Track real-time flight details, including status, gates, and live positions, with a professional Flighty-style visual output.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install track-flight
2. Manual Installation
Copy the skill folder to one of these locations
~/.openclaw/skills/ <project>/skills/ Priority: Workspace > Local > Bundled
3. Prompt Installation
Copy this prompt to OpenClaw to install it automatically.
Help me install track-flight using Clawhub. If Clawhub is not installed, install it first (npm i -g clawhub).
Prefer to download?
Get the raw skill files in a ZIP archive.
What is Flight Tracker?
The Flight Tracker skill enables AI agents to retrieve comprehensive aviation data using the AviationStack API. It provides a structured and visually appealing way to monitor flights worldwide, covering over 13,000 airlines and 250+ countries. By integrating this into your Openclaw Skills collection, you can automate travel tracking and status updates directly from your command line or agent interface.
This tool is designed to mimic the high-end experience of premium flight tracking apps, offering details ranging from aircraft registration to real-time altitude and speed. It is an essential component for developers building travel assistants or automated logistics workflows within the Openclaw Skills ecosystem.
Flight Tracker Use Cases
- Real-time monitoring of active or airborne flights.
- Checking departure/arrival gates and terminal information for upcoming trips.
- Calculating flight delays and verifying scheduled times.
- Obtaining aircraft registration and technical specifications.
- Visualizing flight status with intuitive color-coded indicators.
How Flight Tracker Works
- The user provides a flight number or IATA code (e.g., BA123).
- The skill extracts the code and queries the AviationStack API.
- Real-time data including speed, altitude, and status is retrieved.
- The skill formats the raw data into a clean, human-readable layout with visual status indicators.
- Results are presented to the user or passed to other Openclaw Skills for further processing.
Flight Tracker Setup
To get started with this skill, follow these installation steps:
- Obtain a free API key from https://aviationstack.com/signup/free.
- Set your environment variable:
export AVIATIONSTACK_API_KEY='your-key-here'
- Install the required dependencies:
pip3 install requests
- Verify the installation by tracking a flight:
scripts/track_flight.py AA100
Flight Tracker Data Schema & Taxonomy
The skill organizes aviation data into several key segments for clear reporting:
| Category | Fields Included |
|---|---|
| Identity | Airline name, IATA flight number, aircraft registration, and model |
| Logistics | Departure/Arrival airports, terminal numbers, and specific gate assignments |
| Schedule | Scheduled vs. Estimated times, total delay duration |
| Live Telemetry | Current altitude, ground speed, and geographic coordinates (latitude/longitude) |
| Status | Visual flags for Active, Landed, Scheduled, Delayed, or Cancelled flights |
Flight Tracker Advanced Features
- Raw JSON output mode using the --json flag for seamless integration with other Openclaw Skills.
- Comprehensive error handling for missing keys, rate limits, and invalid flight codes.
- Worldwide coverage supporting over 250 countries and 13,000 airlines.
- Support for historical flight data lookups via the underlying API structure.
- Automatic flight code normalization to handle various user input formats.
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