specification: API Commons Plans
specificationVersion: '0.1'
schema: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/interface-research/main/schema/api-commons.yml#/$defs/Plans
provider: Aviation Edge
providerId: aviation-edge
generated: '2026-09-04'
method: searched
source: https://aviation-edge.com/premium-api/
created: '2026-05-04'
modified: '2026-09-04'
tags:
  - Airlines
  - Airports
  - Aviation
  - Flight Data
  - Real-Time
description: >-
  Aviation Edge subscription plans, read from the provider's own pricing page on 2026-09-04.
  This file replaces the 2026-05-04 scaffold, whose tiers and prices were placeholders.
  Every plan grants access to the full API surface; the tiers differ only in the monthly API
  call allowance. The advertised low price is a first-month test rate — the subscription
  auto-renews at the regular rate thereafter.
plan_count: 4
currency: USD
billing_period: month
free_tier: false
free_tier_note: >-
  Aviation Edge withdrew its free API key. https://aviation-edge.com/free-api-key/ states
  the feature was removed due to abuse, and the FAQ confirms the free trial is disabled; the
  discounted first month is now the only way to evaluate the data. There is no test key,
  so an unauthenticated evaluation of the live API is not possible.
discounts:
  - type: annual
    amount: 10%
    note: 10% discount on annual payment for any plan, per the FAQ.
  - type: academic
    amount: negotiated
    note: >-
      Students and non-commercial projects are invited to contact the provider; free access
      is granted in exchange for a backlink attributing Aviation Edge as the source.
plans:
  - id: aviation-edge-developer
    name: Developer
    type: paid
    price: '299.00'
    currency: USD
    period: month
    intro_price: '7.00'
    intro_period: first month
    description: >-
      Entry paid tier. 30,000 API calls per month across the full API surface.
    entries:
      - label: API Calls
        name: api_calls
        type: quota
        metric: requests
        limit: 30000
        timeFrame: month
        price: '299.00'
      - label: SLA
        name: sla
        type: feature
        description: Server uptime and transfer-speed SLA (https://aviation-edge.com/service-level-agreement/)
      - label: Support
        name: support
        type: feature
        description: 24/7 support; the support-speed SLA metrics apply to Business Gold only
  - id: aviation-edge-business
    name: Business
    type: paid
    price: '599.00'
    currency: USD
    period: month
    intro_price: '15.00'
    intro_period: first month
    description: 100,000 API calls per month across the full API surface.
    entries:
      - label: API Calls
        name: api_calls
        type: quota
        metric: requests
        limit: 100000
        timeFrame: month
        price: '599.00'
      - label: SLA
        name: sla
        type: feature
        description: Server uptime and transfer-speed SLA
      - label: Support
        name: support
        type: feature
        description: 24/7 support
  - id: aviation-edge-business-gold
    name: Business Gold
    type: paid
    price: '1499.00'
    currency: USD
    period: month
    intro_price: '39.00'
    intro_period: first month
    description: 500,000 API calls per month, plus development support.
    entries:
      - label: API Calls
        name: api_calls
        type: quota
        metric: requests
        limit: 500000
        timeFrame: month
        price: '1499.00'
      - label: Development support
        name: development_support
        type: feature
      - label: SLA
        name: sla
        type: feature
        description: Server uptime, transfer speed AND the support quality metrics (phone < 20s, email < 24h)
  - id: aviation-edge-unlimited
    name: Unlimited Data
    type: enterprise
    price: null
    currency: USD
    period: month
    description: >-
      Unlimited monthly calls with no usage restrictions and development support. Priced by
      quotation; the FAQ directs anyone needing more than 500K calls per month to email an
      estimate.
    entries:
      - label: API Calls
        name: api_calls
        type: quota
        metric: requests
        limit: null
        timeFrame: month
        price: null
notes:
  - >-
    The pricing page and the free-api-key page disagree on the first-month rates: the pricing
    table shows $7 / $15 / $39 while https://aviation-edge.com/free-api-key/ and the FAQ cite
    "$15, 29$ or 79$" and "as low as $15". The pricing table values are recorded above as the
    primary source; the discrepancy is the provider's, not this record's.
  - >-
    Standalone database downloads (Excel/CSV/SQL) are sold separately from API subscriptions
    and run on a different dashboard; their pricing is not published on the API pricing page.