Setup & Installation
Or with the ClawHub CLI, for registry-managed skill folders outside a full OpenClaw workspace:
What This Skill Does
Tracks any flight worldwide by IATA flight number using the AviationStack API. Returns real-time status, gate and terminal info, departure/arrival times, delay calculations, and live position data when the flight is airborne. Output mirrors the layout of dedicated flight tracking apps.
Combines status, gate, position, and delay data into a single formatted view without switching between multiple airline or airport apps.
When to use it
- Checking if a connecting flight is on time before leaving for the airport
- Looking up gate assignments for a flight you're meeting someone on
- Monitoring a delayed flight to adjust pickup timing
- Verifying a flight landed safely after losing contact with a traveler
- Pulling raw flight JSON for use in a trip-planning script
Example Workflow
Here's how your AI assistant might use this skill in practice.
User asks: track flight BA123
- 1Extract flight number BA123 from the request
- 2Run scripts/track_flight.py BA123
- 3Parse the formatted output for airline, route, gate, status, and delay info
- 4Present the structured flight summary to the user
Formatted flight card showing British Airways BA123: departure terminal/gate, scheduled vs actual times, current status (e.g. En-route), live altitude and speed, and estimated arrival
Requirements
Accounts, API keys, or tools you or your AI assistant may need to set up while using this skill.