum file size limit
Returns:
- File content as base64-encoded string
- Filename and content type
- File size information
Example:
{
"function": "download_attachment",
"url": "https://www.caac.gov.cn/XXGK/XXGK/TJSJ/202503/P020250314353469776556.pdf",
"max_size_mb": 20
}
4. search_bulletins
Search for bulletins by keywords and/or year across all categories.
Parameters:
keywords(optional) - Keywords to search (matched against title)year(optional) - Year to filter by
Returns:
- Matching bulletins from all categories
- Up to 50 results
Example:
{
"function": "search_bulletins",
"year": "2024"
}
Data Structure
Sample Documents
Monthly Production Statistics
- 中国民航2026年4月份主要生产指标统计 (April 2026)
- Contains passenger traffic, cargo volume, flight operations
Annual Development Reports
- 2025年民航行业发展统计公报 (FY2025 report)
- Comprehensive industry statistics and analysis
Annual Airport Production Bulletins
- 2024年全国民用运输机场生产统计公报
- Includes passenger throughput rankings (Excel attachment)
- Airport operations data and trends
Notes
- All documents are in Chinese
- PDFs contain the main statistical report
- Excel files provide detailed data tables (e.g., airport rankings)
- Bulletins are typically published with a few months delay
- Historical data goes back to 2006 for airport production stats
Technical Details
- Uses direct HTTP requests (no JavaScript rendering needed)
- PDF/Excel files downloaded as binary content
- All content accessed through official CAAC website
- No authentication required