Aviationstack
Status: Live
The Aviationstack API provides a simple and efficient way to access global aviation data, including real-time flight tracking, historical flight information, and detailed airline and airport data. With a straightforward REST API interface, users can easily retrieve information about flights, routes, airlines, airports, and more.
Key Features
- Real-time Flight Tracking: Monitor flights in real-time, including their status, departure, and arrival information.
- Historical Flight Data: Access historical flight data for analysis and reporting.
- Airline and Airport Information: Retrieve detailed information about airlines and airports worldwide.
- Route Data: Get information about airline routes, including departure and arrival airports.
- Easy Integration: The API is designed for easy integration into applications, with clear documentation and examples.
API Endpoints Summary
| Endpoint | Purpose | Available With |
|---|---|---|
/v1/flights | Real-time or historical flights | All Plans |
/v1/flights?flight_date= | Historical flights data | Basic and above |
/v1/timetable | Airport timetable (scheduled flights) | Basic and above |
/v1/flightsFuture | Future flight schedule lookup | Basic and above |
/v1/routes | Airline route metadata | Basic and above |
/v1/airports, /v1/airlines, /v1/airplanes, /v1/aircraft_types, /v1/cities, /v1/countries, /v1/taxes | Entity catalogs lookup | All Plans |
API Endpoints
Aviationstack offers multiple endpoints:
- Flights: Historical & real-time flights
- Routes: Airline routes
- Airports: Global airports
- Airlines: Global airlines
- Airplanes: Airplanes/aircraft
- Aircraft Types: Aircraft categories
- Aviation Taxes: Aviation tax data
- Cities: Global cities
- Countries: Country data
- Timetable: Scheduled flights
- Future Flight Schedules: Upcoming flights
Examples
1. Get Real-time Flight Information
GET https://api.apilayer.net/aviationstack/v1/flights?access_key=YOUR_ACCESS_KEY&flight_date=2023-10-01This request retrieves real-time flight information for the specified date.
2. Get Routes Information
GET https://api.apilayer.net/aviationstack/v1/routes?access_key=YOUR_ACCESS_KEY&dep_iata=SFO&arr_iata=JFKThis request retrieves route information from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK).
3. Get Airport Details
GET https://api.apilayer.net/aviationstack/v1/airports?access_key=YOUR_ACCESS_KEY&search=JFKThis request retrieves detailed information about John F. Kennedy International Airport.
4. Get Airline Information
GET https://api.apilayer.net/aviationstack/v1/airlines?access_key=YOUR_ACCESS_KEY&search=AmericanThis request retrieves information about American Airlines.