Flight Delay and Schedule Insights
One of the API's standout features is its ability to provide historical data on flight delays and schedules. Travelers can investigate past flights to gauge the reliability of specific routes, airlines, or timeframes. This data is particularly useful for making informed decisions when planning future trips, avoiding potential delays, and selecting flights that align with your preferences.
Data Exploration Made Easy
Searching for historical flight data is a breeze with the Historical Flights API. Users can retrieve information based on specific dates, allowing for precise and tailored research. The API's user-friendly design ensures that accessing flight history is both efficient and informative.
Applications Across Industries
This API is a versatile tool with applications across various industries. Travel agencies and booking platforms can enhance their services by providing customers with valuable insights into past flight performances. Aviation analysts and researchers can utilize the API to examine trends and patterns in commercial flight data over time.
Enhance Travel Planning
For travelers, the Historical Flights API is a valuable resource for optimizing travel plans. By examining historical schedules and delays, you can make well-informed decisions when booking flights and avoid potential inconveniences during your journey.
This API will allow you to get information about historical flights.
Delay amount is included in minutes if a flight was delayed at the date.
The maximum date range can be 30 days which may be reduced to 3-5 days for large airports with heavy traffic.
Travel Planning and Research: Travelers can use the API to research and plan future trips more effectively. By accessing historical flight delay and schedule data, travelers can choose flights and airlines with a track record of reliability, ensuring a smoother travel experience.
Airlines and Aviation Analysts: Airlines and aviation analysts can utilize the API to gain insights into historical flight data. This information can be invaluable for identifying trends, optimizing schedules, and improving overall operations. It enables airlines to make data-driven decisions to enhance efficiency and customer satisfaction.
Travel Booking Platforms: Travel booking websites and apps can integrate the Historical Flights API to provide users with historical flight performance data. This empowers travelers to make informed choices when booking flights, ultimately leading to higher customer satisfaction and loyalty.
Historical Flight Performance Analysis: Researchers, data analysts, and aviation historians can leverage the API to conduct in-depth studies and analyses of historical flight data. This could involve examining trends in flight delays, assessing the impact of weather on flight schedules, or tracing the evolution of specific routes over time.
Besides the number of API calls available for the plan, there are no other limitations.
In addition to providing real-time flight data, the API flight endpoint is also capable of searching historical flight data.
The endpoint returns information from 200 days to the current day.
Get Historical Data - Endpoint Features
| Object | Description |
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code |
[Required] Departure or arrival airport IATA code. |
type |
[Required] Either "departure" or "arrival" as both within the same query is not possible. |
date_from |
[Required] Beggining of the search range (local time, format:YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM). |
date_to |
[Required] End of the search range (local time, format:YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM). Must be more than beggining of the search range by no more than 12 hours. |
dep_iataCode |
Optional Filter by departure airport if "arrival" for "&type=" was chosen, based on the airport IATA code. |
arr_iataCode |
Optional Filter your results by arrival airport if "departure" for "&type=" was chosen, based on the airport IATA code. |
airline_iata |
Optional Option to filter airline based on airline IATA code |
flight_num |
Optional Option to filter a specific flight based on its flight number. Example: 5703 |
