Live Flight Tracker

✈️ Track live flights and aircraft

Flight Tracker helps travel teams, aviation analysts, and developers collect live aircraft positions, flight status, routes, delays, airport movements, and source links. Use one simple run to get clean flight data for a map, alert, dashboard, or review.

• Watch a worldwide aircraft snapshot with Flight Radar.
• Check route, airport, time, delay, and disruption details with Flight Status.
• Collect aircraft inside a region or bounding box for a Live Flight Tracker Map.
• Filter scheduled or recent flights by status and delay with a Live Flight Status Tracker.
• Look up current aircraft by flight number, callsign, or ICAO24 ID with Live Flight Tracking.

📦 What data can I get?

The Actor saves the first eligible match for each unique aircraft, flight, or airport movement. If the same source item is found again, the later match is ignored.

Depending on the target, rows can include:

• Aircraft identity, callsign, ICAO24 ID, registration country, and aircraft type
• Latitude, longitude, altitude in feet and meters, speed in knots and meters per second, heading, vertical rate, and ground state
• Flight number, status, route, airports, terminals, gates, and scheduled, estimated, or actual times
• Flight duration, distance, departure and arrival delays, diversion details, and cancellation reason when available
• Airport arrival or departure details, observation times, and a source link

🚀 How do I run Flight Tracker?

1. Open the Actor and choose a target.
2. Fill in the fields for that target. Options for other targets are ignored.
3. Keep Maximum results small for a first run, or leave it empty to return all available results until the source is exhausted.
4. Run the Actor and open the dataset.

No third-party aviation API key is needed. Coverage depends on data reported by the source, so some fields or flights may be missing.

⚙️ Input

Field	Type	What it does
target	string	Chooses Live flights, Worldwide snapshot, Region snapshot, Bounding box, Flight status, Route, or Airport movements.
region	string	Chooses the world region for Region snapshot.
bounds	object	Sets the area for Bounding box.
bounds.south	number	Sets the south edge from -90 to 90.
bounds.west	number	Sets the west edge from -180 to 180.
bounds.north	number	Sets the north edge from -90 to 90.
bounds.east	number	Sets the east edge from -180 to 180.
origin	string	Sets the three-letter origin IATA airport code for Route.
destination	string	Sets the three-letter destination IATA airport code for Route.
airports	string[]	Lists one or more three-letter IATA airport codes for Airport movements.
movementDirection	string	Chooses arrivals or departures for Airport movements.
flightNumbers	string[]	Lists IATA flight numbers or ICAO callsigns for Live flights or Flight status.
flightDate	string	Sets the scheduled departure date for Flight status or Route.
aircraftState	string	Keeps all aircraft, airborne aircraft, or aircraft on the ground in a snapshot.
requireUsableCoordinates	boolean	Keeps only snapshot aircraft with usable latitude and longitude.
icao24	string[]	Looks up ICAO24 aircraft IDs for Live flights or filters a snapshot. Leave it empty to include every aircraft in a snapshot.
statuses	string[]	Keeps selected statuses for Flight status or Route. Leave it empty to keep every status.
minDelayMinutes	integer	Keeps flights delayed by at least this many minutes. Leave it empty to allow any delay.
maxItems	integer	Stops after this many results. Leave it empty to return all available results until the source is exhausted.

This is the successful default-input run used for a small worldwide snapshot:

{
  "target": "worldwideSnapshot",
  "aircraftState": "airborne",
  "requireUsableCoordinates": true,
  "maxItems": 10
}

🧾 Output

Aircraft rows hold live identity and telemetry fields.

