FlightLabs · Schema

FlightData

Schema for a real-time or historical flight data record from the FlightLabs API

AviationFlightsAirlinesAirportsFlight TrackingTravelReal-Time Data

Properties

Name	Type	Description
hex	string	ICAO24 hex identifier for the aircraft
reg_number	string	Aircraft registration number
flag	string	Country flag code (ISO 2-letter)
lat	number	Aircraft latitude in decimal degrees
lng	number	Aircraft longitude in decimal degrees
alt	number	Aircraft altitude in feet
dir	number	Aircraft heading in degrees (0-360)
speed	number	Aircraft speed in km/h
v_speed	number	Vertical speed in ft/min
squawk	string	Transponder squawk code
flight_number	string	Flight number (numeric portion)
flight_icao	string	Flight ICAO code (3-letter airline ICAO + flight number)
flight_iata	string	Flight IATA code (2-letter airline IATA + flight number)
dep_icao	string	Departure airport ICAO code
dep_iata	string	Departure airport IATA code
arr_icao	string	Arrival airport ICAO code
arr_iata	string	Arrival airport IATA code
airline_icao	string	Operating airline ICAO code
airline_iata	string	Operating airline IATA code
eta	integer	Estimated time of arrival as Unix timestamp
status	string	Current flight status
updated	integer	Last update time as Unix timestamp

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JSON Schema

{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/flightlabs/refs/heads/main/json-schema/flight.json",
  "title": "FlightData",
  "description": "Schema for a real-time or historical flight data record from the FlightLabs API",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "hex": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "ICAO24 hex identifier for the aircraft",
      "example": "a1b2c3"
    },
    "reg_number": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Aircraft registration number",
      "example": "N12345"
    },
    "flag": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Country flag code (ISO 2-letter)",
      "example": "US"
    },
    "lat": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Aircraft latitude in decimal degrees",
      "minimum": -90,
      "maximum": 90,
      "example": 40.7128
    },
    "lng": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Aircraft longitude in decimal degrees",
      "minimum": -180,
      "maximum": 180,
      "example": -74.006
    },
    "alt": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Aircraft altitude in feet",
      "example": 35000
    },
    "dir": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Aircraft heading in degrees (0-360)",
      "minimum": 0,
      "maximum": 360,
      "example": 270.5
    },
    "speed": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Aircraft speed in km/h",
      "example": 900
    },
    "v_speed": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Vertical speed in ft/min",
      "example": 0
    },
    "squawk": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Transponder squawk code",
      "pattern": "^[0-7]{4}$",
      "example": "1234"
    },
    "flight_number": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Flight number (numeric portion)",
      "example": "100"
    },
    "flight_icao": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Flight ICAO code (3-letter airline ICAO + flight number)",
      "example": "AAL100"
    },
    "flight_iata": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Flight IATA code (2-letter airline IATA + flight number)",
      "example": "AA100"
    },
    "dep_icao": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Departure airport ICAO code",
      "example": "KJFK"
    },
    "dep_iata": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Departure airport IATA code",
      "example": "JFK"
    },
    "arr_icao": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Arrival airport ICAO code",
      "example": "KLAX"
    },
    "arr_iata": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Arrival airport IATA code",
      "example": "LAX"
    },
    "airline_icao": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Operating airline ICAO code",
      "example": "AAL"
    },
    "airline_iata": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Operating airline IATA code",
      "example": "AA"
    },
    "eta": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Estimated time of arrival as Unix timestamp",
      "example": 1720000000
    },
    "status": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Current flight status",
      "enum": ["en-route", "landed", "scheduled", "cancelled", "diverted"],
      "example": "en-route"
    },
    "updated": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Last update time as Unix timestamp",
      "example": 1719999000
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": true
}

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