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12:02-04:00"},"terminal":"N","quality":["Basic","Live"]},"number":"UA 2225","callSign":"UAL2225","status":"Arrived","codeshareStatus":"IsOperator","isCargo":false,"aircraft":{"reg":"N27722","modeS":"A2C336","model":"Boeing 737-700"},"airline":{"name":"United","iata":"UA","icao":"UAL"}},{"movement":{"airport":{"icao":"KPHX","iata":"PHX","name":"Phoenix","timeZone":"America\/Phoenix"},"scheduledTime":{"utc":"2024-11-01 16:34Z","local":"2024-11-01 12:34-04:00"},"revisedTime":{"utc":"2024-11-01 16:04Z","local":"2024-11-01 12:04-04:00"},"runwayTime":{"utc":"2024-11-01 16:04Z","local":"2024-11-01 12:04-04:00"},"terminal":"S","quality":["Basic","Live"]},"number":"DL 918","callSign":"DAL918","status":"Arrived","codeshareStatus":"IsOperator","isCargo":false,"aircraft":{"reg":"N110DX","modeS":"A02C94","model":"Airbus A321"},"airline":{"name":"Delta Air 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12:08-04:00"},"terminal":"S","quality":["Basic","Live"]},"number":"DL 886","callSign":"DAL886","status":"Arrived","codeshareStatus":"IsOperator","isCargo":false,"aircraft":{"reg":"N384DN","modeS":"A46A7E","model":"Airbus A321"},"airline":{"name":"Delta Air Lines","iata":"DL","icao":"DAL"}},{"movement":{"airport":{"icao":"KMCO","iata":"MCO","name":"Orlando","timeZone":"America\/New_York"},"scheduledTime":{"utc":"2024-11-01 16:30Z","local":"2024-11-01 12:30-04:00"},"revisedTime":{"utc":"2024-11-01 16:09Z","local":"2024-11-01 12:09-04:00"},"runwayTime":{"utc":"2024-11-01 16:09Z","local":"2024-11-01 12:09-04:00"},"terminal":"S","quality":["Basic","Live"]},"number":"DL 1213","callSign":"DAL1213","status":"Arrived","codeshareStatus":"IsOperator","isCargo":false,"aircraft":{"reg":"N556NW","modeS":"A716F6","model":"Boeing 757-200"},"airline":{"name":"Delta Air Lines","iata":"DL","icao":"DAL"}},{"movement":{"airport":{"icao":"KSLC","iata":"SLC","name":"Salt Lake City","timeZone":"America\/Denver"},"scheduledTime":{"utc":"2024-11-01 16:45Z","local":"2024-11-01 12:45-04:00"},"revisedTime":{"utc":"2024-11-01 16:09Z","local":"2024-11-01 12:09-04:00"},"runwayTime":{"utc":"2024-11-01 16:09Z","local":"2024-11-01 12:09-04:00"},"terminal":"S","quality":["Basic","Live"]},"number":"DL 907","callSign":"DAL907","status":"Arrived","codeshareStatus":"IsOperator","isCargo":false,"aircraft":{"reg":"N577DN","modeS":"A768C2","model":"Airbus A321 NEO"},"airline":{"name":"Delta Air Lines","iata":"DL","icao":"DAL"}},{"movement":{"airport":{"icao":"KLGA","iata":"LGA","name":"New York","timeZone":"America\/New_York"},"scheduledTime":{"utc":"2024-11-01 16:41Z","local":"2024-11-01 12:41-04:00"},"revisedTime":{"utc":"2024-11-01 16:11Z","local":"2024-11-01 12:11-04:00"},"runwayTime":{"utc":"2024-11-01 16:11Z","local":"2024-11-01 12:11-04:00"},"terminal":"S","quality":["Basic","Live"]},"number":"DL 989","callSign":"DAL989","status":"Arrived","codeshareStatus":"IsOperator","isCargo":false,"aircraft":{"reg":"N356DN","modeS":"A3FB6F","model":"Airbus A321"},"airline":{"name":"Delta Air Lines","iata":"DL","icao":"DAL"}},{"movement":{"airport":{"icao":"KSDF","iata":"SDF","name":"Louisville","timeZone":"America\/Kentucky\/Louisville"},"scheduledTime":{"utc":"2024-11-01 16:30Z","local":"2024-11-01 12:30-04:00"},"revisedTime":{"utc":"2024-11-01 16:12Z","local":"2024-11-01 12:12-04:00"},"runwayTime":{"utc":"2024-11-01 16:12Z","local":"2024-11-01 12:12-04:00"},"terminal":"S","quality":["Basic","Live"]},"number":"DL 1622","callSign":"DAL1622","status":"Arrived","codeshareStatus":"IsOperator","isCargo":false,"aircraft":{"reg":"N942DZ","modeS":"AD14F9","model":"Boeing 737-900"},"airline":{"name":"Delta Air Lines","iata":"DL","icao":"DAL"}},{"movement":{"airport":{"icao":"KORD","iata":"ORD","name":"Chicago","timeZone":"America\/Chicago"},"scheduledTime":{"utc":"2024-11-01 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11:51-04:00"},"revisedTime":{"utc":"2024-11-01 16:18Z","local":"2024-11-01 12:18-04:00"},"runwayTime":{"utc":"2024-11-01 16:18Z","local":"2024-11-01 12:18-04:00"},"terminal":"S","quality":["Basic","Live"]},"number":"DL 1334","callSign":"DAL1334","status":"Arrived","codeshareStatus":"IsOperator","isCargo":false,"aircraft":{"reg":"N537US","modeS":"A6CC41","model":"Boeing 757-200"},"airline":{"name":"Delta Air