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AeroAPI^®

Data as you want it, when you want it.

AeroAPI^® is a simple and cost-effective query-based API that delivers data on demand from millions of flight status inputs. With over 60 distinct endpoints, you can customize your data delivery to meet your needs.

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Flight information. On demand. On your budget.

With our usage-based pricing model, you can access accurate and precise aviation data, current and historical. Request data as needed for full control over total cost. Tap into millions of flight status inputs to track everything from ETAs to last position, full track, flight status, ground speed and altitude. You can even set up alerts to be notified of the information you need in real time.

Features

Why AeroAPI?

Easy to integrate: Modern REST-based API that is compatible with all programming languages.
Access to historical data: With data stretching back to 2011, post-flight analysis has never been easier.
Comprehensive online documentation: Robust developer documentation and sample code, including an interactive portal to quickly test and evaluate all 60+ endpoints.
Customized approach: Flexible and scalable to your specific needs, we only deliver (and you only pay for) the data you request.
Flight alerting: Real-time alerting on the flight events that mean the most to you, including departure, arrival, cancels, flight hold detections, and custom configuration for notification of impending departure/arrival.

FLIGHTAWARE FORESIGHT

Use AeroAPI to access FlightAware's Foresight predictive technology.

Foresight harnesses robust historical and real-time aviation data, weather data, and advanced ML to deliver powerful, predictive insights that optimize operations and anticipate risk across nearly every flight on the planet.

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Set an alert, get an alert.

In addition to requesting data when you need it, you can also request to be notified when a specific event occurs. Need to know when a flight arrives? When it takes off? If it’s diverted? You can even ask AeroAPI to alert you when a flight has entered or left a holding pattern.

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Historical data

Seamless integration of historical flight data from January 1, 2011 onward along with current and predictive flight data, all from a single API. Flexible access by flight identifier, tail number, airport, or airline operator of interest makes data gathering for post operational analysis quick and efficient. Analyze a problematic airport or a weather event. Identify historical trends on how an aircraft, flight, or airport performs over time. Study flight activity prior to an incident. In addition to actual flight times and status, get actual track flown for any flight - including all positions along with speed and altitude.

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Find the right tier for your needs

Choose the appropriate tier based on your use case and data needs, taking note of limitations on usage and storage restrictions.

Personal

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Storage and distribution of derivative works for personal or academic purposes only.

Current flight status and tracks

Standard

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Storage and distribution of derivative works for business or business-to-consumer purposes. Everything in Personal tier plus:

Historical data access
Flight Alerting
Email support

Premium

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Storage and distribution of derivative works for business, business-to-consumer commercial purposes, and all Business-to-Business commercial purposes. Everything in Standard tier plus:

Advanced data sets, including Aireon spaced-based ADS-B
Foresight Predictions
Enterprise grade services with both email and phone support

