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flight-tracker

Flight tracking and scheduling.

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3.1k downloads
by @xenofex7

Setup & Installation

openclaw skills install @xenofex7/flight-tracker

Or with the ClawHub CLI, for registry-managed skill folders outside a full OpenClaw workspace:

npx clawhub install flight-tracker

Version History

v1.1.0Jan 15, 2026 - Version note by skill developer:

**Added flight schedule search feature** - Introduced scripts/schedule.py for searching scheduled flights between airports. - Now supports both live flight tracking and schedule lookup via AviationStack API (optional, with API key). - SKILL.md updated: covers both live tracking (OpenSky) and flight schedule features (AviationStack), explains API usage, and clarifies supported airport code formats. - Added helpful fallback: without an API key, schedule search provides direct links to external flight search engines. - Project description updated to reflect new scheduling capabilities.

What This Skill Does

Tracks live flights in real-time using the OpenSky Network API, filtering by geographic region, callsign, or airport. Also searches scheduled flights between airports using AviationStack, with or without an API key.

Combines real-time ADS-B tracking with no required credentials and schedule lookups in one workflow, removing the need to manually check FlightRadar24 and airline sites separately.

When to use it

  • Checking which flights are currently over Switzerland
  • Tracking a specific flight by callsign like SWR123
  • Finding scheduled flights from Hamburg to Zurich on a given date
  • Monitoring aircraft altitude and speed over a custom bounding box region
  • Looking up departure and arrival terminals before a trip

Example Workflow

Here's how your AI assistant might use this skill in practice.

INPUT

User asks: What flights are currently over Switzerland?

AGENT
  1. 1Query OpenSky Network API with Swiss bounding box coordinates (lat 45.8-47.8, lon 5.9-10.5)
  2. 2Parse the JSON response containing flight state vectors
  3. 3Extract callsign, origin country, altitude, and speed for each aircraft
  4. 4Format and return a readable list of active flights
OUTPUT

List of flights over Switzerland with callsign, origin country, altitude in meters, and speed in m/s

Requirements

Accounts, API keys, or tools you or your AI assistant may need to set up while using this skill.

AVIATIONSTACK_API_KEY environment variable (optional, free tier at aviationstack.com provides 100 requests/month)OpenSky Network account (optional, for higher rate limits beyond 400 anonymous requests/day)