io.github.chrischall/flightaware-mcp

Live flight tracking and aviation data via FlightAware AeroAPI (flights, airports, alerts).

What does this entry provide?

io.github.chrischall/flightaware-mcp is an MCP server entry in ChatHome Skills, sourced from Official MCP Registry and scored 78/100. As a Model Context Protocol server, it exposes tools that MCP-compatible LLM clients such as Claude, Cursor, and Copilot can call directly, extending an agent's reach beyond its built-in capabilities. ChatHome Skills discovered this entry through its daily ingest of official registries and GitHub discovery queries, and re-verifies repository facts, freshness signals, and install metadata on every run. The quality score weighs official-registry presence, a working install command, license clarity, GitHub star trajectory, and repository freshness — the full formula is on the Sources page. The install command above is ready to copy. Review the last-pushed date and repository status before adding io.github.chrischall/flightaware-mcp to a production agent workflow; the snapshot facts below are point-in-time values from the most recent ingest.

Snapshot facts

Source: Official MCP Registry
Quality: 78/100
Install method: npm
Repo: chrischall/flightaware-mcp
Repo updated: Oct 16, 2026

Install command

npx -y @chrischall/flightaware-mcp@1.3.2

Install method: npm

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GitHub project

Quality

Repo stars

Repo updated

Oct 16, 2026

How is this score calculated?

Weighted across six dimensions, scored 0-100.
Provenance (25): listed in an official or curated registry.
Installability (25): a runnable install command beats a declared transport, which beats a source checkout.
Maintenance (20): recency of the last push; archived entries score zero here.
Adoption (20): repository stars on a log curve.

MCP manifest

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  "_meta": {
    "io.modelcontextprotocol.registry/official": {
      "status": "active",
      "isLatest": true,
      "updatedAt": "2026-10-16T10:11:50.768214Z",
      "publishedAt": "2026-10-16T10:11:50.768214Z",
      "statusChangedAt": "2026-10-16T10:11:50.768214Z"
    }
  },
  "server": {
    "name": "io.github.chrischall/flightaware-mcp",
    "$schema": "https://static.modelcontextprotocol.io/schemas/2025-12-11/server.schema.json",
    "version": "1.3.2",
    "packages": [
      {
        "version": "1.3.2",
        "transport": {
          "type": "stdio"
        },
        "identifier": "@chrischall/flightaware-mcp",
        "registryType": "npm",
        "environmentVariables": [
          {
            "name": "AEROAPI_API_KEY",
            "format": "string",
            "isSecret": true,
            "isRequired": true,
            "description": "Your FlightAware AeroAPI key (flightaware.com/aeroapi/portal)"
          },
          {
            "name": "AEROAPI_OUTPUT_DIR",
            "format": "string",
            "description": "Default directory for flight-map PNGs (default: current working directory)"
          },
          {
            "name": "AEROAPI_CACHE_TTL",
            "format": "string",
            "description": "Seconds to cache identical live-data GET responses (default 15; 0 disables)"
          },
          {
            "name": "AEROAPI_STATIC_CACHE_TTL",
            "format": "string",
            "description": "Seconds to cache reference data — airports, operators, routes, ownership (default 3600; 0 disables)"
          }
        ]
      }
    ],
    "repository": {
      "url": "https://github.com/chrischall/flightaware-mcp",
      "source": "github"
    },
    "description": "Live flight tracking and aviation data via FlightAware AeroAPI (flights, airports, alerts)."
  }
}

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