Lufthansa City Airlines API: Track flight status, schedules and routes of Lufthansa City Airlines

AirLabs allows you to track flight status for Lufthansa City Airlines with a powerful API. Get connected to the Lufthansa City Airlines API and thousands of other airlines in minutes.

Sergey St.

Published on Oct 12th 26

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Track flight status, get schedules and routes information with our Lufthansa City Airlines API

Lufthansa City Airlines (IATA VL, ICAO LHX) is the short- and medium-haul subsidiary of the Lufthansa Group, which began scheduled operations in June 2024 and operates from its hubs at Munich (MUC) and Frankfurt (FRA). It flies an all-Airbus fleet of A320neo and A319 aircraft across a growing European network and is a Star Alliance affiliate. The AirLabs API is built from the ground up and lets you track Lufthansa City Airlines flights — along with thousands of other airlines — through a single integration.

Note: Lufthansa City Airlines is the successor to Lufthansa CityLine within the Lufthansa Group, so much of the regional flying previously published under CityLine now operates as Lufthansa City Airlines (VL / LHX).

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Supported API features

The Lufthansa City Airlines Developer API lets you create a custom experience for your users and increase the value of your product.

• Track flights with geo-positioning for Lufthansa City Airlines aircraft.
• Check real-time status, ETA and delays for any Lufthansa City Airlines flight by number.  
• Routes and schedules available through a simple HTTP API.
• Fresh Lufthansa City Airlines fleet database in JSON, XML and CSV formats.
• Airline reference data — codes, callsign and country — from the Airlines Database.

How to use the Lufthansa City Airlines API to track a live flight

curl "https://airlabs.co/api/v9/flights?airline_iata=VL&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY"

Query the /flight endpoint with a real flight code-number (for example VL849) — it returns the single closest live, scheduled or landed flight with position, status and full aircraft details:

curl "https://airlabs.co/api/v9/flight?flight_iata=VL849&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY"

{
  "hex": "3C6542",
  "reg_number": "D-AIJB",
  "flag": "DE",
  "lat": 51.358183,
  "lng": 10.140444,
  "alt": 7784,
  "dir": 202.9,
  "speed": 842,
  "v_speed": -17,
  "squawk": "1000",
  "flight_number": "849",
  "flight_icao": "LHX849",
  "flight_iata": "VL849",
  "dep_icao": "EFHK",
  "dep_iata": "HEL",
  "arr_icao": "EDDF",
  "arr_iata": "FRA",
  "airline_icao": "LHX",
  "airline_iata": "VL",
  "aircraft_icao": "A20N",
  "updated": 1791810953,
  "status": "en-route"
}

This is a live example (Lufthansa City Airlines flight VL849, Helsinki → Frankfurt, Airbus A320neo). The full response also includes scheduled and estimated times (dep_time / arr_time and their _utc / _ts and _estimated forms), terminals, gates, delays, codeshare and extended aircraft specs (model, manufacturer, msn, built, age); a given flight returns only the fields that apply to it.

Lufthansa City Airlines API integration

Explore our extensive documentation of the aviation APIs and databases that are essential to developers and startups building exceptional travel products. Filter any endpoint to Lufthansa City Airlines with airline_iata=VL.

Lufthansa City Airlines is part of the Lufthansa Group, so you can track its mainline parent Lufthansa (LH) through the same API — useful because many Lufthansa City Airlines flights are also sold under LH flight numbers.

FAQ

What is the Lufthansa City Airlines API code? Lufthansa City Airlines uses IATA code VL and ICAO code LHX. You query any AirLabs endpoint for Lufthansa City Airlines with airline_iata=VL.

Is the Lufthansa City Airlines API the same as the Lufthansa CityLine API? Lufthansa City Airlines is the successor to Lufthansa CityLine within the Lufthansa Group. Current regional flights operate under VL / LHX, so this is the code to use for live Lufthansa City Airlines data.

Can I track Lufthansa City Airlines flights in real time? Yes. The Real-Time Flights endpoint returns live positions and status for airborne Lufthansa City Airlines aircraft, and Schedules returns live departures and arrivals.

What data can I get for Lufthansa City Airlines? Live flights and positions, schedules, routes, flight status and delays, and fleet data — all filterable by airline_iata=VL.

Where is Lufthansa City Airlines based? Lufthansa City Airlines is a German Lufthansa Group carrier with hubs at Munich (MUC) and Frankfurt (FRA). Use the Airports Database and Routes to explore its network.

Is there a free Lufthansa City Airlines API? Yes. AirLabs has a free tier — get an API key and start pulling Lufthansa City Airlines data.

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If you need more information, don't hesitate to contact us. We are always happy to help you find the right approach for your use case.