	Personal	Standard	Premium
Included APIs
Alerts	Not included in Personal	Included in Standard	Included in Premium
FlightAware Foresight*	Not included in Personal	Not included in Standard	Included in Premium
Aireon Space-Based ADS-B*	Not included in Personal	Not included in Standard	Included in Premium
Historical Flight Data	Not included in Personal	Included in Standard	Included in Premium
Static maps and imagery	Included in Personal	Included in Standard	Included in Premium
* Contact us to enable this feature. Some restrictions for use apply.
Pricing Details
Pricing (View Per-Query Fees)	Per-query usage fees (up to $5 free per month, or $10 free per month for ADS-B feeders)	Standard includes:Per-query usage fees (subject to monthly minimum)	Premium includes:Per-query usage fees (subject to monthly minimum)
Monthly minimum fee	Personal includes:No minimum	Standard includes:$100/month	Premium includes:$1,000/month
Result set rate limit	Personal includes:10 result sets/minute	Standard includes:5 result sets/second	Premium includes:100 result sets/second
History Results set rate limit	Not included in Personal	Standard includes:500,000 result sets/month	Premium includes:500,000 result sets/month
Volume Discounting (View Discounting Details)	Not included in Personal	Included in Standard	Included in Premium
Authorized Users
Overview	Personal includes:Storage and distribution of derivative works for personal or academic purposes only.	Standard includes:Storage and distribution of derivative works for business or business-to-consumer purposes.	Premium includes:Storage and distribution of derivative works for business, business-to-consumer commercial purposes, and all Business-to-Business commercial purposes.
Internal Use for Business	Not included in Personal	Included in Standard	Included in Premium
Commercialization for Business to Consumer (B2C)	Not included in Personal	Included in Standard	Included in Premium
Commercialization for Business to Business (B2B)	Not included in Personal	Not included in Standard	Included in Premium
Internal Use for Personal	Included in Personal	Included in Standard	Included in Premium
Academic	Included in Personal	Included in Standard	Included in Premium
General
Up-time guarantee	Not included in Personal	Not included in Standard	Premium includes:99.5%
E-mail Support	Not included in Personal	Included in Standard	Included in Premium
Phone Support	Not included in Personal	Not included in Standard	Included in Premium
Invoicing Available	Not included in Personal	Not included in Standard	Included in Premium

Included APIs

Alerts
: No
FlightAware Foresight*
: No
Aireon Space-Based ADS-B*
: No
Historical Flight Data
: No
Static maps and imagery
: Yes

* Contact us to enable this feature. Some restrictions for use apply.

Pricing Details

Pricing (View Per-Query Fees)
: Per-query usage fees (up to $5 free per month, or $10 free per month for ADS-B feeders)
Monthly minimum fee
: No minimum
Result set rate limit
: 10 result sets/minute
History Results set rate limit
: No
Volume Discounting (View Discounting Details)
: No

Authorized Users

Overview
: Storage and distribution of derivative works for personal or academic purposes only.
Internal Use for Business
: No
Commercialization for Business to Consumer (B2C)
: No
Commercialization for Business to Business (B2B)
: No
Internal Use for Personal
: Yes
Academic
: Yes

General

Up-time guarantee
: No
E-mail Support
: No
Phone Support
: No
Invoicing Available
: No

Included APIs

Alerts
: Yes
FlightAware Foresight*
: No
Aireon Space-Based ADS-B*
: No
Historical Flight Data
: Yes
Static maps and imagery
: Yes

* Contact us to enable this feature. Some restrictions for use apply.

Pricing Details

Pricing (View Per-Query Fees)
: Per-query usage fees (subject to monthly minimum)
Monthly minimum fee
: $100/month
Result set rate limit
: 5 result sets/second
History Results set rate limit
: 500,000 result sets/month
Volume Discounting (View Discounting Details)
: Yes

Authorized Users

Overview
: Storage and distribution of derivative works for business or business-to-consumer purposes.
Internal Use for Business
: Yes
Commercialization for Business to Consumer (B2C)
: Yes
Commercialization for Business to Business (B2B)
: No
Internal Use for Personal
: Yes
Academic
: Yes

General

Up-time guarantee
: No
E-mail Support
: Yes
Phone Support
: No
Invoicing Available
: No

Included APIs

Alerts
: Yes
FlightAware Foresight*
: Yes
Aireon Space-Based ADS-B*
: Yes
Historical Flight Data
: Yes
Static maps and imagery
: Yes

* Contact us to enable this feature. Some restrictions for use apply.

