`flightaware_flight_position`

Pack: flightaware · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/flightaware/mcp

Get the current/last-known position of an in-air flight: latitude, longitude, altitude, groundspeed,

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`id`	string	yes	AeroAPI fa_flight_id (from flightaware_flight_status). A bare flight number/tail number will NOT
`_apiKey`	string	yes	Your FlightAware AeroAPI key

Example call

Arguments

{
  "id": "UAL123-1234567890-airline-0123",
  "_apiKey": "your-flightaware-api-key"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/flightaware/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"flightaware_flight_position","arguments":{"id":"UAL123-1234567890-airline-0123","_apiKey":"your-flightaware-api-key"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('flightaware_flight_position', {
  "id": "UAL123-1234567890-airline-0123",
  "_apiKey": "your-flightaware-api-key"
});

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "flightaware": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/flightaware/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

flightaware_flight_position