`get_aircraft`

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

Look up one aircraft by its ICAO24 transponder address (hex, e.g. “3c675a”) and return where it is right now: position, altitude, speed, heading, squawk, registration, type and operator. Keyless. Historical flight legs for an aircraft are not available from the live feeds — for the scheduled route a callsign flies, use get_flight_route in the flights pack.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`icao24`	string	yes	ICAO24 transponder address in hex (e.g. “3c675a”).
`begin`	number	no	Ignored — retained for compatibility; the live feeds carry no history.
`end`	number	no	Ignored — retained for compatibility; the live feeds carry no history.

Example call

Arguments

{
  "icao24": "40825f"
}

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":"40825f"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('get_aircraft', {
  "icao24": "40825f"
});

More examples

{
  "icao24": "3c68cb"
}

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