Field	Type	What it does
recordType	string	Marks the row as aircraft.
submittedQuery	string	Shows the submitted value that first found the aircraft, when used.
flightNumber	string	Gives the public flight number, when known.
callsign	string	Gives the air traffic callsign.
icao24	string	Gives the six-character ICAO24 aircraft ID.
aircraftRegistration	string	Gives the aircraft registration, when known.
registrationCountry	string	Gives the aircraft registration country.
aircraftType	string	Gives the aircraft model or type code, when known.
status	string	Gives the normalized flight state, when known.
position.latitude	number	Gives latitude in decimal degrees.
position.longitude	number	Gives longitude in decimal degrees.
position.barometricAltitudeMeters	number	Gives barometric altitude in meters.
position.barometricAltitudeFeet	number	Gives barometric altitude in feet.
position.geometricAltitudeMeters	number	Gives geometric altitude in meters.
position.geometricAltitudeFeet	number	Gives geometric altitude in feet.
position.speedMetersPerSecond	number	Gives ground speed in meters per second.
position.speedKnots	number	Gives ground speed in knots.
position.headingDegrees	number	Gives the direction from north in degrees.
position.verticalRateMetersPerSecond	number	Gives the climb or descent rate in meters per second.
position.onGround	boolean	Shows if the aircraft is on the ground.
squawk	string	Gives the transponder squawk code, when reported.
lastContact	string	Gives the last source message time.
collectionTime	string	Gives the live snapshot time.
sourceUrl	string	Opens the aircraft source page.

{
  "recordType": "aircraft",
  "icao24": "39de4e",
  "callsign": "TVF87TP",
  "registrationCountry": "France",
  "position": {
    "longitude": -7.7772,
    "latitude": 37.5931,
    "barometricAltitudeMeters": 11574.78,
    "barometricAltitudeFeet": 37975.001215200005,
    "onGround": false,
    "speedMetersPerSecond": 247.94,
    "speedKnots": 481.95568959999997,
    "headingDegrees": 14.79,
    "verticalRateMetersPerSecond": 0,
    "geometricAltitudeMeters": 12245.34,
    "geometricAltitudeFeet": 40175.0012856
  },
  "squawk": "6404",
  "lastContact": "2026-07-31T16:58:54.000Z",
  "collectionTime": "2026-07-31T16:58:54.000Z",
  "sourceUrl": "https://opensky-network.org/aircraft-profile?icao24=39de4e"
}

Flight rows hold scheduled or recent flight details.

Field	Type	What it does
recordType	string	Marks the row as flight.
submittedQuery	string	Shows the submitted value that first found the flight.
flightNumber	string	Gives the public flight number.
callsign	string	Gives the air traffic callsign, when known.
icao24	string	Gives the ICAO24 aircraft ID, when known.
aircraftRegistration	string	Gives the aircraft registration, when known.
registrationCountry	string	Gives the registration country, when known.
aircraftType	string	Gives the aircraft model or type code, when known.
status	string	Gives the normalized flight state.
position.latitude	number	Gives latitude in decimal degrees, when available.
position.longitude	number	Gives longitude in decimal degrees, when available.
position.barometricAltitudeMeters	number	Gives barometric altitude in meters, when available.
position.barometricAltitudeFeet	number	Gives barometric altitude in feet, when available.
position.geometricAltitudeMeters	number	Gives geometric altitude in meters, when available.
position.geometricAltitudeFeet	number	Gives geometric altitude in feet, when available.
position.speedMetersPerSecond	number	Gives speed in meters per second, when available.
position.speedKnots	number	Gives speed in knots, when available.
position.headingDegrees	number	Gives heading in degrees, when available.
position.verticalRateMetersPerSecond	number	Gives climb or descent rate, when available.
position.onGround	boolean	Shows if the aircraft is on the ground, when known.
squawk	string	Gives the squawk code, when reported.
lastContact	string	Gives the last aircraft message time, when available.
collectionTime	string	Gives the live snapshot time, when available.
origin.iataCode	string	Gives the origin IATA code.
origin.icaoCode	string	Gives the origin ICAO code, when known.
origin.name	string	Gives the origin airport name.
origin.terminal	string	Gives the departure terminal, when listed.
origin.gate	string	Gives the departure gate, when listed.
origin.scheduledTime	string	Gives the scheduled departure time.
origin.estimatedTime	string	Gives the estimated departure time, when known.
origin.actualTime	string	Gives the actual departure time, when known.
destination.iataCode	string	Gives the destination IATA code.
destination.icaoCode	string	Gives the destination ICAO code, when known.
destination.name	string	Gives the destination airport name.
destination.terminal	string	Gives the arrival terminal, when listed.
destination.gate	string	Gives the arrival gate, when listed.
destination.scheduledTime	string	Gives the scheduled arrival time.
destination.estimatedTime	string	Gives the estimated arrival time, when known.
destination.actualTime	string	Gives the actual arrival time, when known.
route	string	Gives the route text or airport path.
durationMinutes	integer	Gives flight duration in minutes.
distanceKilometers	number	Gives flight distance in kilometers, when known.
departureDelayMinutes	integer	Gives the departure delay in minutes.
arrivalDelayMinutes	integer	Gives the arrival delay in minutes.
divertedTo.iataCode	string	Gives the diversion airport IATA code, when used.
divertedTo.icaoCode	string	Gives the diversion airport ICAO code, when known.
divertedTo.name	string	Gives the diversion airport name, when known.
cancellationReason	string	Gives the source cancellation reason, when available.
sourceUrl	string	Opens the flight source page.

