# Live Flight Tracker (OpenSky) (`foo121/flight-tracker-opensky`) Actor Export real-time aircraft positions worldwide or within a bounding box from the OpenSky Network: callsign, position, altitude, speed, heading, vertical rate, squawk and origin country. Public API, no key required. - **URL**: https://apify.com/foo121/flight-tracker-opensky.md - **Developed by:** [ziv shay](https://apify.com/foo121) (community) - **Categories:** Other, Developer tools - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing $0.50 / 1,000 result items This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours, and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store. In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server. Actors are written with capital "A". ## How to integrate an Actor? If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects. You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## Live Flight Tracker (OpenSky) **Export real-time aircraft positions** worldwide or inside a geographic bounding box — callsign, latitude/longitude, altitude, speed, heading, vertical rate, squawk and origin country. Powered by the **OpenSky Network** public REST API: **no API key required** for anonymous access. ### What you get (one aircraft per result) | Field | Description | |---|---| | `icao24` | Unique transponder address (hex) | | `callsign` | Flight callsign (e.g. `DLH4AB`) | | `originCountry` | Country the aircraft is registered to | | `latitude`, `longitude` | Current position (decimal degrees) | | `baroAltitudeM`, `geoAltitudeM` | Barometric / geometric altitude (m) | | `velocityMs`, `headingDeg`, `verticalRateMs` | Speed, track, climb/descent | | `onGround` | On the ground vs airborne | | `squawk`, `spi`, `positionSource` | Transponder code + flags | | `timePosition`, `lastContact`, `snapshotTime` | ISO timestamps | | `trackUrl` | Link to the aircraft profile on OpenSky | ### Example input ```json { "lamin": "45.8389", "lomin": "5.9962", "lamax": "47.8229", "lomax": "10.5226", "onlyAirborne": true, "maxItems": 5000 } ```` ### Example output (1 row) ```json { "icao24": "39de57", "callsign": "TVF72VT", "originCountry": "France", "latitude": 47.219, "longitude": 8.1556, "baroAltitudeM": 11887.2, "velocityMs": 231.56, "headingDeg": 111.78, "onGround": false, "snapshotTime": "2026-06-21T12:47:23.000Z" } ``` ### Use cases - **Aviation / logistics analytics** — airspace and airport-traffic snapshots. - **Journalists & OSINT** — track specific aircraft by ICAO24. - **Travel & mapping apps** — live overlay data without running your own receiver. - **Research** — noise studies, route analysis, dataset building. ### Honest notes - Anonymous OpenSky access is **rate-limited** and updates roughly every 10 seconds — this actor takes a **snapshot per run** (global or bounding-box), not a per-second feed. - For higher limits, supply your free **OpenSky account** username/password in the input; the actor uses them automatically. - Coverage depends on OpenSky's volunteer receiver network (excellent over Europe/N. America, sparser elsewhere). ### How it works Calls `opensky-network.org/api/states/all` with an optional bounding box and/or ICAO24 filter, maps each state vector to a clean record, and pushes one aircraft per dataset item (pay-per-result). *Keywords: flight tracker, live flight data, opensky scraper, aircraft positions api, adsb data, flight tracking export, real-time aircraft data.* # Actor input Schema ## `lamin` (type: `string`): Southern edge of the area to scan (decimal degrees, e.g. 45.8389). Leave all four bounding-box fields empty to scan the whole world. ## `lomin` (type: `string`): Western edge (decimal degrees, e.g. 5.9962). ## `lamax` (type: `string`): Northern edge (decimal degrees, e.g. 47.8229). ## `lomax` (type: `string`): Eastern edge (decimal degrees, e.g. 10.5226). ## `icao24` (type: `array`): Optional list of ICAO24 transponder addresses (lowercase hex, e.g. 39de57) to track only those aircraft. ## `onlyAirborne` (type: `boolean`): Exclude aircraft currently on the ground. ## `requirePosition` (type: `boolean`): Skip aircraft with no latitude/longitude in this snapshot. ## `maxItems` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of aircraft to output from this snapshot. ## `openSkyUsername` (type: `string`): Optional OpenSky Network account username for higher rate limits. Leave empty to use anonymous access. ## `openSkyPassword` (type: `string`): Optional OpenSky Network account password (used with the username above). ## Actor input object example ```json { "icao24": [], "onlyAirborne": false, "requirePosition": true, "maxItems": 10000 } ``` # API You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup. ## JavaScript example ```javascript import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client'; // Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token // Replace the '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = {}; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("foo121/flight-tracker-opensky").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`); const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems(); items.forEach((item) => { console.dir(item); }); // 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs ``` ## Python example ```python from apify_client import ApifyClient # Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token # Replace '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = {} # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("foo121/flight-tracker-opensky").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{}' | apify call foo121/flight-tracker-opensky --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=foo121/flight-tracker-opensky", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Live Flight Tracker (OpenSky)", "description": "Export real-time aircraft positions worldwide or within a bounding box from the OpenSky Network: callsign, position, altitude, speed, heading, vertical rate, squawk and origin country. Public API, no key required.", "version": "1.0", "x-build-id": "PDuldjXHBhNI19TUJ" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/foo121~flight-tracker-opensky/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-foo121-flight-tracker-opensky", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/foo121~flight-tracker-opensky/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-foo121-flight-tracker-opensky", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/foo121~flight-tracker-opensky/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-foo121-flight-tracker-opensky", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "lamin": { "title": "Bounding box: min latitude", "type": "string", "description": "Southern edge of the area to scan (decimal degrees, e.g. 45.8389). Leave all four bounding-box fields empty to scan the whole world." }, "lomin": { "title": "Bounding box: min longitude", "type": "string", "description": "Western edge (decimal degrees, e.g. 5.9962)." }, "lamax": { "title": "Bounding box: max latitude", "type": "string", "description": "Northern edge (decimal degrees, e.g. 47.8229)." }, "lomax": { "title": "Bounding box: max longitude", "type": "string", "description": "Eastern edge (decimal degrees, e.g. 10.5226)." }, "icao24": { "title": "Specific aircraft (ICAO24)", "type": "array", "description": "Optional list of ICAO24 transponder addresses (lowercase hex, e.g. 39de57) to track only those aircraft.", "default": [], "items": { "type": "string" } }, "onlyAirborne": { "title": "Only airborne aircraft", "type": "boolean", "description": "Exclude aircraft currently on the ground.", "default": false }, "requirePosition": { "title": "Require valid position", "type": "boolean", "description": "Skip aircraft with no latitude/longitude in this snapshot.", "default": true }, "maxItems": { "title": "Max aircraft", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 200000, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of aircraft to output from this snapshot.", "default": 10000 }, "openSkyUsername": { "title": "OpenSky username (optional)", "type": "string", "description": "Optional OpenSky Network account username for higher rate limits. Leave empty to use anonymous access." }, "openSkyPassword": { "title": "OpenSky password (optional)", "type": "string", "description": "Optional OpenSky Network account password (used with the username above)." } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```