Live flight tracking and aviation data via FlightAware AeroAPI (flights, airports, alerts).
Connect Runs on your machine
claude mcp add flightaware-mcp -e AEROAPI_API_KEY=<AEROAPI_API_KEY> -e AEROAPI_OUTPUT_DIR=<AEROAPI_OUTPUT_DIR> -e AEROAPI_CACHE_TTL=<AEROAPI_CACHE_TTL> -e AEROAPI_STATIC_CACHE_TTL=<AEROAPI_STATIC_CACHE_TTL> -- npx -y @chrischall/[email protected]{
"mcpServers": {
"flightaware-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@chrischall/[email protected]"
],
"env": {
"AEROAPI_API_KEY": "<AEROAPI_API_KEY>",
"AEROAPI_OUTPUT_DIR": "<AEROAPI_OUTPUT_DIR>",
"AEROAPI_CACHE_TTL": "<AEROAPI_CACHE_TTL>",
"AEROAPI_STATIC_CACHE_TTL": "<AEROAPI_STATIC_CACHE_TTL>"
}
}
}
}{
"mcpServers": {
"flightaware-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@chrischall/[email protected]"
],
"env": {
"AEROAPI_API_KEY": "<AEROAPI_API_KEY>",
"AEROAPI_OUTPUT_DIR": "<AEROAPI_OUTPUT_DIR>",
"AEROAPI_CACHE_TTL": "<AEROAPI_CACHE_TTL>",
"AEROAPI_STATIC_CACHE_TTL": "<AEROAPI_STATIC_CACHE_TTL>"
}
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"flightaware-mcp": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@chrischall/[email protected]"
],
"env": {
"AEROAPI_API_KEY": "<AEROAPI_API_KEY>",
"AEROAPI_OUTPUT_DIR": "<AEROAPI_OUTPUT_DIR>",
"AEROAPI_CACHE_TTL": "<AEROAPI_CACHE_TTL>",
"AEROAPI_STATIC_CACHE_TTL": "<AEROAPI_STATIC_CACHE_TTL>"
}
}
}
}Replace the values in angle brackets with your own. Keys stay on your machine; we never see them.
Tools
This server runs locally, so its tools are listed by your MCP client once it starts.
Environment variables
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
AEROAPI_API_KEYRequired, secret | Your FlightAware AeroAPI key (flightaware.com/aeroapi/portal) |
AEROAPI_OUTPUT_DIROptional | Default directory for flight-map PNGs (default: current working directory) |
AEROAPI_CACHE_TTLOptional | Seconds to cache identical live-data GET responses (default 15; 0 disables) |
AEROAPI_STATIC_CACHE_TTLOptional | Seconds to cache reference data — airports, operators, routes, ownership (default 3600; 0 disables) |
Details
| Package | @chrischall/[email protected] (NPM, stdio) |
| First published | 7 Nov 2026 |
| Last updated | 7 Nov 2026 |
| Registry name | io.github.chrischall/flightaware-mcp |
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