FlightAware AeroAPI

API

Live and historical flight status, tracking and alerts API from FlightAware

Price: Per query; commercial from $100/month
Access: API key (x-apikey header)

About

AeroAPI is FlightAware's REST API for current and historical flight status, positions, airport arrivals and departures, operators and push alerts, over FlightAware's global flight data. Billed per result set; personal use gets $5 free a month, commercial use needs Standard ($100/month minimum).

What you can do with it

Show a flight's live status, gate and estimated arrival by flight number
List an airport's arrivals and departures for a flight information screen
Alert users when their flight departs, is delayed or lands

Get started

Sign up for AeroAPI on the Personal, Standard or Premium tier
Create an API key in the AeroAPI portal
Send it in the x-apikey header

Example

curl "https://aeroapi.flightaware.com/aeroapi/flights/KLM1395" \
  -H "x-apikey: $AEROAPI_KEY"

Details

Hosting: Hosted service
Available in: Worldwide
MCP server: None