OAG
OAG (Official Airline Guide) is one of the world's oldest and most authoritative aviation data companies, having published airline schedules since 1929. Today, OAG provides a comprehensive suite of APIs covering flight schedules, status, analytics, and market intelligence to airlines, airports, travel agencies, financial analysts, and travel technology companies.
Overview
OAG (Official Airline Guide) is one of the world's oldest and most authoritative aviation data companies, having published airline schedules since 1929. Today, OAG provides a comprehensive suite of APIs covering flight schedules, status, analytics, and market intelligence to airlines, airports, travel agencies, financial analysts, and travel technology companies.
OAG's schedule database covers 1,000+ airlines and 4,000+ airports with 95 million flight schedules updated weekly. The data is used for route planning, capacity analysis, competition benchmarking, and travel app development. OAG is considered the gold standard for accurate flight schedule data — airlines themselves use OAG to verify their own published schedules.
Pros & Cons
Pros
- World's most comprehensive flight schedule database
- Trusted by airlines, airports and governments
- Historical data going back decades
- Route analytics and market intelligence
- Used for strategic planning, not just consumer apps
Cons
- Enterprise pricing — expensive for small businesses
- Primarily schedule data, not real-time booking
- Complex commercial agreements required
- Overkill for simple consumer travel apps
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