# Flightradar24 Live Flights Scraper (`parseforge/flightradar24-live-flights-scraper`) Actor Capture live flights from Flightradar24 with flight ID, callsign, airline, aircraft type, registration, origin IATA, destination IATA, altitude, speed, heading, latitude, longitude, and status. Filter by bounds, airline, or route. Useful for aviation dashboards and travel apps. - **URL**: https://apify.com/parseforge/flightradar24-live-flights-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [ParseForge](https://apify.com/parseforge) (community) - **Categories:** Travel, Automation - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $7.50 / 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. Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have. 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 ![ParseForge Banner](https://github.com/ParseForge/apify-assets/blob/ad35ccc13ddd068b9d6cba33f323962e39aed5b2/banner.jpg?raw=true) ## โœˆ๏ธ Flightradar24 Live Flights Scraper > ๐Ÿš€ **Export Flightradar24 live flight positions in seconds. Callsigns, airlines, aircraft types, altitudes, speeds, routes - all within your bounding box.** > ๐Ÿ•’ **Last updated:** 2026-05-29 ยท **๐Ÿ“Š 16 fields** per flight ยท Global bounding box ยท Real-time positions ยท Airline, origin, destination filters The Flightradar24 Live Flights Scraper queries FR24's public feed endpoint for live aircraft positions within any bounding box. Filter by airline, origin, or destination and export every flight in seconds. | ๐ŸŽฏ Target Audience | ๐Ÿ’ก Primary Use Cases | |---|---| | โœˆ๏ธ Aviation enthusiasts | Track specific airlines or routes | | ๐Ÿ“Š Logistics analysts | Build congestion dashboards | | ๐Ÿ“ฐ Aviation journalists | Snapshot live air traffic | | ๐Ÿค– ML engineers | Train flight prediction models | | ๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ’ป Developers | Mirror live traffic into your app | ### ๐Ÿ“‹ What the Flightradar24 Live Flights Scraper does - Queries FR24 live feed for a bounding box. - Returns every airborne and on-ground aircraft inside. - Filters by airline, origin IATA, destination IATA. - Uses impit for Chrome TLS fingerprint to bypass bot detection. - Exports CSV, Excel, JSON, JSONL, XML, RSS, HTML. > ๐Ÿ’ก **Why it matters:** FR24's live feed is the gold standard for ADS-B aggregation. This actor turns it into a clean structured dataset, no contract required. ### ๐ŸŽฌ Full Demo _๐Ÿšง Coming soon._ ### โš™๏ธ Input
FieldTypeRequiredDescription
boundsstringNonorth,south,west,east. Default continental US.
airlinestringNoICAO substring filter (e.g. UAL).
originIatastringNoOrigin IATA filter.
destIatastringNoDestination IATA filter.
maxItemsintegerNoFree 10, paid up to 1,000,000.
**Example 1 - all US flights:** ```json { "bounds": "50.0,24.0,-125.0,-65.0", "maxItems": 10 } ```` **Example 2 - JFK departures:** ```json { "bounds": "42.0,40.0,-75.0,-72.0", "originIata": "JFK", "maxItems": 25 } ``` > โš ๏ธ **Good to Know:** Tighter bounds = faster and more relevant. Don't query the entire planet at once. ### ๐Ÿ“Š Output | Field | Type | Description | |---|---|---| | ๐Ÿ†” `flightId` | string | FR24 hex ID. | | ๐Ÿ“ก `callsign` | string | Callsign. | | โœˆ๏ธ `airline` | string | ICAO airline. | | ๐Ÿ›ฉ๏ธ `aircraftType` | string | Aircraft ICAO type. | | ๐Ÿ”– `registration` | string | Tail number. | | ๐Ÿ›ซ `originIata` | string | Origin IATA. | | ๐Ÿ›ฌ `destIata` | string | Destination IATA. | | ๐Ÿ“ˆ `altitude` | number | Feet. | | ๐Ÿ’จ `speed` | number | Knots. | | ๐Ÿงญ `heading` | number | Degrees. | | ๐ŸŒ `lat` | number | Latitude. | | ๐ŸŒ `lon` | number | Longitude. | | ๐Ÿ“ก `status` | string | airborne or on\_ground. | | ๐Ÿ”— `url` | string | FR24 detail URL. | | ๐Ÿ•’ `scrapedAt` | string | Fetched at. | | โŒ `error` | string | Set on error. | ### โœจ Why choose this Actor | ๐ŸŒ | Global bounding box. | | ๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ | Chrome TLS via impit - bypasses basic bot walls. | | ๐ŸŽฏ | Airline, origin, destination filters. | | ๐Ÿงน | Clean flat schema. | | ๐Ÿ’พ | CSV / Excel / JSON / XML export. | ### ๐Ÿ“ˆ How it compares to alternatives | Approach | Setup | TLS handling | Filters | |---|---|---|---| | Roll your own | 2 hrs | manual | manual | | FR24 paid API | $$ | yes | yes | | **This Actor** | 5 sec | yes | yes | ### ๐Ÿš€ How to use 1. Click **Try for free**. 2. Set a bounding box (default = US). 3. Click **Start**. ### ๐Ÿ’ผ Business use cases **โœˆ๏ธ Airline ops.** Snapshot competitor flight density. **๐Ÿ“Š Logistics.** Airspace congestion analysis. **๐Ÿ“ฐ Newsroom.** Instant aviation incident maps. **๐Ÿค– Modelling.** ADS-B training data. ### ๐Ÿ”Œ Automating Flightradar24 Live Flights Scraper - **Make / Zapier**: poll every 5 mins. - **Cron**: hourly snapshots. - **Webhooks**: instant push. - **BigQuery**: native pipeline. ### ๐ŸŒŸ Beyond business use cases **๐ŸŽ“ Education.** Aviation analytics teaching. **๐Ÿงช Personal.** Track your incoming flight. **๐Ÿค Non-profit.** Noise-monitoring dashboards. **๐Ÿงฐ Tinkering.** Discord plane-spotting bot. ### ๐Ÿค– Ask an AI assistant about this scraper Drop this README into ChatGPT or Claude for ideas. ### โ“ Frequently Asked Questions **โ“ API key?** No. **โ“ Global coverage?** Yes, bounding box. **โ“ Filters?** Airline, origin, dest. **โ“ Update frequency?