Pricing Details

Pricing (View Per-Query Fees)
: Per-query usage fees (subject to monthly minimum)
Monthly minimum fee
: $1,000/month
Result set rate limit
: 100 result sets/second
History Results set rate limit
: 500,000 result sets/month
Volume Discounting (View Discounting Details)
: Yes

Authorized Users

Overview
: Storage and distribution of derivative works for business, business-to-consumer commercial purposes, and all Business-to-Business commercial purposes.
Internal Use for Business
: Yes
Commercialization for Business to Consumer (B2C)
: Yes
Commercialization for Business to Business (B2B)
: Yes
Internal Use for Personal
: Yes
Academic
: Yes

General

Up-time guarantee
: 99.5%
E-mail Support
: Yes
Phone Support
: Yes
Invoicing Available
: Yes

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Query fees breakdown

A single query can return multiple results, depending on the call type and input. Pricing is based on result sets, with one set equaling 15 records. Prices may change.

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Function	Pricing
GET /flights/search Search for flights	$0.050/result set	GET /flights/search Search for flights $0.050/result set
GET /flights/search/positions Search for flight positions	$0.050/result set	GET /flights/search/positions Search for flight positions $0.050/result set
GET /flights/search/count Get count of flights matching search parameters	$0.020/result set	GET /flights/search/count Get count of flights matching search parameters $0.020/result set
GET /flights/search/advanced Search for flights using advanced syntax	$0.050/result set	GET /flights/search/advanced Search for flights using advanced syntax $0.050/result set
GET /flights/{ident} Get information for a flight	$0.005/result set	GET /flights/{ident} Get information for a flight $0.005/result set
GET /flights/{ident}/canonical Get the canonical ident of a flight	$0.001/result set	GET /flights/{ident}/canonical Get the canonical ident of a flight $0.001/result set
POST /flights/{ident}/intents Submit a Flight Intent	$0.000/result set	POST /flights/{ident}/intents Submit a Flight Intent $0.000/result set
GET /flights/{id}/position Get flight's current position	$0.010/result set	GET /flights/{id}/position Get flight's current position $0.010/result set
GET /flights/{id}/track Get flight's track	$0.012/result set	GET /flights/{id}/track Get flight's track $0.012/result set
GET /flights/{id}/route Get flight's filed route	$0.010/result set	GET /flights/{id}/route Get flight's filed route $0.010/result set
GET /flights/{id}/map Get an image of a flight's track on a map	$0.030/result set	GET /flights/{id}/map Get an image of a flight's track on a map $0.030/result set

Function	Pricing
GET /foresight/flights/{ident} Get information for a flight, including Foresight data	$0.015/result set	GET /foresight/flights/{ident} Get information for a flight, including Foresight data $0.015/result set
GET /foresight/flights/search/advanced Search for flights, responses include Foresight data	$0.060/result set	GET /foresight/flights/search/advanced Search for flights, responses include Foresight data $0.060/result set
GET /foresight/flights/{id}/position Get flight's current position, including Foresight data	$0.020/result set	GET /foresight/flights/{id}/position Get flight's current position, including Foresight data $0.020/result set

Function	Pricing
GET /operators Get all operators.	$0.002/result set	GET /operators Get all operators. $0.002/result set
GET /operators/{id} Get static information for an operator.	$0.015/result set	GET /operators/{id} Get static information for an operator. $0.015/result set
GET /operators/{id}/canonical Get the canonical code of an operator for API usage.	$0.001/result set	GET /operators/{id}/canonical Get the canonical code of an operator for API usage. $0.001/result set
GET /operators/{id}/flights Get all of an operator's flights	$0.030/result set	GET /operators/{id}/flights Get all of an operator's flights $0.030/result set
GET /operators/{id}/flights/scheduled Get scheduled flights	$0.005/result set	GET /operators/{id}/flights/scheduled Get scheduled flights $0.005/result set
GET /operators/{id}/flights/arrivals Get arrived flights	$0.005/result set	GET /operators/{id}/flights/arrivals Get arrived flights $0.005/result set
GET /operators/{id}/flights/enroute Get en route flights	$0.005/result set	GET /operators/{id}/flights/enroute Get en route flights $0.005/result set
GET /operators/{id}/flights/counts Get flight counts for operator	$0.100/result set	GET /operators/{id}/flights/counts Get flight counts for operator $0.100/result set

