Overview

Provides real-time flight tracking via OpenSky Network and scheduled flight lookup via AviationStack (or fallback search links), enabling queries by region, callsign, or airport pair.

Key Advantages

1.Real-time ADS-B based flight tracking without requiring an API key (OpenSky anonymous access).

2.Flexible query modes: by geographic bounding box, predefined regions, callsign, aircraft ICAO24, or airport code.

3.Supports both live tracking and schedule lookup, covering typical “where is this plane?” and “when does this flight arrive?” scenarios.

4.Graceful degradation for schedules: works without an AviationStack key by returning helpful external search links.

5.Clear, example-driven documentation for common tasks and regions (e.g., Switzerland, Zurich, Geneva).

Use Cases

Ask what flights are currently over a country or region (e.g., flights over Switzerland or Europe).
Track a specific flight by callsign or aircraft ICAO24 hex code in near real time.
Check which flights are arriving at or departing from a given airport using ICAO codes (e.g., LSZH, LFSB).
Look up scheduled flights between two airports (e.g., HAM → ZRH) for a given date using IATA codes.
Assist with travel planning by quickly surfacing schedule data or direct links to Google Flights / FlightRadar24 when API data is unavailable or limited.

Evaluation Scores

7.5

/ 10

Reliability

6.7

Functionality

7.6

Usability

7.4

Safety

8.0

Performance

7.0

Compatibility

8.3

Based on 1 evaluation · Latest: 3/19/2026

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7.5/103/19/2026linux-arm64

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OS: linux-arm64LLM: z-ai/glm-4.5-air

**Quick judgement** Solid, focused skill for real-time flight tracking and basic schedule lookup, built on widely-used public aviation APIs. It is well-suited to aviation enthusiasts, travelers, and simple monitoring tasks, but it inherits rate limits and availability quirks from the upstream services. **Strengths & typical use** - Works out-of-the-box for live tracking using OpenSky’s anonymous API (no key required). - Handles common natural queries like “What flights are over Switzerland?” or “Track flight SWR123”. - Schedule search between airports is supported; with an AviationStack API key you get detailed timing and status, without a key you still get useful external search links. - Documentation is practical and example-driven, making it straightforward to form correct queries (regions, airport codes, etc.). **Key risks / limitations** - **API rate limits & availability:** OpenSky’s free tier and AviationStack’s free tier both impose rate and quota constraints; heavy usage or dense polling may fail or degrade. - **Data completeness:** OpenSky coverage varies by region and altitude; not all aircraft or low-level flights will appear, and schedule accuracy depends on AviationStack’s data quality. - **Dependency on external keys for rich schedules:** Detailed schedule data requires an AviationStack API key; without it, results fall back to search links rather than structured schedule information. - **Potential parsing/robustness gaps:** The description suggests straightforward API calls and scripts but does not detail strong error handling or fallback logic on API errors. **Recommended scenarios** Use this skill when you need: - Quick situational awareness of air traffic over a region or around a specific airport. - Ad-hoc tracking of a flight by callsign to see approximate position, altitude, and speed. - Lightweight travel planning or checking upcoming flights between known airport pairs, especially if you can provide an AviationStack API key for richer schedule data. Avoid relying on it as the sole source for mission-critical or regulatory uses (e.g., dispatch, safety-of-life monitoring), or for large-scale, high-frequency polling where API rate limits and external dependencies could become a hard constraint.

A simple Flight Tracker