** Real-time pull. **โ“ Format?** CSV, Excel, JSON, JSONL, XML, RSS, HTML. **โ“ Schedule?** Yes. **โ“ Rate-limited?** Use tight bounds and reasonable intervals. **โ“ Free tier?** 10 flights preview. **โ“ Schema stable?** Core fields stable. **โ“ TLS bypass?** Yes via impit. ### ๐Ÿ”Œ Integrate with any app Make, Zapier, Slack, Discord, Drive, Sheets, Gmail, Airbyte, Keboola, Telegram, GitHub, REST/webhook. ### ๐Ÿ”— Recommended Actors | Actor | What it does | |---|---| | [ParseForge FlightAware Tracker](https://apify.com/parseforge/flightaware-public-tracker-scraper) | FlightAware live tracking. | | [ParseForge OurAirports Scraper](https://apify.com/parseforge/ourairports-scraper) | Global airport database. | | [ParseForge Alpha Vantage Scraper](https://apify.com/parseforge/alpha-vantage-public-scraper) | Markets data. | | [ParseForge PGA Tour Scraper](https://apify.com/parseforge/pgatour-leaderboard-scraper) | Golf leaderboards. | > ๐Ÿ’ก **Pro Tip:** browse the complete [ParseForge collection](https://apify.com/parseforge) for 900+ scrapers. *** **Disclaimer:** This actor scrapes only publicly available data. ParseForge is not affiliated with Flightradar24. [Create a free account w/ $5 credit](https://console.apify.com/sign-up?fpr=vmoqkp). # Actor input Schema ## `bounds` (type: `string`): Latitude/longitude bounding box, comma-separated north,south,west,east. Default: continental US. ## `maxItems` (type: `integer`): Free users: Limited to 10 items (preview). Paid users: Optional, max 1,000,000 ## `airline` (type: `string`): Optional 3-letter airline ICAO code (e.g. UAL, BAW). Case-insensitive substring match. ## `originIata` (type: `string`): Optional origin IATA (e.g. JFK, LHR). ## `destIata` (type: `string`): Optional destination IATA (e.g. LAX, CDG). ## Actor input object example ```json { "bounds": "50.0,24.0,-125.0,-65.0", "maxItems": 10 } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `results` (type: `string`): No description # API You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup. ## JavaScript example ```javascript import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client'; // Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token // Replace the '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "bounds": "50.0,24.0,-125.0,-65.0", "maxItems": 10 }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("parseforge/flightradar24-live-flights-scraper").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`๐Ÿ’พ Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`); const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems(); items.forEach((item) => { console.dir(item); }); // ๐Ÿ“š Want to learn more ๐Ÿ“–? Go to โ†’ 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 = { "bounds": "50.0,24.0,-125.0,-65.0", "maxItems": 10, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("parseforge/flightradar24-live-flights-scraper").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("๐Ÿ’พ Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # ๐Ÿ“š Want to learn more ๐Ÿ“–? Go to โ†’ https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "bounds": "50.0,24.0,-125.0,-65.0", "maxItems": 10 }' | apify call parseforge/flightradar24-live-flights-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=parseforge/flightradar24-live-flights-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Flightradar24 Live Flights Scraper", "description": "Capture live flights from Flightradar24 with flight ID, callsign, airline, aircraft type, registration, origin IATA, destination IATA, altitude, speed, heading, latitude, longitude, and status. Filter by bounds, airline, or route. Useful for aviation dashboards and travel apps.", "version": "0.1", "x-build-id": "p20bhxVRZf9vAN3C8" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/parseforge~flightradar24-live-flights-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-parseforge-flightradar24-live-flights-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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/parseforge~flightradar24-live-flights-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-parseforge-flightradar24-live-flights-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/parseforge~flightradar24-live-flights-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-parseforge-flightradar24-live-flights-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": { "bounds": { "title": "Bounding box (north,south,west,east)", "type": "string", "description": "Latitude/longitude bounding box, comma-separated north,south,west,east. Default: continental US." }, "maxItems": { "title": "Max Items", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 1000000, "type": "integer", "description": "Free users: Limited to 10 items (preview). Paid users: Optional, max 1,000,000" }, "airline": { "title": "Airline ICAO filter", "type": "string", "description": "Optional 3-letter airline ICAO code (e.g. UAL, BAW). Case-insensitive substring match." }, "originIata": { "title": "Origin IATA filter", "type": "string", "description": "Optional origin IATA (e.g. JFK, LHR)." }, "destIata": { "title": "Destination IATA filter", "type": "string", "description": "Optional destination IATA (e.g. LAX, CDG)." } } }, "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 } } } } } } } } } } ```