Flightaware MCP server

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• fa_count_flights

  Count flights matching a query without returning the flights themselves. Returns { count }. Uses the SIMPLIFIED "-key value" syntax (same as fa_search_flights, NOT the structured grammar of fa_search_flights_advanced). Example: -airline UAL -belowAltitude 30000.

• fa_create_alertwrite action

  Create a flight alert on your AeroAPI account. Without confirm:true this returns a dry-run preview of the request and makes NO network call; with confirm:true it creates the alert.

• fa_delete_alertwrite action

  Delete a flight alert by id. Without confirm:true this returns a dry-run preview and makes NO network call; with confirm:true it deletes the alert.

• fa_foresight_search

  Predictive flight search via AeroAPI Foresight (Boolean query language, like fa_search_flights_advanced, but predicted data). NOTE: Foresight is a premium tier — expect a 402/403 unless your subscription includes it.

• fa_get_aircraft_owner

  Get the registered owner of an aircraft by tail number / registration (e.g. N12345).

• fa_get_airport

  Get details for an airport by code (ICAO like KJFK, IATA like JFK, or LID).

• fa_get_airport_delays

  Get current airport delays — all delayed airports, or just one when `id` is given.

• fa_get_airport_flight_counts

  Get current flight counts at an airport: { departed, enroute, scheduled_arrivals, scheduled_departures }.

• fa_get_airport_flights

  Get a flight board for an airport: all flights, or just arrivals/departures/scheduled_arrivals/scheduled_departures.

• fa_get_airport_routes

  Get the most popular routes (with aircraft types, counts, and filed altitudes) flown between an origin and destination airport.

• fa_get_airport_weather

  Get weather for an airport: current METAR observations, or the TAF forecast.

• fa_get_alert

  Get a single configured flight alert by its id.

• fa_get_alerts_endpoint

  Get the current delivery (webhook) endpoint configured for your AeroAPI alerts.

• fa_get_flight_history

  Get historical flights for an ident (designator, registration, or fa_flight_id) beyond the recent window covered by fa_get_flights. NOTE: historical data requires a Standard or Premium AeroAPI tier — the free Personal tier returns 401.

• fa_get_flight_map

  Get a rendered map image (PNG) of a flight by fa_flight_id. Writes the PNG to disk (default: $AEROAPI_OUTPUT_DIR or cwd) and returns the path, or returns it inline as base64 when inline:true.

• fa_get_flight_position

  Get the most recent reported position for an in-air flight by fa_flight_id.

• fa_get_flight_route

  Get the decoded route (fixes/waypoints) for a specific flight by fa_flight_id.

• fa_get_flight_track

  Get the position track (breadcrumb log) for a specific flight by fa_flight_id.

• fa_get_flights

  Get flights for an ident — a flight designator (e.g. UAL123, AAL100), aircraft registration (e.g. N12345), or fa_flight_id. Returns recent, current, and scheduled flights for that ident.

• fa_get_nearby_airports

  Find airports near a latitude/longitude within a radius (statute miles).

• fa_get_operator

  Get details for an operator (airline) by code (ICAO like UAL, or IATA like UA).

• fa_get_operator_flights

  Get a flight board for an operator (airline): all flights, or arrivals/departures/enroute/scheduled.

• fa_get_scheduled_flights

  Get airline-scheduled flights between two dates (YYYY-MM-DD), optionally filtered by origin, destination, airline, or flight number.

• fa_list_airports

  List airports known to AeroAPI (paged). Use the cursor to page through.

• fa_list_alerts

  List the flight alerts configured on your AeroAPI account.

• fa_list_operators

  List operators (airlines) known to AeroAPI (paged). Use the cursor to page through.

• fa_resolve_airport

  Resolve an airport code to its canonical AeroAPI identifier (and equivalents). NOTE: requires a Standard or Premium AeroAPI tier — the free Personal tier returns 401.

• fa_resolve_flight

  Resolve a flight ident (designator/registration) to its canonical form and any alternate idents. NOTE: requires a Standard or Premium AeroAPI tier — the free Personal tier returns 401.

• fa_search_flight_positions

  Search live flight POSITIONS using the structured "{operator key value}" query language (same grammar as fa_search_flights_advanced — NOT the simplified "-key value" syntax). Returns position points rather than flight summaries. Example: {match ident UAL*} {> alt 300}.

• fa_search_flights

  Search airborne flights using AeroAPI's simplified query syntax — a single string of "-key value" pairs. Keys: -prefix -type -idents -identOrReg -airline -destination -origin -originOrDestination -aboveAltitude -belowAltitude -aboveGroundspeed -belowGroundspeed -latlong "MINLAT MINLON MAXLAT MAXLON" -filter {ga|airline}. Example: -airline UAL -belowAltitude 30000

• fa_search_flights_advanced

  Search flights using AeroAPI's full structured query language (more expressive than fa_search_flights). The `query` is a space-separated list of {operator key value} predicates, e.g. "{match ident UAL*} {> alt 300} {= dest KLAX}".

• fa_set_alerts_endpoint

  Set the delivery (webhook) endpoint AeroAPI POSTs alert notifications to. Without confirm:true this returns a dry-run preview and makes NO network call; with confirm:true it applies the change.

• fa_update_alertwrite action

  Update an existing flight alert (replaces its configuration). Without confirm:true this returns a dry-run preview and makes NO network call; with confirm:true it applies the update.

• Code scan18 source files scanned25/25
• –Live reliabilityno gateway calls yet and no remote to proben/a
• –Tool poisoningtools not inspected (local package is not executed); not countedn/a
• Auth qualitystatic API keys via environment variables6/15
• Maintenancelast push 2 days ago15/15
• Maintainer identityregistry namespace matches repository owner; GitHub account older than a year8/10

Grade history

• 2026-09-19downgradeA → Bscore 83

Flightaware: common questions

Is Flightaware MCP server safe?

Mostly: it is graded B (83/100). Read the Flightaware safety report

How do I install Flightaware?

It runs on your machine. Copy the Claude Code, Claude Desktop or Cursor config from the install section.

Does Flightaware need an API key?

Yes. The registry entry asks for AEROAPI_API_KEY.

Is Flightaware maintained?

The last commit was 2 days ago (2026-09-17). The latest release is v1.0.0.

What can I use instead of Flightaware?

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