Aviation data REST API providing real-time flight status, schedules, routes, airports, airlines, aircraft data, and delays from 250+ airlines and 3,500+ airports worldwide. Built by Data Products LTD, the platform covers approximately 7,300 active flights at any given time.
Airlabs publishes 23 API contracts indexed on the APIs.io network, including Airlines API, Airports API, Alert API, and 20 more. Tagged areas include Aviation, Flights, Airlines, Airports, and Flight Tracking.
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Retrieve departure and arrival schedules for any airport including flight status, terminal and gate information, estimated and actual times, and delay information. Free tier lim...
Look up detailed information for a specific flight by IATA or ICAO code, combining schedule data, real-time position, and aircraft specifications into a single response for the ...
Query flights exceeding a specified delay threshold (minimum 30 minutes) filtered by departure or arrival direction, designed for airport transfer services and flight delay comp...
Access a comprehensive global airport database with IATA and ICAO codes, coordinates, elevation, runway count, timezone, city and country data, and social media profiles. Filter...
Look up airline information including IATA and ICAO codes, callsign, country, fleet size, average fleet age, safety data including accidents and crashes over the past 5 years, a...
Query airline routes between airports with departure and arrival times in local and UTC, operating days of week, terminal information, flight duration, and the last aircraft typ...
Access global aircraft fleet data with registration numbers, ICAO hex codes, manufacturer serial numbers, aircraft type, engine count and type, build year, age, and current airl...
Retrieve city data including IATA city codes, coordinates, country, timezone, population, and multilingual names. Enables destination mapping and grouping airports into city clu...
Find airports and cities closest to given latitude and longitude coordinates within a specified kilometer radius, sorted by distance. Used for nearest-airport lookup and smart a...
Autocomplete airport, city, and country search queries in any language and spelling variant. Returns matched airports, cities, and countries with IATA codes, coordinates, timezo...
name: Airlabs
description: Aviation data REST API providing real-time flight status, schedules, routes, airports, airlines, aircraft data,
and delays from 250+ airlines and 3,500+ airports worldwide. Built by Data Products LTD, the platform covers approximately
7,300 active flights at any given time.
deliveryModel:
model: saas
open_source: false
commercial: true
callable_host: true
label: Hosted service · you call their endpoint
confidence: high
source:
- openapi
- pricing
generated: '2026-08-28'
method: derived
accessModel:
pricing: freemium
onboarding: self-serve
trial: false
try_now: true
public: false
gated: none
gated_source:
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label: Freemium · Self-serve signup
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source:
- plans
- authentication
- security
generated: '2026-11-06'
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version: '0.19'
created: '2026-06-13'
modified: '2026-10-06'
specificationVersion: '0.23'
tags:
- Aviation
- Flights
- Airlines
- Airports
- Flight Tracking
- Flight Status
- Real-Time Data
tags_raw:
- Aviation
- Flights
- Airlines
- Airports
- Flight Tracking
- Flight Status
- Real-time Data
apis:
- name: Airlabs Real-Time Flights API
description: Track live aircraft positions worldwide with latitude, longitude, altitude, speed, direction, and flight identifiers.
Supports filtering by bounding box, airline, airport, aircraft registration, and flight number.
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humanURL: https://airlabs.co/docs/flights
baseURL: https://airlabs.co/api/v9
tags:
- Real-Time
- Flight Tracking
- Aircraft Position
tags_raw:
- Real-time
- Flight Tracking
- Aircraft Position
properties:
- type: Documentation
url: https://airlabs.co/docs/flights
- name: Airlabs Airport Schedules API
description: Retrieve departure and arrival schedules for any airport including flight status, terminal and gate information,
estimated and actual times, and delay information. Free tier limited to 50 results per request.
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humanURL: https://airlabs.co/docs/schedules
baseURL: https://airlabs.co/api/v9
tags:
- Schedule
- Departures
- Arrivals
tags_raw:
- Schedules
- Departures
- Arrivals
properties:
- type: Documentation
url: https://airlabs.co/docs/schedules
- name: Airlabs Flight Information API
description: Look up detailed information for a specific flight by IATA or ICAO code, combining schedule data, real-time
position, and aircraft specifications into a single response for the closest matching flight.
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humanURL: https://airlabs.co/docs/flight
baseURL: https://airlabs.co/api/v9
tags:
- Flight Information
- Flight Status
properties:
- type: Documentation
url: https://airlabs.co/docs/flight
- name: Airlabs Flight Delays API
description: Query flights exceeding a specified delay threshold (minimum 30 minutes) filtered by departure or arrival direction,
designed for airport transfer services and flight delay compensation use cases. Supports up to 500 results per request.