{
  "recordType": "flight",
  "submittedQuery": "AA171",
  "flightNumber": "AA171",
  "callsign": "AAL171",
  "aircraftRegistration": "N302NY",
  "aircraftType": "Airbus A321neo",
  "status": "landed",
  "origin": {
    "iataCode": "JFK",
    "name": "New York John F. Kennedy International Airport",
    "terminal": "8",
    "gate": "3",
    "scheduledTime": "2026-07-31T10:00:00.000Z",
    "estimatedTime": "2026-07-31T10:04:00.000Z"
  },
  "destination": {
    "iataCode": "LAX",
    "name": "Los Angeles International Airport",
    "terminal": "TBIT",
    "gate": "153",
    "scheduledTime": "2026-07-31T16:01:00.000Z",
    "estimatedTime": "2026-07-31T15:29:00.000Z"
  },
  "route": "JFK-LAX",
  "durationMinutes": 325,
  "departureDelayMinutes": 4,
  "arrivalDelayMinutes": 0,
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.flightstats.com/v2/flight-tracker/AA/171?year=2026&month=7&date=31&flightId=1398978557",
  "position": {
    "longitude": -118.363681,
    "latitude": 33.939305,
    "barometricAltitudeFeet": 220,
    "barometricAltitudeMeters": 67.05599785420807,
    "speedMetersPerSecond": 74.20864,
    "speedKnots": 144.250016,
    "headingDegrees": 260.6639084489392,
    "verticalRateMetersPerSecond": -5,
    "onGround": false
  },
  "lastContact": "2026-07-31T15:23:36.000Z"
}

Airport movement rows hold recent arrivals or departures.

