Flightradar24 Flight Summary API

openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Flightradar24 Airlines Flight Summary API
  description: Flightradar24 is the world's most popular real-time flight tracking platform, monitoring over 250,000 daily flights using data from a global network of ADS-B, MLAT, and radar receivers. The FR24 API provides developers with programmatic access to live aircraft positions, historical flight data, flight summaries, and reference data for airports and airlines. The credit-based subscription API uses Bearer token authentication and is available at https://fr24api.flightradar24.com/api with three tiers — Explorer, Essential, and Advanced — covering hobby projects through high-volume commercial applications.
  version: 1.0.0
  contact:
    url: https://support.fr24.com/support/solutions/folders/3000022922
  license:
    name: Proprietary
    url: https://fr24api.flightradar24.com/docs/getting-started
servers:
- url: https://fr24api.flightradar24.com/api
  description: Flightradar24 API
security:
- bearerAuth: []
tags:
- name: Flight Summary
  description: Synopses of individual flights including event timings and key identifiers
paths:
  /flight-summary/light:
    get:
      operationId: getFlightSummaryLight
      summary: Get flight summaries (light)
      description: Returns lightweight synopses of individual flights including key event timings and locations such as actual takeoff and landing times, departure and arrival airports, and primary flight, aircraft, and operator identifiers. Available in both near-real-time and historical modes. Either flight_ids or a time range (flight_datetime_from + flight_datetime_to) must be provided.
      tags:
      - Flight Summary
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/flight_ids'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/flight_datetime_from'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/flight_datetime_to'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/flights'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/callsigns'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/registrations'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/painted_as'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/operating_as'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/airports'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/routes'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/aircraft_list'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/categories'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/sort'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/limit_20000'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response with light flight summary data
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/FlightSummaryLightResponse'
              example:
                data:
                - fr24_id: 391fdd79
                  flight: BA456
                  callsign: BAW456
                  operating_as: BAW
                  painted_as: BAW
                  type: A320
                  reg: G-EUUU
                  orig_icao: EGLL
                  datetime_takeoff: '2024-01-15T08:30:00'
                  dest_icao: EDDF
                  dest_icao_actual: EDDF
                  datetime_landed: '2024-01-15T10:45:00'
                  hex: 400A20
                  first_seen: '2024-01-15T08:25:00'
                  last_seen: '2024-01-15T10:50:00'
                  flight_ended: true
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/TooManyRequests'
  /flight-summary/full:
    get:
      operationId: getFlightSummaryFull
      summary: Get flight summaries (full)
      description: Returns full synopses of individual flights combining positional event data with enriched metadata including runway designators, flight time, actual distances, and complete airport codes (IATA and ICAO). Either flight_ids or a time range must be provided.
      tags:
      - Flight Summary
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/flight_ids'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/flight_datetime_from'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/flight_datetime_to'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/flights'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/callsigns'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/registrations'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/painted_as'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/operating_as'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/airports'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/routes'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/aircraft_list'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/categories'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/sort'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/limit_20000'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response with full flight summary data
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/FlightSummaryFullResponse'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/TooManyRequests'
  /flight-summary/count:
    get:
      operationId: getFlightSummaryCount
      summary: Count flight summaries
      description: Returns the number of flight summary records matching the given filters. Either flight_ids or a time range must be provided.
      tags:
      - Flight Summary
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/flight_ids'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/flight_datetime_from'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/flight_datetime_to'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/flights'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/callsigns'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/registrations'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/painted_as'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/operating_as'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/airports'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/routes'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/aircraft_list'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/categories'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response with count of matching flight summaries
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/CountResponse'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '429':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/TooManyRequests'
components:
  parameters:
    operating_as:
      name: operating_as
      in: query
      required: false
      description: Comma-separated list of airline ICAO codes for the operating carrier. Maximum 15 values.
      schema:
        type: string
      example: BAW,DLH
    airports:
      name: airports
      in: query
      required: false
      description: Comma-separated list of airport IATA or ICAO codes. Matches flights departing or arriving at these airports. Maximum 15 values.
