# 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. Unofficial. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Flightradar24. - Page: https://fous.com/methods/flightradar24.com/check-flight-status - Method: `flightradar24.com/check_flight_status`, version 1 - Website: flightradar24.com - Returns: airline, aircraft, airports, scheduled/estimated/actual times, status, delay - Effect: read (it gets data and changes nothing) - Sign-in: none needed - Cost: 1 credit per completed run (1ยข with pay as you go); failed runs are free - Verified: Nov 2, 2026 ## Inputs | Field | Type | Required | In the run below | Description | |---|---|---|---|---| | `date` | string | no | | Departure date at the origin airport (YYYY-MM-DD). Defaults to today at the origin airport. | | `flight_number` | string | yes | `"UA 901"` | Flight number, such as BA117 or UA 901. | ## Output From a run on Oct 23, 2026. Its input: ```json { "flight_number": "UA 901" } ``` Its output: ```json { "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 } ``` ## Run it From code, with a Fous API key in `FOUS_API_KEY`; the answer's `data` holds the output: ```bash 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"}}' ``` From an AI agent connected to the Fous MCP server: its `run` with the same method and input. To connect one, give it `set up https://fous.com/SKILL.md`. ## Ask your agent - Is Lufthansa LH400 running on time today? I need the estimated arrival. - What's the status of American Airlines flight AA 2210 leaving on 2024-11-03? - Has Emirates EK 215 departed yet, and what aircraft is flying it? - Check whether Delta DL 88 from Atlanta on March 14 has been delayed and by how long. - Flightradar24 lookup: KLM KL 1009, departure 2025-01-20, need scheduled versus actual times. ## Input schema ```json { "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 ```json { "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" ] } } } ``` ## See more - [Flightradar24 API: List airport flights](https://fous.com/methods/flightradar24.com/list-airport-flights.md): Lists upcoming departures or arrivals at an airport from the Flightradar24 public airport board, with local times, airline, route, status and aircraft. - [FlightAware API: Check flight status](https://fous.com/methods/flightaware.com/check-flight-status.md): Checks the public FlightAware status of an airline flight (airline name or code plus number) on a departure date, by default today at the departure airport: airports, scheduled, estimated and actual gate times in local time, delays, gates, terminals, aircraft and distance. A date older than FlightAware's public two-week list is looked up on the flight's history page when FlightAware still shows it. - [FlightAware API: Get airport delays](https://fous.com/methods/flightaware.com/get-airport-delays.md): Checks today's delayed and cancelled departures and arrivals at an airport on FlightAware, with current weather and any reported FAA delay status. Delay averages and ground programs are returned only when FlightAware shows them; counts can be null when no statistics row is displayed. - [Google API: Search Google Flights](https://fous.com/methods/google.com/search-flights.md): Finds Google Flights options for a route and date with prices, local times, stops and emissions. Round-trip searches list outbound choices with their displayed round-trip fares. - [FAA API: Get airport delays](https://fous.com/methods/faa.gov/get-airport-delays.md): Gets current FAA delay and closure events for a US airport, found by name, city or code. A city with several airports resolves to one of them, and reported delays may not cover every flight. - [Transport for London API: Get line status](https://fous.com/methods/tfl.gov.uk/get-line-status.md): Gets the current or future-day service status for London Tube, Elizabeth line, DLR, Overground, tram or a named bus route. Multiple notices on one line are combined into the most disruptive status. - [Expedia API: Search flights](https://fous.com/methods/expedia.com/search-flights.md): Finds Expedia flights between cities or airports on selected dates, with per-traveler USD prices. Round trips combine outbound and return choices; for round trips only the cheapest outbound choices are paired with their returns. - [FlightAware API: List airport arrivals or departures](https://fous.com/methods/flightaware.com/list-airport-flights.md): 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. - [All Flightradar24 methods](https://fous.com/methods/flightradar24.com.md)