Flightradar24 API: Check flight status
Checks a flight's public status and times on Flightradar24 by flight number and the departure date at the origin airport.
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Inputs
Values from the run on Oct 23, 2026, shown under Output.
- Date optional
date Departure date at the origin airport (YYYY-MM-DD). Defaults to today at the origin airport.
Not set
- Flight Number, required
flight_number Flight number, such as BA117 or UA 901.
UA 901
Input as JSON
{ "flight_number": "UA 901"}Output
{ "status": "scheduled", "airline": "United Airlines", "latitude": null, "longitude": null, "registration": "N61101", "aircraft_type": "Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner", "altitude_feet": null, "delay_minutes": 0, "flight_number": "UA901", "actual_arrival": null, "actual_departure": null, "estimated_arrival": null, "scheduled_arrival": "2026-10-24T07:25:00+01:00", "flightradar24_link": "https://www.flightradar24.com/data/flights/ua901" , "ground_speed_knots": null, "estimated_departure": "2026-10-23T12:55:00-07:00", "origin_airport_code": "SFO", "origin_airport_name": "San Francisco International Airport, United States", "scheduled_departure": "2026-10-23T12:55:00-07:00", "flightradar24_flight_id": null, "destination_airport_code": "LHR", "destination_airport_name": "London Heathrow Airport, United Kingdom", "icao_24_bit_aircraft_code": null}Code
curl https://api.fous.com/v1/runs \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $FOUS_API_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{"method":"flightradar24.com/check_flight_status","input":{"flight_number":"UA 901"}}' # 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": "flightradar24.com/check_flight_status" , "input": { "flight_number": "UA 901" }})# 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 ${process.env.FOUS_API_KEY}`, "Content-Type": "application/json" ,};let response = await fetch(api, { method: "POST", headers, body: JSON.stringify({ "method": "flightradar24.com/check_flight_status" , "input": { "flight_number": "UA 901" } }), signal: AbortSignal.timeout(120_000),});let run = await response.json();// 202: still going after 30 s. Ask again until it ends.while (response.status === 202) { await new Promise((done) => setTimeout(done, 2_000)); response = await fetch(`${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 flightradar24.com/check_flight_status# with {"flight_number":"UA 901"}"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": [ "flight_number" ], "properties": { "date": { "type": "string", "description": "Departure date at the origin airport (YYYY-MM-DD). Defaults to today at the origin airport." }, "flight_number": { "type": "string", "description": "Flight number, such as BA117 or UA 901." } }}Output schema
{ "type": "object", "required": [ "flight_number", "status", "flightradar24_link" ], "properties": { "status": { "type": "string" }, "airline": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "latitude": { "type": [ "number", "null" ] }, "longitude": { "type": [ "number", "null" ] }, "registration": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "aircraft_type": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "altitude_feet": { "type": [ "number", "null" ] }, "delay_minutes": { "type": [ "integer", "null" ] }, "flight_number": { "type": "string" }, "actual_arrival": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "actual_departure": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "estimated_arrival": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "scheduled_arrival": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "flightradar24_link": { "type": "string" }, "ground_speed_knots": { "type": [ "number", "null" ] }, "estimated_departure": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "origin_airport_code": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "origin_airport_name": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "scheduled_departure": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "flightradar24_flight_id": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "destination_airport_code": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "destination_airport_name": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "icao_24_bit_aircraft_code": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] } }}- Price
- 1 credit per completed run (1¢ with pay as you go); failed runs are free.
- Method
flightradar24.com/check_flight_status- Returns
- airline, aircraft, airports, scheduled/estimated/actual times, status, delay
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 flightradar24.com/check_flight_status with the inputs above.
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