FlightAware Adapter

This adapter allows you to access real-time flight information from FlightAware.

This adapter requires a paid subscription to FlightAware.

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Configuration Settings

Name	Description	Default
Boolean _isDefault	Make this the default configuration. Defaults to true if configName is already the default.
String userName	The user name of the FlightAware account
String apiKey	The API key provided by FlightAware

Handlers

aircraft_type

Given an aircraft type string such as GALX, AircraftType returns information about that type. details

Arguments

Name	Description	Default
type R	The aircraft type ID

SQL Call

exec flightaware.aircraft_type 'GALX'

Http Call

/bsc/flightaware/aircraft_type

Output Columns

This call does not return data.

airline_flight_info

Returns additional information about a commercial airline flight, such as gate, baggage claim, and meal service information. This information is currently only available for some carriers and flights. details

Arguments

Name	Description	Default
faFlightID R	Unique identifier assigned by FlightAware for this flight (call In_Flight_Info or use ident@departureTime)

SQL Call

exec flightaware.airline_flight_info 'N12345-1425666886-384-0'

Http Call

/bsc/flightaware/airline_flight_info

Output Columns

This call does not return data.

airline_flight_schedules

Returns flight schedules that have been published by airlines. These schedules are available for the recent past as well as up to one year into the future. Flights performed by airline codeshares are also returned in these results. details

Arguments

Name	Description	Default
startDate R	timestamp of earliest flight departure to return, specified in integer seconds since 1970 (UNIX epoch time)
endDate R	timestamp of latest flight departure to return, specified in integer seconds since 1970 (UNIX epoch time)
origin	optional airport code of origin. If blank or unspecified, then flights with any origin will be returned
destination	optional airport code of destination. If blank or unspecified, then flights with any destination will be returned
airline	optional airline code of the carrier. If blank or unspecified, then flights on any airline will be returned
flightno	optional flight number. If blank or unspecified, then any flight number will be returned
howMany	maximum number of past records to obtain. Must be a positive integer value less than or equal to 15	15
offset	must be an integer value of the offset row count you want the search to start at	0

SQL Call

exec flightaware.airline_flight_schedules 1425663900, 1425673900, 'MIA', 'KORD'

Http Call

/bsc/flightaware/airline_flight_schedules

Output Columns

This call does not return data.

airline_info

Returns information about a commercial airline/carrier given an ICAO airline code. details

Arguments

Name	Description	Default
airlineCode R	The ICAO airline ID (e.g., COA, ASA, UAL, etc.)

SQL Call

exec flightaware.airline_info 'UAL'

Http Call

/bsc/flightaware/airline_info

Output Columns

This call does not return data.

airport_info

Returns airport information including lat/long given its ICAO code. details

Arguments

Name	Description	Default
airport R	The ICAO airport code

SQL Call

exec flightaware.airport_info 'KORD'

Http Call

/bsc/flightaware/airport_info

Output Columns

This call does not return data.

airport_weather

Returns current weather conditions at an airport given its ICAO code. details

Arguments

Name	Description	Default
airport R	The ICAO airport code

SQL Call

exec flightaware.airport_weather 'KORD'

Http Call

/bsc/flightaware/airport_weather

Output Columns

This call does not return data.

all_airlines

All available airlines. details

Arguments

SQL Call

exec flightaware.all_airlines

Http Call

/bsc/flightaware/all_airlines

Output Columns

This call does not return data.

all_airports

All available airports. details

Arguments

SQL Call

exec flightaware.all_airports

Http Call

/bsc/flightaware/all_airports

Output Columns

This call does not return data.

arrived

Recently landed flights at an airport given its ICAO code. details

Arguments

Name	Description	Default
airport R	The ICAO airport code
count	Number of records to return (from 1 to 15)	1
type	The type of records to return (ga or airline)
offset	The offset to use when paging records	0

SQL Call

exec flightaware.arrived 'KORD', 10
exec flightaware.arrived 'KORD', 10, 'ga', 0
exec flightaware.arrived 'KORD', 10, 'airline', 0

