FlightRadarAPI
SDK for FlightRadar24
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes, if your use case is educational or personal research. The package is actively maintained, has low install friction, and MIT licensing is permissive. However, do not install for commercial purposes—FlightRadar24's terms explicitly prohibit that, and the official API exists for paid access. Verify that your intended use complies with their terms of service before deploying.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires Python 3.10 or later.
- This is an unofficial SDK; FlightRadar24's terms of service restrict use to educational purposes only—commercial access requires contacting business@fr24.com.
- Active maintenance with a recent release (1 day old).
License · maintenance · safety
MIT (permissive) — MIT license permits commercial and private use with minimal restrictions, requiring only attribution and inclusion of the license text.
last release 2026-08-13 (1 days) · last repo commit 2026-08-13 · 416 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 181,614 downloads/mo, #10,118 on PyPI
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pip install FlightRadarAPI
from FlightRadarAPI import FlightRadar24API
fr_api = FlightRadar24API()
flights = fr_api.get_flights()
airports = fr_api.get_airports()
airlines = fr_api.get_airlines()
zones = fr_api.get_zones()- Whether the unofficial API remains stable or subject to rate limiting / blocking by FlightRadar24
- Specific data freshness and accuracy guarantees compared to the official FR24 API
- Whether beautifulsoup4, brotli, and curl-cffi are used for HTML parsing, compression, or HTTP transport
What it is and what it does
FlightRadarAPI is an unofficial Python wrapper around FlightRadar24's web interface, allowing you to query live flight data, airport information, airline details, and radar zones without needing direct API credentials. It abstracts away the HTTP requests and HTML parsing (via beautifulsoup4) and handles transport via curl-cffi with brotli compression support.
The package is designed for educational exploration of aviation data. It exposes methods to fetch flights, airports, airlines, and zones as Python objects. However, the documentation explicitly warns that commercial use is prohibited under FlightRadar24's terms; the official FR24 API exists for that purpose. The package is actively maintained, supports Python 3.10–3.13, and has low install friction.
Use it for
- Build educational scripts to track live aircraft positions and flight details for learning or hobby purposes.
- Retrieve airport and airline reference data for a Python application without managing official API credentials.
- Analyze historical or real-time flight patterns for personal research or academic projects.
- Prototype aviation data features before committing to the official FlightRadar24 API for production use.
Worth the install?
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Yes, if your use case is educational or personal research.
The package is actively maintained, has low install friction, and MIT licensing is permissive. However, do not install for commercial purposes—FlightRadar24's terms explicitly prohibit that, and the official API exists for paid access. Verify that your intended use complies with their terms of service before deploying.
Install
flightradarapi on PyPI
Before you install
Active maintenance with a recent release (1 day old). Low install friction with three lightweight runtime dependencies: beautifulsoup4, brotli, and curl-cffi. Requires Python 3.10 or later.
Requires Python 3.10 or later. This is an unofficial SDK; FlightRadar24's terms of service restrict use to educational purposes only—commercial access requires contacting business@fr24.com.
License in practice
MIT license permits commercial and private use with minimal restrictions, requiring only attribution and inclusion of the license text.
Quickstart
pip install FlightRadarAPI
from FlightRadarAPI import FlightRadar24API
fr_api = FlightRadar24API()
flights = fr_api.get_flights()
airports = fr_api.get_airports()
airlines = fr_api.get_airlines()
zones = fr_api.get_zones()Verify before relying
- Whether the unofficial API remains stable or subject to rate limiting / blocking by FlightRadar24
- Specific data freshness and accuracy guarantees compared to the official FR24 API
- Whether beautifulsoup4, brotli, and curl-cffi are used for HTML parsing, compression, or HTTP transport
Package facts
| License | MIT permissive |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release >=3.10 |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 3 packagesbeautifulsoup4brotlicurl-cffi |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 1 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 181,614 / month, #10,118 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | License :: OSI Approved :: MIT LicenseProgramming Language :: Python :: 3 :: OnlyProgramming Language :: Python :: 3.10Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13 |
Evidence: flightradarapi-1.5.3-py3-none-any.whl
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