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humanURL: https://airlabs.co/docs/delays
baseURL: https://airlabs.co/api/v9
tags:
- Delays
- Flight Status
- Insurance
properties:
- type: Documentation
url: https://airlabs.co/docs/delays
- name: Airlabs Airports Database API
description: Access a comprehensive global airport database with IATA and ICAO codes, coordinates, elevation, runway count,
timezone, city and country data, and social media profiles. Filter by IATA, ICAO, city, or country code.
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
humanURL: https://airlabs.co/docs/airports
baseURL: https://airlabs.co/api/v9
tags:
- Airports
- Database
properties:
- type: Documentation
url: https://airlabs.co/docs/airports
- name: Airlabs Airlines Database API
description: Look up airline information including IATA and ICAO codes, callsign, country, fleet size, average fleet age,
safety data including accidents and crashes over the past 5 years, and IOSA certification status.
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humanURL: https://airlabs.co/docs/airlines
baseURL: https://airlabs.co/api/v9
tags:
- Airlines
- Database
properties:
- type: Documentation
url: https://airlabs.co/docs/airlines
- name: Airlabs Routes Database API
description: Query airline routes between airports with departure and arrival times in local and UTC, operating days of
week, terminal information, flight duration, and the last aircraft type used. Supports up to 500 results with pagination.
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
humanURL: https://airlabs.co/docs/routes
baseURL: https://airlabs.co/api/v9
tags:
- Routes
- Database
properties:
- type: Documentation
url: https://airlabs.co/docs/routes
- name: Airlabs Aircraft Fleet Database API
description: Access global aircraft fleet data with registration numbers, ICAO hex codes, manufacturer serial numbers, aircraft
type, engine count and type, build year, age, and current airline operator. Optional geolocation fields available.
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
humanURL: https://airlabs.co/docs/fleets
baseURL: https://airlabs.co/api/v9
tags:
- Fleet Management
- Aircraft
- Database
tags_raw:
- Fleet
- Aircraft
- Database
properties:
- type: Documentation
url: https://airlabs.co/docs/fleets
- name: Airlabs Cities Database API
description: Retrieve city data including IATA city codes, coordinates, country, timezone, population, and multilingual
names. Enables destination mapping and grouping airports into city clusters independently of airport data.
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
humanURL: https://airlabs.co/docs/cities
baseURL: https://airlabs.co/api/v9
tags:
- Cities
- Database
properties:
- type: Documentation
url: https://airlabs.co/docs/cities
- name: Airlabs NearBy Airports API
description: Find airports and cities closest to given latitude and longitude coordinates within a specified kilometer radius,
sorted by distance. Used for nearest-airport lookup and smart assistant applications.
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
humanURL: https://airlabs.co/docs/nearby
baseURL: https://airlabs.co/api/v9
tags:
- Nearby
- Geolocation
- Airports
properties:
- type: Documentation
url: https://airlabs.co/docs/nearby
- name: Airlabs Name Suggestion API
description: Autocomplete airport, city, and country search queries in any language and spelling variant. Returns matched
airports, cities, and countries with IATA codes, coordinates, timezone, and popularity metrics for travel application
search interfaces.
