MCP server

Airports

io.github.pipeworx-io/airports

Checked 26 Oct 2026, 08:29 UTC · Connected to it and listed its tools

Airports MCP — wraps AirportGap API (free, no auth required), plus a D1 copy of the OurAirports…

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At a glance

Type

MCP server

Publisher

pipeworx.io (verified by the MCP Registry)

Status

Working at last check

Tools

50

Token cost

About 28,096 tokens per request

Sets up in

Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Gemini CLI, Cursor, VS Code, Antigravity, ChatGPT, OpenAI API, Grok

Last checked

26 Oct 2026, 08:29 UTC

Connect it to your agent

Add to CursorAdd to VS CodeVS Code Insiders

Opens the app, which shows the server and asks you to confirm. For other apps, copy the setup below.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http airports https://gateway.pipeworx.io/airports/mcp

Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, and paste the URL.

Codex (config.toml)

[mcp_servers.airports]
url = "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/airports/mcp"

Gemini CLI

{"mcpServers":{"airports":{"httpUrl":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/airports/mcp"}}}

Cursor

{"mcpServers":{"airports":{"url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/airports/mcp"}}}

VS Code

{"servers":{"airports":{"type":"http","url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/airports/mcp"}}}

Antigravity

agy mcp add airports https://gateway.pipeworx.io/airports/mcp

ChatGPT

Settings → Apps & Connectors → Advanced settings: turn on Developer mode, then Create a connector and paste the URL. Which plans can do this varies.

OpenAI API (Responses tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"airports","server_url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/airports/mcp","require_approval":"always"}

Grok (xAI API tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"airports","server_url":"https://gateway.pipeworx.io/airports/mcp"}

Tools

• airport_frequencies ~178 tokens
  Radio frequencies for one airfield from the OurAirports dataset: type (ATIS/TWR/GND/CLD/DIR/APP/DEP/CTAF/UNICOM/...), a human description, and the frequency in MHz. Pass any code ourairports_lookup accepts. An airfield with no frequencies on file returns an empty list with found:true, not an error.
• airport_navaids ~198 tokens
  Navigational aids (NDB, VOR, DME, VOR-DME, VORTAC, TACAN, ...) associated with one airfield from the OurAirports dataset: ident, name, type, frequency in kHz, coordinates, elevation, DME channel and power. Pass any code ourairports_lookup accepts. Most airfields have none on file (navaids are sparse
• airport_runways ~217 tokens
  Runway details for one airfield from the OurAirports dataset: for each runway, length and width in feet, surface type, whether it is lighted, whether it is closed, and both ends' ident/coordinates/elevation/heading/displaced threshold. Pass any code ourairports_lookup accepts (ICAO, IATA, GPS or loc
• calculate_distance ~140 tokens
  Calculate straight-line distance between two airports by IATA code (e.g., "JFK" to "LHR"). Returns kilometers and miles.
• get_airport ~108 tokens
  Get airport details by IATA code (e.g., "JFK", "LHR"). Returns name, city, country, coordinates, altitude, timezone.
• ourairports_lookup ~332 tokens
  Look up ANY airfield in the OurAirports bulk dataset (~86,000 rows: every ICAO/IATA/local-code airport, heliport, seaplane base and balloonport OurAirports tracks, including fields with no IATA code at all). Pass ANY of: an ICAO code ("KJFK", "EGLL"), an IATA code ("JFK"), a GPS code, or OurAirports
• ourairports_search ~435 tokens
  Search the OurAirports dataset (~86,000 airfields) by a text match against name, municipality or ident, optionally narrowed by ISO country code (e.g. "US", "GB") and/or airfield type ("large_airport", "medium_airport", "small_airport", "heliport", "seaplane_base", "balloonport", "closed"). Results d
• search_airports ~185 tokens
  Look up an airport by city name (e.g. "Tokyo", "New York", "London") OR by 3-letter IATA code (e.g. "JFK", "LHR"). City lookup uses a bundled map of the top ~150 international hubs; cities with multiple airports return all primary ones. For airports not in the bundle, pass an IATA code or use the av

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