Looking for airport schedule data? Aviation Edge Future Schedules API provides complete, flight-by-flight airport schedule data based on the requested future dates. Here are the highlights and useful links!
The API covers airports worldwide with the exception of military airports and some private airfields. It is a developer-friendly JSON REST API. Simply specify the airport code, schedule type (departure or arrival), and date parameters, and the Future Schedules API returns your API client the complete schedule for that day in JSON format. Speaking of which, here are some more highlights for developers below!
Future Airport Timetable API - Included Details and Available Filters
What details does the Future Airport Timetable API include? Does it have every flight detail that I want to show on my app or website? Here are the details included for each flight in an API response:
- Airport: IATA and ICAO codes of the departure and arrival airports
- Weekday: The day of the week of the schedule (“1” is Monday)
- Terminal and gate: The most commonly used terminal and the gate number for the flight
- Flight time: Originally scheduled departure or arrival time of the flight
- Aircraft details: Model code and model name with brand
- Airline details: Name, IATA, and ICAO codes of the airline
- Flight information: Flight number in IATA and ICAO format (i.e. “AB1234” and “ABC1234”)
Tip: Keep in mind that the API can only return a single date at a time. If you are looking to get a whole week’s or month’s schedule, you may simply make multiple calls to cover this period with response rates just as fast each time.
What about filters? We can hear you saying I don’t want to waste time filtering a whole schedule to get the flights I want. Can't I just get a certain airline’s flights or flights are scheduled to arrive at a certain airport? Thankfully, the Future Schedules API has these filters for your convenience. See below for more information on parameters and how exactly you can filter the data with the Future Airport Timetable API:
- &iata_code= (must be included) IATA code of the airport requested
- &type= (must be included) Schedule type (can be either departure or arrival)
- &date= (must be included) Requested date in YYYY-MM-DD format
These 3 parameters must be included to tell the API which schedule to return. The below ones are for filtering this response. Mix and match the filters to get the exact data you need without having to filter complete schedules on your end!
- &dep_iataCode= IATA code of the flight's departure airport
- &dep_icaoCode= ICAO code of the flight's departure airport
- &arr_iataCode= IATA code of the flight's arrival airport
- &arr_icaoCode= ICAO code of the flight's departure airport
- &airline_iata= airline IATA code
- &airline=icao= airline ICAO code
- &flight_num= flight number in “1234” format without the 2-digit airline code at the beginning
Want to see complete developer information? Feel free to visit the documentation on the Aviation Edge Website or the GitHub repo of the API for complete input, output, and filter information.
Who Should Use the Future Airport Schedules API?
The Future Airport Schedules API is particularly useful for building mobile apps or websites where you would like your users to be able to select a date and a departure/arrival airport and choose the flights off the list. The API also comes in handy to add data to research on, for example, airport traffic comparison between two periods or between two or more different airports.
In short, there is no limit to the use-cases of the Future Schedules API but here are some of the top use-cases by our clients:
- Mobile applications or websites of travel agencies or flight booking sites,
- Apps or websites where it is displayed what the schedule looks like for airports around the world
- Hospitality, airport greeting or airport transportation services for in-advance scheduling
- Comparison of airport traffic around the world between past years versus the current and near-future dates
- Analyzing and creating charts of the airport or air traffic growth region-wise, airline-wise, and more. Have something else in mind? Feel free to contact us anytime and let's exchange ideas about our data! We love to hear about the projects our clients have in mind!
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