Http Call

/bsc/flightaware/arrived

Output Columns

This call does not return data.

departed

Recently departed flights from an airport given its ICAO code. details

Arguments

Name	Description	Default
airport R	The ICAO airport code
count	Number of records to return (from 1 to 15)	1
type	The type of records to return (ga or airline)
offset	The offset to use when paging records	0

SQL Call

exec flightaware.departed 'KORD', 10
exec flightaware.departed 'KORD', 10, 'ga', 0
exec flightaware.departed 'KORD', 10, 'airline', 0

Http Call

/bsc/flightaware/departed

Output Columns

This call does not return data.

enroute

Flights already in the air for an airport given its ICAO code. details

Arguments

Name	Description	Default
airport R	The ICAO airport code
count	Number of records to return (from 1 to 15)	1
type	The type of records to return (ga or airline)
offset	The offset to use when paging records	0

SQL Call

exec flightaware.enroute 'KORD', 10
exec flightaware.enroute 'KORD', 10, 'ga', 0
exec flightaware.enroute 'KORD', 10, 'airline', 0

Http Call

/bsc/flightaware/enroute

Output Columns

This call does not return data.

fleet_arrived

Returns information about recently arrived flights belonging to an aircraft fleet. Only flights that have arrived within the last 24 hours are considered. Codeshares and alternate idents are NOT considered. details

Arguments

Name	Description	Default
fleet R	must be an ICAO prefix (e.g., COA, DAL, UAL, OPT, etc.)
howMany	maximum number of past records to obtain. Must be a positive integer value less than or equal to 15	15
offset	must be an integer value of the offset row count you want the search to start at	0

SQL Call

exec flightaware.fleet_arrived 'UAL'

Http Call

/bsc/flightaware/fleet_arrived

Output Columns

This call does not return data.

fleet_scheduled

Arguments

Name	Description	Default
fleet R	must be an ICAO prefix (e.g., COA, DAL, UAL, OPT, etc.)
howMany	maximum number of past records to obtain. Must be a positive integer value less than or equal to 15	15
offset	must be an integer value of the offset row count you want the search to start at	0

SQL Call

exec flightaware.fleet_scheduled 'UAL'

Http Call

/bsc/flightaware/fleet_scheduled

Output Columns

This call does not return data.

flight_info

returns information about flights for a specific tail number (e.g., N12345), or ICAO airline code with flight number (e.g., SWA2558). Use of ICAO codes is strongly recommended details

Arguments

Name	Description	Default
ident R	requested tail number, or airline with flight number
howMany	maximum number of past records to obtain. Must be a positive integer value less than or equal to 15	15

SQL Call

exec flightaware.flight_info 'SWA2558'

Http Call

/bsc/flightaware/flight_info

Output Columns

This call does not return data.

flight_info_ex

returns information about flights for a specific tail number (e.g., N12345), or ICAO airline code with flight number (e.g., SWA2558). Use of ICAO codes is strongly recommended details

Arguments

Name	Description	Default
ident R	requested tail number, or airline with flight number
howMany	maximum number of past records to obtain. Must be a positive integer value less than or equal to 15	15
offset	must be an integer value of the offset row count you want the search to start at	0

SQL Call

exec flightaware.flight_info_ex 'SWA2558'

Http Call

/bsc/flightaware/flight_info_ex

Output Columns

This call does not return data.

get_flight_id

Looks up the faFlightID for a given ident and departure time. This value is a unique identifier assigned by FlightAware as a way to permanently identify a flight. The specified departure time must exactly match either the actual or scheduled departure time of the flight. details

Arguments

Name	Description	Default
ident R	requested tail number, or airline with flight number
departureTime R	time and date of the desired flight, UNIX epoch seconds since 1970

SQL Call

exec flightaware.get_flight_id 'ENY9804', '1425663000'

Http Call

/bsc/flightaware/get_flight_id

Output Columns

This call does not return data.