Function	Pricing
Push Alert Delivery Alert delivery callback from FlightAware	$0.020/result set	Push Alert Delivery Alert delivery callback from FlightAware $0.020/result set
GET /alerts Get all configured alerts	$0.000/result set	GET /alerts Get all configured alerts $0.000/result set
POST /alerts Create new alert	$0.000/result set	POST /alerts Create new alert $0.000/result set
GET /alerts/{id} Get specific alert	$0.000/result set	GET /alerts/{id} Get specific alert $0.000/result set
PUT /alerts/{id} Modify specific alert	$0.000/result set	PUT /alerts/{id} Modify specific alert $0.000/result set
DELETE /alerts/{id} Delete specific alert	$0.000/result set	DELETE /alerts/{id} Delete specific alert $0.000/result set
GET /alerts/endpoint Get configured alert callback URL	$0.000/result set	GET /alerts/endpoint Get configured alert callback URL $0.000/result set
PUT /alerts/endpoint Set alert callback URL	$0.000/result set	PUT /alerts/endpoint Set alert callback URL $0.000/result set
DELETE /alerts/endpoint Remove and disable default account-wide alert callback URL	$0.000/result set	DELETE /alerts/endpoint Remove and disable default account-wide alert callback URL $0.000/result set

Function	Pricing
GET /history/flights/{ident} Get information for a historical flight	$0.020/result set	GET /history/flights/{ident} Get information for a historical flight $0.020/result set
GET /history/flights/{id}/track Get historical information for a flight's track	$0.060/result set	GET /history/flights/{id}/track Get historical information for a flight's track $0.060/result set
GET /history/flights/{id}/map Get an image of a historical flight's track on a map	$0.140/result set	GET /history/flights/{id}/map Get an image of a historical flight's track on a map $0.140/result set
GET /history/flights/{id}/route Get historical flight's filed route	$0.040/result set	GET /history/flights/{id}/route Get historical flight's filed route $0.040/result set
GET /history/airports/{id}/flights/arrivals Get historical flights that were planned to arrive at an airport	$0.020/result set	GET /history/airports/{id}/flights/arrivals Get historical flights that were planned to arrive at an airport $0.020/result set
GET /history/airports/{id}/flights/departures Get historical flights that were planned to depart from an airport	$0.020/result set	GET /history/airports/{id}/flights/departures Get historical flights that were planned to depart from an airport $0.020/result set
GET /history/airports/{id}/flights/to/{dest_id} Get historical flights with a specific origin and destination	$0.120/result set	GET /history/airports/{id}/flights/to/{dest_id} Get historical flights with a specific origin and destination $0.120/result set
GET /history/aircraft/{registration}/last_flight Get aircraft's last known flight	$0.200/result set	GET /history/aircraft/{registration}/last_flight Get aircraft's last known flight $0.200/result set
GET /history/operators/{id}/flights Get historical flights for a given operator	$0.020/result set	GET /history/operators/{id}/flights Get historical flights for a given operator $0.020/result set

Function	Pricing
GET /aircraft/{ident}/blocked Check if a given ident is blocked	$0.020/result set	GET /aircraft/{ident}/blocked Check if a given ident is blocked $0.020/result set
GET /aircraft/{ident}/owner Get the owner of an aircraft	$0.002/result set	GET /aircraft/{ident}/owner Get the owner of an aircraft $0.002/result set
GET /aircraft/types/{type} Get information about an aircraft type	$0.100/result set	GET /aircraft/types/{type} Get information about an aircraft type $0.100/result set
GET /schedules/{date_start}/{date_end} Get scheduled flights	$0.020/result set	GET /schedules/{date_start}/{date_end} Get scheduled flights $0.020/result set
GET /disruption_counts/{entity_type} Get global flight disruption statistics	$0.020/result set	GET /disruption_counts/{entity_type} Get global flight disruption statistics $0.020/result set
GET /disruption_counts/{entity_type}/{id} Get flight disruption statistics for a particular entity	$0.020/result set	GET /disruption_counts/{entity_type}/{id} Get flight disruption statistics for a particular entity $0.020/result set

Function	Pricing
GET /account/usage Get AeroAPI usage statistics for account	$0.000/result set	GET /account/usage Get AeroAPI usage statistics for account $0.000/result set

Note: The max_pages input parameter can be used to limit/control how many result sets will be returned, with one page being equivalent to one result set.

