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About FlightTraffic
FlightTraffic is a comprehensive flight tracking platform founded by SkyVision Technologies in January 2024. We provide unrestricted access to global air traffic data, offering both real-time tracking and extensive historical archives to aviation enthusiasts, researchers, and industry professionals.
Our mission is to democratize air traffic data and create a learning ecosystem for everyone interested in aviation. FlightTraffic powers an extensive network of aviation bots and monitoring tools used by thousands of users worldwide.
We combine the user-friendly experience of popular flight trackers with deep technical capabilities, enabling anyone to track any aircraft, anywhere, at any time with unprecedented detail.
âī¸ Live Flight Tracking
Monitor thousands of flights in real-time on our interactive global map. Get instant access to aircraft positions, routes, speeds, altitudes, and detailed flight information.
đ Historical Data Access
Explore our extensive archives of past flights for analysis, research projects, or personal curiosity. We believe in complete data transparency for all users.
đ¤ API & Automation
Integrate our flight data into your applications using our powerful API. Join the growing community of developers building innovative aviation tools with FlightTraffic.
Contact & Operations
đ Dashboard
Real-time operational overview and key performance metrics for global air traffic.
Recent activity
- âī¸ DAL882 ¡ New York to Paris ¡ 37 min remaining
- âī¸ UAL101 ¡ San Francisco to Tokyo ¡ en route (FL370)
- âī¸ SWA234 ¡ Chicago to Miami ¡ landed 14:32
- âī¸ AFR345 ¡ London to Atlanta ¡ departed 14:45
đ Historical Data Archives
Access our complete historical flight data from January 2024. Available for research, education, and personal projects.
Sample records (March 2025)
Flight: AF356 | Date: 2025-03-14 | Origin: CDG | Destination: LAX | Aircraft: F-GSQU
Flight: LH456 | Date: 2025-03-13 | Origin: FRA | Destination: IAH | Aircraft: D-AIZT
Flight: SQ321 | Date: 2025-03-13 | Origin: SIN | Destination: LHR | Aircraft: 9V-SWZ
... and 12.4 million more flights.
Archives include: position logs (every 30s), route, altitude, speed, aircraft type, registration, and airline.
Data can be downloaded in CSV, JSON, or accessed via our query interface.
âī¸ FlightTraffic API
Build powerful applications with our RESTful API. Real-time and historical endpoints.
Base URL:
Example endpoints
/flights/activeâ list all active flights/flight/{callsign}â detailed flight info/history?date=2025-03-14&airport=JFKâ historical departures/aircraft/{icao24}â aircraft metadata
Authentication
API key required (free tier available). Sign up at developer.flightraffic.org.
âšī¸ About FlightTraffic
Founded: January 2024 by SkyVision Technologies (Michael Chen, CEO).
Mission: Democratize global air traffic data for enthusiasts, researchers, and industry.
We operate a global network of ADS-B receivers and aggregate data from multiple sources to provide the most complete open flight tracking experience. Our platform serves millions of requests daily and supports a community of aviation bots, researchers, and developers.
FlightTraffic is headquartered in San Francisco with an operations center in London. We are committed to transparency, data quality, and accessibility.
All data is provided freely for personal and educational use. Commercial licenses available.
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