Flightradar24 Live Flight Scraper

Scrape real-time flight tracking data from Flightradar24 (flightradar24.com). Get live positions, callsigns, aircraft types, altitude, speed, heading, origin/destination for 14,000+ flights worldwide.

What data can you get?

Per flight

• Flight ID and callsign
• ICAO 24-bit hex address
• Aircraft type (ICAO code: B738, A320, etc.)
• Registration number
• Airline ICAO code
• Origin and destination airports (IATA codes)
• Latitude and longitude (real-time position)
• Altitude (feet)
• Ground speed (knots)
• Heading (degrees)
• Vertical speed (ft/min)
• Squawk code
• On ground status
• Timestamp

Summary statistics

• Total flights in feed
• Flights in air vs on ground
• Flights with known routes

Modes

Mode	Description
live-feed	All live flights worldwide (14,000+). Use bounds to filter by region.
airport	Filter by airport code. Returns all arrivals and departures for that airport.
airline	Filter by airline ICAO code. Returns all active flights for that airline.

Input

Field	Type	Default	Description
mode	string	"live-feed"	Scraping mode: live-feed, airport, or airline.
airportCode	string	""	IATA airport code for airport mode (e.g. SFO, JFK, LHR).
airlineIcao	string	""	ICAO airline code for airline mode (e.g. UAL, AAL, BAW).
bounds	object	{}	Geographic bounding box: {north, south, east, west} in decimal degrees.
limit	integer	500	Max flights to return (0 = unlimited).
proxyConfiguration	object	--	Proxy settings.

Example bounds

• US West Coast: {"north": 49, "south": 32, "west": -125, "east": -114}
• Europe: {"north": 72, "south": 35, "west": -12, "east": 45}
• East Asia: {"north": 50, "south": 10, "west": 100, "east": 150}

Output example

{
    "flightId": "34a1b2c3",
    "icaoHex": "A1B2C3",
    "callsign": "UAL123",
    "flightNumber": "UAL123",
    "aircraftType": "B738",
    "registration": "N12345",
    "airlineIcao": "UAL",
    "origin": "SFO",
    "destination": "JFK",
    "latitude": 39.456,
    "longitude": -98.123,
    "altitude": 35000,
    "speed": 485,
    "heading": 78,
    "verticalSpeed": 0,
    "squawk": "1234",
    "isOnGround": false,
    "timestamp": "2026-04-26T12:00:00.000Z",
    "mode": "live-feed",
    "scrapedAt": "2026-04-26T12:00:00.000Z"
}

Cost

This actor uses pay-per-event pricing. You are charged $0.005 per flight record returned.

Tips

• The live feed returns 14,000+ flights. Use limit or bounds to reduce output size.
• Airport mode is great for tracking all arrivals/departures at a specific airport.
• Airline mode lets you monitor an entire airline's fleet in real time.
• Aircraft type codes follow ICAO standards (B738 = Boeing 737-800, A320 = Airbus A320, etc.).
• For cost control, set a reasonable limit value. The full feed can produce very large datasets.