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Flight Info

Flight Information

The Flight Information service returns arrival and departure information for BA flights. The latest version number of the Flight Information flights resource is v1.

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Version Information

The most recent version of the Flight Information API is version 1. Previous versions are shown below.

Version Status End-of-life date
v1.0 Current Dec 2015

API Endpoints

Flight Information has a REST API endpoint. Click here for more information on using British Airways Rest APIs.

The endpoints available are:

Endpoint URL
Live https://api.ba.com/rest-v1/v1/flights
Test N/A

API Methods

Method URL Resource Description
GET flights;departureLocation={locationId};arrivalLocation={locationId};scheduledDepartureDate={date} Returns the status of all BA operated flights departing from the departure location on the specified date and arriving at the arrival location
GET flights;departureLocation={locationId};arrivalLocation={locationId};scheduledArrivalDate={date} Returns the status of all BA operated flights departing from the departure location and arriving at the arrival location on the specified date
GET flights;scheduledDepartureDate={date};flightNumber={flightNumber} Returns the status of all BA operated flights with the specified flight number departing on the specified date
GET flights;scheduledArrivalDate={date};flightNumber={flightNumber} Returns the status of all BA operated flights with the specified flight number arriving on the specified date
GET flights;departureLocation={locationId};startTime={time};endTime={time} Returns the status of all BA operated flights departing from the departure location between the specified times today
GET flights;arrivalLocation={locationId};startTime={time};endTime={time} Returns the status of all BA operated flights arriving at the arrival location between the specified times today

HTTP Headers

Header Name Description Mandatory? In/Outbound Example
client-key Your unique key used to authorise access to the API. Yes Inbound n/a

Search Parameters

The search parameters are case insensitive and can be submitted in any order.

Name Description Format Default Example Allowed values
departureLocation A city or airport IATA 3 character airport or city code N/A LHR Only locations which BA flies to / from
arrivalLocation A city or airport IATA 3 character airport or city code N/A LHR Only locations which BA flies to / from
scheduledDepartureDate A valid date YYYY-MM-DD N/A 2013-09-15 A date >= yesterday and <= today plus 14 days
scheduledArrivalDate A valid date YYYY-MM-DD N/A 2013-09-15 A date >= yesterday and <= today plus 14 days
flightNumber A valid BA flight number A numeric value up to a max of 4 numerics (leading zeros may be omitted) N/A 011 Numeric
startTime A time HH:MM in 24hr format N/A 13:00 A valid time between 00:00 and 23:59 which is less than the endTime. Note: if the departureLocation is LON then only a maximum12hr difference between the startTime and endTime is allowed
endTime A time HH:MM in 24hr format N/A 13:00 A valid time between 00:00 and 23:59 which is greater than the endTime. Note: if the departureLocation is LON then only a maximum12hr difference between the startTime and endTime is allowed

Supported Status Codes

You can view the standard status codes returned by our APIs here.

version 24 as of 10 years ago by Tom Hodge