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flight-tracker

航班追踪与时刻表。通过OpenSky网络按地区、呼号或机场实时追踪航班。搜索机场之间的航班时刻表。用于查询诸如“哪些航班飞越瑞士？”、“汉堡到苏黎世的航班何时到达？”或“追踪SWR123航班”等问题。

SKILL.md
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name: flight-tracker
description: Flight tracking and scheduling. Track live flights in real-time by region, callsign, or airport using OpenSky Network. Search flight schedules between airports. Use for queries like "What flights are over Switzerland?" or "When do flights from Hamburg arrive in Zurich?" or "Track flight SWR123".
homepage: https://openskynetwork.github.io/opensky-api/

Flight Tracker

Track flights in real-time and search flight schedules between airports.

Quick Commands

Live Flight Tracking

Flights over a region (bounding box)

bash
# Switzerland (lat_min, lat_max, lon_min, lon_max)
curl -s "https://opensky-network.org/api/states/all?lamin=45.8&lomin=5.9&lamax=47.8&lomax=10.5" | \
  jq -r '.states[] | "\(.[1]) - \(.[2]) | Alt: \(.[7])m | Speed: \(.[9])m/s | From: \(.[5])"'

Track specific flight by callsign

bash
curl -s "https://opensky-network.org/api/states/all?icao24=<aircraft-icao>" | jq .

Get live flight info

bash
# Use helper script
python3 scripts/track.py --region switzerland
python3 scripts/track.py --callsign SWR123
python3 scripts/track.py --airport LSZH

Flight Schedules

Search for scheduled flights between airports:

bash
# Basic usage (shows search links)
python3 scripts/schedule.py HAM ZRH

# With specific date
python3 scripts/schedule.py --from HAM --to ZRH --date 2026-01-15

# With API key (optional, for detailed results)
export AVIATIONSTACK_API_KEY='your_key_here'
python3 scripts/schedule.py HAM ZRH

Without API key: Shows helpful search links (Google Flights, FlightRadar24, airline websites)

With API key: Fetches live schedule data with departure/arrival times, terminals, gates, and status

Free API key available at aviationstack.com (100 requests/month)

Regions

Pre-defined regions in the script:

  • •switzerland: Swiss airspace
  • •europe: European airspace (rough bounds)
  • •zurich: Area around Zurich
  • •geneva: Area around Geneva

API Endpoints

All states

bash
GET https://opensky-network.org/api/states/all

Optional parameters:

  • •lamin, lomin, lamax, lomax: Bounding box
  • •icao24: Specific aircraft (hex code)
  • •time: Unix timestamp (0 = now)

Response Format

Each flight state contains:

code
[0]  icao24      - Aircraft ICAO24 address (hex)
[1]  callsign    - Flight callsign (e.g., "SWR123")
[2]  origin_country - Country name
[5]  origin      - Origin airport (if available)
[7]  baro_altitude - Altitude in meters
[9]  velocity    - Speed in m/s
[10] heading     - Direction in degrees
[11] vertical_rate - Climb/descent rate in m/s

Airport Codes

ICAO (for live tracking)

  • •LSZH - Zurich
  • •LSGG - Geneva
  • •LSZB - Bern
  • •LSZA - Lugano
  • •LFSB - Basel-Mulhouse (EuroAirport)

IATA (for schedules)

  • •ZRH - Zurich
  • •GVA - Geneva
  • •BSL - Basel
  • •BRN - Bern
  • •LUG - Lugano
  • •HAM - Hamburg
  • •FRA - Frankfurt
  • •MUC - Munich
  • •BER - Berlin
  • •LHR - London Heathrow
  • •CDG - Paris CDG
  • •AMS - Amsterdam

Notes

Live Tracking (OpenSky Network)

  • •Free API with rate limits (anonymous: 400/day)
  • •Real-time data from ADS-B receivers worldwide
  • •No API key required
  • •Data updated every 10 seconds
  • •Create account for higher limits and historical data

Flight Schedules (AviationStack)

  • •Optional API key for detailed schedule data
  • •Free tier: 100 requests/month
  • •Without API: provides search links to Google Flights, FlightRadar24, etc.
  • •Supports date-specific queries