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The Enhanced Radar API gives you US air traffic control radio data: transcripts of ATC transmissions, the facilities and channels they come from, and what we derive from them, such as events, flight and airport statuses, and pilot weather reports. Every route is under https://api.enhancedradar.com. All paths are under /api/v0 except /health.

Quickstart

Make your first request and fetch a transcript and its audio.

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What you can get

Transcripts

Every transmission from a controller or pilot, with callsigns, word timings, and audio.

Events

Notable things that happened on frequency, such as go-arounds, laser strikes, diversions, and gate returns.

Flight status

The latest substantive ATC communication with one flight, in one sentence.

Airport status

Runways, flow, traffic programs, weather, and what was heard on frequency at one airport.

PIREPs

Pilot weather reports heard on frequency near a point, in plain language and FAA format.

Answers

Ask a question and get an answer researched from transcripts, ADS-B, FAA SWIM, weather, and the web.

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Pull or stream

  • Pull: Transcript and event searches accept time windows of up to 48 hours; PIREPs are limited to 6 hours. See Selecting data.
  • Stream: one WebSocket at GET /api/v0/live streams transcripts, events, flight statuses, airport statuses, and PIREPs as they happen. See Live updates.

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Learn the basics

Authentication

Send an API key as a bearer token.

Facilities and channels

How coverage is organized and which channels return data.

Times

Time formats, precision, and ordering.

Errors

Error format and status codes.

Billing

What each route and live topic is charged in US dollars, and the receipt each one reports.

MCP server

Use the API from Claude, Cursor, or another AI assistant.
This reference is also served as Markdown by GET /api/v0/docs.