Volume Discounting

All Premium and Standard tier accounts are eligible for volume discounting. The first $1000 of usage per month is always billed at list price, followed by each incremental level of usage being discounted at a more generous level. For monthly usage above $64,000 the discount is set at 94% off, which will enable you to continue to grow your applications and take full advantage of new features with minimal variance in total monthly cost.

Compare tiers

Pricing	Discount
$0 - $1,000 / month	No Discount	$0 - $1,000 / month No Discount
$1,000 - $2,000	30% Discount	$1,000 - $2,000 30% Discount
$2,000 - $4,000	51% Discount	$2,000 - $4,000 51% Discount
$4,000 - $8,000	65% Discount	$4,000 - $8,000 65% Discount
$8,000 - $16,000	76% Discount	$8,000 - $16,000 76% Discount
$16,000 - $32,000	83% Discount	$16,000 - $32,000 83% Discount
$32,000 - $64,000	88% Discount	$32,000 - $64,000 88% Discount
Above $64,000	94% Discount	Above $64,000 94% Discount

Please contact FlightAware for more information regarding additional discounting available with 3 or 4 year term commitments.

code snippets

Query Flight Data on Demand with AeroAPI

AeroAPI is a RESTful API that lets developers query live and historical flight data. From flight positions to predictive ETAs powered by FlightAware Foresight, it delivers the data you need to build aviation-ready applications.

Comprehensive data: Retrieve flight positions, historical tracks, airport activity, and predictive ETAs.
Flexible queries: Search flights by tail number, origin/destination, aircraft type, altitude, or groundspeed.
Industry leading predictions: Access the same data powering over half the airline ETAs in the US.
Truly global coverage: Combining ~41k FlightAware ADSB receivers with Aireon spaced-based ADSB sourced data

import requests

apiKey = input("API Key: ")
apiUrl = "https://aeroapi.flightaware.com/aeroapi/"

airport = 'KSFO'
payload = {'max_pages': 2}
auth_header = {'x-apikey':apiKey}

response = requests.get(apiUrl + f"airports/{airport}/flights",
   params=payload, headers=auth_header)

if response.status_code == 200:
   print(response.json())
else:
   print("Error executing request")

String YOUR_API_KEY = "API_KEY_HERE";
String apiUrl = "https://aeroapi.flightaware.com/aeroapi/";

String airport = "KSFO";

HttpClient client = HttpClient.newHttpClient();
HttpRequest request = HttpRequest.newBuilder()
   .uri(URI.create(apiUrl + "airports/" + airport + "/flights"))
   .headers("x-apikey", YOUR_API_KEY)
   .build();
HttpResponse<String> response = client.send(request, BodyHandlers.ofString());

if (response.statusCode() == 200) {
   System.out.println("responseBody: " + response.body());
}

<?php
$apiKey = "YOUR_API_KEY";
$fxmlUrl = "https://aeroapi.flightaware.com/aeroapi/";

$ident = 'SWA45';
$queryParams = array(
   'max_pages' => 2
);
$url = $fxmlUrl . 'flights/' . $ident . '?' . http_build_query($queryParams);

