Aviation MCP Server

MCP server giving AI agents access to real-time aviation data — live flight tracking, airport weather, airline and airport information.

Features

| Tool | Description | Source | |------|-------------|--------| | track_live_flights | Current flights worldwide or in a specific area | OpenSky Network | | track_flight | Track a specific flight by callsign or ICAO24 | OpenSky Network | | get_flight_path | Historical flight path/trajectory | OpenSky Network | | get_airport_arrivals | Recent arrivals at an airport | OpenSky Network | | get_airport_departures | Recent departures from an airport | OpenSky Network | | get_airport_weather | Current METAR weather at an airport | AviationWeather.gov | | get_weather_forecast | TAF weather forecast for an airport | AviationWeather.gov | | get_aviation_warnings | Active SIGMETs and aviation warnings | AviationWeather.gov | | get_airport_info | Airport details (location, timezone, etc.) | AirLabs | | get_airline_info | Airline details (fleet, hub, status) | AirLabs |

Data Sources

• OpenSky Network — Live flight tracking, arrivals/departures, flight paths (no API key needed, 100 calls/day)
• AviationWeather.gov — METAR, TAF, SIGMETs (no API key needed, 100 req/min)
• AirLabs — Airport and airline database (free tier: 1,000 calls/month, API key required)

Installation

With pip

pip install aviation-mcp-server

From source

git clone https://github.com/AiAgentKarl/aviation-mcp-server.git
cd aviation-mcp-server
pip install -e .

Configuration

API Keys

Copy .env.example to .env and add your keys:

cp .env.example .env

# AirLabs — Optional (https://airlabs.co)
AIRLABS_API_KEY=your-key-here

Note: OpenSky Network and AviationWeather.gov require no API key. The AirLabs key is only needed for get_airport_info and get_airline_info.

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Add to your MCP configuration:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "aviation": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "python",
      "args": ["-m", "src.server"],
      "env": {
        "AIRLABS_API_KEY": "your-key-here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Using uvx (no install needed)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "aviation": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["aviation-mcp-server"],
      "env": {
        "AIRLABS_API_KEY": "your-key-here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Usage Examples

Track flights over Germany:

"Show me all flights currently over Germany"

Check airport weather:

"What's the current weather at Frankfurt Airport?"

Track a specific flight:

"Track Lufthansa flight DLH400"

Get airport arrivals:

"Show me recent arrivals at JFK"

Aviation warnings:

"Are there any active SIGMETs?"

Airport Codes

This server uses ICAO airport codes (4 letters) for weather and flight data:

| Airport | IATA | ICAO | |---------|------|------| | Frankfurt | FRA | EDDF | | Munich | MUC | EDDM | | Berlin | BER | EDDB | | New York JFK | JFK | KJFK | | London Heathrow | LHR | EGLL | | Paris CDG | CDG | LFPG | | Tokyo Narita | NRT | RJAA |

Rate Limits

| API | Limit | Auth | |-----|-------|------| | OpenSky Network | 100 calls/day (anonymous) | None | | AviationWeather.gov | 100 requests/minute | None | | AirLabs | 1,000 calls/month (free tier) | API Key |

Tech Stack

• Python 3.11+
• MCP SDK (FastMCP)
• httpx (async HTTP)
• OpenSky Network, AviationWeather.gov, AirLabs APIs

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License

MIT