`get_aircraft`

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

Get flights for a specific aircraft by its ICAO24 transponder address (hex string, e.g., “3c675a”). Returns departure/arrival airports and times. Optionally specify a time range.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`icao24`	string	yes	ICAO24 transponder address in hex (e.g., “3c675a”)
`begin`	number	no	Start of time interval as Unix timestamp (optional, defaults to last 24h)
`end`	number	no	End of time interval as Unix timestamp (optional, defaults to now)

Example call

Arguments

{
  "icao24": "3c675a"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/opensky/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"get_aircraft","arguments":{"icao24":"3c675a"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('get_aircraft', {
  "icao24": "3c675a"
});

More examples

{
  "icao24": "3c675b",
  "begin": 1696032000,
  "end": 1696118400
}

Response shape

Always returns: icao24, begin, end, count, flights

Field	Type	Description
`icao24`	string	ICAO24 transponder address (lowercase)
`begin`	string	Start of time interval as ISO 8601 timestamp
`end`	string	End of time interval as ISO 8601 timestamp
`count`	number	Number of flights for this aircraft
`flights`	array	Flights for the specified aircraft

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "icao24": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "ICAO24 transponder address (lowercase)"
    },
    "begin": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Start of time interval as ISO 8601 timestamp"
    },
    "end": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "End of time interval as ISO 8601 timestamp"
    },
    "count": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Number of flights for this aircraft"
    },
    "flights": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Flights for the specified aircraft",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "icao24": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "ICAO24 transponder address"
          },
          "callsign": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Aircraft callsign (trimmed)"
          },
          "departure_airport": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Estimated departure airport code"
          },
          "arrival_airport": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Estimated arrival airport code"
          },
          "first_seen": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "First sighting time as ISO 8601 timestamp"
          },
          "last_seen": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Last sighting time as ISO 8601 timestamp"
          }
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "icao24",
    "begin",
    "end",
    "count",
    "flights"
  ]
}

Connect

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

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

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

get_aircraft