Airlabs · Schema

Flight

Real-time flight position and status data

AviationFlightsAirlinesAirportsFlight TrackingFlight StatusReal-Time Data

Properties

Name Type Description
hex string ICAO 24-bit address (hex)
reg_number string Aircraft registration number
flag string Country ISO 2 code
lat number Latitude in decimal degrees
lng number Longitude in decimal degrees
alt integer Altitude in meters
dir number Direction / heading in degrees (0-360)
speed integer Horizontal speed in km/h
v_speed number Vertical speed in m/s
squawk string Transponder squawk code
flight_number string Flight number
flight_iata string Flight IATA code
flight_icao string Flight ICAO code
dep_iata string Departure airport IATA code
dep_icao string Departure airport ICAO code
arr_iata string Arrival airport IATA code
arr_icao string Arrival airport ICAO code
airline_iata string Airline IATA code
airline_icao string Airline ICAO code
aircraft_icao string Aircraft ICAO type code
updated integer Last update Unix timestamp
status string Flight status (en-route, landed, scheduled, cancelled, etc.)
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JSON Schema

flight.json Raw ↑ 
{
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "$id": "https://airlabs.co/json-schema/flight",
  "title": "Flight",
  "description": "Real-time flight position and status data",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "hex": { "type": "string", "description": "ICAO 24-bit address (hex)" },
    "reg_number": { "type": "string", "description": "Aircraft registration number" },
    "flag": { "type": "string", "description": "Country ISO 2 code" },
    "lat": { "type": "number", "description": "Latitude in decimal degrees" },
    "lng": { "type": "number", "description": "Longitude in decimal degrees" },
    "alt": { "type": "integer", "description": "Altitude in meters" },
    "dir": { "type": "number", "description": "Direction / heading in degrees (0-360)" },
    "speed": { "type": "integer", "description": "Horizontal speed in km/h" },
    "v_speed": { "type": "number", "description": "Vertical speed in m/s" },
    "squawk": { "type": "string", "description": "Transponder squawk code" },
    "flight_number": { "type": "string", "description": "Flight number" },
    "flight_iata": { "type": "string", "description": "Flight IATA code" },
    "flight_icao": { "type": "string", "description": "Flight ICAO code" },
    "dep_iata": { "type": "string", "description": "Departure airport IATA code" },
    "dep_icao": { "type": "string", "description": "Departure airport ICAO code" },
    "arr_iata": { "type": "string", "description": "Arrival airport IATA code" },
    "arr_icao": { "type": "string", "description": "Arrival airport ICAO code" },
    "airline_iata": { "type": "string", "description": "Airline IATA code" },
    "airline_icao": { "type": "string", "description": "Airline ICAO code" },
    "aircraft_icao": { "type": "string", "description": "Aircraft ICAO type code" },
    "updated": { "type": "integer", "description": "Last update Unix timestamp" },
    "status": { "type": "string", "description": "Flight status (en-route, landed, scheduled, cancelled, etc.)" }
  }
}

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