Aviationstack

live TransportAviation

Global flight tracking + airport / airline reference data. Free tier 100 req/month.

6 tools
0ms auth
free tier 50 calls/day
🔑 Authentication

Platform key handled by Pipeworx. Or BYO: ?_apiKey=<key>.

Config with credentials 
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pipeworx-aviationstack": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote@latest",
        "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/aviationstack/mcp?_apiKey=your_key"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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Tools

flights

Real-time + scheduled flights.

Parameters
Name Type Description
flight_iata opt string —
flight_icao opt string —
dep_iata opt string —
arr_iata opt string —
airline_iata opt string —
flight_status opt string —
limit opt number —
offset opt number —
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airports

Airport directory.

Parameters
Name Type Description
search opt string —
iata_code opt string —
icao_code opt string —
country_iso2 opt string —
limit opt number —
offset opt number —
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airlines

Airline directory.

Parameters
Name Type Description
search opt string —
iata_code opt string —
icao_code opt string —
limit opt number —
offset opt number —
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cities

City + primary-airport mapping.

Parameters
Name Type Description
search opt string —
iata_code opt string —
country_iso2 opt string —
limit opt number —
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countries

Country reference.

Parameters
Name Type Description
search opt string —
country_iso2 opt string —
limit opt number —
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routes

Scheduled routes between airports.

Parameters
Name Type Description
dep_iata opt string —
arr_iata opt string —
airline_iata opt string —
flight_number opt string —
limit opt number —
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Test with curl

The gateway speaks JSON-RPC 2.0 over HTTP POST. You can test any pack directly from the terminal.

List available tools
bash 
curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/aviationstack/mcp \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/list"}'
Call a tool
bash 
curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/aviationstack/mcp \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":2,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"flights","arguments":{}}}'

Use with the SDK

Install @pipeworx/sdk to call tools from any TypeScript/Node project.

TypeScript 
import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const px = new Pipeworx();
const result = await px.call("flights", {});
ask_pipeworx 
// Or ask in plain English:
const answer = await px.ask("global flight tracking + airport / airline reference data");