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humanURL: https://airlabs.co/docs/suggest
baseURL: https://airlabs.co/api/v9
tags:
- Autocomplete
- Search
- Airports
- Cities
properties:
- type: Documentation
url: https://airlabs.co/docs/suggest
- aid: airlabs:airlabs-airlines-api
name: Airlabs Airlines API
description: Airline reference data
humanURL: https://airlabs.co/docs/flights
baseURL: https://airlabs.co/api/v9
tags:
- Airlines
properties:
- type: OpenAPI
url: openapi/airlabs-airlines-api-openapi.yml
- aid: airlabs:airlabs-airports-api
name: Airlabs Airports API
description: Airport reference data
humanURL: https://airlabs.co/docs/flights
baseURL: https://airlabs.co/api/v9
tags:
- Airports
properties:
- type: OpenAPI
url: openapi/airlabs-airports-api-openapi.yml
- aid: airlabs:airlabs-alert-api
name: Airlabs Alert API
description: Flight monitoring
humanURL: https://airlabs.co/docs/flights
baseURL: https://airlabs.co/api/v9
tags:
- Alert
properties:
- type: OpenAPI
url: openapi/airlabs-alert-api-openapi.yml
- aid: airlabs:airlabs-cities-api
name: Airlabs Cities API
description: City reference data
humanURL: https://airlabs.co/docs/flights
baseURL: https://airlabs.co/api/v9
tags:
- Cities
properties:
- type: OpenAPI
url: openapi/airlabs-cities-api-openapi.yml
- aid: airlabs:airlabs-delays-api
name: Airlabs Delays API
description: Currently delayed flights
humanURL: https://airlabs.co/docs/flights
baseURL: https://airlabs.co/api/v9
tags:
- Delays
properties:
- type: OpenAPI
url: openapi/airlabs-delays-api-openapi.yml
- aid: airlabs:airlabs-fleets-api
name: Airlabs Fleets API
description: Aircraft fleet records
humanURL: https://airlabs.co/docs/flights
baseURL: https://airlabs.co/api/v9
tags:
- Fleet Management
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- Fleets
properties:
- type: OpenAPI
url: openapi/airlabs-fleets-api-openapi.yml
- aid: airlabs:airlabs-flight-api
name: Airlabs Flight API
description: Single flight information
humanURL: https://airlabs.co/docs/flights
baseURL: https://airlabs.co/api/v9
tags:
- Flights
tags_raw:
- Flight
properties:
- type: OpenAPI
url: openapi/airlabs-flight-api-openapi.yml
- aid: airlabs:airlabs-flights-api
name: Airlabs Flights API
description: Real-time flight positions
humanURL: https://airlabs.co/docs/flights
baseURL: https://airlabs.co/api/v9
tags:
- Flights
properties:
- type: OpenAPI
url: openapi/airlabs-flights-api-openapi.yml
- aid: airlabs:airlabs-nearby-api
name: Airlabs Nearby API
description: Geographic airport lookup
humanURL: https://airlabs.co/docs/flights
baseURL: https://airlabs.co/api/v9
tags:
- Nearby
properties:
- type: OpenAPI
url: openapi/airlabs-nearby-api-openapi.yml
- aid: airlabs:airlabs-routes-api
name: Airlabs Routes API
description: Route reference data
humanURL: https://airlabs.co/docs/flights
baseURL: https://airlabs.co/api/v9
tags:
- Routes
properties:
- type: OpenAPI
url: openapi/airlabs-routes-api-openapi.yml
- aid: airlabs:airlabs-schedules-api
name: Airlabs Schedules API
description: Airport departures and arrivals
humanURL: https://airlabs.co/docs/flights
baseURL: https://airlabs.co/api/v9
tags:
- Schedule
tags_raw:
- Schedules
properties:
- type: OpenAPI
url: openapi/airlabs-schedules-api-openapi.yml
- aid: airlabs:airlabs-suggest-api
name: Airlabs Suggest API
description: Autocomplete and search
humanURL: https://airlabs.co/docs/flights
baseURL: https://airlabs.co/api/v9
tags:
- Suggest
properties:
- type: OpenAPI
url: openapi/airlabs-suggest-api-openapi.yml
common:
- type: RateLimits
url: rate-limits/rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
url: finops/finops.yml
- url: https://www.airlabs.co/blog/
type: Blog
- type: Website
url: https://www.airlabs.co/
- type: AgenticAccess
url: agentic-access/airlabs-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
url: security/airlabs-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
url: authentication/airlabs-authentication.yml
- type: Authentication
url: https://airlabs.co/docs
- type: Plans
url: https://airlabs.co/#Pricing
- type: Documentation
url: https://airlabs.co/docs
- type: PrivacyPolicy
url: https://airlabs.co/privacy-policy
- type: TermsOfService
url: https://airlabs.co/terms
- type: Status
url: https://airlabs.co/status
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
email: kin@apievangelist.com
Airlabs API — frequently asked questions
Does Airlabs have an API?
Yes. APIs.io lists 23 APIs from Airlabs, including Airlabs Real-Time Flights API, Airlabs Airport Schedules API and Airlabs Flight Information API, and 20 more.
Is there an OpenAPI specification for the Airlabs API?
Yes. APIs.io indexes 12 OpenAPI specifications for Airlabs, each linked for download from this page.
How do I authenticate with the Airlabs API?
Airlabs uses bearer-token authentication (apiKey · 1 scheme). The details are profiled on APIs.io as Airlabs Authentication.
How much does the Airlabs API cost?
APIs.io lists 4 pricing plans for Airlabs, with each plan's price, limits and inclusions under Pricing on this page.
Is the Airlabs API ready for AI agents?
Airlabs has a Kin Score of 30.5 out of 100 (thin) and an Agent Readiness score of 27.4 (agent-aware), scored by API Evangelist on 2026-11-06.
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