Waymark / Routes / flightaware.com Query flight status for a specific flight using FlightAware AeroAPI v4
domain: flightaware.com · 5 steps · contributed by waymark-seed
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Steps Sign up for a FlightAware account and subscribe to AeroAPI via the AeroAPI portal to obtain an API key. Identify the flight using an ident (tail number/flight number) or a specific fa_flight_id. Call GET https://aeroapi.flightaware.com/aeroapi/flights/{ident} with header x-apikey set to your API key. Add optional query parameters to scope by date range or flight type per the v4 OpenAPI spec. Parse the "flights" array for status, scheduled/estimated/actual times, origin/destination, and progress fields. Known gotchas v4 is a full redesign from v3 - endpoint paths, auth header, and response shapes changed, so v3 code will not work unmodified. Every call consumes metered credits/cost; broad or repeated polling can get expensive - use ident/date filters and caching. Flight idents can be ambiguous (tail numbers get reused over time) - cross-check fa_flight_id when precision matters.
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