Flightradar24
A Claude Desktop MCP server that helps you track flights in real-time using Flightradar24 data. Perfect for aviation enthusiasts, travel planners, or anyone curious about flights overhead!
What is Flightradar24?
Flightradar24 is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that allows AI assistants like Claude, Cursor, and VS Code to claude desktop mcp server that helps you track flights in real-time using flightradar24 data. perfect for aviation enthusiasts, travel planners, or anyone curious about flights overhead!
A Claude Desktop MCP server that helps you track flights in real-time using Flightradar24 data. Perfect for aviation enthusiasts, travel planners, or anyone curious about flights overhead!
This server falls under the Search & Data Extraction category on MCPgee, the world's largest MCP server directory with 33,000+ servers.
Features
- A Claude Desktop MCP server that helps you track flights in
Use Cases
Maintainer
Works with
Installation
NPM
npx -y flightradar24Manual Installation
npx -y flightradar24Configuration
Configuration Details
claude_desktop_config.json
Performance
Response Metrics
Resource Usage
How to Set Up and Use Flightradar24
The Flightradar24 MCP Server connects Claude to real-time flight tracking data via the Flightradar24 API, enabling aviation enthusiasts, travel planners, and operations teams to query live flight positions, arrival and departure times, airport status, and emergency declarations through natural language. Instead of opening a browser, you can simply ask Claude 'what is the current status of UA123?' and get structured flight data directly in your conversation. It requires a valid Flightradar24 API subscription for data access.
Prerequisites
- Node.js 18 or later installed
- npm installed (ships with Node.js)
- A Flightradar24 API key — obtain at https://fr24api.flightradar24.com
- Git to clone the repository (server is not published to npm as a standalone package)
- An MCP client such as Claude Desktop
Clone the repository
Clone the Flightradar24 MCP server repository from GitHub to a directory on your machine.
git clone https://github.com/sunsetcoder/flightradar24-mcp-server.git
cd flightradar24-mcp-serverInstall dependencies
Install the Node.js dependencies defined in package.json.
npm installBuild the project
Compile the TypeScript source to JavaScript in the dist/ directory.
npm run buildConfigure Claude Desktop
Add the server to your Claude Desktop configuration file. Use the absolute path to the cloned directory and set your Flightradar24 API credentials as environment variables.
{
"mcpServers": {
"flightradar24": {
"command": "node",
"args": ["/absolute/path/to/flightradar24-mcp-server/dist/index.js"],
"env": {
"FR24_API_KEY": "your_api_key_here",
"FR24_API_URL": "https://fr24api.flightradar24.com"
}
}
}
}Restart Claude Desktop and verify
Fully quit and relaunch Claude Desktop. Ask Claude about a flight to confirm the integration is working.
Flightradar24 Examples
Client configuration
Claude Desktop configuration for the Flightradar24 MCP server with API credentials.
{
"mcpServers": {
"flightradar24": {
"command": "node",
"args": ["/absolute/path/to/flightradar24-mcp-server/dist/index.js"],
"env": {
"FR24_API_KEY": "your_fr24_api_key",
"FR24_API_URL": "https://fr24api.flightradar24.com"
}
}
}
}Prompts to try
Example flight-tracking questions you can ask Claude once the server is connected.
- "What is the current status and ETA for United Airlines flight UA123?"
- "Show me all flights currently arriving at SFO"
- "Are there any emergency flights declared in the northeastern US right now?"
- "How many commercial flights are over the Pacific Ocean at this moment?"
- "What flights departed from LHR in the last hour?"Troubleshooting Flightradar24
Authentication error or 401 Unauthorized from the API
Check that FR24_API_KEY is set correctly in the env section of your config. The Flightradar24 API requires a paid subscription — verify your account is active at fr24api.flightradar24.com.
npm run build fails with TypeScript errors
Ensure you have Node.js 18+ installed. Run 'node --version' to check. Also try deleting node_modules and running npm install again before rebuilding.
Server not found — Claude Desktop shows connection error
The args path must be the absolute path to the compiled dist/index.js file. Relative paths do not work. Use forward slashes in paths even on Windows, and verify the file exists at that exact location.
Frequently Asked Questions about Flightradar24
What is Flightradar24?
Flightradar24 is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that claude desktop mcp server that helps you track flights in real-time using flightradar24 data. perfect for aviation enthusiasts, travel planners, or anyone curious about flights overhead! It connects AI assistants to external tools and data sources through a standardized interface.
How do I install Flightradar24?
Install via npm with the command: npx -y flightradar24. Then add the server configuration to your AI client's JSON config file (e.g., claude_desktop_config.json or .cursor/mcp.json).
Which AI clients work with Flightradar24?
Flightradar24 works with all major MCP-compatible AI clients including Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code (GitHub Copilot), Windsurf, and Cline.
Is Flightradar24 free to use?
Yes, Flightradar24 is open source and available under the MIT License license. You can use it freely in both personal and commercial projects.
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