The Flightradar24 API opens the skies to developers, analysts and aviation-enthusiasts alike by offering real-time aircraft positions, historical flight tracks and comprehensive airline and airport information—all via simple HTTP endpoints. If you bring the ideas, we have the data to empower you. Here’s how you get started.
The Flightradar24 API in a nutshell
Building a research tool, powering an aviation dashboard, or integrating live flight data into your product? The Flightradar24 API is built to support it all. We provide endpoints covering everything from live flight positions and historic tracks, to airline and airport metadata. All of this in an easy-to-use structure, making it accessible even if your programming skills are that of an absolute novice.
If you’re wondering what’s possible, here are a few creative ways to put the Flightradar24 API to work.
Live positions
Query current flights across the globe in real time using geographical boundaries, callsigns, aircraft registrations, or airport pairs. This endpoint allows you to visualize air traffic density, track specific flights as they happen, or build applications that display regional or global live movement patterns with precise coordinates.
Historic data
Access detailed timestamps, flight summaries, and complete track data for flights that have already landed. Perfect for post-flight analytics, research, and operational review, historical data enables users to study trends in flight routing, performance, or traffic patterns — for academic analysis, strategic planning, or business insights.
Reference data
Our API offers a wealth of structured information on airports, airlines, and aircraft types — the essential building blocks to enrich your application or analysis. Combine this metadata with live or historical positions to create deeper context, such as identifying aircraft by model or linking flight operations to specific carriers and hubs.
SDKs and ecosystem
To make development as seamless as possible, we provide official SDKs in both JavaScript and Python, allowing quick integration of API functionality into existing workflows or platforms. They simplify authentication, querying, and data handling for projects that range from visualization tools to automated reporting or embedded live data systems.
For a complete overview of all available Flightradar24 API endpoints, including documentation and examples, look no further than our API portal.
Don’t code, just ask
Like any proud parent, we of course love all of our offerings equally. But if there’s one thing we’re a bit extra proud of at the moment, it is our Model Context Protocol (MCP) integration. MCP is an open standard that lets AI apps connect to tools and data. You simply plug a MCP server into a compatible AI client and it can then call its tools safely and predictably. Our very own MCP server then lets you interact with the Flightradar24 API using an agent like Claude— no coding or SDKs required.
Want to see a list of all flights currently inbound London Heathrow? Or perhaps curious as to which airlines performed the most flights last Tuesday? Just type your question in plain language and receive an answer, lightning fast. Apart from being a great, simple tool for any developer looking for meta-query capability, it is also deceptively addictive. Consider yourself warned.
A Flightradar24 API subscription for any need
Let’s get down to brass tacks. How much will access to all of this set you back? Well, as our customers range from private individuals to established corporations, we thought it best to offer tier-based pricing plans. From entry-level access for experimentation to higher-volume commercial applications, the pricing model ensures you only pay for the credits you actually need. If you run out of credits, it’s easy to top up a fresh batch.
If you’re twitching to get going, we have great news! Sign up for any subscription tier before November 30th 2025, and we will double the amount of included monthly data tokens for all billing cycles starting on or before that date. Hence, if you opt for our entry-level “Explorer” tier, you will then receive 60,000 data credits per month (as opposed to the normal 30,000). All for $9 a month—roughly the price of two tiny cups of coffee (at least if you frequent our closest coffeeshop).
Get started with the Flightradar24 API in four easy steps
Enough talking. The best way to experience what the Flightradar24 API can do for you is to actually try it yourself. We offer a convenient sandbox environment so that you can test any endpoint without using actual credits, no commitment necessary.
- Sign up at the Flightradar24 API portal and obtain your API token. If you already have an account with Flightradar24, you can use the same login credentials.
- Choose your plan. If you’re unsure how much data you’ll need, we suggest that you start out small. Remember, you can always upgrade if needed. Or simply try it out in our sandbox environment first.
- Explore the documentation. We’ve compiled some great guides that will guide you through the process and get you going in a heartbeat.
- Call your first endpoint. For instance, ask the live positions endpoint for flights in a bounding box and build your first visualization. Now explore to your heart’s content.
We’d love to hear what you think
The Flightradar24 API was created to make flight-data access straightforward, accessible and scalable. By offering tiered pricing and the conversational power of MCP, our goal is to let developers of all backgrounds and experience levels get airborne quickly with their ideas.
That said, we’re far from being done. We plan to offer new endpoints and are always open to suggestions, ideas and feedback.
Don’t be a stranger!