Field	Type	What it does
recordType	string	Marks the row as airportMovement.
submittedQuery	string	Shows the airport that first found the movement.
movementDirection	string	Says if the movement is an arrival or departure.
flightNumber	string	Gives the public flight number.
callsign	string	Gives the callsign, when known.
icao24	string	Gives the ICAO24 aircraft ID, when known.
aircraftRegistration	string	Gives the aircraft registration, when known.
registrationCountry	string	Gives the registration country, when known.
aircraftType	string	Gives the aircraft model or type code, when known.
status	string	Gives the normalized flight state, when known.
origin.iataCode	string	Gives the origin IATA code.
origin.icaoCode	string	Gives the origin ICAO code, when known.
origin.name	string	Gives the origin airport name.
origin.terminal	string	Gives the departure terminal, when listed.
origin.gate	string	Gives the departure gate, when listed.
origin.scheduledTime	string	Gives the scheduled departure time.
origin.estimatedTime	string	Gives the estimated departure time, when known.
origin.actualTime	string	Gives the actual departure time, when known.
destination.iataCode	string	Gives the destination IATA code.
destination.icaoCode	string	Gives the destination ICAO code, when known.
destination.name	string	Gives the destination airport name.
destination.terminal	string	Gives the arrival terminal, when listed.
destination.gate	string	Gives the arrival gate, when listed.
destination.scheduledTime	string	Gives the scheduled arrival time.
destination.estimatedTime	string	Gives the estimated arrival time, when known.
destination.actualTime	string	Gives the actual arrival time, when known.
route	string	Gives the route text, when known.
durationMinutes	integer	Gives duration in minutes, when known.
distanceKilometers	number	Gives distance in kilometers, when known.
departureDelayMinutes	integer	Gives departure delay in minutes, when known.
arrivalDelayMinutes	integer	Gives arrival delay in minutes, when known.
divertedTo.iataCode	string	Gives the diversion airport IATA code, when used.
divertedTo.icaoCode	string	Gives the diversion airport ICAO code, when known.
divertedTo.name	string	Gives the diversion airport name, when known.
cancellationReason	string	Gives the cancellation reason, when available.
firstSeen	string	Gives the first time the airport movement was seen.
lastSeen	string	Gives the last time the airport movement was seen.
position.latitude	number	Gives latitude in decimal degrees, when available.
position.longitude	number	Gives longitude in decimal degrees, when available.
position.barometricAltitudeMeters	number	Gives barometric altitude in meters, when available.
position.barometricAltitudeFeet	number	Gives barometric altitude in feet, when available.
position.geometricAltitudeMeters	number	Gives geometric altitude in meters, when available.
position.geometricAltitudeFeet	number	Gives geometric altitude in feet, when available.
position.speedMetersPerSecond	number	Gives speed in meters per second, when available.
position.speedKnots	number	Gives speed in knots, when available.
position.headingDegrees	number	Gives heading in degrees, when available.
position.verticalRateMetersPerSecond	number	Gives climb or descent rate, when available.
position.onGround	boolean	Shows if the aircraft is on the ground, when known.
squawk	string	Gives the squawk code, when reported.
lastContact	string	Gives the last aircraft message time, when available.
collectionTime	string	Gives the snapshot time, when available.
sourceUrl	string	Opens the flight source page.

{
  "recordType": "airportMovement",
  "submittedQuery": "JFK",
  "movementDirection": "departure",
  "flightNumber": "5C984",
  "origin": {
    "iataCode": "JFK",
    "icaoCode": "KJFK",
    "name": "New York John F. Kennedy International Airport",
    "scheduledTime": "2026-07-30T19:30:00.000Z"
  },
  "destination": {
    "iataCode": "TLV",
    "name": "Tel Aviv-Yafo",
    "scheduledTime": "2026-07-30T19:30:00.000Z"
  },
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.flightstats.com/v2/flight-tracker/5C/984?year=2026&month=7&date=30&flightId=1398763385"
}

💳 Pricing

This Actor uses pay-per-event pricing. Charges are tied to each saved live aircraft position and each saved scheduled or operated flight status. A run that saves none of those charged rows does not add either event charge. Check the current event prices on the Actor page before you run it.

🔌 Integrations

Send results to Google Sheets, Slack, webhooks, cloud storage, or your own app with Apify integrations and API tools. You can also schedule repeat flight status checks or aircraft snapshots.

❓ FAQ

Do I need an aviation API key?

No. You do not need to supply a third-party aviation API key.

Is this a flight price tracker or booking tool?

No. It tracks aircraft, flight status, routes, and airport movements. It does not return fares, compare prices, or book flights.

Does it stream every aircraft every second?

No. Each run collects the latest available snapshot. Use an Apify schedule for repeat checks.

Why is a flight or field missing?

Source coverage can vary by aircraft, place, time, and receiver network. Fields are saved only when the source provides them.

What happens when the same flight is found twice?

The first eligible match is saved. A later duplicate in the same run is ignored.

📝 Changelog

0.0: Initial release

• Track live aircraft worldwide, inspect flights by route and status, and look up aircraft by flight number, callsign, or ICAO24 ID.

🆘 Support

For issues, questions, or feature requests, file a ticket and I'll fix or implement it in less than 24h 🫡

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