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Provides tools for live flight tracking, airport information, flight schedules, aircraft and operator data, and flight alerts via the FlightAware AeroAPI.

How do I use flightaware-mcp?

1. Click on "Install Server". 2. Wait a few minutes for the server to deploy. Once ready, it will show a "Started" state. 3. In the chat, type @ followed by the MCP server name and your instructions, e.g., "@flightaware-mcp track the current position of flight UA123" That's it! The server will respond to your query, and you can continue using it as needed. Here is a step-by-step guide with screenshots.

flightaware-mcp

by chrischall

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flightaware-mcp

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MCP server for FlightAware AeroAPI (v4) — live flight tracking and aviation data for Claude. Track flights, read airport boards, look up operators and aircraft, fetch scheduled flights, and manage flight alerts, all over stdio.

Developed and maintained by AI (Claude Code). Use at your own discretion.

Quick start

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "flightaware": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@chrischall/flightaware-mcp"],
      "env": { "AEROAPI_API_KEY": "your-aeroapi-key-here" }
    }
  }
}

Get a key at flightaware.com/aeroapi/portal. The free Personal tier (500 calls/month) is enough to start; AeroAPI bills per query.

Related MCP server: FlightRadar MCP Server

Tools

Area	Tools
Flights	`fa_get_flights`, `fa_search_flights`, `fa_search_flights_advanced`, `fa_get_flight_track`, `fa_get_flight_position`, `fa_get_flight_route`, `fa_get_flight_map`, `fa_get_flight_history`
Airports	`fa_get_airport`, `fa_get_airport_flights`, `fa_list_airports`, `fa_get_nearby_airports`, `fa_get_airport_delays`, `fa_get_airport_weather`
Operators / aircraft	`fa_get_operator`, `fa_get_operator_flights`, `fa_list_operators`, `fa_get_aircraft_owner`
Schedules / predictive	`fa_get_scheduled_flights`, `fa_foresight_search` (premium tier)
Alerts	`fa_list_alerts`, `fa_get_alert`, `fa_create_alert`, `fa_update_alert`, `fa_delete_alert`, `fa_get_alerts_endpoint`, `fa_set_alerts_endpoint`

Alert mutations are confirm-gated: without confirm: true they return a dry-run preview and make no network call.

Configuration

Var	Required	Purpose
`AEROAPI_API_KEY`	yes	Your AeroAPI key (sent as the `x-apikey` header).
`AEROAPI_OUTPUT_DIR`	no	Default directory for flight-map PNGs (default: cwd).

Development

npm install
npm run build
npm test

Every request rides your own AeroAPI key and counts against your subscription quota. See docs/FLIGHTAWARE-API.md for the pinned endpoint surface.

License

MIT

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–Release cycle

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