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FlightAware

FlightAware flights API

The flights API from FlightAware — 11 operation(s) for flights.

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FlightAware flights API is one of 9 APIs that FlightAware publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Flights. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 11 operations across 11 paths. It is described by OpenAPI 3.1.0, at version 4.17.1.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://{env}.flightaware.com/aeroapi.

11 operations 11 paths 0 schemas 10 GET1 POST

Metadata

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Specification
OpenAPI 3.1.0
API Version
4.17.1
Base URL
https://aeroapi.flightaware.com/aeroapi
Authentication
API Key
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

FlightAware flights API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. An API key is passed in the header as x-apikey (ApiKeyAuth). By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • ApiKeyAuth — Unlike previous versions of AeroAPI, authentication is now controlled by an API key that must be set in the header x-apikey. Your FlightAware username is not u…

Paths & Operations 11

Across 11 paths, the API surfaces 11 operations — 10 GET, 1 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

flights 11
GET
/flights/search
Search for flights
get_flights_by_search 3 params → 200400
GET
/flights/search/positions
Search for flight positions
get_flights_by_position_search 4 params → 200400
GET
/flights/search/count
Get count of flights matching search parameters
get_flights_count_by_search 1 param → 200
GET
/flights/search/advanced
Search for flights using advanced syntax
get_flights_by_advanced_search 3 params → 200400
GET
/flights/{ident}
Get information for a flight
get_flight 6 params → 200400
GET
/flights/{ident}/canonical
Get the canonical ident of a flight
get_flights_canonical 3 params → 200400
POST
/flights/{ident}/intents
Submit a Flight Intent
post_flights_by_ident 1 param body → 200400
GET
/flights/{id}/position
Get flight's current position
get_flight_position 1 param → 200400
GET
/flights/{id}/track
Get flight's track
get_flight_track 2 params → 200400404
GET
/flights/{id}/route
Get flight's filed route
get_flight_route 1 param → 200400404
GET
/flights/{id}/map
Get an image of a flight's track on a map
get_flight_map 9 params → 200400

Specification

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Source

flightaware-flights-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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API Details
ID
flightaware:flightaware-flights-api
Base URL
https://aeroapi.flightaware.com/aeroapi
Docs
https://www.flightaware.com/aeroapi/portal/
Provider
FlightAware
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