Get and parse flight track from flightrader24.com

flighttrack_json_parse.rb

#!/usr/bin/env ruby

# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-

require 'net/http'
require 'uri'
require 'json'

flightIds=ARGV
api_url='mobile.api.fr24.com/common/v1/flight-playback.json'


for flightId in flightIds do

  uri = URI.parse('http://' + api_url + '?flightId=' + flightId)
  json = Net::HTTP.get(uri)
  res = JSON.parse(json)

  unless res['result']['response'].nil? then

    # flight data

    flight = res['result']['response']['data']['flight']
    identi = flight['identification']['number']['default']
    model = flight['aircraft']['model']['code']
    orig = flight['airport']['origin']
    dest = flight['airport']['destination']

    puts "# flightId:    #{flight['identification']['hex']}"
    puts "# code:        #{flight['airline']['name']} #{identi}"
    puts "# model:       #{model}"
    puts "# origin:      #{orig['name']}:#{orig['code']['iata']}"
    puts "# destination: #{dest['name']}:#{dest['code']['iata']}"
    puts "# --------------------------------------------"

    # tracks

    tracks = res['result']['response']['data']['flight']['track']

    puts "# timestamp lat lon kmh kts mph squawk heading"

    for track in tracks do
      lat = track['latitude']
      lon = track['longitude']
      kmh = track['speed']['kmh']
      kts = track['speed']['kts']
      mph = track['speed']['mph']
      sqw = track['squawk']
      azm = track['heading']
      timestamp = Time.at(track['timestamp']).strftime("%Y/%m/%d %H:%M:%S")
      puts "#{timestamp} #{lat} #{lon} #{kmh} #{kts} #{mph} #{sqw} #{azm}"
    end

    puts ""

  end

end