Local Flight Map

A real-time air traffic visualization tool that combines data from ADS-B Exchange and OpenSky Network to provide a comprehensive view of aircraft movements in your local area.

This app is currently hosted at local-flight-map.apps.ciepiela.org.

Features

• Real-time aircraft tracking and visualization
• Interactive map interface using Folium
• Data integration from multiple sources:
  • ADS-B Exchange API
  • OpenSky Network API
  • HexDB.io
• Fast and responsive web interface built with FastAPI
• Asynchronous data fetching for optimal performance

API Documentation

Data Sources

The application integrates data from multiple sources to provide comprehensive flight information:

OpenSky Network API

• Authentication: Username and password required for some endpoints
• Endpoints:
  • /api/states/all: Get all aircraft states
  • /api/states/own: Get aircraft states from own feeder
  • /api/tracks/all: Get all flight tracks

ADS-B Exchange API

• Authentication: API key required
• Endpoints:
  • /v2/registration/{registration}: Get aircraft by registration
  • /v2/icao/{icao24}: Get aircraft by ICAO24 address
  • /v2/callsign/{callsign}: Get aircraft by callsign
  • /v2/sqk/{squawk}: Get aircraft by squawk code
  • /v2/mil: Get military aircraft
  • /v2/lat/{lat}/lon/{lon}/dist/{radius}: Get aircraft in area

HexDB API

• Base URL: https://hexdb.io/
• Endpoints:
  • /api/v1/aircraft/icao/{icao24}: Get aircraft information
  • /api/v1/airport/icao/{icao24}: Get airport information
  • /api/v1/route/icao/{callsign}: Get route information

API Client Usage

from local_flight_map.api import (
    ApiConfig,
    AdsbExchangeClient, HexDbClient, OpenSkyClient,
    Location, BBox
)
from datetime import datetime

# Initialize the API configuration
config = ApiConfig(
    ads_b_exchange_api_key="your_api_key",
    opensky_client_id="your_client_id",
    opensky_client_secret="your_client_secret"
)

# OpenSky Network API Examples
async with OpenSkyClient(config) as opensky_client:
    # Get all aircraft states
    states = await opensky_client.get_states_from_opensky()

    # Get states for specific aircraft
    aircraft_states = await opensky_client.get_states_from_opensky(
        icao24="icao24_code"
    )

    # Get states in a specific area
    area_states = await opensky_client.get_states_from_opensky(
        bbox=BBox(min_lat=40.0, max_lat=41.0, min_lon=-74.0, max_lon=-73.0)
    )

    # Get states from own feeder
    own_states = await opensky_client.get_my_states_from_opensky(
        serials=[1, 2, 3]  # Optional: filter by sensor serial numbers
    )

    # Get flight track for specific aircraft
    track = await opensky_client.get_track_by_aircraft_from_opensky(
        icao24="icao24_code",
        time_secs=datetime.now()
    )

# ADS-B Exchange API Examples
async with AdsbExchangeClient(config) as adsbexchange_client:
    # Get aircraft by registration
    aircraft_by_reg = await adsbexchange_client.get_aircraft_from_adsbexchange_by_registration(
        registration="N12345"
    )

    # Get aircraft by ICAO24 address
    aircraft_by_icao = await adsbexchange_client.get_aircraft_from_adsbexchange_by_icao24(
        icao24="icao24_code"
    )

    # Get aircraft by callsign
    aircraft_by_callsign = await adsbexchange_client.get_aircraft_from_adsbexchange_by_callsign(
        callsign="ABC123"
    )

    # Get aircraft by squawk code
    aircraft_by_squawk = await adsbexchange_client.get_aircraft_from_adsbexchange_by_squawk(
        squawk="7500"
    )

    # Get military aircraft
    military_aircraft = await adsbexchange_client.get_military_aircrafts_from_adsbexchange()

    # Get aircraft within range
    aircraft_in_range = await adsbexchange_client.get_aircraft_from_adsbexchange_within_range(
        center=Location(latitude=40.7128, longitude=-74.0060),  # New York City
        radius=50  # radius in nautical miles (92.6 km)
    )

# HexDB API Examples
async with HexDbClient(config) as hexdb_client:
    # Get aircraft information
    aircraft_info = await hexdb_client.get_aircraft_information_from_hexdb(
        icao24="icao24_code"
    )

    # Get airport information
    airport_info = await hexdb_client.get_airport_information_from_hexdb(
        icao24="KJFK"  # ICAO airport code
    )

    # Get route information
    route_info = await hexdb_client.get_route_information_from_hexdb(
        callsign="ABC123"
    )

Response Objects

OpenSky Network API

• StateVector: Contains aircraft position, speed, altitude, and other flight data
  • Basic info: ICAO24, callsign, origin country
  • Position: latitude, longitude, altitude (barometric and geometric)
  • Performance: velocity, true track, vertical rate
  • Status: on ground, squawk, special position indicator
  • Source: position source (ADS-B, ASTERIX, MLAT, FLARM)
  • Category: aircraft category (Light, Small, Large, Heavy, etc.)
• States: Collection of StateVector objects with timestamp
• FlightTrack: Contains flight path data with waypoints
  • Basic info: ICAO24, callsign, start/end time
  • Path: list of waypoints with position and altitude data
• Waypoint: Individual position point in a flight track
  • Time: Unix timestamp
  • Position: latitude, longitude
  • Altitude: barometric altitude
  • Track: true track angle
  • Status: on ground flag

ADS-B Exchange API

• AircraftProperties: Detailed aircraft information including:
  • Basic info: ICAO24, registration, type, callsign
  • Position: latitude, longitude, altitude (barometric and geometric)
  • Performance: ground speed, airspeed (indicated/true), Mach number
  • Weather: wind direction/speed, outside air temperature
  • Navigation: track angle, heading, rate of climb/descent
  • System status: squawk, emergency status, category
  • Technical: signal strength, GPS status, message count
  • Navigation modes: QNH, MCP/FMS altitude, heading
  • Integrity: navigation accuracy, surveillance level
• AdsbExchangeResponse: Container for aircraft data with:
  • List of aircraft
  • API message
  • Timestamps
  • Processing information

HexDB API

• AircraftInformation: Aircraft registration and type details
  • Basic info: ICAO type code, manufacturer, Mode S code
  • Registration: operator flag code, registered owners, registration number
  • Type: aircraft type description
• AirportInformation: Airport location and identification
  • Codes: IATA, ICAO, country code
  • Location: latitude, longitude
  • Details: airport name, region name
• RouteInformation: Flight route details
  • Flight: flight number
  • Route: route description
  • Update time: timestamp of last update

All response objects support conversion to GeoJSON format for easy integration with mapping libraries.

Requirements

• Python 3.12 or higher
• Internet connection for API access
• Web browser for viewing the map interface

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/sarumaj/local-flight-map.git
cd local-flight-map

1. Create and activate a virtual environment:

python -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate  # On Windows: .venv\Scripts\activate

1. Install the package:

pip install -e .

Configuration

Create a .env file in the project root with your API credentials:

ADS_B_EXCHANGE_API_KEY=your_api_key_here
OPENSKY_USERNAME=your_username_here
OPENSKY_PASSWORD=your_password_here

Usage

1. Start the application:

local-flight-map

1. Open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost:5006

2. The interactive map will display:

   • Current aircraft positions and path tracking
   • Aircraft information on hover
   • Real-time updates

Development

To run tests:

pip install -e ".[test]"
pytest

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.