flightaware-mcp

An MCP server for the FlightAware AeroAPI that enables live flight tracking, airport data retrieval, operator lookups, schedule fetching, and flight alert management via stdio.

Package and access

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Community listingLocal stdioSource reviewed; not executedPublished by chrischall

You need:Get a key at flightaware.com/aeroapi/portal

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What you can do with it

Track live flights and positions
Read airport boards and weather
Look up operators and aircraft
Manage flight alerts

Source and maintenance

Community listingRegistry 1.3.2

mcp-registry: io.github.chrischall/flightaware-mcp@1.3.2 Source repository

Maintenance checked: Oct 31, 2026, 10:27 PM UTC

Packages and installation

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@chrischall/flightaware-mcp 1.3.2

npm

@chrischall/flightaware-mcp package definition

{
  "version": "1.3.2",
  "transport": "stdio",
  "identifier": "@chrischall/flightaware-mcp",
  "registryType": "npm",
  "environmentVariables": [
    {
      "name": "AEROAPI_API_KEY",
      "format": "string",
      "isRequired": true,
      "description": "Your FlightAware AeroAPI key (flightaware.com/aeroapi/portal)"
    },
    {
      "name": "AEROAPI_OUTPUT_DIR",
      "format": "string",
      "description": "Default directory for flight-map PNGs (default: current working directory)"
    },
    {
      "name": "AEROAPI_CACHE_TTL",
      "format": "string",
      "description": "Seconds to cache identical live-data GET responses (default 15; 0 disables)"
    },
    {
      "name": "AEROAPI_STATIC_CACHE_TTL",
      "format": "string",
      "description": "Seconds to cache reference data — airports, operators, routes, ownership (default 3600; 0 disables)"
    }
  ]
}

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Cursor

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Cursor configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "flightaware-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@chrischall/flightaware-mcp@1.3.2"
      ],
      "env": {
        "AEROAPI_API_KEY": "<YOUR_AEROAPI_API_KEY>",
        "AEROAPI_OUTPUT_DIR": "<YOUR_AEROAPI_OUTPUT_DIR>",
        "AEROAPI_CACHE_TTL": "<YOUR_AEROAPI_CACHE_TTL>",
        "AEROAPI_STATIC_CACHE_TTL": "<YOUR_AEROAPI_STATIC_CACHE_TTL>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cline

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Cline configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "flightaware-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@chrischall/flightaware-mcp@1.3.2"
      ],
      "env": {
        "AEROAPI_API_KEY": "<YOUR_AEROAPI_API_KEY>",
        "AEROAPI_OUTPUT_DIR": "<YOUR_AEROAPI_OUTPUT_DIR>",
        "AEROAPI_CACHE_TTL": "<YOUR_AEROAPI_CACHE_TTL>",
        "AEROAPI_STATIC_CACHE_TTL": "<YOUR_AEROAPI_STATIC_CACHE_TTL>"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code

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VS Code configuration

{
  "servers": {
    "flightaware-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@chrischall/flightaware-mcp@1.3.2"
      ],
      "env": {
        "AEROAPI_API_KEY": "<YOUR_AEROAPI_API_KEY>",
        "AEROAPI_OUTPUT_DIR": "<YOUR_AEROAPI_OUTPUT_DIR>",
        "AEROAPI_CACHE_TTL": "<YOUR_AEROAPI_CACHE_TTL>",
        "AEROAPI_STATIC_CACHE_TTL": "<YOUR_AEROAPI_STATIC_CACHE_TTL>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

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Claude Desktop configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "flightaware-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@chrischall/flightaware-mcp@1.3.2"
      ],
      "env": {
        "AEROAPI_API_KEY": "<YOUR_AEROAPI_API_KEY>",
        "AEROAPI_OUTPUT_DIR": "<YOUR_AEROAPI_OUTPUT_DIR>",
        "AEROAPI_CACHE_TTL": "<YOUR_AEROAPI_CACHE_TTL>",
        "AEROAPI_STATIC_CACHE_TTL": "<YOUR_AEROAPI_STATIC_CACHE_TTL>"
      }
    }
  }
}

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