# Planefinder Airport Scraper (`romy/planefinder-airport-scraper`) Actor Planefinder Airport Scraper fetches real-time flight arrivals and departures for any airport using Planefinder's mobile API. Provide one or more IATA airport codes and choose whether to collect arrivals, departures, or both. Results are pushed directly to an Apify dataset with full flight details - **URL**: https://apify.com/romy/planefinder-airport-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Romy](https://apify.com/romy) (community) - **Categories:** Travel, Automation, Developer tools - **Stats:** 1 total users, 0 monthly users, 0.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $30.00 / 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 ### What does Planefinder Airport Scraper do? **Planefinder Airport Scraper** fetches real-time flight arrivals and departures for any airport using [Planefinder's](https://planefinder.net) mobile API. Provide one or more IATA airport codes and choose whether to collect arrivals, departures, or both. Results are pushed directly to an Apify dataset with full flight details — no browser required. Run it on schedule, trigger it via API, or integrate it into your data pipeline using Apify's built-in scheduling, webhooks, and export options. ### Why use Planefinder Airport Scraper? - **Airport operations monitoring** — track which flights are arriving or departing at any airport in real time. - **Travel intelligence** — build dashboards showing on-time performance, route data, and airline activity. - **Data journalism** — investigate flight patterns, delays, or unusual traffic at specific airports. - **Research** — collect historical snapshots of airport traffic for academic or commercial analysis. ### How to use Planefinder Airport Scraper 1. Open the Actor and click **Try for free**. 2. In the **Input** tab, enter one or more IATA codes (e.g. `CGK`, `DPS`, `SUB`). 3. Choose **Mode**: `arrivals`, `departures`, or `both`. 4. Click **Start** and wait for the run to finish. 5. Download results from the **Output** tab in JSON, CSV, or Excel format. ### Input | Field | Type | Description | |-------|------|-------------| | `iata_codes` | array | List of IATA airport codes to scrape (required) | | `mode` | string | `arrivals`, `departures`, or `both` (default: `both`) | ```json { "iata_codes": ["CGK", "DPS"], "mode": "departures" } ```` ### Output Each item in the dataset represents one flight. You can download the dataset in various formats such as JSON, HTML, CSV, or Excel. ```json { "iata": "CGK", "endpoint": "departures", "flight_number": "GA401", "callsign": "GIA401", "reg": "PK-GFA", "type": "B77W", "dep_apt": "CGK", "arr_apt": "DPS", "airline_code": "GIA", "dep_status": 0, "arr_status": 0, "dep_ts": 1748000000, "arr_ts": 1748003600, "dep_schd_ts": 1748000000, "arr_schd_ts": 1748003600 } ``` ### Data table | Field | Description | |-------|-------------| | `iata` | IATA code of the queried airport | | `endpoint` | `arrivals` or `departures` | | `flight_number` | IATA flight number (e.g. `GA401`) | | `callsign` | ATC callsign (e.g. `GIA401`) | | `reg` | Aircraft registration (e.g. `PK-GFA`) | | `type` | ICAO aircraft type code (e.g. `B77W`) | | `dep_apt` | Departure airport IATA | | `arr_apt` | Arrival airport IATA | | `airline_code` | ICAO airline code | | `dep_ts` | Departure Unix timestamp | | `arr_ts` | Arrival Unix timestamp | | `dep_schd_ts` | Scheduled departure Unix timestamp | | `arr_schd_ts` | Scheduled arrival Unix timestamp | ### Tips - Scrape multiple airports in a single run by listing them all in `iata_codes`. - Use `mode: "both"` to get arrivals and departures in one pass — each item includes an `endpoint` field so you can filter later. - Schedule runs every few minutes to build a continuous traffic feed. ### FAQ and support This Actor uses Planefinder's public mobile API for informational purposes only. Do not use the data for commercial redistribution without verifying Planefinder's terms of service. For bugs or feature requests, open an issue on the Actor's Issues tab. Custom scraping solutions are available on request. # Actor input Schema ## `iata_codes` (type: `array`): List of airport IATA codes to scrape (e.g. \["CGK", "SUB", "DPS"]) ## `mode` (type: `string`): Which flight data to fetch per airport ## Actor input object example ```json { "mode": "both" } ``` # 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("romy/planefinder-airport-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("romy/planefinder-airport-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 romy/planefinder-airport-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=romy/planefinder-airport-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Planefinder Airport Scraper", "description": "Planefinder Airport Scraper fetches real-time flight arrivals and departures for any airport using Planefinder's mobile API. Provide one or more IATA airport codes and choose whether to collect arrivals, departures, or both. 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