get_flight_data
Get real-time data for a specific flight by flight number
LABSCO SUMMARY
A flight number is enough, and the airline's own site stays out of it.
Two of the three tools take the same identifiers, one returning the full record and the other only the status, so a quick check and a detailed look are separate calls rather than one heavy one. The search covers the case where you have the route but not the number, filtering on departure and arrival airports, airline and status. Everything reads: nothing here books a seat, changes a booking or subscribes to updates.
What it is
A flight data client: one flight by number, its status, or a search across flights.
What you get
- Real-time data for one flight, by IATA or ICAO flight number.
- The current status of a flight, by the same two identifiers.
- A search across flights by airline, departure and arrival airport and flight status, under a result limit.
Requirements
A free AviationStack API key (100 requests a month) in AVIATIONSTACK_API_KEY.
Setup effort
One command plus a key — npx -y @smithery/cli install @Cyreslab-AI/flightradar-mcp-server --client claude, then supply credentials
USE CASES
01
Checking whether a flight is running on time
The status call answers the question directly; the full record is there when the answer is no.
02
Finding the flights on a route when you have no flight number
Departure and arrival airports plus an airline narrow the field enough to identify the flight you mean.
3 tools
Counted once with only startup setup. Other versions, modes or optional credentials may expose a different list.
get_flight_status
Get the current status of a flight by flight number
search_flights
Search for flights by various criteria
BEFORE YOU INSTALL
What to know first
Tools you get
3 tools when we connected. All three read. AviationStack's free key allows 100 requests a month, and get_flight_status summarises what get_flight_data returns in full.
Requires
- npx on PATH
- Node.js
- npm
- AVIATIONSTACK_API_KEY in your environment
CONTEXT COST
Light Standing cost
Rated by the size of the 3 tool definitions that ride along on every turn, not by how many there are
INSTALLATION
Connect your client
Server setup
Claude Desktop — Smithery
TERMINAL
npx -y @smithery/cli install @Cyreslab-AI/flightradar-mcp-server --client claudeMCP Clients
Claude Desktop, Cline
TERMINAL
git clone https://github.com/Cyreslab-AI/flightradar-mcp-server.git
cd flightradar-mcp-server
npm install
npm run buildAdd this to your MCP settings; <YOUR_PATH_TO_FLIGHTRADAR_MCP_SERVER> is the full path of your clone:
JSON
{
"mcpServers": {
"flightradar": {
"command": "node",
"args": [
"<YOUR_PATH_TO_FLIGHTRADAR_MCP_SERVER>/build/index.js"
],
"env": {
"AVIATIONSTACK_API_KEY": "<YOUR_AVIATIONSTACK_API_KEY>"
},
"disabled": false,
"autoApprove": []
}
}
}
