Lookup Flight Route by Callsign
adsbdb.callsign.lookupRead-onlyIdempotent
Resolve a flight callsign to its origin and destination airports and operating airline, plus full airport and airline details for enriching ADS-B flight tracking data.
Instructions
Resolve a flight callsign (e.g. "BAW123", "UAL456") to its origin and destination airports plus operating airline. Returns full airport details: ICAO and IATA codes, name, municipality, country, coordinates, and elevation. Also returns airline name, codes, and ATC callsign. Callsigns combine the airline ICAO code with a flight number and are broadcast by ATC transponders. Useful for enriching ADS-B flight tracking data with route context. Source: ADS-B DB — api.adsbdb.com, MIT license, no auth.
Input Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| callsign | Yes | Flight callsign to resolve, typically the airline ICAO code followed by flight number (e.g. "BAW123" for British Airways flight 123, "UAL456" for United flight 456). Returns origin, destination airports and airline details. |
Output Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| error | No | Present only when the call failed. Includes error code, message, request_id, and any provider-specific extras. | |
| result | No | Tool response payload. Shape varies per tool — consult the tool description and inputSchema. May be an object, array, string, or number depending on the upstream provider response. |