API reference/Airlines & Aviation/Military Aircraft

Military Aircraft

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Live data

Military aircraft currently broadcasting ADS-B worldwide, with the most common types.

GET/api/v1/airlines/military

Data source

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Query parameters

Parameter	Description	Try value
`limit` number	Max aircraft returned (default 200)
`apikey` string required	Your API key. Can also be sent as the `X-API-Key` header.	demo key used here

Response envelope

Success: { data, meta: { sources, fetchedAt, cached } }. Errors: { error: { code, message } } with HTTP 400, 401, 404, 502, 503 or 504.

curl "https://api.sectorapi.com/api/v1/airlines/military?apikey=YOUR_API_KEY"

Calls the live source

Example response

{
  "data": {
    "count": 222,
    "topTypes": [
      {
        "type": "H60",
        "count": 38
      },
      {
        "type": "C30J",
        "count": 15
      },
      {
        "type": "PC21",
        "count": 14
      }
    ],
    "aircraft": [
      {
        "hex": "ae5654",
        "callsign": "SURF50",
        "registration": "12-20443",
        "type": "H60",
        "lat": 22.025711,
        "lon": -159.09147,
        "altitudeFt": 4950,
        "onGround": false,
        "groundSpeedKt": 105,
        "trackDeg": 80,
        "verticalRateFpm": -128,
        "squawk": "2215",
        "emergency": "none",
        "seenSecondsAgo": 3.7
      },
      {
        "hex": "ae59ff",
        "callsign": "THOR38",
        "registration": "15-08468",
        "type": "H47",
        "lat": 21.576124,
        "lon": -158.095957,
        "altitudeFt": 3050,
        "onGround": false,
        "groundSpeedKt": 69,
        "trackDeg": 115,
        "verticalRateFpm": 0,
        "squawk": "1200",
        "emergency": "none",
        "seenSecondsAgo": 0.1
      },
      {
        "hex": "af09c4",
        "callsign": "CHAOS30",
        "registration": "22-03497",
        "type": "H64",
        "lat": 21.544922,
        "lon": -158.033736,
        "altitudeFt": 1600,
        "onGround": false,
        "groundSpeedKt": 84,
        "trackDeg": 137,
        "verticalRateFpm": -1472,
        "squawk": null,
        "emergency": "none",
        "seenSecondsAgo": 29.3
      }
    ]
  }
}