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aviationapis ACARS Message Decoder
x402
aviationapis ACARS Message Decoder is a paid API for AI agents from aviationapis.com, paid per call via x402, $0.01/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-15).
Decodes and parses raw ACARS aircraft messages, extracting structured data such as position, altitude, label description, and coordinates
Price / call$0.01
Success—
StatusUnknown
How this service works
Pay-per-call aviation data APIs for AI agents, settled in USDC via the x402 protocol.
Output
Returns a structured JSON object containing the decoded ACARS message fields including latitude, longitude, altitude in feet, label description (e.g. 'Position report'), and the original text and label echoed back.
Example use cases
Extract position from live ACARS feed
“I'm getting raw ACARS messages streaming in from our ground station — here's one: label '4A', text 'POSN 4051.2N 07400.8W ALT 28500 AAL456'. Can you decode it and pull out the lat, lon, and altitude so I can plot it on the map?”
Understand unknown ACARS label type
“We intercepted this ACARS message and I'm not sure what it means — label '1L', text 'ACARS MESG BODY DATA'. What does that label represent and what structured data can you extract from the message body?”
Rebuild flight track from ACARS logs
“I have a bunch of archived ACARS position reports from yesterday's flight operations and I need to reconstruct the flight path. Start with this one — label '80', text 'POS N5130.0 E00028.5/ALT 41000/BAW172' — decode it and give me the coordinates and altitude so I can add it to the track.”
Technical details
Endpoint
POSThttps://aviationapis.com/decode-acarsWhen to prefer
Use this endpoint when you have a raw or partially structured ACARS message and need to extract machine-readable position, altitude, or operational data from it. Ideal for aviation monitoring systems, flight tracking pipelines, or AI agents processing aircraft datalink messages in real time.
Side effects
- Malformed or unrecognized ACARS message text returns parsing error
- Missing both 'raw' and 'text' fields results in bad request
- Unsupported or unknown ACARS label may return null label_description
- Payment failure via x402 protocol results in 402 response before processing
Input
Schema · Request body
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| raw | string | Alternatively, the full raw message |
| text | string | The ACARS message text/body |
| label | string | ACARS message label, e.g. '80', 'H1', 'A9', '5Z' |
Output
Schema · Response
{
"type": "json",
"example": {
"raw": null,
"text": "POS N3742.5 W12222.1/ALT 37000/UAL123",
"label": "80",
"latitude": 37.425,
"longitude": -122.221,
"altitude_ft": 37000,
"label_description": "Position report"
}
}Tags
x402
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