$ch = curl_init($url);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, array('x-apikey: ' . $apiKey));
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, TRUE);

if ($result = curl_exec($ch)) {
   curl_close($ch);
   echo $result;
}
?>

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Net.Http;
using System.Net.Http.Headers;
using System.Text.Json;
using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
using System.Threading.Tasks;

namespace AeroApi4Sample
{
   public class FlightsResult
   {
      public List<Flight> Flights { get; set; }
   }

   public class Flight
   {
      public string Ident { get; set; }

      [JsonPropertyName("fa_flight_id")]
      public string FaFlightId { get; set; }

      [JsonPropertyName("scheduled_out")]
      public DateTime ScheduledOut { get; set; }

      [JsonPropertyName("actual_out")]
      public DateTime? ActualOut { get; set; }
   }

   public class Program
   {
      static void Main( string[] args )
      {
         Console.Write( "API Key: " );
         var strApiKey = Console.ReadLine();

         Console.Write( "Ident to look up (e.g., UAL47): " );
         var strIdentToLookUp = Console.ReadLine();

         var flights = GetFlights( strApiKey, strIdentToLookUp ).Result;

         if( flights == null )
         {
            return;
         }

         var nextFlightToDepart = flights.Where( 
            f => f.ActualOut == null 
            ).OrderBy( f => f.ScheduledOut ).First();

         Console.WriteLine( 
            string.Format( 
               "Next departure of {0} is {1} at {2}", 
               strIdentToLookUp,
               nextFlightToDepart.FaFlightId, 
               nextFlightToDepart.ScheduledOut 
               ) 
            );
      }

      private static async Task<List<Flight>> GetFlights( string strApiKey, string strIdent )
      {
         using( var client = new HttpClient() )
         {
            client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Accept.Clear();
            client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Accept.Add(
               new MediaTypeWithQualityHeaderValue( "application/json" )
               );
            client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add( 
               "x-apikey", 
               strApiKey 
               );

            FlightsResult flightResult = null;
            var response = await client.GetAsync(
               "https://aeroapi.flightaware.com/aeroapi/flights/" + strIdent
               );
            var contentStream = await response.Content.ReadAsStreamAsync();

            if( response.IsSuccessStatusCode )
            {
               flightResult = await JsonSerializer.DeserializeAsync<FlightsResult>(
                  contentStream, 
                  new JsonSerializerOptions 
                  {
                     PropertyNameCaseInsensitive = true
                  }
                  );
            }
            else
            {
               Console.Error.WriteLine( "API call failed: " + response );
               return null;
            }

            return flightResult.Flights;
         }
      }
   }
}

Data Delivery Options

FlightAware offers two powerful APIs for integrating real-time aviation data into your custom application - meeting virtually any business need. Firehose delivers real-time streaming data, while AeroAPI offers on-demand access to the same aviation intelligence, plus comprehensive historical data access.

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Support

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Documentation

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Questions & Answers

Is global flight data available?

FlightAware tracks flights globally, all of which are available through AeroAPI.

How do I know how much using AeroAPI will cost me?

It is a usage-based API. You pay only for what you need, on demand. Each query is charged individually. For queries that may return multiple pages of results (a page is defined as up to 15 records), you will be charged for the total number of pages returned (calculated as the per-query fee times the number of pages returned). You can control the maximum number of pages returned by the API for one query. Please refer to the API documentation for details on how to set the "max_pages" parameter.

How can I view my AeroAPI billing status?

Existing customers can view accrued charges in the AeroAPI portal.

Are there any new features?

We regularly add new features, with release notes published here. Have an idea? FlightAware welcomes user feedback for future enhancements.

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AeroAPI®

Data as you want it, when you want it.

Flight information. On demand. On your budget.

Features

Why AeroAPI?

Find the right tier for your needs

Personal

Standard

Premium

Trusted Globally by Leading Organizations

Query fees breakdown

A single query can return multiple results, depending on the call type and input. Pricing is based on result sets, with one set equaling 15 records. Prices may change.

Volume Discounting

code snippets

Get in touch about AeroAPI

Questions & Answers

AeroAPI^®