AviationStack Real-Time Flights

Use this endpoint when you need live, real-time status of a specific flight — including delays, gate changes, actual departure/arrival times, and current flight position. Prefer this over FlightsFuture (which covers scheduled future flights) or Timetable (which covers general schedules). Best for tracking a specific flight in progress or recently completed.

• Flight not found — invalid flight number or airline IATA code returns empty results
• No real-time data available for very small regional carriers
• Historical flights outside the data window return no results
• Rate limiting or authentication errors if quota exceeded
• Malformed IATA codes return validation errors