AirLabs API Documentation

Real-time flight tracking, live airport schedules, and global aviation database through a single REST API.

• Formats: JSON, XML, CSV
• Auth: API key (get a free key)
• Base URL: https://airlabs.co/

Quick Start

curl "https://airlabs.co/api/v9/flights?api_key=YOUR_API_KEY"

[{
  "flight_iata": "SQ7371",
  "dep_iata": "AMS",
  "arr_iata": "SIN",
  "lat": 21.366613,
  "lng": 66.61321,
  "alt": 10021,
  "speed": 966,
  "dir": 121,
  "aircraft_icao": "B744",
  "airline_iata": "SQ",
  "status": "en-route"
}]

Endpoints

Real-Time Services

Endpoint	Description
/flights	Real-time positions for all airborne flights worldwide
/schedules	Live departure and arrival schedules for any airport
/flight	Detailed information for a specific flight by number
/alert	Webhook-based alerts for flight status changes
/nearby	Find nearest airports by geographic coordinates
/suggest	Airport and city name autocomplete

Databases

Endpoint	Description
/airports	Global airports with IATA/ICAO codes, coordinates, timezones
/cities	World cities mapped to airports
/airlines	Airlines with IATA/ICAO codes, names, and countries
/fleets	Aircraft fleet data by airline
/routes	Airline route networks with origin and destination
/countries	Countries database
/taxes	Airport tax codes and breakdowns
/timezones	Timezone and UTC offset for every airport

SDKs

Language	Repository
PHP	php-sdk
Node.js	nodejs-sdk
Python	python-sdk
Java	java-sdk

Code Examples

JavaScript

const res = await fetch(`https://airlabs.co/api/v9/schedules?dep_iata=JFK&api_key=${API_KEY}`);
const { response: flights } = await res.json();
flights.forEach(f => console.log(`${f.flight_iata} → ${f.arr_iata} at ${f.dep_time}`));

Python

import requests
 
params = {"dep_iata": "JFK", "api_key": API_KEY}
response = requests.get("https://airlabs.co/api/v9/schedules", params=params)
for flight in response.json()["response"]:
    print(f"{flight['flight_iata']} → {flight['arr_iata']} at {flight['dep_time']}")

PHP

$url = "https://airlabs.co/api/v9/schedules?dep_iata=JFK&api_key=" . $api_key;
$response = json_decode(file_get_contents($url), true);
foreach ($response["response"] as $flight) {
    echo $flight["flight_iata"] . " → " . $flight["arr_iata"] . "\n";
}

Links

• Full Documentation
• Get a Free API Key
• Pricing
• FAQ
• Postman Collection