Real-Time Flight Tracking with Aviation API, Slack & SendGrid/Twilio Alerts — n8n Workflow

Medium complexity Scheduled13 nodes🏷️ Miscellaneousby Oneclick AI Squad

Overview

This automated n8n workflow continuously monitors airline schedule changes by fetching real-time flight data, comparing it with stored schedules, and instantly notifying both internal teams and affected passengers through multiple communication channels. The system ensures stakeholders are immediately informed of any flight delays, cancellations, gate changes, or other critical updates.

Good to Know

Flight data accuracy depends on the aviation API provider's update frequency and reliability Cr

Nodes used

HTTP RequestPostgresCode

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How It Works
1. Schedule Trigger - Automatically runs every 30 minut
2. Fetch Airline Data - Retrieves current flight inform
Introduction:
This automated n8n workflow continuously monitors airli
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Schedule Trigger
Fetch Airline Data
Get Current Schedules
Process Changes
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Check for Changes
Update Database
Notify Slack Channel
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Check Urgent Notifications
Get Affected Passengers
Send Email Notifications
Send SMS (Critical Only)
Update Internal Systems
Log Sync Activity
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How it Works

  1. 1

    Trigger

    The workflow starts with a scheduled trigger, running on a defined schedule.

  2. 2

    Process

    Data flows through 13 nodes, connecting code, httprequest, if.

  3. 3

    Output

    The workflow completes its automation and delivers the result to the configured destination.

Node Details (13)

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HTTP Request

httpRequest

#1
PO

Postgres

postgres

#2
CO

Code

code

#3

How to Import This Workflow

  1. 1Click Download JSON button on the right to save the workflow file.
  2. 2Open your n8n instance. Go to Workflows → New → Import from file.
  3. 3Select the downloaded real-time-flight-tracking-with-aviation-api-slack-sendgridtwilio-alerts file and click Import.
  4. 4Set up credentials for each service node (API keys, OAuth, etc.).
  5. 5Click Test Workflow to verify everything works, then activate it.

Or paste directly in n8n → Import from JSON:

{ "name": "Real-Time Flight Tracking with Aviation API, Slack & SendGrid/Twilio Alerts", "nodes": [...], ...}

Integrations

codehttprequestifpostgresscheduletrigger

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Nodes13
Complexitymedium
Triggerscheduled

Created by

Oneclick AI Squad

Oneclick AI Squad

@oneclick-ai

Tags

codehttprequestifpostgresscheduletrigger

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