Aviation MCP Server

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

Features

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.

Claude Desktop / Claude Code

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:

Rate Limits

Tech Stack

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

License

MIT