FlightAware Firehose℠ Flight Data Feed

Firehose Data Feed

The world’s most comprehensive global flight tracking and ADS-B flight status data feed including over oceans, polar regions, deserts and other remote areas
Surface and airborne data seamlessly merged for comprehensive flight tracking within a single data stream
Created for enterprise integrations
Surface movement data available at thousands of airports

Robust developer documentation, implementation examples, and first-class support
Open-source Firestarter SDK to quickly and easily start using Firehose
High availability SLA options
Customizable data solutions that best fit your needs including predictive data from FlightAware Foresight
Additional space-based positional ADS-B data also available

Enhance and optimize aircraft, airport, or airspace operations with FlightAware's in-depth, real-time ADS-B data feed.

FlightAware's Firehose ADS-B data feed is a TCP-based, SSL streaming data feed of flight positions and flight statuses processed by FlightAware. Every Firehose connection includes airborne or surface position data from FlightAware's terrestrial network of ADS-B receivers. Positions from Aireon's space-based ADS-B network, datalink/ACARS providers and RADAR may be included as additional data layers. FLIFO data, Predicted ETAs, Block Events, Extended Flight Info, and weather/extended Mode S/FMS data are also available.

Airborne positions
Surface positions
Flight status, flight plans, and schedules
Hold detection (with hold enter and hold exit events)New!
Airborne weather
Autopilot settings
Historical aviation ADS-B data (with replay capability)
FlightAware Foresight predictive data

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FlightAware’s Firehose ADS-B data feed is powered by HyperFeed^®, a machine learning and rules engine that uses thousands of proprietary models and algorithms to compile, evaluate and aggregate over 10,000 aircraft positions per second. HyperFeed fuses data from radar, terrestrial ADS-B, Mode S multilateration (MLAT), datalink and Aireon space-based ADS-B to deliver the highest quality, truly global and complete flight tracking data.

Be on the Same Page with Aviation Leaders

The FlightAware Flight ID is a unique identifier that stays constant throughout the entire flight. HyperFeed does all the work of associating all relevant flight data with this id, across all of our data sources, whether it is reported using a flight’s registration, callsign, or transponder hex identifier. The FlightAware FlightID simplifies and enables commerce with the giants of the aviation industry.

Example Use Cases

Aircraft Situational Displays

FlightAware delivers flight tracking to many of the industry’s leading ASDs via Firehose integrations that enable global, real-time flight tracking and powerful analysis.

Airlines

Aircraft operators who choose to build their own operational tools can seamlessly integrate FlightAware’s Firehose data feed to track their aircraft in the air as well as on the ground.

Aircraft/Engine Manufacturers

FlightAware’s Firehose data feed enables aircraft and engine manufacturers to track equipment utilization and comply with maintenance schedules.

GADSS Compliance

By layering Aireon space-based ADS-B data feed, developers can create solutions that exceed ICAO’s GADSS flight tracking standards with positions updated at least once per minute anywhere in the world.

Airports

Airport managers and passengers all benefit from live flight tracking visualizations built with FlightAware’s Firehose. Developers can build tools that show aircraft in the air and on the ground at the airport, along with flight status information and so much more.

Air Traffic Flow Management

With FlightAware's Firehose ADS-B data feed, ATC, ANSPs, and airspace managers can leverage data to manage airspace and predict capacity in real-time to reduce delays and congestion. FlightAware's Firehose also supports historical data replay of past events, commonly used for after-the-fact analysis.

Developer Documentation