Flight status API for a travel website
Show flight status on trip pages and post-booking emails.
Updated 4 Sept 2026
The problem
Travel sites need reliable status for booked flights without scraping airline sites.
Required capabilities
- Lookup by flight number and date
- Clear operational status fields
- Documented coverage limitations
Implementation approach
- Identify flights from booking records (carrier code + number + date).
- Call Flight Status API from your backend on page load or via scheduled refresh.
- Cache short TTLs for active flights; refresh more often near departure.
- Surface graceful fallbacks when status is unknown.
Trade-offs
- Freshness depends on upstream aviation data.
- Not every carrier or region may be covered — validate your routes.
Relevant APIs
Comparisons
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Next step
Open an API page, try the playground, then create a key when you are ready to integrate.