      schema:
        type: string
      example: LHR,EDDF
    flights:
      name: flights
      in: query
      required: false
      description: Comma-separated list of flight numbers (e.g., "BA123,LH456"). Maximum 15 values.
      schema:
        type: string
      example: BA123,LH456
    limit_20000:
      name: limit
      in: query
      required: false
      description: Maximum number of records to return (1-20000).
      schema:
        type: integer
        minimum: 1
        maximum: 20000
      example: 1000
    sort:
      name: sort
      in: query
      required: false
      description: Sort order for results. Use field name for ascending, prefix with "-" for descending (e.g., "datetime_takeoff" or "-datetime_takeoff").
      schema:
        type: string
      example: -datetime_takeoff
    categories:
      name: categories
      in: query
      required: false
      description: Comma-separated list of aircraft/vehicle category codes. Maximum 15 values. P=Passenger, C=Cargo, M=Military and Government, J=Business Jets, T=General Aviation, H=Helicopters, B=Lighter than Air, G=Gliders, D=Drones, V=Ground Vehicles, O=Other, N=Non-Categorized.
      schema:
        type: string
        enum:
        - P
        - C
        - M
        - J
        - T
        - H
        - B
        - G
        - D
        - V
        - O
        - N
      example: P,C
    routes:
      name: routes
      in: query
      required: false
      description: Comma-separated list of routes in origin-destination format (e.g., "LHR-JFK"). Maximum 15 values.
      schema:
        type: string
      example: LHR-JFK,CDG-LAX
    registrations:
      name: registrations
      in: query
      required: false
      description: Comma-separated list of aircraft registration codes (e.g., "G-STBK,D-ABCD"). Maximum 15 values.
      schema:
        type: string
      example: G-STBK,D-ABCD
    flight_datetime_from:
      name: flight_datetime_from
      in: query
      required: false
      description: Start of the date-time range for filtering flights (ISO 8601 format, e.g., "2024-01-15T00:00:00"). Either flight_ids or a date range is required.
      schema:
        type: string
        format: date-time
      example: '2024-01-15T00:00:00'
    flight_datetime_to:
      name: flight_datetime_to
      in: query
      required: false
      description: End of the date-time range for filtering flights (ISO 8601 format, e.g., "2024-01-15T23:59:59").
      schema:
        type: string
        format: date-time
      example: '2024-01-15T23:59:59'
    callsigns:
      name: callsigns
      in: query
      required: false
      description: Comma-separated list of ATC callsigns (e.g., "BAW123,DLH456"). Maximum 15 values.
      schema:
        type: string
      example: BAW123,DLH456
    flight_ids:
      name: flight_ids
      in: query
      required: false
      description: Comma-separated FR24 flight IDs (hexadecimal format). Maximum 15 IDs.
      schema:
        type: string
      example: 391fdd79,35f2ffd9
    aircraft_list:
      name: aircraft
      in: query
      required: false
      description: Comma-separated list of ICAO aircraft type codes (e.g., "B77W,A320"). Maximum 15 values.
      schema:
        type: string
      example: B77W,A320
    painted_as:
      name: painted_as
      in: query
      required: false
      description: Comma-separated list of airline ICAO codes for the livery carrier (e.g., "BAW,DLH"). Maximum 15 values.
      schema:
        type: string
      example: BAW,DLH
  responses:
    BadRequest:
      description: Bad request — invalid or missing parameters.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    TooManyRequests:
      description: Too many requests — rate limit or credit limit exceeded.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    Unauthorized:
      description: Unauthorized — missing or invalid Bearer token.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
  schemas:
    CountResponse:
      type: object
      description: Generic count response.
      required:
      - record_count
      properties:
        record_count:
          type: integer
          description: Number of records matching the query filters.
          example: 1247
    FlightSummaryLightResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        data:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/FlightSummaryLight'
    FlightSummaryFull:
      type: object
      description: Detailed flight summary record with runway, distance, and timing data.
      required:
      - fr24_id
      properties:
        fr24_id:
          type: string
          description: Flightradar24 unique identifier for the flight.
