FlightRadarAPI

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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Unofficial Python SDK for querying FlightRadar24 data, including flights, airports, airlines, and radar zones.

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

pip install flightradarapi

uv add flightradarapi

poetry add flightradarapi

Installing FlightRadarAPI

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.

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()

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.

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

Evidence: flightradarapi-1.5.3-py3-none-any.whl

Keywords: aircraft, airlines, airports, api, aviation, flightradar24, flights, radar

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