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OpenSky Network

OpenSky Network MCP for AI. Track live air traffic and analyze flight history.

Claude Claude
ChatGPT ChatGPT
Cursor Cursor
Gemini Gemini
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VS Code VS Code
JetBrains JetBrains
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OpenSky Network MCP Server provides open-source access to global air traffic data. Your AI agent uses this server to track aircraft in real time, check airport arrival and departure manifests, or pull historical flight paths across any ICAO code.

It’s raw ADS-B telemetry—what's moving when.

What your AI can do

Get all states

Retrieves the current altitude, velocity, and location of all active aircraft across the monitored area.

Get arrivals

Gets a list of flights scheduled to arrive at a specific airport code.

Get departures

Retrieves the manifest for all aircraft departing from a specific airport code.

+ 5 more capabilities included
Real-Time Air Traffic Monitoring

Check the current location, altitude, and speed of all tracked aircraft in a specific area.

Airport Movement Logging

Retrieve lists of recent flights that have arrived at or departed from a specified airport code.

Flight Path History Retrieval

Pull the historical track data for an aircraft using its unique ICAO24 identifier over time.

Time-Bound Flight Analysis

Query all flight records that occurred within a specific date and time interval.

Personal Aircraft Status Check

Monitor the real-time state and historical tracks for aircraft you are registered to.

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OpenSky Network: 8 Tools for Aviation Data Access

Use these eight tools to query everything from real-time aircraft locations to deep, historical flight path records.

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Get All States

Retrieves the current altitude, velocity, and location of all active aircraft across the monitored area.

Get Arrivals

Gets a list of flights scheduled to arrive at a specific airport code.

Get Departures

Retrieves the manifest for all aircraft departing from a specific airport code.

Get Flights By Aircraft

Finds and lists the recorded flight history tracks for an aircraft given its unique...

Get Flights By Interval

Retrieves all flights that occurred within a specific, defined time window (requires...

Get My Flights

Shows the historical flight tracks for your own registered aircraft (requires authentication).

Get My States

Gets the current location and status of your own registered aircraft (requires authentication).

Get Recent Tracks

Pulls recent track data for a specific aircraft ID.

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Claude AI

Claude AI

1

Open Claude Settings

Go to claude.ai, click your profile icon, then navigate to Customize → Connectors.

2

Add Custom Connector

Click the "+" button and select Add custom connector. Paste your Vinkius endpoint URL:

https://edge.vinkius.com/[YOUR_TOKEN_HERE]/mcp

Replace [YOUR_TOKEN_HERE] with your token from cloud.vinkius.com. For OAuth-protected servers, expand Advanced settings to add credentials.

3

Start a conversation

Open a new chat. The OpenSky Network integration is available immediately — no restart needed.

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Works with Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, and more

The Model Context Protocol standardizes how applications expose capabilities to LLMs. Instead of operating in isolation, your AI gains direct access to external platforms, live data, and real-world actions through secure, standardized connections.

This connection provides 8 powerful capabilities that interface natively with Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, and other compatible AI platforms. No middleware. No custom integration required.

Checking airport manifests is tedious and slow.

Right now, checking what flights are coming in or leaving requires bouncing between three different dashboards: one for departures, one for arrivals, and another to manually cross-reference the flight numbers against a spreadsheet. You end up spending half your morning just confirming 'where is X plane?'

With this MCP server, you ask your agent directly, 'What's departing from JFK in the next hour?' It uses `get_departures` and hands you a clean list of aircraft, their destinations, and estimated times. You get data, not dashboard clicks.

OpenSky Network MCP Server: Real-time air traffic status.

Manually checking the current state of dozens of planes requires querying multiple endpoints—some for general airspace, some restricted to your own assets. It's a messy chain of calls that takes time and usually misses edge cases.

Now, you just ask. The agent intelligently runs `get_all_states` or `get_my_states`, providing a unified status report in one conversation turn. You get actionable data instantly.

What your AI can actually do with this

You connect your AI client to OpenSky Network and you're talking about raw, open-source ADS-B telemetry. This isn't some watered-down API feed; it’s global air traffic data that lets your agent track everything—from a single Cessna hopping through the city to a jumbo jet crossing an ocean. You get structured reports back through natural conversation, using tools built for serious aviation work.

When you need a bird's eye view of what's happening right now, start with Real-Time Air Traffic Monitoring. Use get_all_states and your agent immediately gives you the current altitude, velocity, and exact location for every single aircraft in the monitored zone. That’s pure situational awareness. If you only care about one specific plane, get_recent_tracks pulls recent track data for a unique ID.

For ground movement logging at major hubs, your agent can check arrivals or departures quickly. You just need to supply an ICAO airport code; the server handles the rest. Use get_arrivals to pull lists of all flights scheduled to land there, or run get_departures to get a manifest of every plane taking off from that spot.

These tools give you instant operational status for any major air gateway.

When you need to dig into history, the options are deep. To track down an aircraft's past movements, use get_flights_by_aircraft; you supply its unique ID and get a list of all recorded flight path tracks it made over time. You can also narrow your focus significantly by querying specific dates; that’s what get_flights_by_interval does—it pulls every single record within a defined time window (you'll need to authenticate for that one).

If you wanna check the history of planes registered under your own company, use get_my_flights; it shows those historical tracks just for your fleet. To see where your specific plane is right now, even if it’s not in the general 'all states' list, run get_my_states to get its current location and status.

It’s a full system that lets you move from monitoring every active aircraft with get_all_states, checking an airport manifest using get_arrivals or get_departures, pulling specific historical tracks via get_flights_by_aircraft, analyzing data for a time range with get_flights_by_interval, and keeping tabs on your own assets using get_my_states or get_my_flights. It’s raw telemetry, plain and simple.

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Questions you might have

Do I need an account to use the OpenSky API? +

No, the basic API is free and open. However, creating a free account gives you higher rate limits and access to historical flight data.

How do I find the ICAO24 hex code for an aircraft? +

You can use the get_all_states tool to see currently tracked aircraft, or look it up on external aviation databases like Planespotters.net.

Can I track flights at a specific airport? +

Yes! Use get_arrivals or get_departures with the airport's ICAO code (e.g., KJFK for New York JFK) and a Unix timestamp range.

Can I retrieve flights for a specific time interval? +

Yes! Use the get_flights_in_interval action with start and end Unix timestamps.

Does the tool `get_my_states` require specific OpenSky credentials? +

Yes, you must provide valid OpenSky API credentials for this tool to work. Authentication restricts access solely to your own registered aircraft's real-time status data.

If I use `get_all_states` frequently, how are the rate limits managed? +

Connecting an API key optionaly increases your overall rate limit ceiling. This lets your AI client process large volumes of global aircraft state updates without hitting standard caps.

How is `get_recent_tracks` different from simply checking the current state? +

This tool gives you a historical path, not just a single point in time. It plots an aircraft's movement trajectory, giving much more context than what get_all_states provides.

Which AI clients can connect to the OpenSky Network MCP Server? +

The server is built on the Model Context Protocol (MCP) standard. It connects directly and reliably to any compatible client, including Claude, Cursor, VS Code extensions, and more.

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