{"id":"ea72d321-38a3-4892-a983-77af37e4cbf5","task":"Query flight status for a specific flight using FlightAware AeroAPI v4","domain":"flightaware.com","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."],"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."],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-09T13:42:55.374Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"verified","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/ea72d321-38a3-4892-a983-77af37e4cbf5"}