OpenSky Live Aircraft Tracker Scraper

OpenSky Live Aircraft Tracker Scraper — a fast, reliable opensky flights scraper that needs no API key. You pay only for the results you get: failed or empty runs are always free.

This opensky flights scraper runs on the Apify platform, so you can call it from the API, run it on a schedule, or export results to JSON, CSV, Excel, or Google Sheets.

What this scraper does

• Extracts structured opensky flights data with no browser or API key required
• Returns clean JSON, one record per result — ready for sheets, databases, or apps
• Pay-per-result pricing: you are never charged for a run that returns nothing
• Runs on demand or on a schedule, and integrates with 5,000+ apps via the Apify API and webhooks

What data you get

Each result record includes fields such as:

• Icao24 (icao24) — e.g. "39de4c"
• Callsign (callsign) — e.g. "TVF8099"
• Origin Country (originCountry) — e.g. "France"
• Latitude (latitude) — e.g. 45.2703
• Longitude (longitude) — e.g. 7.7932
• Baro Altitude (baroAltitude) — e.g. 11574.78
• Geo Altitude (geoAltitude) — e.g. 12115.8
• On Ground (onGround) — e.g. false
• Velocity (velocity) — e.g. 219.86
• True Track (trueTrack) — e.g. 329.17
• Vertical Rate (verticalRate) — e.g. -0.33
• Squawk (squawk) — e.g. "6172"
• Spi (spi) — e.g. false
• Position Source (positionSource) — e.g. 0
• Position Source Label (positionSourceLabel) — e.g. "ADS-B"

Input

Field	Type	Description
minLatitude	number	Southern edge of the bounding box in WGS-84 decimal degrees (-90 to 90). Supply all four bbox coords to con...
minLongitude	number	Western edge of the bounding box in WGS-84 decimal degrees (-180 to 180).
maxLatitude	number	Northern edge of the bounding box in WGS-84 decimal degrees (-90 to 90).
maxLongitude	number	Eastern edge of the bounding box in WGS-84 decimal degrees (-180 to 180).
maxResults	integer	Maximum number of aircraft records to return from the snapshot.
includeGrounded	boolean	If false, aircraft reporting an on-ground surface position are skipped (airborne only).
callsignPrefix	string	Optional. Keep only aircraft whose callsign starts with this prefix (case-insensitive), e.g. 'BAW' for Brit...

Example output

{
  "type": "aircraft",
  "icao24": "39de4c",
  "callsign": "TVF8099",
  "originCountry": "France",
  "latitude": 45.2703,
  "longitude": 7.7932,
  "baroAltitude": 11574.78,
  "geoAltitude": 12115.8,
  "onGround": false,
  "velocity": 219.86,
  "trueTrack": 329.17,
  "verticalRate": -0.33,
  "squawk": "6172",
  "spi": false,
  "positionSource": 0,
  "positionSourceLabel": "ADS-B",
  "category": 0,
  "categoryLabel": "No information",
  "timePosition": 1783796048,
  "timePositionIso": "2026-07-11T18:54:08Z",
  "lastContact": "2026-07-11T18:54:10Z",
  "lastContactEpoch": 1783796050,
  "snapshotTime": "2026-07-11T18:53:40Z",
  "url": "https://opensky-network.org/aircraft-profile?icao24=39de4c",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-07-11T00:00:00Z"
}

Use cases

• Build tracking and monitoring apps
• Feed real-time dashboards
• Research routes, schedules, and availability
• Power alerting tools

Pricing

This actor uses pay-per-result pricing at $0.0006 per record. There is no monthly fee and no start fee — and empty or failed runs cost $0, so you only ever pay for data you actually receive.

Frequently asked questions

Do I need an API key or account for the source? No. This opensky flights scraper works out of the box with no API key required.

What happens if a run returns no results? You are not charged. Billing is per result, so empty or failed runs are free.

Can I run the opensky flights scraper on a schedule? Yes. Use the Apify Scheduler to run it hourly, daily, or on any cron schedule, and get results by webhook or API.

What export formats are supported? Results can be exported as JSON, CSV, Excel, HTML, or pushed to Google Sheets, a database, or your own app via the Apify API.

Is the data structured? Yes. Every opensky flights result is a clean, flat JSON record you can use immediately.