OpenSky Network

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.

OpenSky Network publishes 4 API contracts indexed on the APIs.io network, including Flights API, State Vectors API, Tracks API, and 1 more. Tagged areas include Aviation, Flight Tracking, ADS-B, Aircraft, and Airport.

The OpenSky Network catalog on APIs.io includes 1 JSON-LD context and 1 Spectral governance ruleset.

OpenSky Network’s developer surface includes authentication, GitHub presence, documentation, status page, and 16 more developer resources.

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31.5/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 33/100 agent ready Heartbeat 100/100 alive open core · GPL-3.0 Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-11-06 · rubric v0.27.0 · Show this score on your site →

AccessFreemiumSelf serve⚡ Free to try

1 published contract

Aviation Flight Tracking ADS-B Aircraft Airport Real-Time Historical Data

What this lets a business do 1

Business capabilities this provider's published APIs can perform, derived from its own contracts. Browse all capabilities →

Communication, Navigation & Surveillance Operations Management

BC-1240

State VectorsTracks

GET /states/all GET /tracks

Kin Score

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scored 2026-11-06 · rubric v0.27.0

Composite quality — 31.5/100 · thin

Contract Quality 10.7 / 19

Developer Ergonomics 3.9 / 15

Access Clarity 3.8 / 15

Operational Transparency 1.3 / 10

Contract Governance 0.9 / 9

Discoverability 5.0 / 8

Regulatory Posture 3.1 / 15

Open Source Surface 0.0 / 10

Agent readiness — 33/100 · agent ready

Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10

Documented Reversibility 6 / 6

MCP Server 0 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10

Idempotency 9 / 9

Stable Error Semantics 8 / 8

Request/Response Examples 7 / 7

Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7

Typed Event Surface 0 / 6

Agent Skills 0 / 5

Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4

Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3

A2A Agent Card 0 / 8

Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 4 / 4

Delegated User Identity 0 / 6

Protected Resource Metadata 0 / 5

Registration Without a Human 0 / 6

Agentic Commerce Well-Known Document 0 / 5

Pagination 0 / 5

Distinct Operations 3 / 3

MCP Tool Quality 6 / 6

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Agent readiness — checks not met, largest first (exact, from this profile):

MCP Server +12 pts — deployment.mode + probe verdict on the mcp/ manifest, not the pointer; an unprobed slug falls back to authorship
A2A Agent Card +8 pts — a2a/-a2a.yml manifest, graded on conformance.grade against A2A 1.0.0
Registration Without a Human +6 pts — a `registration_endpoint` in the served RFC 8414 / OIDC discovery document
Delegated User Identity +6 pts — a served discovery document listing authorization_code in grant_types_supported (served), else an oauth2 authorizationCode flow or openIdConnect declared in an OpenAPI (documented)
Typed Event Surface +6 pts — AsyncAPI document, OR webhooks/callbacks objects in the as-published OpenAPI, OR common[].type includes Webhooks
Pagination +5 pts — share of collection GETs (an array, or one wrapped in data/items/results ...) that declare a page/limit/offset/cursor parameter, a Link header or a next/cursor field; na with no collection GETs

5 more unmet checks in the Agent Readiness table above.

Kin Score — facets with the most composite points still available (weight × headroom):

Access Clarity scores 25.0 — up to +15.0 composite points
Developer Ergonomics scores 26.2 — up to +14.8 composite points
Operational Transparency scores 13.2 — up to +11.3 composite points

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Markets this provider is in provisional

The Kin Score Market layer reads a provider inside its market: its position, and how deep its integrations go. Depth is only comparable within a position. Provisional and unweighted: not part of the Kin Score or agent readiness.

Market	Position	Depth	Registered MCP server	Declares compatibility
Drones and Airspace (UAS, UTM, air traffic)	undeclared	-	-	-
Air Traffic and Aviation Data (manned aviation, ATM, airport suppliers)	undeclared	-	-	-

Registered MCP server and declares compatibility are report only — not weighted. Undeclared means we found nothing we can read, so there is no number: we never infer integrations.

Standards implemented 1

Standards this provider implements or carries. De facto ones are profiled and measured by the API Commons; formal ones come from the standards directory and are linked by the provider's own tags. The evidence column says how each claim was established — not that it was made.

OpenAPI

measured — observed by APIs.io (published)

APIs 4

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

OpenSky Network Trino Historical Data API

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. Ava...

OpenSky Network Flights API

Endpoints for retrieving flight records including arrivals, departures, and flights by aircraft.

OpenSky Network State Vectors API

Endpoints for retrieving real-time and historical aircraft state vectors (position, velocity, altitude, etc.).

OpenSky Network Tracks API

Endpoints for retrieving aircraft trajectory tracks with detailed waypoint data.

Open Collections 3

Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).

OpenSky Network REST Flights API

OPEN COLLECTION

OpenSky Network REST Flights State Vectors API

OPEN COLLECTION

OpenSky Network REST Flights Tracks API

OPEN COLLECTION

OpenSky Network API pricing

Not yet checked against OpenSky Network's own pricing page. Compiled by API Evangelist; confirm before you rely on a figure. A free plan or tier is listed.

