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Introducing continuous flight schedules

/flightsFuture now covers every date from tomorrow through 12 months. TL;DR /flightsFuture now returns confirmed scheduled flights for the next 7 days. Those dates used to…

Aviationstack API 25 Sep 2026 · 7 min

Webhook vs Polling: When Each Makes Sense

You’re building a flight tracking app. A user is heading to the airport, and suddenly their gate changes. The question is: how fast does your app…

Aviationstack API 6 Jun 2026 · 23 min