FlightAware Firehose API
The FlightAware Firehose API is used to obtain worldwide commercial aircraft positions in real time. Additionally, it provides the calling system with flight information such as flight plans, cancellations, departure and arrival times, and arrival messages. Developers will need a FlightXML API Key in order to integrate applications with this service. The Firehose API exchanges information in JSON format.
Specs
This is a streaming protocol that transmits event messages for each aircraft position update, flight plan change, arrival, departure, etc. Filtering can applied by the server to limit the flights that are sent, but most customers of this high-volume API are interested in receiving all world-wide flights.
Yes
support@flightaware.com
API Key
7.0
No
Standard
Single purpose API
No
Push/Streaming
Text
JSON, Text
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No
Yes
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