`get_departures`

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

Get flights that took off from an airport during a time window. Specify airport ICAO code (e.g., “KJFK”) and start/end times. Returns departure details and flight info.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`airport`	string	yes	ICAO airport code (e.g. “KLAX”, “EGLL”)
`begin`	number	yes	Start of time range as Unix timestamp (seconds)
`end`	number	yes	End of time range as Unix timestamp (seconds, max 7 days after begin)

Example call

Arguments

{
  "airport": "KLAX",
  "begin": 1609459200,
  "end": 1609545600
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/flights/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"get_departures","arguments":{"airport":"KLAX","begin":1609459200,"end":1609545600}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('get_departures', {
  "airport": "KLAX",
  "begin": 1609459200,
  "end": 1609545600
});

More examples

{
  "airport": "KSFO",
  "begin": 1704067200,
  "end": 1704153600
}

Response shape

Always returns: count, flights

Field	Type	Description
`count`	number	Number of departure flights found
`flights`	array

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "count": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Number of departure flights found"
    },
    "flights": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "icao24": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "ICAO24 transponder address"
          },
          "callsign": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Flight callsign (trimmed)"
          },
          "first_seen": {
            "type": "number",
            "description": "Unix timestamp of first radar contact"
          },
          "last_seen": {
            "type": "number",
            "description": "Unix timestamp of last radar contact"
          },
          "departure_airport": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Estimated departure airport ICAO code"
          },
          "arrival_airport": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Estimated arrival airport ICAO code"
          }
        },
        "required": [
          "icao24",
          "callsign",
          "first_seen",
          "last_seen",
          "departure_airport",
          "arrival_airport"
        ]
      }
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "count",
    "flights"
  ]
}

Connect

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

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

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

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