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Flightradar24SAFE

mcp/sunsetcoder/flightradar24
MCP server by sunsetcoder · Audited 2026-10-08
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Model Context Protocol server for Flight Tracking

Verdict
SAFE
Grade
B
Trust score
89 /100
Exposed tools
2 2r · 0w · 0d
Transport
stdio
License
MIT
Stars
47
01

Overview

From the repository's own README, as read at the audited commit. Badges and raw HTML are left out.

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 Can This Do? ✨

  • 🔍 Track any flight in real-time
  • ⏰ Get arrival and departure times for specific flights
  • 🌉 View the status of flights at an airport
  • 🚨 Monitor emergency flights

Setup Guide 🚀

1. Prerequisites

2. Installation

  1. Clone this repository somewhere on your computer:
git clone https://github.com/sunsetcoder/flightradar24-mcp-server.git
  1. Install dependencies & build the project:
cd flightradar24-mcp-server
npm install
npm run build

3. Integration with Claude Desktop

  1. Open your Claude Desktop configuration file:
# On Mac:
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

# On Windows:
%APPDATA%/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
  1. Add the following to the mcpServers object in your config:
{
"mcpServers": {
"flightradar24-server": {
"command": "node",
"args": [
"/Users///flightradar24-mcp-server/dist/index.js"
],
"env": {
"FR24_API_KEY": "your_api_key_here",
"FR24_API_URL": "https://fr24api.flightradar24.com"
}
}
}
}
  1. Important Steps:
  2. Replace /FULL/PATH/TO/flightradar24-mcp-server with the actual full path to where you cloned the repository
  3. Add your Flightradar24 API key in the env section
  4. Make sur
Read from source at commit 53582ba5987fOBSERVED · 2026-10-08
02

Connect

Built from this server's own package name, version and transport as found in its source — not copied from anyone's documentation, so it cannot drift against a page we do not control.

claude-code
claude mcp add flightradar24-mcp-server -- npx -y [email protected]
claude-desktop
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "flightradar24-mcp-server": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "[email protected]"
      ]
    }
  }
}
03

Exposed tools (2)

2 read · 0 write · 0 destructive.

ToolRiskDescription
get_flight_etareadGet estimated arrival time for a specific flight
get_flight_positionsreadGet real-time flight positions with various filtering options
04

Trust audit

SAFEgrade B · trust 89/100 Nothing in the source contradicts what it says it does. Grade A is reserved for packages that have also passed the behavioural sandbox.

LayerWhat it checksResult
L0Provenance & inventoryPASS
L1Static analysis of the codePASS
L2Instruction surface (what it tells the agent)PASS
L3Class-specific surfacePASS
L4Behavioural (sandbox)SKIPPED

What the source does

Filesystem
none-observed
Network
declared (2 observation(s))
Shell
none-observed
Dependencies
not all pinned
Secrets in source
none-found

Findings (1)

LOWSupply chain · supply.unpinned · CWE-829, CWE-1357
package.json
@modelcontextprotocol/sdk, axios, dotenv, zod, @types/express, @types/node, tsc-watch, typescript
Why it matters. 8 dependency range(s) float
Fix. pin exact versions or ship a lockfile

Gates applied: no_behavioural_pass.

Audited 2026-10-08 · audit v0.4.1 · source sha 53582ba5987ffull audit observations/trust-audit/mcp-server/sunsetcoder__flightradar24.json · Report an issue / request a re-scan
05

Audit history

Every audit this server has had. A grade with a past is a grade somebody is still checking.

DateSourceVerdictGradeScoreChange
2026-10-0853582ba5987fSAFEB89first audit
06

Questions

What is the Flightradar24 MCP server?

Model Context Protocol server for Flight Tracking

What tools does Flightradar24 expose?

2 in total: 2 read-only, 0 that write, and 0 that can delete or overwrite. Every one is listed on this page with its risk.

Is Flightradar24 safe to connect to an agent?

The audit found nothing in the source that contradicts what it says it does, and graded it B (89/100). Grade A is held back for packages that have also passed a sandboxed behavioural run, which is why a clean server reads B.

What credentials does Flightradar24 need?

No credential environment variables were found in its source, so it appears to need none.

How does Flightradar24 run?

It speaks stdio, so it runs as a local process your client starts. It is published on npm as flightradar24-mcp-server at 1.0.0.

How current is this page?

The grade is for one exact copy of the source (53582ba5987f), read on 2026-10-08. The repository is watched and re-audited when it changes.

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