# FlightAware Flight Lookup by Ident

> FlightAware Flight Lookup by Ident is a paid API for AI agents from stabletravel.dev, paid per call via x402, $0.01/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-16).

Retrieves detailed flight information for a specific flight identified by designator, registration, or FlightAware flight ID

## Facts

- Endpoint: GET https://stabletravel.dev/api/flightaware/flights/ITY611
- Price: $0.01/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-16
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/flightaware-flight-lookup-by-ident-024f5d11
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_5tHjFdMB0YW_Oel8JS7DZ

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability flightaware-flight-lookup-by-ident-024f5d11
```

Example prompt: Can you look up the current status and route details for ITA Airways flight ITY611 using FlightAware — I want to know the origin, destination, and scheduled times?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need detailed flight data for a specific known flight number, tail number, or FlightAware ID — especially when you need origin/destination, route, and timing details in a single call. Prefer this over airport-based arrival/departure endpoints when the flight identifier is known and you need cross-airport data. The pay-per-call x402 model makes it ideal for low-volume agent workflows without API subscription overhead.

## Known failure modes

- Invalid or unknown flight identifier returns empty flights array
- Ident type mismatch (e.g. passing a registration when designator is expected) may return no results
- Date range filters that exclude the flight's operating dates return empty results
- Rate limiting or payment failure returns 402 Payment Required
- Malformed ident string returns 400 Bad Request
- Flight data may be delayed or unavailable for very recent or future flights beyond the scheduling window

## How this service works

Get flight information by ident (designator, registration, or fa_flight_id)

## Output

Returns an array of flight objects matching the identifier, each containing flight type (Airline/General Aviation/Cargo), ident, route string, origin and destination airport details (ICAO/IATA codes, city, name, timezone), scheduled and actual departure/arrival times, aircraft type, and flight status. Also includes pagination links for fetching additional results.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
 "required": [
  "input"
 ],
 "properties": {
  "input": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type",
    "method"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string",
     "const": "http"
    },
    "method": {
     "enum": [
      "GET",
      "HEAD",
      "DELETE"
     ],
     "type": "string"
    },
    "queryParams": {
     "type": "object",
     "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
     "properties": {
      "end": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "End date/time (ISO 8601)"
      },
      "start": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "Start date/time (ISO 8601)"
      },
      "cursor": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "Opaque cursor for pagination"
      },
      "max_pages": {
       "type": "number",
       "description": "Maximum number of pages to fetch"
      },
      "ident_type": {
       "enum": [
        "fa_flight_id",
        "designator",
        "registration"
       ],
       "type": "string",
       "description": "Type of flight identifier"
      }
     },
     "additionalProperties": false
    }
   },
   "additionalProperties": false
  },
  "output": {
   "type": "object",
   "required": [
    "type"
   ],
   "properties": {
    "type": {
     "type": "string"
    },
    "example": {
     "type": "object",
     "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
     "required": [
      "flights"
     ],
     "properties": {
      "links": {
       "anyOf": [
        {
         "type": "object",
         "properties": {
          "next": {
           "anyOf": [
            {
             "type": "string"
            },
            {
             "type": "null"
            }
           ]
          }
         },
         "additionalProperties": false
        },
        {
         "type": "null"
        }
       ]
      },
      "flights": {
       "type": "array",
       "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
         "type": {
          "anyOf": [
           {
            "enum": [
             "Airline",
             "General_Aviation",
             "Cargo"
            ],
            "type": "string"
           },
           {
            "type": "null"
           }
          ]
         },
         "ident": {
          "anyOf": [
           {
            "type": "string"
           },
           {
            "type": "null"
           }
      
… (truncated)
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/flightaware-flight-lookup-by-ident-024f5d11/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from stabletravel.dev](https://www.zero.xyz/host/stabletravel.dev/llms.txt)