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Flight Data

ai.planetrack/flight-data · v1.0.0

Live flight status, airport boards, aircraft lookups and what is overhead, from PlaneTrack.ai.

Connect Remote server

Terminal
claude mcp add --transport http flight-data https://planetrack.ai/mcp --header "X-API-Key: <X_API_KEY>"
~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "flight-data": {
      "url": "https://planetrack.ai/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "X-API-Key": "<X_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "flight-data": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://planetrack.ai/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "X-API-Key": "<X_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}
Claude Desktop
Settings > Connectors > Add custom connector
URL: https://planetrack.ai/mcp

Replace the values in angle brackets with your own. Keys stay on your machine; we never see them.

Tools 10 found in our last check

  • flight_status

    Live status of a flight that is in the air now, by callsign or flight number as broadcast (e.g. UAL1, BAW117, DAL2540): route, progress, altitude, speed and estimated arrival. Free, no key.

  • flight_on_date

    What happened to a flight on a given day within the last 7 days: departure and arrival airports, scheduled and actual take-off, delay in minutes, status, aircraft. Free, no key. Older dates: point the user to the flight record at the returned link.

  • airport_board

    Live departures and arrivals board for an airport (ICAO like KJFK or IATA like JFK): flight, other airport, status, time. Free, no key.

  • aircraft_info

    An aircraft by registration (e.g. N12345, G-EUPT) or Mode-S hex (e.g. a1b2c3): type, operator, where it is now if flying, and its flights in the last 7 days. Free, no key.

  • aircraft_overhead

    Aircraft flying right now within radius_km (max 30) of a latitude/longitude, nearest first: callsign, type, altitude, speed. Free, no key.

  • live_aircraft_near

    Aircraft currently airborne within radius_km of a latitude/longitude, nearest first, with callsign, altitude, heading, speed and type. 10 credits.

  • aircraft_track

    Positions of one aircraft (Mode-S hex, e.g. a1b2c3) over the last minutes (5 to 1440). 20 credits.

  • flight_history

    Past legs of a flight number/callsign as flown (e.g. UAL1, BAW117): dates, airports, times, aircraft. 20 credits.

  • flight_reliability

    On-time performance for a flight number, a route (e.g. KJFK-KLAX or JFK-LAX) or a departure airport over the last 7 to 90 days (US airspace, FAA SWIM). Give exactly one of flight, route, airport. 20 credits.

  • overhead_summary

    How many aircraft passed within km of a point over the last 1 to 3 days: passes per day, lowest pass, busiest hour (UTC), night passes, types, operators, rarest visitor. 20 credits.

Headers

NameDescription
X-API-Key
Optional, secret
Optional PlaneTrack API key (free at planetrack.ai) for the metered tools: live_aircraft_near, aircraft_track, flight_history, flight_reliability, overhead_summary. The consumer tools flight_status, flight_on_date, airport_board, aircraft_info and aircraft_overhead need no key.

Details

Endpointhttps://planetrack.ai/mcp (Streamable HTTP)
First published10 Nov 2026
Last updated10 Nov 2026
Registry nameai.planetrack/flight-data

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