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Flight-data is an easy to implement flight tracking API for Node.js that uses data from aviationstack to quickly get data on any flight- past, present, or future. But it doesn't stop at flights. Use the airports feature to quickly get highly detailed information on any airport.
npm install flight-data
Head to aviationstack and obtain a free API token by creating an account.
With a free account, you can make a maximum of 500 API calls per month. You can check your usage from their dashboard.
Since the API token is private, it's recommended to keep it in a separate configuration file or use it as an environment variable.
Each example uses:
const flightdata = require('flight-data');
// Get the real-time flight information for flight 2102 to Seattle (SEA)
flightdata.flights(
{
API_TOKEN: 'YOUR API TOKEN',
options: {
limit: 1,
flight_number: '2102',
arr_iata: 'SEA'
}
})
.then(response => {
...
})
.catch(error => {
...
});
// Get full airport information for Seattle-Tacoma International (SEA)
flightdata.airports(
{
API_TOKEN: 'YOUR API TOKEN',
options: {
limit: 1,
icao_code: 'KSEA'
}
})
.then(response => {
...
})
.catch(error => {
...
});
// Get the flight information for flight 2102 to Seattle (SEA) on May 25th, 2020
flightdata.flights(
{
API_TOKEN: 'YOUR API TOKEN',
options: {
limit: 1,
flight_number: '2102',
flight_date: '2020-05-25',
arr_iata: 'SEA'
}
})
.then(response => {
...
})
.catch(error => {
...
});
// Get the departure gate for flight 2102 to Seattle (SEA)
flightdata.flights(
{
API_TOKEN: 'YOUR API TOKEN',
options: {
limit: 1,
flight_number: '2102',
arr_iata: 'SEA'
}
})
.then(response => {
response.data.forEach(element => {
console.log(element.departure['gate'])
})
})
.catch(error => {
...
});
The flight lookup module returns a JSON array with this structure:
{
count: 1,
data: [
{
flight_date: '2020-05-04',
flight_status: 'cancelled',
departure: [Object],
arrival: [Object],
airline: [Object],
flight: [Object],
aircraft: null,
live: null
}
]
}
This format of return means that to access the flight data, you'll need to use response.data
instead of just using response
. You can access the count of responses returned by using response.count
.
The information returned in some areas of the data
section is contained in other arrays. To access this information, use response.data.SECTION['ELEMENT']
. For example, to get the departure gate, use response.data.departure['gate']
The airport lookup module similarly returns a JSON array, but getting results from the array is a slightly different process:
{
count: 1,
data: [
{
gmt: '-8',
iata_code: 'SEA',
city_iata_code: 'SEA',
icao_code: 'KSEA',
country_iso2: 'US',
geoname_id: '5809876',
latitude: '47.44384',
longitude: '-122.301735',
airport_name: 'Seattle-Tacoma International',
country_name: 'United States',
phone_number: '206-787-5388',
timezone: 'America/Los_Angeles'
}
]
}
Results can be accessed from this array through response.data[INDEX].ELEMENT
. For example, to get the airport name from this result, use response.data[0].airport_name
.
Pull requests are welcome. For major changes, please open an issue first to discuss what you would like to change.
Please make sure to update tests as appropriate.
All data gathered comes from the aviationstack API. They could choose to modify their terms of service at any time. Please see their website and documentation for the most accurate information about their service.
FAQs
Easy to use flight tracking API for Node.js using aviationstack as the source.
The npm package flight-data receives a total of 10 weekly downloads. As such, flight-data popularity was classified as not popular.
We found that flight-data demonstrated a not healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
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