Flightradar24 2 KML

A program for downloading Flightradar24 tracks, and export to KML/GPX formats.

Table of content

• Flightradar24 2 KML
  • Table of content
  • Introduction
  • Getting the program
    • Presrequisites
    • Installation
  • Using the program
    • Parameters

Introduction

This program will fetch the tracks within 7 days of a given aircraft given its registration.

Getting the program

Presrequisites

This program uses python3 and requests module of python3.

Download and install python3 from here, and install requests using:

pip3 install requests

Installation

You can either use git to install the program, or just download the whole program in .zip format from here

Install:

git clone https://github.com/chaoshaowei/flightradar-kml.git

Update:

git pull https://github.com/chaoshaowei/flightradar-kml.git

Using the program

Simply edit the reg in main.py, then run the python script.

The output file will be renamed based on the plane's registration, and the requested date. The time will be based on the event time of the flight, localized into timezone described in [OUTPUT_TZ].

Currently, the option of using the code requires you to modify the main.py file, and change the reg and/or the date.

Maybe there will be graphical interface to get tracks in the future.

Parameters

Basic parameters:

• REG_ID = [String]: The targeting aircraft registration
• FLIGHT_ID = [String]: The targeting flightradar24 flight ID, which is a 24-bit hex string, if RUN_MODE is set to SEARCH_FLIGHT_BY_FLIGHT_ID

Advanced parameters:

• OUTPUT_TZ_NUM = [Number]: The hours difference from GMT, which will be in the output filename
• RUN_MODE = [ENUM/Number]: The running mode of the program
  • LIST_FLIGHT_BY_REG: Just list out the flights of an aircraft in the past 7 days
  • SEARCH_FLIGHT_BY_REG: Download all flights of an aircraft in the past 7 days
  • SEARCH_FLIGHT_BY_FLIGHT_ID: Download a specific flight
• OUTPUT_KML: [True/False]: Export KML or not
• OUTPUT_GPX: [True/False]: Export GPX or not