FlightRadarAPI 1.3.17

SDK for FlightRadar24

FlightRadarAPI

Unofficial SDK for FlightRadar24 written in Python 3.

If you want to use the data collected using this SDK commercially, you need to subscribe to the Business plan.
See more information at: https://www.flightradar24.com/terms-and-conditions

Installing FlightRadarAPI:

pip install FlightRadarAPI

Basic Usage:

Import the class FlightRadar24API and create an instance of it.

from FlightRadar24 import FlightRadar24API
fr_api = FlightRadar24API()

Getting flights list:

flights = fr_api.get_flights(...)  # Returns a list of Flight objects

Getting airports list:

airports = fr_api.get_airports(...)  # Returns a list of Airport objects

Getting airlines list:

airlines = fr_api.get_airlines()

Getting zones list:

zones = fr_api.get_zones()

Getting flight and airport details

You can also get more information about a specific flight such as: estimated time, trail, aircraft details, etc.

flight_details = fr_api.get_flight_details(flight)
flight.set_flight_details(flight_details)

print("Flying to", flight.destination_airport_name)

Or get more information about a specific airport such as: runways, weather, arrived flights, etc.

airport_details = fr_api.get_airport_details(icao)

Arrivals and departures can have a limit flight_limit (max value is 100) to display. When you need to reach more than 100 flights you can use additional parameter page to view other pages.

Get flights above your position:

The get_bounds_by_point(...) method has parameters latitude and longitude for your position and radius for the distance in meters from your position to designate a tracking area.

# Your point is 52°34'04.7"N 13°16'57.5"E from Google Maps and radius 2km
bounds = fr_api.get_bounds_by_point(52.567967, 13.282644, 2000)

flights = fr_api.get_flights(bounds = bounds)

Filtering flights and airports:

The get_flights(...) method has some parameters to search for flights by: area line, bounds (customized coordinates or obtained by the get_zones() method), aircraft registration or aircraft type. See the example below:

airline_icao = "UAE"
aircraft_type = "B77W"

# You may also set a custom region, such as: bounds = "73,-12,-156,38"
zone = fr_api.get_zones()["northamerica"]
bounds = fr_api.get_bounds(zone)

emirates_flights = fr_api.get_flights(
    aircraft_type = aircraft_type
    airline = airline_icao,
    bounds = bounds
)

There are more configurations that you may set by using the set_flight_tracker_config(...) method. See the method documentation for more information.

Getting airport by ICAO or IATA:

lukla_airport = fr_api.get_airport(code = "VNLK", details = True)

Getting the distance between flights and airports:

The Flight and Airport classes inherit from Entity, which contains the get_distance_from(...) method. That method returns the distance between the self instance and another entity in kilometers. Example:

airport = fr_api.get_airport("KJFK")
distance = flight.get_distance_from(airport)

print(f"The flight is {distance} km away from the airport.")

Setting and getting Real-time Flight Tracker parameters:

Set it by using the set_flight_tracker_config(...) method. It receives a FlightTrackerConfig dataclass instance, but you can also use keyword arguments directly to the method.

Get the current configuration with the get_flight_tracker_config() method, that returns a FlightTrackerConfig instance. Note: creating a new FlightTrackerConfig instance means resetting all parameters to default.

flight_tracker = fr_api.get_flight_tracker_config()
flight_tracker.limit = 10

fr_api.set_flight_tracker_config(flight_tracker, ...)

flights = fr_api.get_flights(...)  # Returns only 10 flights