diff --git a/api/routes/aircraft.py b/api/routes/aircraft.py
index a63326f..86fa69c 100644
--- a/api/routes/aircraft.py
+++ b/api/routes/aircraft.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, HTTPException
 
 from app.deps import get_current_user, admin_required
 from database import aircraft as db
-from schemas.aircraft import AircraftDisplaySchema, AircraftCreateSchema
+from schemas.aircraft import AircraftDisplaySchema, AircraftCreateSchema, category_class
 from schemas.user import UserDisplaySchema, AuthLevel
 
 router = APIRouter()
@@ -36,6 +36,29 @@ async def get_all_aircraft() -> list[AircraftDisplaySchema]:
     return aircraft
 
 
+@router.get('/categories', summary="Get valid aircraft categories", status_code=200, response_model=dict)
+async def get_categories() -> dict:
+    """
+    Get a list of valid aircraft categories
+
+    :return: List of categories
+    """
+    return {"categories": list(category_class.keys())}
+
+
+@router.get('/class', summary="Get valid aircraft classes for the given class", status_code=200, response_model=dict)
+async def get_categories(category: str = "Airplane") -> dict:
+    """
+    Get a list of valid aircraft classes for the given class
+
+    :return: List of classes
+    """
+    if category not in category_class.keys():
+        raise HTTPException(404, "Category not found")
+
+    return {"classes": category_class[category]}
+
+
 @router.get('/{aircraft_id}', summary="Get details of a given aircraft", response_model=AircraftDisplaySchema,
             status_code=200)
 async def get_aircraft_by_id(aircraft_id: str,
diff --git a/api/schemas/aircraft.py b/api/schemas/aircraft.py
index 07e60f0..9dd8e3a 100644
--- a/api/schemas/aircraft.py
+++ b/api/schemas/aircraft.py
@@ -6,6 +6,37 @@ from pydantic_core.core_schema import ValidationInfo
 
 from schemas.utils import PyObjectId, PositiveFloat
 
+category_class = {
+    "Airplane": [
+        "Single-Engine Land",
+        "Multi-Engine Land",
+        "Single-Engine Sea",
+        "Multi-Engine Sea",
+    ],
+    "Rotorcraft": [
+        "Helicopter",
+        "Gyroplane",
+    ],
+    "Powered Lift": [
+        "Powered Lift",
+    ],
+    "Glider": [
+        "Glider",
+    ],
+    "Lighter-Than-Air": [
+        "Airship",
+        "Balloon",
+    ],
+    "Powered Parachute": [
+        "Powered Parachute Land",
+        "Powered Parachute Sea",
+    ],
+    "Weight-Shift Control": [
+        "Weight-Shift Control Land",
+        "Weight-Shift Control Sea",
+    ],
+}
+
 
 class AircraftCategory(Enum):
     airplane = "Airplane"