AirTrail

AeroDataBox is an alternative flight lookup provider for AirTrail flight number lookups.

Why Use AeroDataBox?

AirTrail defaults to adsbdb (free, no setup) but it has limits:

AeroDataBox adds:

Broader flight data coverage and accuracy
Date search capability - look up flights by date
Departure and arrival times for matching flights
Aircraft and airline details when AeroDataBox returns them
AeroDataBox history limit - results are typically available for flights within the last year

AeroDataBox provides a free tier that should be enough for most users. Get an API key here: https://rapidapi.com/aedbx-aedbx/api/aerodatabox.

With AeroDataBox enabled, you can:

Enter a flight number with a specific date (using the existing "Departure" field)
Look up flights that occurred weeks or months ago
Get more accurate departure and arrival times for past flights
See aircraft and airline details when AeroDataBox provides them

Optional by default: The integration is disabled unless you provide an API key.
Where to set the key:
- In the app (admins only): Settings → Integrations → "AeroDataBox API Key".
- Or via environment variable: set INTEGRATIONS_AERO_DATA_BOX_KEY and restart the server.
Server‑side only usage: The API key is kept on the server and never exposed to regular users. For non‑admin users the client never receives the key.
Admin visibility only: The key is only ever sent to the frontend when requested by an authenticated admin (used to prefill the field in Settings). Requests by non‑admins are rejected.
Proxied lookups: All flight number lookups are performed by the server, which adds the API key in the request to AeroDataBox. The browser never talks to AeroDataBox directly.

Flight lookup features that rely on AeroDataBox are unavailable until a key is configured.
The rest of AirTrail continues to work normally.