Lines","iata":"DL","icao":"DAL"}},{"movement":{"airport":{"icao":"KXNA","iata":"XNA","name":"Fayetteville\/Springdale\/","timeZone":"America\/Chicago"},"scheduledTime":{"utc":"2024-11-01 16:36Z","local":"2024-11-01 12:36-04:00"},"revisedTime":{"utc":"2024-11-01 16:19Z","local":"2024-11-01 12:19-04:00"},"runwayTime":{"utc":"2024-11-01 16:19Z","local":"2024-11-01 12:19-04:00"},"terminal":"S","quality":["Basic","Live"]},"number":"DL 5133","callSign":"EDV5133","status":"Arrived","codeshareStatus":"IsOperator","isCargo":false,"aircraft":{"reg":"N301PQ","modeS":"A3245D","model":"Canadair 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12:22-04:00"},"terminal":"S","quality":["Basic","Live"]},"number":"DL 839","callSign":"DAL839","status":"Arrived","codeshareStatus":"IsOperator","isCargo":false,"aircraft":{"reg":"N345DN","modeS":"A3D039","model":"Airbus A321"},"airline":{"name":"Delta Air Lines","iata":"DL","icao":"DAL"}},{"movement":{"airport":{"icao":"KRSW","iata":"RSW","name":"Fort Myers","timeZone":"America\/New_York"},"scheduledTime":{"utc":"2024-11-01 16:40Z","local":"2024-11-01 12:40-04:00"}}}],"_note":"Response truncated for documentation purposes"}
curl --location --request GET 'https://zylalabs.com/api/2583/historical+flights+api/2583/get+historical+data?code=LAX&type=arrival&date_from=2025-08-25T09:00&date_to=2025-08-25T17:00' --header 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY'
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Authorization
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[Required] Should be Bearer access_key. See "Your API Access Key" above when you are subscribed. |
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The Historical Flights API is a service that offers access to historical flight data, including information about flights, aircraft, routes.
To access the API, you'll need to sign up and obtain an API key from our platform. This API key is used to authenticate your requests to the API.
The API will deliver the latest 30 days of information and 5 days in busier airports.
Yes, rate limits and usage restrictions apply to ensure fair usage. Detailed information on rate limits and usage policies can be found in the API documentation.
Data transmission through the API is secured using industry-standard encryption protocols (HTTPS). Additionally, access to the API is controlled through robust authentication and authorization mechanisms to ensure data privacy and security.
The Historical Flights API returns detailed information about past flights, including flight status, scheduled and revised times, delay durations, aircraft details, and airport information. This data helps users analyze flight performance over time.
Key fields in the response include flight number, airline details, scheduled and revised times, delay duration, aircraft model, and airport information. These fields provide comprehensive insights into each flight's historical performance.
The response data is structured in a JSON format, with a main object containing a status code, success flag, and an array of flight data. Each flight entry includes nested objects for movement, aircraft, and airline details, facilitating easy data access.
Users can customize their requests using parameters such as date, airport code, and flight number. This allows for targeted searches to retrieve specific historical flight data relevant to their needs.
The endpoint provides information on flight schedules, delays, arrivals, departures, and aircraft details. This comprehensive data supports various analyses, from travel planning to operational assessments for airlines.
Data accuracy is maintained through partnerships with aviation data providers and regular updates to the database. Quality checks are implemented to ensure the reliability of historical flight information.
Typical use cases include travel planning, performance analysis for airlines, and historical research for aviation analysts. Users can leverage this data to make informed decisions and identify trends in flight operations.
Users can analyze the returned data to assess flight reliability, compare airlines, and identify peak travel times. By examining delay patterns and schedules, travelers can optimize their future travel plans for better experiences.
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