Flightaware Mcp

Overview

Flightaware Mcp is a Model Context Protocol server that brings live flight tracking and aviation data into your AI assistant. It connects to FlightAware AeroAPI to deliver real-time information about flights, airports, and alerts, letting Claude, Cursor, VS Code, and other MCP clients access aviation data as callable tools.

The server runs locally via the npm package @chrischall/flightaware-mcp. Installation is simple: npx -y @chrischall/flightaware-mcp. You'll need to provide your AEROAPI_API_KEY as an environment variable to authenticate with FlightAware. The latest release is v0.3.5, distributed under the MIT license, with full source code available at chrischall/flightaware-mcp on GitHub.

Flightaware Mcp is listed in the Development category on mcp.site and works with MCP clients including Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf, and Zed. If you maintain this server, claim this listing to verify ownership and keep the information up to date.

Installation

// claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "flightaware_mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@chrischall/flightaware-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "AEROAPI_API_KEY": "<aeroapi-api-key>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Requires AEROAPI_API_KEY