Fa_flight_id returning error on Route request

FlightAware AeroAPI
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When searching for a route for a flight a few days ago I received a 404 error. However, the advanced search that returned that fa_flight_id seems to work and gives me X/Y coordinates. The advanced query I used was:

{in orig {KLAX}} {in dest {KDAL}} {match ident ASA196} {< eta 1644616800}

It returns fa_flight_id - ASA196-1643780746-airline-0216

But when I put that in for the route search it returns a 404. Any ideas?

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No route was received for that particular flight. It was probably cancelled before the flightplan (containing the route) was filed. AS196 (ASA196) Alaska Airlines Flight Tracking and History 04-Feb-2022 (KLAX-KDAL) - FlightAware

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I appreciate the reply @bovineone. It’s funny because that wasn’t the flight I was searching for. I am actually looking for ASA196 on Feb 11. I’ve modified my query to be:

{in orig {KLAX}} {in dest {KDAL}} {match ident ASA196} {>= edt 1644519540} {<= eta 1644613140}

This returns 0 results but the flight does exist on FA: AS196 (ASA196) Alaska Airlines Flight Tracking and History 11-Feb-2022 (KLAX-KDAL) - FlightAware

I am guessing for some reason it doesn’t like my EDT or ETA time, but if I just do >= EDT it returns only the flight on 2/14/2022.

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I have changed my query to -
{in orig {KLAX}} {in dest {KDAL}} {match ident ASA*} {<= arrivalTime 1644652799}

I would expect to see my flight listed in the results but nothing is returned. What am I missing here?

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As noted in the documentation, the advanced search method only “searches flight data representing approximately the last 24 hours”

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I saw that note but I must have thought based on other discussions that flights were searchable within the last couple of weeks.

Is there no way to grab a flight that is a few days in the past then? I guess if my app errors out for whatever reason and can’t grab the flight within 24 hours I’m out of luck?

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The “advanced search” function depends on an internal database that can only hold a more limited history duration due to the large data volume, so it has a very short time limit for technical reasons. Other parts of AeroAPI have a longer history duration but you’ll generally need to already know at least the flight ident.