Offline, keyless lookup of the US civil aircraft registry — decode N-numbers, search records.
Offline, keyless lookup of the US civil aircraft registry — decode N-numbers, search records.
@cyanheads/faa-aircraft-registry-mcp-server Decode N-numbers to aircraft, engine, status, and owner; search the US civil aircraft registry by owner, type, or state; resolve active/deregistered/reserved status — offline via MCP. STDIO or Streamable HTTP. 5 Tools • 1 Resource
The entire US civil aircraft registry as an offline lookup server. Resolve a tail number to its aircraft, make/model, engine, year, and registered owner; search by owner, type, or state; decode manufacturer and engine codes to specs; and resolve registration status across active, deregistered, and reserved records.
bun:sqlite is built into Bun; a Node-only deployment adds better-sqlite3 (already declared as an optional peer dependency). - Disk space for the built index (a few hundred MB) at FAA_MIRROR_PATH. - Network access at mirror:init / mirror:refresh time to download the FAA ZIP. Not needed at query time.Compare MCP servers by category, or browse hosted MCP servers if you prefer an endpoint over a local process.
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| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| faa_lookup_registration | Decode one N-number to its full pre-joined active record — aircraft make/model, engine, year, airworthiness, registration status, Mode S code, and registered owner (when redaction is off). |
| faa_get_registration_status | Resolve an N-number across all three status files (active, deregistered, reserved) in priority order, returning a definitive recordType. |
| faa_search_registrations | Search active registrations by owner name, make/model, state, aircraft type, or Mode S code. |
| faa_search_aircraft_types | Search the aircraft reference table by manufacturer/model name, type, or category to discover manufacturer-model codes. |
| faa_get_aircraft_type | Decode a 6–7-character manufacturer/model/series code to aircraft specs — category, type, engine, seats, weight class, cruise speed, type-certificate data. |
{
"mcpServers": {
"faa-aircraft-registry-mcp-server": {
"type": "streamable-http",
"url": "https://faa-aircraft-registry.caseyjhand.com/mcp"
}
}
}Configuration as documented by the project. Restart the client after saving.
bun:sqlite is built into Bun; a Node-only deployment adds better-sqlite3 (already declared as an optional peer dependency). - Disk space for the built index (a few hundred MB) at FAA_MIRROR_PATH. - Network access at mirror:init / mirror:refresh time to download the FAA ZIP. Not needed at query time.| Variable | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|
| MCP_TRANSPORT_TYPE | Configuration value read at startup. | Optional |
| MCP_LOG_LEVEL | Configuration value read at startup. | Optional |
| FAA_MIRROR_PATH | Filesystem location the server is allowed to use. | Optional |
| FAA_DATABASE_URL | Endpoint or connection string the server talks to. | Yes |
| MCP_HTTP_ENDPOINT_PATH | Filesystem location the server is allowed to use. | Optional |
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