OpenSky Network

name: OpenSky Network
description: Open-source flight tracking network with a REST API for accessing real-time and historical ADS-B aircraft state
  vectors, flight tracks, and airport arrivals and departures. The network is powered by a community of volunteer ADS-B receiver
  operators and is intended for non-commercial research and educational use.
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created: '2026-06-13'
modified: '2026-06-13'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
tags:
- Aviation
- Flight Tracking
- ADS-B
- Aircraft
- Airport
- Real-Time
- Historical Data
apis:
- name: OpenSky Network REST API
  description: REST API for retrieving real-time and historical ADS-B aircraft state vectors, flight tracks, and airport arrival
    and departure data from the OpenSky Network crowd-sourced receiver network.
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  humanURL: https://openskynetwork.github.io/opensky-api/rest.html
  baseURL: https://opensky-network.org/api
  tags:
  - Aircraft State Vectors
  - Flight Tracks
  - Airport Arrivals
  - Airport Departures
  - ADS-B
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://openskynetwork.github.io/opensky-api/rest.html
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/opensky/refs/heads/main/openapi/opensky-rest-api.json
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://openskynetwork.github.io/opensky-api/rest.html#authentication
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/opensky/refs/heads/main/rate-limits/opensky-rest-api.yml
  - type: Plans
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/opensky/refs/heads/main/plans/opensky-rest-api.yml
  contact:
  - FN: OpenSky Network
    email: contact@opensky-network.org
    url: https://opensky-network.org/about/contact
- name: OpenSky Network Trino Historical Data API
  description: SQL query interface powered by Trino for accessing the full OpenSky historical dataset including state vectors,
    raw Mode S messages, ADS-C and MLAT data, and flight records. Available to university-affiliated researchers, governmental
    organisations, and aviation authorities.
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  humanURL: https://openskynetwork.github.io/opensky-api/trino.html
  baseURL: https://trino.opensky-network.org
  tags:
  - Historical Data
  - State Vectors
  - Mode S
  - ADS-C
  - MLAT
  - SQL
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://openskynetwork.github.io/opensky-api/trino.html
  - type: RateLimits
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/opensky/refs/heads/main/rate-limits/opensky-trino-api.yml
  - type: Plans
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/opensky/refs/heads/main/plans/opensky-trino-api.yml
  contact:
  - FN: OpenSky Network
    email: contact@opensky-network.org
    url: https://opensky-network.org/about/contact
common:
- type: GitHub
  url: https://github.com/openskynetwork
- type: GitHubRepository
  url: https://github.com/openskynetwork/opensky-api
- type: Documentation
  url: https://openskynetwork.github.io/opensky-api/
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://opensky-network.org/about/terms-of-use
- type: Status
  url: https://opensky-network.org/network/status
- type: Login
  url: https://opensky-network.org/login
- type: Register
  url: https://opensky-network.org/register
- type: FinOps
  url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/opensky/refs/heads/main/finops/opensky.yml
- type: Contact
  url: https://opensky-network.org/about/contact
- type: Forums
  url: https://community.opensky-network.org
- type: Twitter
  url: https://twitter.com/openskynetwork
maintainers:
- FN: API Evangelist
  url: https://apievangelist.com
  email: kin@apievangelist.com