FerryFlight
Ferry-flight price estimates + aircraft, airport, FAA-registry, route & live-flight data.
Should I use this
Quality & Safety
Findings (2)
- LOWTool 'get_aircraft' description lacks action verbin get_aircraft
- LOWTool 'get_registration' description lacks action verbin get_registration
Based on automated analysis of tool definitions and protocol compliance.
Context Cost
This is the approximate number of tokens consumed each time the server's tools are loaded into a model's context. Higher counts reduce the attention available for other tasks.
Install
One-Click Install
Add this to your `claude_desktop_config.json` file:
{
"mcpServers": {
"ferryflight": {
"url": "https://www.ferryflighthub.com/mcp"
}
}
}Remote endpoints
https://www.ferryflighthub.com/mcpstreamable-httpWhat it can do
Tool inventory
Tools (10)
🟢get_estimate(from, to, aircraft, date)
Get a NON-BINDING ferry-flight price estimate between two airports for an aircraft. Returns a full fee breakdown, distance/flight-time, and a booking_url.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"from": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Origin airport — ICAO (KJFK), IATA (JFK), or local code."
},
"to": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Destination airport — ICAO/IATA/local code."
},
"aircraft": {
"type": "string",
"description": "FAA model code (preferred — from search_aircraft), an N-number (N12345), an ICAO type (C172), or \"make model\"."
},
"date": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Optional departure date YYYY-MM-DD (a sooner date may add an urgency surcharge)."
}
},
"required": [
"from",
"to",
"aircraft"
]
}🟢search_aircraft(q)
Search aircraft models by manufacturer/model/type. Returns faa_code to pass to get_estimate.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"q": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Search text, e.g. \"cessna 172\" or \"PA28\"."
}
},
"required": [
"q"
]
}🟢get_aircraft(faa_code)
Full specs for one aircraft model (performance, capacity, powerplant, capabilities).
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"faa_code": {
"type": "string",
"description": "FAA model code from search_aircraft."
}
},
"required": [
"faa_code"
]
}🟢search_airports(q)
Search airports by code/name/city. Returns ICAO/IATA codes + coordinates.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"q": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Search text, e.g. \"teterboro\" or \"KTEB\"."
}
},
"required": [
"q"
]
}🟢get_airport(icao)
Airport detail including runways and frequencies.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"icao": {
"type": "string",
"description": "ICAO/IATA/local code."
}
},
"required": [
"icao"
]
}🟢search_airports_near_zip(zip, radius)
Find general-aviation airports within a radius of a US ZIP code, ordered by distance (nearest first). Returns each airport with distance_nm. Useful for "what airports are near me / near 07666".
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"zip": {
"type": "string",
"description": "5-digit US ZIP code, e.g. 07666."
},
"radius": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Search radius in nautical miles — one of 25, 50, 100, 150, 200 (default 50)."
}
},
"required": [
"zip"
]
}🟢search_registry(q, manufacturer, state, year)
Search the FAA aircraft registry by N-number prefix and/or manufacturer/state/year (FAA-public data).
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"q": {
"type": "string",
"description": "N-number or prefix, e.g. N172."
},
"manufacturer": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Manufacturer name filter."
},
"state": {
"type": "string",
"description": "US state code filter, e.g. NJ."
},
"year": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Year manufactured filter."
}
}
}🟢get_registration(n_number)
FAA registration detail for one N-number (FAA-public data: model, engine, year, status).
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"n_number": {
"type": "string",
"description": "US N-number, e.g. N12345."
}
},
"required": [
"n_number"
]
}🟢get_route(from, to, aircraft)
Great-circle distance + FAA preferred route + optional ferry planning (fuel stops, flying days) for an aircraft.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"from": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Origin airport code."
},
"to": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Destination airport code."
},
"aircraft": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Optional aircraft for fuel-stop / flying-day planning."
}
},
"required": [
"from",
"to"
]
}🟢get_live_flights
Recently observed live ADS-B flights tracked by FerryFlight.
Input Schema
{
"type": "object",
"properties": {}
}Community
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