getEpochFromUTC

Returns a UNIX epoch time given a UTC DateTime. details

Arguments

Name	Description	Default
utctime R	DateTime in UTC

SQL Call

exec flightaware.getEpochFromUTC '01/01/2014 08:00:00'

Http Call

/bsc/flightaware/getepochfromutc

Output Columns

This call does not return data.

getUTCFromEpoch

Returns a UTC DateTime given a UNIX epoch time. details

Arguments

Name	Description	Default
epoch R	Integer seconds since 1970 (UNIX epoch time)

SQL Call

exec flightaware.getUTCFromEpoch 1425663900

Http Call

/bsc/flightaware/getutcfromepoch

Output Columns

This call does not return data.

in_flight_info

Flight information given a specific tail number or ICAO and flight number. details

Arguments

Name	Description	Default
ident R	The tail number of a flight

SQL Call

exec flightaware.in_flight_info 'N12345'

Http Call

/bsc/flightaware/in_flight_info

Output Columns

This call does not return data.

inbound_flight_info

Returns information about the flight being served by the same aircraft that will service a future flight. details

Arguments

Name	Description	Default
faFlightID R	Unique identifier assigned by FlightAware of the desired flight

SQL Call

exec flightaware.inbound_flight_info 'N12345-1425666886-384-0'

Http Call

/bsc/flightaware/inbound_flight_info

Output Columns

This call does not return data.

latlongs_to_distance

Given two latitudes and longitudes, lat1 lon1 lat2 and lon2, respectively, determine the great circle distance between those positions in miles. The returned distance is rounded to the nearest whole mile. details

Arguments

Name	Description	Default
lat1 R	Latitude of point 1
long1 R	Longitude of point 1
lat2 R	Latitude of point 2
long2 R	Longitude of point 2

SQL Call

exec flightaware.latlongs_to_distance 25.79, -80.29, 41.97, -87.90

Http Call

/bsc/flightaware/latlongs_to_distance

Output Columns

This call does not return data.

latlongs_to_heading

Given two latitudes and longitudes, lat1 lon1 lat2 and lon2, respectively, calculate and return the initial compass heading (where 360 is North) from position one to position two. Quite accurate for relatively short distances but since it assumes the earth is a sphere rather than on irregular oblate sphereoid may be inaccurate for flights around a good chunk of the world, etc. details

Arguments

Name	Description	Default
lat1 R	Latitude of point 1
long1 R	Longitude of point 1
lat2 R	Latitude of point 2
long2 R	Longitude of point 2

SQL Call

exec flightaware.fleet_scheduled 25.79, -80.29, 41.97, -87.90

Http Call

/bsc/flightaware/latlongs_to_heading

Output Columns

This call does not return data.

metar

Given an airport, return the current raw METAR weather info. If no reports are available at the requested airport but are for a nearby airport, then the report from that airport may be returned instead. details

Arguments

Name	Description	Default
airport R	the ICAO airport ID (e.g., KLAX, KSFO, KIAH, KHOU, KJFK, KEWR, KORD, KATL, etc.)

SQL Call

exec flightaware.metar 'KORD'

Http Call

/bsc/flightaware/metar

Output Columns

This call does not return data.

scheduled

Scheduled flights at an airport given its ICAO code. details

Arguments

Name	Description	Default
airport R	The ICAO airport code
count	Number of records to return (from 1 to 15)	1
type	The type of records to return (ga or airline)
offset	The offset to use when paging records	0

SQL Call

exec flightaware.scheduled 'KORD', 10
exec flightaware.scheduled 'KORD', 10, 'ga', 0
exec flightaware.scheduled 'KORD', 10, 'airline', 0

Http Call

/bsc/flightaware/scheduled

Output Columns

This call does not return data.

zipcode_info

Returns information about a five-digit zipcode. Of particular importance is latitude and longitude. details

Arguments

Name	Description	Default
zipcode R	A 5-digit U.S. Postal Service zipcode

SQL Call

exec flightaware.zipcode_info '33498'

Http Call

/bsc/flightaware/zipcode_info

Output Columns

This call does not return data.

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