AviationStack API

api.aviationstack.com · Data

Data API Key Free Tier Aviation Flights Airlines

Real-time flight status, airline routes, airport information, and aviation data. 500+ airlines, 8,000+ airports. Free tier: 100 requests/month.

Authentication

API Key Free API key at aviationstack.com. Pass as ?access_key= query parameter.

Sample Requests

GET Get live flights

Get real-time status for flight AA100.

https://api.aviationstack.com/v1/flights?limit=1&access_key=YOUR_KEY&flight_iata=AA100

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curl -X GET "https://api.aviationstack.com/v1/flights?limit=1&access_key=YOUR_KEY&flight_iata=AA100"

import requests
params = {
    "limit": "1",
    "access_key": "YOUR_KEY",
    "flight_iata": "AA100"
}
response = requests.get(
    "https://api.aviationstack.com/v1/flights",
    params=params,
)
print(response.json())

const url = new URL('https://api.aviationstack.com/v1/flights');
url.searchParams.set('limit', '1');
url.searchParams.set('access_key', 'YOUR_KEY');
url.searchParams.set('flight_iata', 'AA100');

const response = await fetch(url); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
	"net/url"
)

func main() {
	baseURL, _ := url.Parse("https://api.aviationstack.com/v1/flights")
	q := baseURL.Query()
	q.Set("limit", "1")
	q.Set("access_key", "YOUR_KEY")
	q.Set("flight_iata", "AA100")
	baseURL.RawQuery = q.Encode()
	targetURL := baseURL.String()
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", targetURL, nil)

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}

require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://api.aviationstack.com/v1/flights")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form({
  "limit" => "1",
  "access_key" => "YOUR_KEY",
  "flight_iata" => "AA100"
})

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)

<?php
$url = "https://api.aviationstack.com/v1/flights?" . http_build_query([
    "limit" => "1",
    "access_key" => "YOUR_KEY",
    "flight_iata" => "AA100"
]);
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "GET",
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

GET Get airports

Get information about JFK airport.

https://api.aviationstack.com/v1/airports?search=JFK&access_key=YOUR_KEY

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curl -X GET "https://api.aviationstack.com/v1/airports?search=JFK&access_key=YOUR_KEY"

import requests
params = {
    "search": "JFK",
    "access_key": "YOUR_KEY"
}
response = requests.get(
    "https://api.aviationstack.com/v1/airports",
    params=params,
)
print(response.json())

const url = new URL('https://api.aviationstack.com/v1/airports');
url.searchParams.set('search', 'JFK');
url.searchParams.set('access_key', 'YOUR_KEY');

const response = await fetch(url); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
	"net/url"
)

func main() {
	baseURL, _ := url.Parse("https://api.aviationstack.com/v1/airports")
	q := baseURL.Query()
	q.Set("search", "JFK")
	q.Set("access_key", "YOUR_KEY")
	baseURL.RawQuery = q.Encode()
	targetURL := baseURL.String()
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", targetURL, nil)

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}

require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://api.aviationstack.com/v1/airports")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form({
  "search" => "JFK",
  "access_key" => "YOUR_KEY"
})

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)

<?php
$url = "https://api.aviationstack.com/v1/airports?" . http_build_query([
    "search" => "JFK",
    "access_key" => "YOUR_KEY"
]);
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "GET",
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

Postman Setup Guide

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Get a free API key at aviationstack.com (100 req/month)
Pass access_key=YOUR_KEY on every request
Live flights: GET /flights?access_key=KEY&airline_iata=BA
Airports: GET /airports?access_key=KEY&search=LAX
Airlines: GET /airlines?access_key=KEY&search=lufthansa

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