This Model Context Protocol (MCP) server provides access to the AirLabs aviation data API. It lets AI assistants such as Claude Desktop and Cursor access real-time flight data, airport schedules, delays, and reference databases for airlines, airports, aircraft fleets and routes — directly through natural-language questions.
https://airlabs.co/docs/
Overview
Features
- Live flight status — look up any flight by number and get status, gate, terminal and delay.
- Airport schedules — departures and arrivals boards for any airport.
- Delay monitoring — find flights delayed beyond a threshold at an airport or airline.
- Real-time positions — live aircraft coordinates, altitude, speed and heading by area, airline or registration.
- Nearest airport — closest airports to any coordinate.
- Reference databases — airlines, airports, aircraft fleets (by tail number or ICAO24 hex) and route networks.
- Code resolution — turn a place or airline name into its IATA/ICAO code.
Server Config
{
"mcpServers": {
"airlabs": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"@airlabs-co/airlabs-mcp@latest"
],
"env": {
"AIRLABS_API_KEY": "your_api_key_here"
}
}
}
}