FlightAware API: List airport arrivals or departures
Lists the public arrivals or departures FlightAware shows for an airport (name, city, IATA/ICAO code or FlightAware link), with flight times and status. For a city with several airports it picks the busiest listed one and says so; the public board shows up to 20 flights per direction.
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Inputs
Values from the run on Oct 31, 2026, shown under Output.
- Airport, required
airport Airport name, city, IATA code, ICAO code or FlightAware airport link, such as Chicago O'Hare, Chicago, ORD, or Heathrow.
Chicago
- Direction optional
direction Which board to show, for example arrivals.
departures
One of
departures,arrivals. Defaultdepartures.- Max Results optional
max_results Maximum flights to return, for example 10. Public boards show up to 20.
5
Whole number from 1 to 100. Default
25.
Input as JSON
{ "airport": "Chicago", "direction": "departures", "max_results": 5}Output
{ "flights": [ { "city": "Zurich", "status": "Departed", "airline": "Swiss", "flight_link": "https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/SWR9/history/20260929/0015Z/KORD/LSZH" , "airport_code": "ZRH", "aircraft_type": "BOEING 777-300ER (twin-jet)", "flight_number": "SWR9", "scheduled_time": "2026-09-28T19:05:00-05:00", "estimated_or_actual_time": "2026-09-28T19:04:00-05:00" }, { "city": "New Haven", "status": "Departed", "airline": "Avelo Airlines", "flight_link": "https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/VXP422/history/20260929/0027Z/KORD/KHVN" , "airport_code": "HVN", "aircraft_type": "Boeing 737-800 (twin-jet)", "flight_number": "VXP422", "scheduled_time": "2026-09-28T19:17:00-05:00", "estimated_or_actual_time": "2026-09-28T19:01:00-05:00" }, { "city": "San Francisco", "status": "Departed", "airline": "United", "flight_link": "https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/UAL649/history/20260928/2335Z/KORD/KSFO" , "airport_code": "SFO", "aircraft_type": "Airbus A321neo (twin-jet)", "flight_number": "UAL649", "scheduled_time": "2026-09-28T18:25:00-05:00", "estimated_or_actual_time": "2026-09-28T19:01:00-05:00" } ], "airport_code": "ORD", "airport_name": "Chicago O'Hare Intl", "airport_selection_note": "Selected the busiest listed airport for Chicago: Chicago O'Hare Intl."}Code
curl https://api.fous.com/v1/runs \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $FOUS_API_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{"method":"flightaware.com/list_airport_flights","input":{"airport":"Chicago","direction":"departures","max_results":5}}' # Save as fous.py, then run: python3 fous.pyimport json, os, timefrom urllib.error import HTTPErrorfrom urllib.request import Request, urlopenAPI = "https://api.fous.com/v1/runs" KEY = os.environ["FOUS_API_KEY"]HEADERS = { "Authorization": f"Bearer {KEY}", "Content-Type": "application/json" ,}def call(url, body=None): data = json.dumps(body).encode() if body else None request = Request(url, data, HEADERS) try: with urlopen(request, timeout=120) as r: return r.status, json.load(r) except HTTPError as error: message = json.load(error)["error"]["message"] raise RuntimeError(message) from errorstatus, run = call(API, { "method": "flightaware.com/list_airport_flights" , "input": { "airport": "Chicago", "direction": "departures", "max_results": 5 }})# 202: still going after 30 s. Ask again until it ends.while status == 202: time.sleep(2) status, run = call(f"{API}/{run['id']}")print(json.dumps(run["data"], indent=2))// Save as fous.mjs, then run: node fous.mjsconst api = "https://api.fous.com/v1/runs" ;const headers = { Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.FOUS_API_KEY}`, "Content-Type": "application/json" ,};let response = await fetch(api, { method: "POST", headers, body: JSON.stringify({ "method": "flightaware.com/list_airport_flights" , "input": { "airport": "Chicago", "direction": "departures", "max_results": 5 } }), signal: AbortSignal.timeout(120_000),});let run = await response.json();// 202: still going after 30 s. Ask again until it ends.while (response.status === 202) { await new Promise((done) => setTimeout(done, 2_000)); response = await fetch(`${api}/${run.id}`, { headers }); run = await response.json();}if (!response.ok) throw new Error(run.error.message);console.log(run.data);# Connect your agent to Fous once, over MCP (Streamable HTTP):# https://api.fous.com/mcp# Set FOUS_API_KEY first: create a key at https://app.fous.com/keys.# Claude Codeclaude mcp add \ --scope user \ --transport http fous https://api.fous.com/mcp \ --header "Authorization: Bearer ${FOUS_API_KEY:?Set FOUS_API_KEY to your Fous API key}"# Codexcodex mcp add fous \ --url https://api.fous.com/mcp \ --bearer-token-env-var FOUS_API_KEY# Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf, Cline and morenpx -y add-mcp https://api.fous.com/mcp -g -n fous \ --header "Authorization: Bearer ${FOUS_API_KEY:?Set FOUS_API_KEY to your Fous API key}"# Then ask your agent:# "Use Fous to run flightaware.com/list_airport_flights# with {"airport":"Chicago","direction":"departures","max_results":5}"Over HTTP, the answer’s data holds the output. A run still going after 30 seconds answers 202 with its id: ask GET /v1/runs/{id} until it ends.
Schema
Input schema
{ "type": "object", "required": [ "airport" ], "properties": { "airport": { "type": "string", "minLength": 1, "description": "Airport name, city, IATA code, ICAO code or FlightAware airport link, such as Chicago O'Hare, Chicago, ORD, or Heathrow." }, "direction": { "enum": [ "departures", "arrivals" ], "type": "string", "default": "departures", "description": "Which board to show, for example arrivals." }, "max_results": { "type": "integer", "default": 25, "maximum": 100, "minimum": 1, "description": "Maximum flights to return, for example 10. Public boards show up to 20." } }}Output schema
{ "type": "object", "required": [ "airport_name", "airport_code", "airport_selection_note", "flights" ], "properties": { "flights": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "object", "required": [ "flight_number", "airline", "city", "airport_code", "aircraft_type", "scheduled_time", "estimated_or_actual_time", "status", "flight_link" ], "properties": { "city": { "type": [ "string", "null" ], "description": "Destination city for departures, origin city for arrivals." }, "status": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "airline": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "flight_link": { "type": "string" }, "airport_code": { "type": [ "string", "null" ], "description": "Destination airport code for departures, origin airport code for arrivals." }, "aircraft_type": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "flight_number": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "scheduled_time": { "type": [ "string", "null" ], "description": "Scheduled departure or arrival time, ISO 8601 with offset." }, "estimated_or_actual_time": { "type": [ "string", "null" ], "description": "Latest estimated or actual departure or arrival time, ISO 8601 with offset." } }, "additionalProperties": false } }, "airport_code": { "type": "string" }, "airport_name": { "type": "string" }, "airport_selection_note": { "type": [ "string", "null" ], "description": "Notes when the busiest airport was chosen for a city." } }, "additionalProperties": false}- Price
- 1 credit per completed run (1¢ with pay as you go); failed runs are free.
- Method
flightaware.com/list_airport_flights- Returns
- airport name and code, selection note; per flight: number, airline, city, airport code, aircraft, scheduled and latest time, status, link
Use it from your agent
Give your agent this line. It reads SKILL.md, gets a Fous API key and connects the Fous MCP server. Its run then takes the method flightaware.com/list_airport_flights with the inputs above.
Ask your agent
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