# Flightradar24 Live Flight Scraper (`lulzasaur/flightradar24-scraper`) Actor Scrape live flight data from Flightradar24. Get real-time positions, callsigns, aircraft types, altitude, speed, origin/destination for 14,000+ flights worldwide. - **URL**: https://apify.com/lulzasaur/flightradar24-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [lulz bot](https://apify.com/lulzasaur) (community) - **Categories:** Travel - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $10.00 / 1,000 results 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 ## Flightradar24 Live Flight Scraper Scrape real-time flight tracking data from [Flightradar24](https://www.flightradar24.com) (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 ```json { "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. # Actor input Schema ## `mode` (type: `string`): Scraping mode: live-feed (all flights), airport (arrivals/departures), or airline (flights by airline). ## `airportCode` (type: `string`): IATA airport code for airport mode (e.g. 'SFO', 'JFK', 'LHR'). ## `airlineIcao` (type: `string`): ICAO airline code for airline mode (e.g. 'UAL' for United, 'AAL' for American, 'BAW' for British Airways). ## `bounds` (type: `object`): Filter by geographic bounding box. Only flights within these coordinates are returned. ## `limit` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of flights to return (0 = unlimited, live feed can return 14,000+). ## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`): Optional proxy to use. ## Actor input object example ```json { "mode": "live-feed", "airportCode": "", "airlineIcao": "", "bounds": {}, "limit": 500 } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `results` (type: `string`): No description # 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("lulzasaur/flightradar24-scraper").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("lulzasaur/flightradar24-scraper").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 lulzasaur/flightradar24-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=lulzasaur/flightradar24-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Flightradar24 Live Flight Scraper", "description": "Scrape live flight data from Flightradar24. Get real-time positions, callsigns, aircraft types, altitude, speed, origin/destination for 14,000+ flights worldwide.", "version": "1.0", "x-build-id": "Lho1dfhY06IDaXF2Q" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/lulzasaur~flightradar24-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-lulzasaur-flightradar24-scraper", "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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/lulzasaur~flightradar24-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-lulzasaur-flightradar24-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/lulzasaur~flightradar24-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-lulzasaur-flightradar24-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": { "mode": { "title": "Mode", "enum": [ "live-feed", "airport", "airline" ], "type": "string", "description": "Scraping mode: live-feed (all flights), airport (arrivals/departures), or airline (flights by airline).", "default": "live-feed" }, "airportCode": { "title": "Airport Code", "type": "string", "description": "IATA airport code for airport mode (e.g. 'SFO', 'JFK', 'LHR').", "default": "" }, "airlineIcao": { "title": "Airline ICAO Code", "type": "string", "description": "ICAO airline code for airline mode (e.g. 'UAL' for United, 'AAL' for American, 'BAW' for British Airways).", "default": "" }, "bounds": { "title": "Geographic Bounds", "type": "object", "description": "Filter by geographic bounding box. Only flights within these coordinates are returned.", "default": {} }, "limit": { "title": "Max Results", "minimum": 0, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of flights to return (0 = unlimited, live feed can return 14,000+).", "default": 500 }, "proxyConfiguration": { "title": "Proxy configuration", "type": "object", "description": "Optional proxy to use." } } }, "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 } } } } } } } } } } ```