Flightradar24 · Schema

FlightPositionLight

Lightweight real-time or historical aircraft position data point from the Flightradar24 API.

AviationFlight TrackingReal-TimeAircraftAirportsAirlinesADS-BHistorical Data

Properties

Name Type Description
fr24_id string Flightradar24 unique flight identifier (hexadecimal).
lat number Latitude in decimal degrees.
lon number Longitude in decimal degrees.
track integer True heading in degrees.
alt integer Altitude in feet.
gspeed integer Ground speed in knots.
vspeed integer Vertical speed in feet per minute (negative = descent).
squawk string Transponder squawk code (4-digit octal).
timestamp string ISO 8601 date-time of the position fix.
source string Data source type.
hex stringnull ICAO 24-bit Mode S transponder address in hexadecimal.
callsign stringnull ATC callsign.
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JSON Schema

flight-position-light.json Raw ↑
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/flightradar24/main/json-schema/flight-position-light.json",
  "title": "FlightPositionLight",
  "description": "Lightweight real-time or historical aircraft position data point from the Flightradar24 API.",
  "type": "object",
  "required": ["fr24_id", "lat", "lon", "track", "alt", "gspeed", "vspeed", "squawk", "timestamp", "source"],
  "properties": {
    "fr24_id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Flightradar24 unique flight identifier (hexadecimal).",
      "example": "34242a02"
    },
    "lat": {
      "type": "number",
      "minimum": -90,
      "maximum": 90,
      "description": "Latitude in decimal degrees.",
      "example": 51.4706
    },
    "lon": {
      "type": "number",
      "minimum": -180,
      "maximum": 180,
      "description": "Longitude in decimal degrees.",
      "example": -0.4619
    },
    "track": {
      "type": "integer",
      "minimum": 0,
      "maximum": 360,
      "description": "True heading in degrees.",
      "example": 270
    },
    "alt": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Altitude in feet.",
      "example": 35000
    },
    "gspeed": {
      "type": "integer",
      "minimum": 0,
      "description": "Ground speed in knots.",
      "example": 450
    },
    "vspeed": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Vertical speed in feet per minute (negative = descent).",
      "example": 0
    },
    "squawk": {
      "type": "string",
      "pattern": "^[0-7]{4}$",
      "description": "Transponder squawk code (4-digit octal).",
      "example": "7700"
    },
    "timestamp": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date-time",
      "description": "ISO 8601 date-time of the position fix.",
      "example": "2024-01-15T10:30:00Z"
    },
    "source": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Data source type.",
      "enum": ["ADSB", "MLAT", "RADAR", "FLARM", "ESTIMATED"],
      "example": "ADSB"
    },
    "hex": {
      "type": ["string", "null"],
      "pattern": "^[0-9A-Fa-f]{6}$",
      "description": "ICAO 24-bit Mode S transponder address in hexadecimal.",
      "example": "400A10"
    },
    "callsign": {
      "type": ["string", "null"],
      "maxLength": 8,
      "description": "ATC callsign.",
      "example": "BAW123"
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

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