FlightXML is priced on a volume-basis with a per-transaction fee. There are
different classes of transactions based on the complexity of the request. The more
queries that a user account makes per month, the less the per-query fee is. There
is no minimum commitment, minimum usage fee, or signup fee. You pay only for the
actual usage you accrue.
The classes of queries separate the most complex queries for FlightAware to
deliver from the more simple queries. All FlightXML users are allowed to use all
classes without any restrictions, since these pricing classes are only used to determine
the cost that will be billed for that individual request.
For example, requesting a list of aircraft
en route to LAX ("Enroute") would be a more expensive class query than requesting the name and
location of an airport ("AirportInfo"). Requesting the heading of an aircraft based on two
positions ("LatLongsToHeading") would be an even less expensive class query.
At the lowest end of the volume scale (from 1 to 9,999 queries a month), each class 2 query is $0.0079 Therefore, if your application made two class 2 queries every 10 minutes (288 per day, 8,640 per month) your monthly bill would be $68.26.
However, if your application made two class 2 queries every minute (2,880 per day, 86,400 per month), each class 2 query is $0.0033 and your monthly bill would be $285.12.
Classes
Classes by Function Name
Class 1
Class 2
Class 3
Class 4
Free
AirlineFlightSchedules
AirlineInsight
MapFlight
MapFlightEx
SearchBirdseyeInFlight
SearchBirdseyePositions
AirlineFlightInfo
AllAirports
Arrived
CountAirportOperations
DecodeFlightRoute
DecodeRoute
Departed
Enroute
FleetArrived
FlightInfo
GetHistoricalTrack
GetLastTrack
InFlightInfo
InboundFlightInfo
PushAlert
RoutesBetweenAirports
RoutesBetweenAirportsEx
Scheduled
Search
SearchCount
AircraftType
AirportInfo
AllAirlines
BlockIdentCheck
CountAllEnrouteAirlineOperations
DeleteAlert
FleetScheduled
FlightInfoEx
GetAlerts
Metar
NTaf
SetAlert
Taf
TailOwner
AirlineInfo
GetFlightID
LatLongsToDistance
LatLongsToHeading
MetarEx
ZipcodeInfo
RegisterAlertEndpoint
SetMaximumResultSize
Commercial Support
FlightXML customers using or committed to a minimum of 500,000 queries a month are entitled to
free development support. Lower volume customers are offered development support at a rate of
$200/hr with a minimum of one hour per incident. Simply contact Commercial Support.
At the lowest end of the volume scale (from 1 to 9,999 queries a month), each class 2 query is $0.012 Therefore, if your application made two class 2 queries every 10 minutes (288 per day, 8,640 per month) your monthly bill would be $103.68.
However, if your application made two class 2 queries every minute (2,880 per day, 86,400 per month), each class 2 query is $0.005 and your monthly bill would be $432.00.
