flightradar24-mcp-server
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A Claude Desktop MCP server that helps you track flights in real-time using Flightradar24 data. Perfect for aviation enthusiasts, travel planners, or anyone curious about flights overhead!
Details
- Author
- sunsetcoder
- Repository
- sunsetcoder/flightradar24-mcp-server
- GitHub stars
- 21
- Downloads
- 2
- License
- MIT License
- Categories
- Other, Developer Tools
- Tags
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Jump to
- Track any flight in real-time.
- Get arrival and departure times for specific flights.
- View the status of flights at an airport.
- Monitor emergency flights.
Setting up with Highlight
Follow these steps to add this server as a custom Highlight plugin:
- Download and install Highlight from highlightai.com/download
- Navigate to the plugins tab and select "Add Custom Plugin"
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Configure the plugin with the settings below
Plugin Name
flightradar24-mcp-serverCommand (node, npx, python, etc.)nodeArguments-
Argument 1
/Users/<username>/<FULL_PATH...>/flightradar24-mcp-server/dist/index.js
Environment-
FR24_API_KEY
your_api_key_here -
FR24_API_URL
https://fr24api.flightradar24.com
Please refer to the README for specific instructions on how to obtain API keys or other required environment variables.
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Argument 1
- Enable "Start Automatically" if you want the plugin to start when Highlight launches
From the repository
1. Clone this repository somewhere on your computer:
git clone https://github.com/sunsetcoder/flightradar24-mcp-server.git
2. Install dependencies & build the project:
cd flightradar24-mcp-server
npm install
npm run build
1. Copy .env.example to .env:
cp .env.example .env
2. Update the .env file with your actual Flightradar24 API key:
FR24_API_KEY=your_actual_api_key_here
Claude Desktop / Cursor
Paste into your MCP client config file to install this server.
{
"mcpServers": {
"flightradar24-mcp-server": {
"env": {
"FR24_API_KEY": "your_api_key_here",
"FR24_API_URL": "https://fr24api.flightradar24.com"
},
"args": [
"/Users/<username>/<FULL_PATH...>/flightradar24-mcp-server/dist/index.js"
],
"command": "node"
}
}
}Linux
{
"env": {
"FR24_API_KEY": "your_api_key_here",
"FR24_API_URL": "https://fr24api.flightradar24.com"
},
"args": [
"/Users/<username>/<FULL_PATH...>/flightradar24-mcp-server/dist/index.js"
],
"command": "node"
}Macos
{
"env": {
"FR24_API_KEY": "your_api_key_here",
"FR24_API_URL": "https://fr24api.flightradar24.com"
},
"args": [
"/Users/<username>/<FULL_PATH...>/flightradar24-mcp-server/dist/index.js"
],
"command": "node"
}Windows
{
"env": {
"FR24_API_KEY": "your_api_key_here",
"FR24_API_URL": "https://fr24api.flightradar24.com"
},
"args": [
"/Users/<username>/<FULL_PATH...>/flightradar24-mcp-server/dist/index.js"
],
"command": "node"
}A Claude Desktop MCP server that helps you track flights in real-time using Flightradar24 data. Perfect for aviation enthusiasts, travel planners, or anyone curious about flights overhead!
- 🔍 Track any flight in real-time
- ⏰ Get arrival and departure times for specific flights
- 🌉 View the status of flights at an airport
- 🚨 Monitor emergency flights
- Claude Desktopinstalled on your computer
- A Flightradar24 API key (get one fromFlightradar24's website)*
-
Clone this repository somewhere on your computer:
git clone https://github.com/sunsetcoder/flightradar24-mcp-server.git
Install dependencies & build the project:
cd flightradar24-mcp-server npm install npm run build
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Open your Claude Desktop configuration file:
# On Mac: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json # On Windows: %APPDATA%/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
Add the following to themcpServersobject in your config:
{ "mcpServers": { "flightradar24-server": { "command": "node", "args": [ "/Users/<username>/<FULL_PATH...>/flightradar24-mcp-server/dist/index.js" ], "env": { "FR24_API_KEY": "your_api_key_here", "FR24_API_URL": "https://fr24api.flightradar24.com" } } } }
- Replace/FULL/PATH/TO/flightradar24-mcp-serverwith the actual full path to where you cloned the repository
- Add your Flightradar24 API key in theenvsection
- Make sure to use forward slashes (/) in the path, even on Windows
Restart Claude Desktop for the changes to take effect
Update the.envfile with your actual Flightradar24 API key:
Note: Never commit your actual API key to version control. The.envfile is ignored by git for security reasons.
Once the server is configured, you can ask Claude questions like:
- "What's the ETA for United Airlines flight UA123?"
- "Show me all flights currently at SFO"
- "Are there any emergency flights in the area?"
- "Show me all international flights arriving at SFO in the next 2 hours"
- "How many commercial flights are currently over the Pacific Ocean?"
- "Identify any flights that have declared an emergency in the California region"
You: What's the status of flight UA123? Claude: Let me check that for you... [Claude will use the MCP server to fetch real-time flight information]
Common Questions & Troubleshooting 🤔
"Claude can't connect to the server"
- Check if the path inclaude_desktop_config.jsonis correct
- Make sure you're using the full absolute path
- Verify your API key is correct
- Try restarting Claude Desktop
"The server isn't responding"
- Make sure your Flightradar24 API key is valid
- Check if the API URL is correct
- Look for any error messages in server logs
- Note: Using Flightradar24's API requires asubscription
- Make sure Claude Desktop is properly installed
- Verify your Flightradar24 API key is active
- Check the path in your configuration file is correct
- Look for error messages in MCP server logs
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