Plan	Price
Anonymous	Free
Standard (Authenticated)	Free
Active Feeder	Free
Licensed (Commercial)	Free

Plan details, limits and sources →

Pricing Plans 2

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Opensky Rest Api

4 plans

PLANS

Opensky Trino Api

2 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 2

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Opensky Rest Api

4 limits

RATE LIMITS

Opensky Trino Api

3 limits

RATE LIMITS

Service Levels 1

Uptime the provider promises or reports, as SLA4OAI. Read from its own pages; APIs.io runs no monitors.

OpenSky Network

SLA

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Opensky

FINOPS

Semantic Vocabularies 1

JSON-LD contexts and semantic vocabularies used across these APIs.

Opensky Context

4 classes · 33 properties

JSON-LD

Spectral Rules 1

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.

OpenSky Network — jsonschema rules

5 rules · 3 warnings 2 info

SPECTRAL

JSON Schema 3

Standalone JSON Schema definitions for this provider's data models.

FlightObject

12 properties

JSON SCHEMA

StateVectorResponse

2 properties

JSON SCHEMA

TrackResponse

5 properties

JSON SCHEMA

Examples 2

Example request and response payloads for these APIs.

States All Response

2 fields

EXAMPLE

Track Response

5 fields

EXAMPLE

Security Posture 2

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Opensky Authentication

http · 1 scheme

SECURITY

Opensky Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.

Opensky Agentic Access

7 operations

7 operations · 0 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Get Started 2

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Login

Register

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation

Documentation

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess

AgenticAccess

Build 2

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHub

GitHub

GitHubRepository

GitHubRepository

Access & Security 2

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Authentication

Authentication

Operate 5

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

RateLimits

IssueTracker

Status

Contact

Forums

Commercial 4

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Plans

License

TermsOfService

FinOps

Company 2

The organization behind the API

Website

Website

Twitter

Twitter

Other 1

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

CapabilityMap

CapabilityMap

Source (apis.yml)

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.
deliveryModel:
  model: open-core
  license: GPL-3.0
  open_source: true
  commercial: true
  callable_host: true
  label: Open core · an OSS project plus a commercial hosted product
  confidence: high
  source:
  - license
  - 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:
  - onboarding
  label: Freemium · Self-serve signup
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  - security
  generated: '2026-11-06'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/opensky.png
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/opensky/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-06-13'
modified: '2026-06-13'
specificationVersion: '0.23'
tags:
- Aviation
- Flight Tracking
- ADS-B
- Aircraft
- Airport
- Real-Time
- Historical Data
apis:
- 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.
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  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
  tags_raw:
  - 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
- aid: opensky:opensky-flights-api
  name: OpenSky Network Flights API
  description: Endpoints for retrieving flight records including arrivals, departures, and flights by aircraft.
  humanURL: https://openskynetwork.github.io/opensky-api/rest.html
  baseURL: https://opensky-network.org/api
  tags:
  - Flights
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/opensky-flights-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://openskynetwork.github.io/opensky-api/rest.html
  - 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
- aid: opensky:opensky-state-vectors-api
  name: OpenSky Network State Vectors API
  description: Endpoints for retrieving real-time and historical aircraft state vectors (position, velocity, altitude, etc.).
  humanURL: https://openskynetwork.github.io/opensky-api/rest.html
  baseURL: https://opensky-network.org/api
  tags:
  - State Vectors
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/opensky-state-vectors-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://openskynetwork.github.io/opensky-api/rest.html
  - 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
- aid: opensky:opensky-tracks-api
  name: OpenSky Network Tracks API
  description: Endpoints for retrieving aircraft trajectory tracks with detailed waypoint data.
  humanURL: https://openskynetwork.github.io/opensky-api/rest.html
  baseURL: https://opensky-network.org/api
  tags:
  - Tracks
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/opensky-tracks-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://openskynetwork.github.io/opensky-api/rest.html
  - 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
common:
- type: Plans
  url: plans/opensky-rest-api.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/opensky-rest-api.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://opensky-network.org/
- type: CapabilityMap
  url: capabilities/opensky-capability-edges.yml
  name: OpenSky Network Business Capability Map
- type: IssueTracker
  url: https://github.com/openskynetwork/opensky-api/issues
- type: License
  name: GPL-3.0
  url: https://github.com/openskynetwork/opensky-api/blob/master/LICENSE
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/opensky-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/opensky-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/opensky-authentication.yml
- 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

OpenSky Network API — frequently asked questions

Does OpenSky Network have an API?

Yes. APIs.io lists 4 APIs from OpenSky Network, including OpenSky Network Trino Historical Data API, OpenSky Network Flights API and OpenSky Network State Vectors API, and 1 more.

Is there an OpenAPI specification for the OpenSky Network API?

Yes. APIs.io indexes 3 OpenAPI specifications for OpenSky Network, each linked for download from this page.

How do I authenticate with the OpenSky Network API?

OpenSky Network uses bearer-token authentication (http · 1 scheme). The details are profiled on APIs.io as Opensky Authentication.

How much does the OpenSky Network API cost?

APIs.io lists 6 pricing plans for OpenSky Network, with each plan's price, limits and inclusions under Pricing on this page.

Is the OpenSky Network API ready for AI agents?

OpenSky Network has a Kin Score of 31.5 out of 100 (thin) and an Agent Readiness score of 32.8 (agent-ready), scored by API Evangelist on 2026-11-06.

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