          example: 391fdd79
        flight:
          type: string
          nullable: true
          example: BA456
        callsign:
          type: string
          nullable: true
          example: BAW456
        operating_as:
          type: string
          nullable: true
          example: BAW
        painted_as:
          type: string
          nullable: true
          example: BAW
        type:
          type: string
          nullable: true
          example: A320
        reg:
          type: string
          nullable: true
          example: G-EUUU
        orig_icao:
          type: string
          nullable: true
          example: EGLL
        orig_iata:
          type: string
          nullable: true
          example: LHR
        datetime_takeoff:
          type: string
          nullable: true
          example: '2024-01-15T08:30:00'
        runway_takeoff:
          type: string
          nullable: true
          description: Departure runway designator.
          example: 27L
        dest_icao:
          type: string
          nullable: true
          example: EDDF
        dest_iata:
          type: string
          nullable: true
          example: FRA
        dest_icao_actual:
          type: string
          nullable: true
          example: EDDF
        dest_iata_actual:
          type: string
          nullable: true
          example: FRA
        datetime_landed:
          type: string
          nullable: true
          example: '2024-01-15T10:45:00'
        runway_landed:
          type: string
          nullable: true
          description: Arrival runway designator.
          example: 25R
        flight_time:
          type: number
          format: float
          nullable: true
          description: Flight duration in seconds.
          example: 8100.0
        actual_distance:
          type: number
          format: float
          nullable: true
          description: Actual distance flown in kilometres.
          example: 638.5
        circle_distance:
          type: number
          format: float
          nullable: true
          description: Great-circle (direct) distance in kilometres.
          example: 630.0
        category:
          type: string
          nullable: true
          description: Flight category code.
          example: P
        hex:
          type: string
          nullable: true
          example: 400A20
        first_seen:
          type: string
          nullable: true
          example: '2024-01-15T08:25:00'
        last_seen:
          type: string
          nullable: true
          example: '2024-01-15T10:50:00'
        flight_ended:
          type: boolean
          nullable: true
          example: true
    FlightSummaryFullResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        data:
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/FlightSummaryFull'
    Error:
      type: object
      properties:
        message:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable error description.
        code:
          type: string
          description: Machine-readable error code.
    FlightSummaryLight:
      type: object
      description: Lightweight flight summary record.
      required:
      - fr24_id
      properties:
        fr24_id:
          type: string
          description: Flightradar24 unique identifier for the flight.
          example: 391fdd79
        flight:
          type: string
          nullable: true
          description: Flight number.
          example: BA456
        callsign:
          type: string
          nullable: true
          description: ATC callsign.
          example: BAW456
        operating_as:
          type: string
          nullable: true
          description: Airline ICAO code for the operating carrier.
          example: BAW
        painted_as:
          type: string
          nullable: true
          description: Airline ICAO code for the livery carrier.
          example: BAW
        type:
          type: string
          nullable: true
          description: ICAO aircraft type code.
          example: A320
        reg:
          type: string
          nullable: true
          description: Aircraft registration.
          example: G-EUUU
        orig_icao:
          type: string
          nullable: true
          description: Departure airport ICAO code.
          example: EGLL
        datetime_takeoff:
          type: string
          nullable: true
          description: Actual takeoff date-time (YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS).
          example: '2024-01-15T08:30:00'
        dest_icao:
          type: string
          nullable: true
          description: Planned destination airport ICAO code.
          example: EDDF
        dest_icao_actual:
          type: string
          nullable: true
          description: Actual destination airport ICAO code (may differ if diverted).
          example: EDDF
        datetime_landed:
          type: string
          nullable: true
          description: Actual landing date-time (YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS).
          example: '2024-01-15T10:45:00'
        hex:
          type: string
          nullable: true
          description: ICAO 24-bit aircraft address in hexadecimal.
          example: 400A20
        first_seen:
          type: string
          nullable: true
          description: Date-time when the flight first appeared on radar.
          example: '2024-01-15T08:25:00'
        last_seen:
          type: string
          nullable: true
          description: Date-time when the flight last appeared on radar.
          example: '2024-01-15T10:50:00'
        flight_ended:
          type: boolean
          nullable: true
          description: Whether the flight has completed.
          example: true
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: Bearer token authentication. Obtain your API token from the Flightradar24 developer portal at https://fr24api.flightradar24.com/.