Faa Aircraft Registry MCP Server

@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. Its 5 documented tools cover faa, registration, aircraft.

People who work with faa, registration and aircraft and want it reachable from Claude, Cursor, VS Code, or another MCP client. The project is written in TypeScript.

VERIFIED ACTIVE

LAST COMMIT 2026-08-25 · ★ 2 · #82 OF 168 MAINTAINED DATABASE · VERIFIED 2026-09-18

Apache-2.0 · TypeScript servers · how we verify → /methodology

01 · Install Faa Aircraft Registry MCP Server

before you install - you'll need

Set MCP_TRANSPORT_TYPE, MCP_LOG_LEVEL, FAA_MIRROR_PATH before connecting.

Claude Code

claude mcp add cyanheads-faa-aircraft-registry-mcp-serv --transport http https://faa-aircraft-registry.caseyjhand.com/mcp

Claude Desktop / Cursor / VS Code - add to config

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "cyanheads-faa-aircraft-registry-mcp-serv": {
      "url": "https://faa-aircraft-registry.caseyjhand.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Same JSON for Cursor. For VS Code, rename the top-level key from `mcpServers` to `servers`.

Using another client? Same JSON, different key

Claude Desktop · mcpServers

Cursor · mcpServers

VS Code · servers

Windsurf · mcpServers

Zed · context_servers

Cline · mcpServers

Roo Code · mcpServers

Continue · mcpServers

LibreChat · mcpServers

Gemini CLI · mcpServers

Codex CLI · mcp_servers

Full setup guides: every client.

02 · Evidence

https://faa-aircraft-registry.caseyjhand.com/mcp

transport: streamable-http

endpoint alive - responded to MCP initialize · probed 2026-09-17

Security posture

What to check before giving this server access to your agent - from the registry, GitHub, and our own probes. We don't score safety; we show what's verifiable.

runs as local process (stdio) - runs on your machine with your user's permissions · remote - your agent's requests go to faa-aircraft-registry.caseyjhand.com

endpoint auth accepted our unauthenticated MCP initialize - no credentials needed to connect

license Apache-2.0 - declared in the repository

npm package @cyanheads/faa-aircraft-registry-mcp-server - published under the repo owner's npm scope (@cyanheads)

registry namespace io.github.cyanheads is GitHub-verified and matches the repo owner

03 · What Faa Aircraft Registry MCP Server can do

Prose above is summarized from the project's README and registry record - no invented capabilities.

What you can build

With this server connected, an agent can resolve an N-number across all three status files (active, deregistered, reserved) in priority order, returning a definitive recordType, search active registrations by owner name, make/model, state, aircraft type, or Mode S code, and search the aircraft reference table by manufacturer/model name, type, or category to discover manufacturer-model codes.

The 5 tools it gives your agent

Extracted from the project's README - what faa-aircraft-registry-mcp-server lets an agent do.

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 ow
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.

Latest releases

v0.1.8 · 2026-08-25

SDK v2 contracts + stateless serving · Serves MCP 2026-07-28 alongside initialize-negotiated 2025 clients, with strict root inputs and client-valid error envelopes. · Uses ValidationError for domain failures and adds a…

v0.1.7 · 2026-07-17

Mirror rebuild safety and CLI logging fixes · Fixes a silent failure mode where an interrupted rebuild serves empty results as healthy, plus restores dropped CLI script logging. · Fixed: · assertReady() now rejects an…

v0.1.6 · 2026-07-16

identifier validation, zero-sentinel fix · Malformed N-numbers and aircraft codes now get an actionable validation error instead of a misleading not-found/unknown answer; FAA zero-sentinel numeric fields no longer…

04 · Who maintains Faa Aircraft Registry MCP Server

faa-aircraft-registry-mcp-server is maintained by cyanheads. We track 125 MCP servers from cyanheads - 119 actively maintained, 1,816 combined GitHub stars, oldest repo from Dec 2024. Full record: all servers from cyanheads.

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05 · Facts

repository
github.com/cyanheads/faa-aircraft-registry-mcp-server
category
database - ranked #82 of 168 actively-maintained database servers as of 2026-09-18.
release cadence
6 releases in the last 90 days (latest 2026-08-25)
registry
io.github.cyanheads/faa-aircraft-registry-mcp-server (active, first published 2026-06-13 · 9 versions)
packages
npm:@cyanheads/faa-aircraft-registry-mcp-server · npm:@cyanheads/faa-aircraft-registry-mcp-server

06 · Faa Aircraft Registry MCP Server FAQ

Is Faa Aircraft Registry MCP Server still maintained?

Yes - as of 2026-09-18, its last commit was 2026-08-25 and it shipped 6 releases in the last 90 days. We re-verify nightly.

What can Faa Aircraft Registry MCP Server do?

With this server connected, an agent can resolve an N-number across all three status files (active, deregistered, reserved) in priority order, returning a definitive recordType, search active registrations by owner name, make/model, state, aircraft type, or Mode S code, and search the aircraft reference table by manufacturer/model name, type, or category to discover manufacturer-model codes.

How do I install Faa Aircraft Registry MCP Server?

Run `npx -y @cyanheads/faa-aircraft-registry-mcp-server`. The README documents 3 environment variables (MCP_TRANSPORT_TYPE, MCP_LOG_LEVEL, FAA_MIRROR_PATH) to set first. Set MCP_TRANSPORT_TYPE, MCP_LOG_LEVEL, FAA_MIRROR_PATH before connecting. You can also paste the ready-made client config above.

Does Faa Aircraft Registry MCP Server require authentication?

No - the endpoint accepted our unauthenticated MCP initialize when probed on 2026-09-17; you can connect without credentials.

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