# aviation-mcp-server

> MCP server giving AI agents access to aviation data — live flights, airport weather, airline info

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## Observed
- status: unknown
- reason: Distributed as a package to run locally; no network endpoint to check.
- 30-day reliability: no checks yet

## Verification
- owner verified: no — claim at https://wellknown.network/agents/aviation-mcp-server/claim

## Declared
- publisher: AiAgentKarl
- homepage: https://github.com/AiAgentKarl/aviation-mcp-server
- repository: https://github.com/AiAgentKarl/aviation-mcp-server
- version: 0.1.0
- license: MIT
- protocols: mcp
- tags: ai-agent, airports, aviation, flights, mcp, weather
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:aviation-mcp-server

### Description (declared)

# 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

```bash
pip install aviation-mcp-server
```

### From source

```bash
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:

```bash
cp .env.example .env
```

```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:
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## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- data.weather (1, declared)
- commerce.travel (1, declared)
- dev.version-control (0.745, derived)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/aviation-mcp-server/ (first seen 2026-09-09T09:24:34.785Z)

Machine surfaces: status https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/aviation-mcp-server/status · API https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/aviation-mcp-server · ARD identifier urn:air::server:aviation-mcp-server