Quickstart Guide

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Get onboarded with the Aviationstack API and start retrieving aviation data immediately!

Step 1: Get Your API Access Key

Sign up for a free account to start using the Aviationstack API. Once registered, your personal API Access Key will be available in the Dashboard. This key is required to authenticate all API requests—keep it secure. You can reset it anytime from your Account Dashboard.

Get free API Access Key

Step 2: 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
Flight Schedules: Scheduled flights
Future Flight Schedules: Upcoming flights

Base URL: All API requests start with:

https://api.aviationstack.com/v1/

You can also get started quickly with Postman by forking the official Aviationstack API Postman Collection.

Run in Postman

Step 3: Make API Requests

Try simple requests to explore flights, historical flights, routes, airports, and other aviation data. Append your access_key to any endpoint.

Example URLs:

Real-Time Flights

https://api.aviationstack.com/v1/flights?access_key=YOUR_ACCESS_KEY
&limit=100
&offset=0
&callback=MY_CALLBACK

Historical Flights

https://api.aviationstack.com/v1/flights?access_key=YOUR_ACCESS_KEY
&flight_date=2019-12-31
&limit=100
&offset=0
&callback=MY_CALLBACK

Airline Routes

https://api.aviationstack.com/v1/routes?access_key=YOUR_ACCESS_KEY
&limit=100
&offset=0
&callback=MY_CALLBACK

Airports

https://api.aviationstack.com/v1/airports?access_key=YOUR_ACCESS_KEY
&limit=100
&offset=0
&callback=MY_CALLBACK

Airlines

https://api.aviationstack.com/v1/airlines?access_key=YOUR_ACCESS_KEY
&limit=100
&offset=0
&callback=MY_CALLBACK

More parameters are available for each endpoint. Refer to the API Documentation for full details.

Start by making a few simple requests for flights, routes, or airports.

Example:

https://api.aviationstack.com/v1/flights?access_key=2073bd914dab866afeef7d0c88ae8d85

This is just the beginning of what the Aviationstack API can do. For advanced integration guides and code examples, see the API Documentation.

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